Publishers about to hit a wall with native ads

The native ad gold rush peaked last year, with the likes of USA Today, Politico and The New Republic setting up units to develop ads that look like editorial articles and videos. Publishers like The New York Times and The Washington Post, known for their heavily...

Postmedia closes Muskoka papers

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. has closed both of its publications in the Muskoka region, blaming financial losses and low readership. What’s Up Muskoka, a weekly, and Muskoka Magazine, published 10 times annually, have printed their last issues, a spokesperson said...

Half of newspaper readers rely only on print

This weekend, Boston Globe editorial employees received an unusual request: Could anyone run a paper route? Due to problems with the paper’s new distributor, some home subscribers had not received their print editions. About 200 Globe workers responded to the call,...

A puzzling publisher's strange behavior

When a relatively obscure newspaper publisher showed up in photographs last month addressing the staff of The Las Vegas Review-Journal, his appearance baffled journalists — in Connecticut. Reporters and editors at The Bristol Press and The New Britain Herald, small...

VR: A new frontier in journalism ethics

The sun is shining. Oleg, a Ukrainian boy of 11, smiles as he bikes down a street lined with trees and ruined houses. His companion rides slightly behind, gesturing into the distance and shouting. This scene from “The Displaced” stands apart from the...