The scale of local news destruction in Gannett’s markets is astonishing

[Nieman Lab: The Daily Digest] Thursday, March 9, 2023 [The scale of local news destruction in Gannett’s markets is astonishing]( It might not be as mustache-twirling a villain as Alden Global Capital, but its enormous scale has meant enormous losses for local journalism. By Joshua Benton. What We’re Reading The New Yorker / The New Yorker [The investigative podcast “In the Dark” joins The New Yorker →]( American Public Media Group and Minnesota Public Radio had [ended the podcast]( after two seasons last summer. Vanity Fair / Kathleen Hale [As a small Idaho town grapples with sinister rumors, media’s true-crime obsession grows →]( “When [Brian] Entin descends on a town, he brings with him more than 444,200 Twitter followers…Many of them started following Entin over the course of his 2021 reporting on Gabby Petito.” American Press Institute / Kevin Loker [Black Americans under 40 are more likely than their white peers to pay for or donate to news →]( Plus other findings from recent research. AP [Georgians protest against a draft law on media and nonprofits →]( “The law, which has received initial approval, would require media outlets and nongovernmental organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign sources to register as ‘agents of foreign influence.'” The New York Times Company [These are The New York Times’ 2023-24 local investigations fellows →]( “Three fellows are based in Mississippi, and are the first Times employees to be hired in the state. Additional fellows hail from Hawaii, Maine, Maryland and Wisconsin.” Poynter / Elizabeth Djinis [Why every checkout counter in America sells those $14 magazines →]( “We used to have the magazine almost for free, selling the customers to the advertisers, selling the content to the customers. Now we are in the business of selling the content to the customers.” Le Monde / Richard Schittly [Euronews announces almost 200 layoffs and redeployment of journalist teams →]( “According to an internal press release from the local branch of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ), this ‘massive job cut’ will be accompanied by a redeployment of journalists’ teams, within six months.” The New York Times / Jeremy W. Peters [How Murdoch runs Fox News, in his own (often terse) words →]( “After a few days ignore Trump and quickly become the loyal opposition.” The Daily Beast / Justin Baragona and Diana Falzone [Fox News journalists sound off on “soul-crushing” Dominion filings →]( “There’s been no guidance — nothing internal, not even hush-hush in the hallways. But of course, we all see the reporting, and every day it’s more and more damning.” Twitter / Sara Fischer [Morning Brew is laying off 40 employees →]( It also laid off 14% of staff in November. [Nieman Lab]( / [Fuego]( [Twitter]( / [Facebook]( [View email in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( You are receiving this daily newsletter because you signed up for for it at www.niemanlab.org. Nieman Journalism Lab Harvard University 1 Francis Ave.Cambridge, MA 02138 [Add us to your address book](