April 30, 2020

New York Post publisher announces layoffs

This story, plus social media companies decline to remove unproven coronavirus claims, how a coronavirus rescue package would help the local news industry, and more, all in today’s media headlines.

Top Stories

Apr 29, 2020

New York Post publisher tells staff that business is ‘drastically disrupted’ by coronavirus, announces layoffs

Maxwell Tani, Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast

Apr 30, 2020

Trump’s disinfectant talk trips up sites’ vows against misinformation

Sheera Frenkel, Davey Alba / The New York Times

Apr 29, 2020

Democrats’ virus rescue plan would help McClatchy, other papers

Doug Sword / Roll Call

Social Media

Apr 29, 2020

‘Get while the getting’s good’: Publishers look to cheap Facebook ads to increase subscriptions

Max Willens / Digiday

Press & Government

Apr 29, 2020

WaPo editorial board calls for Biden to address Tara Reade allegations

Zack Budryk / The Hill

Media Business

Apr 29, 2020

The Wire China is a new journalism-and-data business hoping to help unlock the country for others

Sarah Scire / Nieman Journalism Lab

Apr 30, 2020

The PPP divide: While venture-backed publishers get PPP loans, many bootstrapped publishers haven’t

Max Willens / Digiday

Local News

Apr 29, 2020

McClatchy unveils text-to-speech feature to listen to news content

Joe Concha / The Hill

Apr 29, 2020

Could New Jersey be the home for a new solution to the local news crisis?

Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab

Apr 29, 2020

The topography of local news: A new map

Jesse Holcomb, Sarah Stonbely / Columbia Journalism Review

International

Apr 29, 2020

BBC likely to make cuts to output with £125m fall in income forecast

Jim Waterson / The Guardian

Apr 29, 2020

Liverpool Echo issues contributions plea as Guardian voluntary payments grow by fifth

Charlotte Tobitt / PressGazette

Apr 29, 2020

View: Seeking real voices in China, despite censorship and fear

Raymond Zhong / The New York Times