November 15, 2019

Gannett, GateHouse approve merger

This story, plus Google releases new Google News tool, a look at how a journalism school is revitalizing local news, and more, all in today’s media headlines.

Top Stories

Nov 14, 2019

Gannett, GateHouse approve merger, creating nation’s largest newspaper publisher

Jonathan O'Connell / The Washington Post

Nov 15, 2019

Google News dives deeper into stories with ‘Beyond the Headlines’

Steve Dent / Engadget

Nov 14, 2019

When the news comes back to town

Kristen Hare / Poynter

Press & Government

Nov 15, 2019

As political ad spending balloons online, consensus on regulation is elusive [Subscription required]

Emily Glazer, Patience Haggin / The Wall Street Journal

Nov 14, 2019

‘Deep, dark conspiracy theories’ hound some civil servants in Trump era

Bobby Allyn / NPR

Nov 14, 2019

View: Democrats and media diverge on impeachment focus

Fred Barnes / Washington Examiner

Social Media

Nov 14, 2019

Whistle-blower’s purported name keeps evading Facebook and YouTube defenses

Sheera Frenkel / The New York Times

Nov 14, 2019

Earthquake conspiracy theorists are wreaking havoc during emergencies

Anna Merlan / Vice

Media Ethics

Nov 14, 2019

Jewish groups blast Fox News for Joe diGenova’s anti-semitic Soros conspiracy theory

Justin Baragona / Daily Beast

Media Business

Nov 14, 2019

Apple plans mega bundle of music, news, TV as early as 2020

Gerry Smith, Mark Gurman / Bloomberg

Nov 14, 2019

Sacramento Bee to launch donor-supported reporting team

Mark Anderson / Sacramento Business Journal

Nov 13, 2019

View: Newsonomics: CEO Mark Thompson on offering more and more New York Times (and charging more for it)

Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab

International

Nov 14, 2019

Fears over crackdown on free speech as Nigeria refuses to release prominent journalist

Bukola Adebayo / CNN

Nov 15, 2019

View: The Tories can’t win without the press. This isn’t how democracy works

Gary Younge / The Guardian