The impact of podcasts on journalism
Podcasts are growing as a source of both, entertainment and information. To learn how podcasts are impacting journalism, a reporter from Federal News Network gets in talk with Al Hunt, columnist and host of...
Category: We Talk Biz News
Americans want local news but are unwilling to pay for it
According to CNN Business, the local news industry is undergoing a market failure. This is because even though Americans tend to view local news as an asset, many of them are unwilling to pay...
Talking Biz News Today — Nov. 18, 2019
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Ford Mustang SUV starts a blitz of new electric vehicles, by Tom Krisher AP Exclusive: Climate said to imperil 60% of Superfund sites, by Ellen...
HP rejects Xerox takeover offer
HP has rejected a takeover offer from rival Xerox, with the board saying the $33.5-billion approach undervalued the business. Sarah Skidmore Sell reported the news for the AP: HP Inc. says its board has...
Tribune, McClatchy revive merger talks
Executives at Tribune and McClatchy are circling one another once again to revive merger talks that had died down nearly a year ago. The news comes from industry analyst Ken Doctor, who cites several...
Tribune Publishing board of directors approve quarterly cash dividend program
Tribune Publishing announced Thursday that its board of directors has approved the plan to pay out quarterly dividends to shareholders, according to reports. Initially, the dividend payout will start at 25 cents per share...
Talking Biz News Today — Nov. 15, 2019
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Esper defends as fair Pentagon contract disputed by Amazon, by Robert Burns Powell urges Congress to tackle growing budget deficit, by Christopher Rugaber Fortune Billionaire...
Amazon protests loss of Pentagon cloud deal
Amazon has challenged the Pentagon’s decision to award a much-coveted cloud computing deal to rival Microsoft. Jeffrey Dastin and David Shepardson had the news for Reuters: Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Thursday said it is...
The Herald invites applications for voluntary redundancy
Applications for voluntary redundancy have “opened” at Glasgow-based daily, The Herald and its sister publication, The Herald Sun. The owner, Newsquest, states that it will have “little alternative” but to look at compulsory redundancies...
Sports Illustrated to become a monthly in 2020
Sports Illustrated was a weekly publication until 2015. Then, in January 2018, the magazine reduced to twice a month publication. Now, in 2020, the magazine is to become a monthly, Yahoo Finance has learned....
