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Articles involving the newspaper and other print industries.

Civil unrest linked to attacks against journalists in 2020
Protests and other civil unrest led to a dramatic rise in attacks against journalists last year, according to a special interest group.

Los Angeles Times, San Diego newspaper shed $50 million in 2020
The two newspapers serving much of Southern California continue to be a money loser, according to a company executive.

HD Media’s lawsuit blames Google, Facebook for its own failures
A small newspaper chain in West Virginia is making big headlines of its own after it filed a federal lawsuit last week against Facebook and Google for alleged monopolistic practices.

McClatchy fires editor who complains about company’s stinginess on Twitter
The editor was fighting with McClatchy's tech department for a $100 enterprise license to install Microsoft Excel.

Trade group asks California to prioritize journalists for COVID vaccine
The California News Publishers Association is asking Governor Newsom to prioritize journalists for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Tribune Publishing will review buyout offer from hedge fund
A buyout would bring Tribune Publishing under the ownership of a company known to make deep cuts.

New York Times offers some high school students free access to website
The New York Times has launched a new program that will offer high schools complementary access to their news website through the middle of next year.

Sacramento Bee president leaving for top newspaper job in Salt Lake City
Lauren Gustus will become the Salt Lake City Tribune's third female editor in the paper's 150-year history.

Bee union pushes back against proposed performance metric
Journalists at the Sacramento Bee are pushing back against a proposal that they say would tie employee performance reviews to web traffic.

Vice editor unloads on New York Times for failing to link
The heated social media tirade followed a New York Times story that aggregated content from a Vice News scoop.

Conservative group asks Pulitzer board to revoke Times columnist’s prize
A consortium of right-leaning educators say a Times reporter should have her Pulitzer Prize revoked because of material errors in her essay.

Sacramento Bee headquarter move will come with 200 job losses
The layoffs will impact Sacramento Bee production staff who print the newspaper for local and regional distribution.