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 […]
Arizent, parent of American Banker, closes two publications
Arizent, which recently changed its name from Source Media, has closed two publications — Health Data Management and Information Management. Notices were posted on the websites of both publications. The note on both stated, “It has been an honor to provide you with the insights and connections to move your career forward. We wish you […]
Globe and Mail to fold cannabis publication into paper
The Toronto Globe and Mail will fold the content of Report on Business Cannabis Professional into its regular business coverage, reports David Yasvinski of The GrowthOp. Yasvinski reports, “‘Cannabis Professional will be discontinued as a stand-alone product as of Feb. 1, 2020,’ Lanna Crucefex, communications manager for TheGlobe and Mail, told The GrowthOp. ‘Instead, we will be integrating […]
The Winchester Press ceases publication after 131 years
The Winchester Press, an Ottawa-area newspaper, will be closing down its print publication after publishing weekly for 131 years, according to reports. The newspaper initially started rolling in 1888, with the publication covering a greater part of Ottawa, including Kemptville. “I really want it known that the employees did not at all want it to […]
“Nightly Business Report” set to end after 40 years
“Nightly Business Report,” the PBS program that started in 1979 and became TV’s longest-running business-news broadcast, is set to cease production by the end of the year, reports Brian Steinberg of Variety. Steinberg reports, “CNBC, which picked up production of the show in 2013, has decided to end its association with the show, according to people familiar with […]
Vermont business magazine closes its doors
Business People-Vermont magazine has gone out of business. Anne Wallace Allen of VTDigger.com reports, “Business People started in 1984 as part of a Portland, Maine-based franchise that grew to include 35 publications called Business Digest, all serving communities of 150,000 people or fewer, Paul Tenney said. The magazines did very well in the 1980s and […]
