Lukas I. Alpert
Wall Street Journal Media Reporter. Ex-Moscow correspondent. Author of Kremlin Speak: Inside Putin's Propaganda Factory.
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BuzzFeed Expects to Break Even This Year, Thanks to Heavy Cost Cuts
Through roughly $30 million in cost reductions—a mix of furloughs, pay cuts, layoffs and other changes—the digital media startup said its finances are stabilizing after the pandemic hurt its ad revenue.
New York Post Published Hunter Biden Report Amid Newsroom Doubts
Some reporters withheld their bylines and questioned the credibility of an article that made the tabloid’s front page on Wednesday.
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Lukas I. Alpert
Anyone who has ever worked at the Post knows exactly how this story played out and gets PTSD just thinking about it
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WSJ News Exclusive | Quartz Is Put on the Block Just Two Years After Sale
Japan’s Uzabase expects to sell the business news site for far less than the $110 million it paid in 2018, reflecting in part the impact of the pandemic.
WSJ News Exclusive | Digital News Startup Axios Weathers Covid With Sponsored Newsletters
The company is on target to make a profit this year with its sponsored newsletters despite the economic turmoil stemming from the coronavirus that led to broad layoffs and pay cuts at many media outlets.
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Lukas I. Alpert
Axios is expanding as it remains on pace to hit its pre-pandemic revenue target and make a profit this year despite the economic turmoil stemming from coronavirus that led to layoffs at many other media outlets
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Eric Schmidt’s Daughter Has Tech Ambitions—Just Not in Silicon Valley
Sophie Schmidt launched Rest of World, a nonprofit journalism startup, in May to shine a light on technology’s impact in less-covered markets.
Bon Appétit Names Dawn Davis as Editor in Chief
Condé Nast has named Dawn Davis as the new editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit, bringing in a prominent Black book-publishing executive and cookbook author to lead the renowned food magazine, which has been rocked by allegations of racial insensitivity...
News Corp Has Considered Alternatives for Storyful Unit, Including Possible Sale
News Corp has considered strategic alternatives for its Storyful unit, including a possible sale, as part of broader efforts to streamline the company, a person familiar with the matter said.
James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp Board
James Murdoch has resigned from the board of News Corp over “disagreements over certain editorial content” in the company’s news outlets and strategic decisions.
Head of Hearst Magazine Unit Resigns After Article Alleging Offensive Comments
Troy Young, the head of Hearst Magazines, has resigned a day after the publication of a profile in which several women at the company accused him of making lewd and sexist comments.
Ebony Magazine’s Creditors Aim to Force Publisher Into Bankruptcy
The owner of Ebony magazine is being forced into bankruptcy by creditors who say they want to take over the publication, which has chronicled Black culture for 75 years but has declined since being sold by its founding publisher.
Bari Weiss Quits New York Times Opinion, Alleging Hostile Work Environment
Bari Weiss, a high-profile editor and writer for the New York Times opinion section, resigned, citing what she said was unchecked bullying from colleagues and depicting the news organization as a place where the free exchange of ideas is no longer...
Hedge Fund Chatham Wins Bankruptcy Auction for McClatchy’s Newspapers
Hedge-fund manager Chatham Asset Management emerged as the winner in a bankruptcy auction for McClatchy, ending 163 years of family ownership for the newspaper chain and increasing financial investors’ control of the American publishing industry.
World Health Organization Projects $1.3 Billion Shortfall in Fighting Covid-19
WHO says it is $1.3 billion short of what it expects it will need this year to fight the coronavirus pandemic and is looking for new donors to fill the gap as the U.S. government threatens to cut funding.
Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?
He has delivered revelatory reporting on some of the defining stories of our time. But a close examination reveals the weaknesses in what may be called an era of resistance journalism.
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Lukas I. Alpert
I think a lot of journalists who have worked on stories that Ronan Farrow became involved in have asked many of these same questions
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U.S. Makes Diplomatic Push for Taiwan to Attend WHO Summit
A fight over whether Taiwan can participate in a World Health Organization conference on the coronavirus pandemic later this month is escalating a bitter tug of war between the U.S. and China over leadership within the U.N. system.
Unproven Coronavirus Cures Flood U.S. Regulators
Through May 5, the Federal Trade Commission said it had received 36,238 complaints of coronavirus-related scams and bogus product pitches from consumers in all 50 states.
Coronavirus Misinformation Spreads on Facebook, Watchdog Says
Posts on Facebook are promoting bogus Covid-19 cures and conspiracy theories about the origins of the coronavirus, despite efforts by the social-media giant to crack down on misinformation, a watchdog group says.
Digital-Media Upstarts Rush to Cut Costs as Coronavirus Wipes Out Advertising
Many digital-media companies began 2020 predicting this would be the year they would cross the goal line of profitability. Then the new coronavirus struck.
Facebook Pledges $100 Million for News Outlets Hit by Coronavirus Outbreak
The tech giant is pledging $100 million in grant money and promised ad spending to help struggling news outlets weather the financial blow of the coronavirus outbreak.
News Publishers Urge China to Allow Reporters to Remain During Coronavirus Pandemic
Publishers from The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and New York Times urged China to allow reporters it expelled to remain during the coronavirus pandemic.