In era of Trump and fake news, Rich Barton is not backing down from his ‘power to the people’ philosophy NEW YORK — Seattle entrepreneur Rich Barton has long touted an investment philosophy grounded in a belief that great things… Read More
Shocked by Trump win, Seattle tech vets start news site ‘Presterity,’ using facts to foil new president Jan Miksovsky admits, like many people, to being very surprised by November’s presidential election result. In the days after Nov.… Read More
Facebook Journalism Project aims to work with publishers and journalists, curb fake news Facebook announced a new initiative Wednesday, the Facebook Journalism Project, designed to strengthen relationships with publishers and journalists and stop the… Read More
Media titan Barry Diller discusses fake news, the ‘nasty consequences’ of everyone being a publisher LAS VEGAS — It didn’t take long for Barry Diller — the outspoken and charismatic chairman of IAC and Expedia… Read More
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s 3 problems with the Internet — and how to fix them LAS VEGAS — Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is ready for the Internet to “grow up.” It needs to happen, he told… Read More
NBC shutting down Breaking News, the online journalism startup it acquired in 2012 Breaking News, the 24-hour-a-day online news site, is being shut down by NBC News, five years after the network acquired the… Read More
Microsoft and newspaper publisher Pioneer launch citizen journalism app, give Windows 10 tablets to subscribers The past two decades have been rough for the newspapers. In the digital age, most people expect to get their information… Read More
How theSkimm became the news cheat sheet of choice for millennial women TheSkimm’s secret sauce is cleverly and playfully reframing the daily news in a way that resonates with its target demographic… Read More
Podcast Seattle journalists launch ‘The Evergrey’ newsletter, seeking a stronger sense of place in a booming city Seattle is growing — or perhaps a better term is exploding — at an almost startling rate. An average of 263 people are moving… Read More
Red Ventures acquires Seattle’s Soda.com, operator of The Simple Dollar and Reviews.com Soda.com, a Seattle media company that operates consumer sites like The Simple Dollar and Reviews.com, has sold to Red Ventures.… Read More
Rivals.com founder James Heckman emerges with new media company theMaven, plans ‘bold’ move to go public James Heckman is getting the band back together. The Rivals.com founder and former Yahoo executive today announced the formation of… Read More
The Martha Stewart of pot? Seattle entrepreneur JJ McKay launches cannabis lifestyle brand ‘The Fresh Toast’ JJ McKay and an impressive suite of investors believe there’s serious demand for a cannabis lifestyle brand that’s decidedly more Martha… Read More
The New York Times ran a 1-word story to offer email etiquette advice “All the News That’s Fit to Print” doesn’t need a ton of space when it’s limited to one word. The… Read More
Emails: Journalist who wrote Inc. cover story on Dan Price sought book gig from “70k CEO” The journalist who wrote an Inc. Magazine cover story about Dan Price — the Gravity Payments CEO known for raising… Read More
Expedia CEO says Facebook will become a competitor in online travel Could Facebook emerge as the next big player in travel? Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he expects to see competition… Read More
The New Yorker’s new AR cover illustration comes to life when viewed through app You can dive a little deeper into this week’s issue of The New Yorker magazine thanks to an augmented reality… Read More
Seven months later, Allrecipes’ millennial-focused redesign attracts new users — and critics Allrecipes spent most of 2015 cooking up what it calls “Dot Next,” a redesign with an emphasis on social features,… Read More
Top French publications tell readers, stop blocking our ads or we’ll block you from our sites Some of France’s most popular publications are taking a tough new stance against ad blockers, the name given to software… Read More
Twitter at 10: Jack Dorsey speaks out about augmenting reality, shifting priorities, and facing challenges Ten years ago, to the day, Jack Dorsey launched a platform that would facilitate social movements, spark a new form of… Read More
Generation App: Twitter and the changing news media landscape It may be hard to believe, but Twitter is nearly a decade old. The platform has seen its ups and… Read More
Alibaba founder Jack Ma looking to increase holdings in media sector, reportedly seeks stake in magazine Caixin Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is in talks to buy an undisclosed stake in… Read More
Are you DTH? Seattle startup launches app for making plans with friends This past weekend, nearly 100 people wandered around Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood looking for a unicorn. No, not one of the… Read More
Yahoo shutting down several digital magazines, but Tech site will survive Yahoo announced Wednesday that it was phasing out a number of its digital magazines in an effort to refocus its… Read More
Jeff Bezos celebrates the opening of the new ‘modernized’ Washington Post headquarters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who bought the The Washington Post back in 2013 for $250 million, ushered in a new era at the paper… Read More
Seattle online news site Crosscut merges with KCTS 9, forms new ‘multiplatform’ non-profit Cascade Public Media Two Seattle-based non-profits are joining forces in an effort to create a new media entity that the organizations say will… Read More
Sqoop raises cash to help journalists efficiently mine public documents On a visit to a Seattle newsroom last year, public relations executive Bill Hankes was pained as he watched a… Read More
Public-relations pros: Amazon’s belated rebuttal to the NYT ‘recasts the foundation of crisis PR’ Amazon’s surprising response to the New York Times has received lots of attention in the tech world this week — coming more than two… Read More
Seattle man one of five finalists in ‘The Next MacGyver’ contest The five finalists who may make the next great show about a female MacGyver were announced this week — and… Read More
Former AllRecipes president jumps back into food world, buys Serious Eats and Roadfood Lisa Sharples spent six years as the head honcho at Allrecipes, leading the Seattle company to prominence in the online… Read More
How technology turned these humanitarian workers into cutting-edge filmmakers Veteran aid worker and filmmaker David Darg was at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last month when he saw… Read More
