After a period of turbulence, a nonprofit news start-up created as a technology industry watchdog says it is rebooting with Julia Angwin back at the helm. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy
Trump Echoes ‘Fox & Friends’ on Shootings. The New York Post Dissents.
Some criticism of the president’s stance on gun control and his relationship to the rise of white nationalism came from conservative outlets. Source: NYT > Business – Michael M. Grynbaum, Marc Tracy and Tiffany Hsu
HBO’s ‘Succession’ Tries to Get the Merger-Mad Media Industry Right
Hidden debt, asset swaps, corporate raids: Financial journalists and a playwright well versed in the Enron scandal watch over the show’s arcane scenarios to make sure they’re plausible. Source: NYT > Business – Edmund Lee
Satire or Deceit? Christian Humor Site Feuds With Snopes
The Babylon Bee says Snopes went too far in fact-checking a satirical story. Snopes had suggested the Bee twisted its joke to deceive readers. Source: NYT > Business – Niraj Chokshi
Has Your Local Newspaper Closed? Tell Us What Stories Aren’t Being Told
We would like to hear from readers living in “news deserts” about the void left by defunct publications. Source: NYT > Business – Lara Takenaga
A Paradox at the Heart of the Newspaper Crisis
Hedge funds have found that they are able to wring profits out of an ailing product: the print newspaper. But for how long? Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy