St. Louis American cuts size of paper
The St. Louis American is making changes to its newspaper to adapt to the changing situation due to the ongoing pandemic. The newspaper is now less bulky as it has fewer pages, shorter sections,...
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Bowling Green Daily News suspends Saturday print edition
As the news industry gets economically hit due to the pandemic, the Bowling Green Daily News has decided that it will no longer publish a Saturday print edition, effective March 28. However, the 160-year...
Poynter’s PolitiFact and The Philly Inquirer form state partnership
The Poynter Institute announced a new partnership between its fact-checking news organization PolitiFact and The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The Inquirer partnered with PolitiFact to bring an added layer of transparency and trust to our political...
Editor Dreyer to retire after 27 years
Steve Dreyer, editor of the San Diego Union Tribune since 1993, has announced that he will retire from his post on Friday, April 3, reports the publication. “I will turn 70 in May and...
Talking Biz News Today — March 27, 2020
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Are gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?, by Lisa Marie Pane, Jim Vertuno 3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high,...
Raytheon, UTC tie-up wins regulatory approval
The Department of Justice has given the green light to the merger between Raytheon and United Technologies Corporation. Reuters’ Diane Bartz reported: The U.S. Justice Department has approved United Technologies Corporation’s planned merger with...
U.S. jobless claims expected at record high
New jobless claims in the United States are expected to have soared to 4 million over last week. Lucia Mutikani reported the news for Reuters: The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits...
Talking Biz News Today — March 26, 2020
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Many businesses cautious about restarting economy amid virus, by Michelle R. Smith, Dee-Ann Durbin ‘The whole city laid off’: US jobless claims climb sky high,...
Twitter to donate $1M to two media foundations
Twitter announced that it will be donating $1 million to the Committee to Protect Journalists and to the International Women’s Media Foundation, reports Tech Crunch. The fund amount will be equally divided between the...
Trump, Congress agree on $2-trillion aid package
President Trump and Congress have agreed on an unprecedented $2-trillion financial aid package to help people and industries cope with the coronavirus outbreak. Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, and Jonathan Lemire reported the news for...
