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Malware attack affects publishing of major U.S. newspapers
A suspected malware attack affected major U.S. newspapers over the weekend.
In what was initially thought to be a server outage, the attack delayed distribution of Saturday’s Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune, according to the Times. …
Pew: Social media for the first time tops newspapers as a news source for US adults
It’s not true that everyone gets their news from Facebook and Twitter. But it is now true that more U.S. adults get their news from social media than from print newspapers. According to a new report from Pew Research Center out today, social media has for the first time surpassed newspapers as a preferred source […]
View More Pew: Social media for the first time tops newspapers as a news source for US adultsThe death of ‘LA Weekly’ caps off a brutal 2017 for local news
On Dec. 8, LA Weekly had a funeral for itself.
Employees and supporters gathered outside the company’s office in Culver City. Some held “Boycott LA Weekly” signs. A white coffin held old editions of the paper. It even streamed on Facebook.
The …
Wall Street Journal says ‘millennials’ is a ‘snotty term’ after years of disparaging multiple generations
Attention millennials (and everyone else): The editors of the Wall Street Journal have admitted to their own faulty use of the term “millennials,” per a post in the Style & Substance section on Monday.
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