For the Record

"Singled Out":

The Committee to Protect Journalists has "created a database to track tweets in which [President] Trump mentioned the media, individual journalists, news outlets or journalistic sources in a negative tone." According to the organization's research, "the focus" of Trump's tweets has "shifted dramatically" since he took office, with the president issuing blanket rebukes of "fake news" and individual news organizations.

"Monetize This":

During the digital media slump, Axios "pulled in revenue of roughly $25 million from its influencer-targeted short-form native-advertising campaigns" in 2018 and nearly broke even, missing profitability "by a mere $56,000." "Really good companies rise, the not-so-good companies fall, some companies have to make adjustments, some companies take too much money [from venture capitalists]," said Jim VandeHei, a co-founder and former Pulitzer Prize Board member.

"Embarrassing and Absurd":

BuzzFeed announced Monday that it "will pay recently laid off employees for the paid time off they had earned but not used," ending a backlash that culminated in an open letter signed by hundreds of current and former staffers.

"Racist and Xenophobic Tropes":

A group of Latinx academics, activists, politicians and businesspeople called for NBC "to integrate more regular and newer Latinx voices into ["Meet the Press"] to represent ourselves and our experiences" and to put resources "behind a series that highlights the diverse and complicated history and contributions of the community in the U.S." following Tom Brokaw's comments on the program Sunday.

"This Is It":

As part of its new Press Freedom Partnership (formed in response to the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi), The Washington Post published a public service announcement Monday by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press that lists current First Amendment risks — including the White House's previous revocation of Jim Acosta's press credentials and the suspicious packages allegedly sent by Cesar Sayoc last fall — in the U.S.

"Growing Up":

In his first interview as Facebook's vice president for global affairs and communications, former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg "acknowledge[d] the company is in a bad place on a range of issues" and said "that it [is] no longer sustainable for tech companies to say they don't like any or all regulation."

"Addled as an Addict":

Using the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester, Mass. (once home to the byline of 1959 Poetry winner Stanley Kunitz) and the work of 1964 International Reporting winner David Halberstam as case studies, historian Jill Lepore has offered a précis of the "missed opportunities, missteps and lessons" of contemporary journalism in her review of Jill Abramson's "Merchants of Truth" and Alan Rusbridger's "Breaking News." 

"Another Reorganization":

Penguin Random House announced the closure of imprint Spiegel & Grau Friday. Eponymous founders Cindy Spiegel and Julie Grau concurrently announced their departure from Penguin Random House. The imprint published an array of notable books during its 14-year history, including Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Between the World and Me" (a finalist for the 2016 General Nonfiction Prize) and Piper Kerman's "Orange Is the New Black."

"Time Earned":

More than 400 BuzzFeed staffers signed an open letter calling for the media company to reevaluate its decision not to "pay out earned, accrued, and vested paid time off for almost all U.S. employees who have been laid off." In an internal letter, BuzzFeed management said that they would be open to reconsidering their decision.

"Troubling":

On "Meet The Press," NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw said sources have expressed anti-miscegenation rhetoric to him, before stating: "the Hispanics should work harder at assimilation [...] You know, they ought not to be just codified in their communities but make sure that all their kids are learning to speak English, and that they feel comfortable in the communities." Brokaw's comments were condemned by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, which lauded PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor's rebuttal of Brokaw's claims.