• Bonnier taps new CEO amid deal to sell US publications

    Bonnier taps new CEO amid deal to sell US publications

    Bonnier, the 216-year-old Swedish publishing giant that owns Field & Stream, Popular Science and Saveur, has changed the CEO of its American operation as it nears a deal to sell off its US-based titles. Eric Zinczenko, a 14-year veteran of Bonnier Corp who has spent the past four years as CEO of the US unit, …
  • Google has agreed to pay certain publishers for their content

    Google has agreed to pay certain publishers for their content

    Google says it will pay to license content from select overseas publishers as scrutiny from US regulators mounts over its dominance over the news industry. The search giant said in a Thursday blog post that it will pay media groups in Germany, Australia and Brazil for “high-quality content for a new news experience launching later …
  • DOJ fielding news industry’s antitrust complaints about Google

    DOJ fielding news industry’s antitrust complaints about Google

    Google is getting fat off the struggling news industry by using its position as the nation’s dominant search engine to force publishers into unfair agreements, according to a new research report. The Alphabet-owned internet company has become such a powerful force for driving Web traffic that it even dictates how news publications format their web …
  • Digital publisher owned by Hearst and Verizon accused of racism, misogyny

    Digital publisher owned by Hearst and Verizon accused of racism, misogyny

    A pop culture digital publisher owned by Hearst and Verizon is the latest company to be blasted as hypocritical after declaring public support for nationwide racial injustice protests. Complex Networks, which runs shopping and food sites, was slammed Friday as “not a safe space” for women or minorities to work by former staffer Tiffany Wines, …