Greentech Media is closing after more than 18,000 articles
Jeff St. John, the managing editor of Greentech Media, writes about its closure. St. John writes, “Since its 2007 founding, this site you’re on now grew from a slim-staffed startup with a flair for incisive coverage of the then-fledgling solar, smart grid and energy storage industries, to the news arm of a global energy industry […]
FairWarning closes after criticism over diversity
FairWarning.org, a California-based nonprofit website that covers safety, health and corporate conduct, closed last week amid concerns about diversity, reports Skye Witley of Current. Witley reports, “In a joint statement posted Tuesday, the staffers expressed surprise and regret about the demise of FairWarning. “‘… After telling us it would commission an independent investigation, the Board abruptly dropped that […]
Greentech Media is closing in mid-March
Wood Mackenzie, an oil, gas and renewables research firm, is closing the Greentech Media renewable news portion of its business in mid-March, according to former employees familiar with the matter, reports Eric Wesoff of Energy Transition Now. Wesoff reports, “Venture-funded Greentech Media, a cleantech news, analysis and events business, was acquired by Wood Mackenzie for approximately […]
Santa Clarita Gazette to temporarily cease publication
The Santa Clarita Gazette in California will tentatively be ceasing publication until September. The move comes as the newspaper is struggling with advertising revenue problems even before the pandemic began. The July 3 issue will be the last before publication stops temporarily. The publishers write, “We appreciate the many people who responded and financially helped us […]
Founding editor-in-chief Berkow loses job as The Rise closes
Jameson Berkow joined Canopy Rivers Inc. at the start of the year where he held the post of founding editor-in-chief of The Rise, a new media outlet covering entrepreneurship in legal cannabis markets globally. Sadly, due to the pandemic, Berkow has lost his job. He tweets: “Sadly, I must confirm this means the end for […]
Twin Cities weekly papers to shut amid pandemic crisis
A weekly newspaper covering Woodbury, Cottage Grove and the county’s southern communities, the Bulletin will be ceasing operations as advertising revenues plummet due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s very sad,” said Woodbury Mayor Anne Burt. “I’ve been a fan of local news my whole life.” The last issue of the Bulletin came out May 6, […]
BuzzFeed ceases news operations in U.K. and Australia
BuzzFeed will be closing down its operations in London and Australia because of “economic and strategic reasons,” reports BBC. The U.S. company says it will be focusing on news that “hits big in the United States during this difficult period”. Although some staff will remain to cover social news, celebrity and investigations but estimates suggest […]
Real estate news site Curbed folding into New York magazine
Curbed, the real estate site owned by Vox Media, is getting merged into New York magazine, reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly reports, “Curbed Editor-in-Chief Kelsey Keith was let go last week, and on Tuesday, the company revealed it will be furloughing workers covering Austin, Boston, Chicago and Detroit and publishing at […]
Washington state business journal is closing
The Bellingham Business Journal in Washington state will be publishing its last edition on April. A Lynden Tribune story states, “‘Significantly decreased advertising revenue, directly resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, has forced us to make the incredibly difficult decision to discontinue publishing The Bellingham Business Journal,’ the business posted March 27. “The monthly tabloid acutely […]
San Diego Magazine ceases operations after 72 years
The San Diego Magazine, which has been a source of providing local culture news and has acted as a guide “to the good life in San Diego” for the past 72 years, will be closing, reports Times of San Diego. In an email to contributors, editor-in-chief Erin Meanley Glenny wrote, “A companywide lay-off is happening […]
