April 1, 2016

OC Register lays off 70 employees after buyout

This story, plus The New York Times launches a podcast team, a look at Buzzfeed’s breaking news mobile plans and more, all in today’s media news.

Top Stories

Mar 31, 2016

Editor and 70-plus others fired at the Orange County Register

Anh Do / Los Angeles Times

Mar 31, 2016

The New York Times launches a podcast team to create a new batch of wide-reaching shows

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Journalism Lab

Apr 1, 2016

Inside BuzzFeed’s mobile plans for breaking-news domination

Jessica Davies / Digiday

Media Business

Mar 31, 2016

‘Not the dinosaurs of print’: Funding journalism in the digital age

Caroline Scott / journalism.co.uk

Apr 1, 2016

The secret to Axel Springer’s success: A diverse digital portfolio

Lucinda Southern / Digiday

Online Media

Mar 31, 2016

How 4 news organizations are using Facebook Live to reach broader audiences

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter

Mar 31, 2016

A blog post about herpes led to fierce debate about annotations, harassment, and the open web.

Aja Romano / Vox

Press & Government

Mar 31, 2016

The Turkish president’s security detail roughed up journalists outside of his event in DC

Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider

Radio News

Mar 31, 2016

End of an era: KGO Radio lays off news staff

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez / San Francisco Examiner

International

Apr 1, 2016

Egypt blocked Facebook Internet service over surveillance – sources

Joseph Menn, Yasmeen Abutaleb / Reuters

Mar 31, 2016

Canadian judge orders Vice News journalist to hand over digital messages

Rachel Browne / Vice

Mar 31, 2016

Why Kuwait’s news outlets are ahead of the digital game

Elizabeth Dickinson / Columbia Journalism Review