MLive Media Group has announced it will no longer produce printed editions of its eight newspaper titles, calling it the next step in its digital evolution and a response to long-shifting audience trends. Source: MLive announces full turn into digital formats, will end printed editions in December - mlive.com

A year ago, a spirited and public-records-powered newsletter needed a mascot. Sleuthy the Seal — born of a “fortuitous misunderstanding” — was created. Journalist and newsletter founder David Covucci promised his wife he’d get the plucky mascot tattooed if he could hit 500 subscribers with the solo venture. The football helmet-wearing seal quickly had a permanent place...

Follow the money. Journalists — not to mention anyone who has seen the movie “All the President’s Men” — know the phrase well. By tracking the money, reporters can better understand and convey the forces shaping society. That was the approach taken by Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer of The New York Times, who recently reported that...

For nearly four years, Mexican journalist Nadia Altamirano’s days began at her family’s stationery and office-supply store in Villa de Etla, Oaxaca. She took her daughter to middle school and, by 7 a.m., was already behind the counter, surrounded by markers, cardboard paper sheets and educational charts. Source: When journalism stopped paying, this reporter found another way to...

The Athletic is expanding its push into live video with “The Athletic LIVE,” a new streaming show built around game coverage, watch-alongs and discussions. The show, which premieres Tuesday, Sept. 8, will stream for free on YouTube, The Athletic’s website and its app. It will launch with three live streams per week before expanding to five weeknight...

Politico’s head of product has explained how the political publisher is moving to one content creation platform and one global app for the first time. Francesca Barber, the publisher’s executive vice president of product, audience and AI, told Press Gazette that Politico said: “You have to build the plumbing in order to leverage the technology. That’s what...

The Information is launching a new, weekly live show focused on the technology behind the artificial intelligence boom, executives told Axios. Why it matters: It's part of a broader video push by the outlet Source: The Information bets bigger on video with new AI show

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to dismantle Google’s online advertising business, the second time a court has denied government efforts to break up the company after it was found liable for engaging in illegal monopoly tactics. Source: Google Avoids Breakup of Dominant Ad Business - WSJ

Fresh off its acquisition by Axel Springer, The Telegraph is pushing its podcast ambitions beyond audio, building repeatable franchises that can span video, live events and paid membership. Source: The Telegraph expands podcasts into video, events, memberships

Walk into a corner of a newsroom somewhere and you can often find it affixed to a bulletin board, perhaps peeking out from behind the coffee pot: the Society of Professional Journalists’s Code of Ethics. It’s less than a thousand words, fitting neatly on a poster. Source: AI, other news industry changes spur reboot of well-known ethics code...