Digital Media

Media 2025-03-21T12:27:07Z

'We're all working for Google': Media outlets are purging freelancers to try to fend off search declines

Some publishers are taking extreme measures to avoid Google's spam crackdown by cutting off freelancers, removing their articles, and rewriting them.

Tech 2025-03-18T09:00:02Z

Big Tech's next big rival is sleep

There are only so many hours in the day. The tech industry may soon bump up against the limits of time, and sleep could be the next frontier.

Media 2025-02-05T16:40:40Z

Kaitlin Jessing-Butz, newsletters director of New York

New York magazine is ramping up its pop-up newsletter output as it looks to cut through inbox noise

New York magazine is planning 15 pop-up, subscriber-only newsletters this year, up from nine last year.

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TechCrunch cuts staff amid 'evolving needs'

TechCrunch has become the latest publisher to be hit by layoffs, following The Washington Post, HuffPost, and Vox.

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The billionaire owners of the Nets and Liberty plan to launch a media brand around the 'zeitgeist of Brooklyn' in 2025

Details have been trickling out about the plans of BSE Global to build a media and entertainment company.

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Vox Media is laying off staff as part of a reorg. Here's the memo outlining the changes.

The reductions at Vox Media impacted lifestyle brands including Thrillist, PS, and Eater. CEO Jim Bankoff announced the cuts in a memo to staff.

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Progressive news outlet NowThis made deep cuts to its staff for the second time this year

NowThis laid off about half its unionized newsroom, the second deep round of cuts this year at the digital news outlet.

Media 2024-11-06T19:34:35Z

Read the NYT's postelection memo urging open-minded, fair, and 'unflinching' coverage

New York Times leaders urged the newsroom to be "unflinching" but "fair" in coverage after former President Donald Trump's election victory.

Media 2024-11-06T00:08:38Z

New York Times Tech Guild employees protest outside of the New York Times headquarters November 4, 2024.

Dozens of New York Times tech workers cross the picket line on Election Day

New York Times tech workers are striking over remote work, pay equity, and subcontracting limits.

Media 2024-11-04T18:45:09Z

Members of The New York Times Tech Guild protest outside of the New York Times headquarters building in New York City on November 4, 2024. (Photo by David Dee Delgado / AFP) (Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO/AFP via Getty Images)

New York Times tech workers are going on strike at the worst possible time

New York Times tech workers went on strike Monday, threatening to disrupt operations during the presidential election and its aftermath.

Media 2024-10-16T21:31:56Z

Defector Media started with a bang. It's an uphill climb to keep growing — just like in most of digital media.

Defector Media started out with a bang, but now growth is harder to come by. It shows making a living in digital media isn't getting any easier.

Media 2024-09-25T12:13:54Z

Side by side of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Olivia Nuzzi

The Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. story is still spinning out — and New York magazine staffers have questions

The Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. scandal has rocked New York magazine. Nuzzi has been put on leave while a review is conducted.

Media 2024-08-08T17:09:03Z

Read the pitch decks from media and entertainment startups that have raised millions to disrupt Hollywood

Media and tech startups raised millions for their ventures with these pitch decks. Private equity and VC investors are backing firms with models aimed at disrupting Hollywood.

Media 2024-07-08T13:54:42Z

Travis Montaque at SHE Media Co-Lab at SXSW held at Native on March 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Alison Narro/SHE Media via Getty Images)

Group Black faces a leadership exodus, raising questions about what's next

Cofounder and CEO Travis Montaque went on leave while several C-suite executives have exited in recent months.

Media 2024-06-26T17:01:01Z

Mike Skogmo, Jonathan Skogmo, and Anton Reut, founders of Lost iN.

See the 14-page pitch deck Jukin Media vets used to raise $4 million to disrupt travel media

Jukin Media leaders are launching travel media company Lost iN with $4 million in seed funding. They laid out their plans in a pitch deck.

Media 2024-05-22T23:16:13Z

Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy addresses the media outside of Manhattan Criminal Court on behalf of former President Donald Trump on May 14, 2024 in New York.

4 totally unverified theories about Vivek Ramaswamy and BuzzFeed

Former presidential candidate and Trump fan Vivek Ramaswamy bought a big stake in BuzzFeed. It's a combination no one saw coming. Why'd he do it?

Media 2024-03-29T13:01:37Z

Tensions run high inside The Wall Street Journal as staffers worry about a spike in disciplinary meetings and potential further layoffs

WSJ staffers participated in the work stoppage on Thursday amid fear and tension over ongoing contract talks and cuts.

Media 2024-03-05T11:30:43Z

South Asian news startup The Juggernaut is struggling to stay afloat amid fundraising woes, disenchanted staffers, and a CEO in "constant crisis," ex-employees say

The founder, Snigdha Sur, has had difficulty retaining staff and falsely claimed that Oprah had invested, multiple people said.

Media 2024-03-04T16:49:41Z

Still of Eric Kim/New York Times YouTube video, "Creating the Perfect Crispy Karaage Recipe"

The New York Times has big plans for its Cooking app, as it ramps up social video and focuses on 'fast and easy' recipes

NYT Cooking has been a key to the Times' digital success, and now it's planning its biggest content expansion ever by focusing on everyday cooks.

Media 2024-02-22T23:49:52Z

Read the memo Vice's CEO sent staff saying it will stop publishing on its website and lay off hundreds

Vice Media will shift focus to its studio, a move that will involve laying off hundreds, CEO Bruce Dixon wrote in a staff memo.

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