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Media Update: CAMP Rehoboth takes note of guilty plea in fraud case; Spotlight Delaware launches website

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center disclosed that a plea a agreement was reached with the state Attorney General's Office over a financial fraud case involving a long-time staff member.. The center publishes the widely read Letters From Camp Rehoboth publication for the LGBTQ community. The case left the Community Center in an uncomfortable spot as it had to...

Media notes: Investigative reporter Baker joins Journalism Initiative; Contacts at the News Journal

Karl Baker is joining the Delaware Local Journalism Initiative as the senior reporter for the new nonprofit newsroom Spotlight Delaware. The Seattle native joins Spotlight Delaware after working at The News Journal/Delaware Online and later as a freelancer and publisher with a Substack newsletter site, The News Aracde. While at the News Journal and later as a freelance contributor to the newspaper...

My take: ‘What we know’ headlines spreading like Kudzu

You may have noticed a trend in the world of headlines. All too often, headline writers, instead of simply summarizing the story, add terms like "what we know," "what you should know," and "what we know so far." You can also add the "Here's what you should know" phrase that made its way into a bitcoin "explainer" story in the New...

Delaware Spotlight news start-up receives $1 million in funding

Delaware Spotlight was one of four organizations to receive funding from the American Journalism Project.  In addition to funding, the venture philanthropy will give the nonprofit news organizations support in growing their revenue, strengthening their organizations, and expanding their local reporting capacity, a release stated. Since its founding in 2019, AJP has committed $55.3 million to a portfolio of 44...

Former Business Times Editor Owens to head Spotlight Delaware newsroom

The Local Journalism Initiative named Jacob Owens as the editor in chief of Spotlight Delaware, a new collaborative nonprofit newsroom and news website slated to launch next month. Owens has nearly 15 years of experience in reporting, editing and managing newsrooms in Delaware and Maryland. He most recently served as editor of Delaware Business Times and before that was Executive Editor of the...

TransPerfect owner and Delaware judicial critic expresses interest in buying News Journal

A longtime critic of Delaware's judicial system has expressed an interest in buying the News Journal/Delaware Online. TransPerfect CEO Philip Shawe wrote a letter to Mike Reed, the CEO of News Journal owner Gannett. TransPerfect describes itself as the world's largest language translation company and has moved into areas such as providing services for Netflix films. "It is important to...

Our Top 25 stories in 2023

Posts on South American burglary gangs hitting northern Delaware, the new Great Wolf Lodge west of Newark and a Delaware company accused of operating a precious metals scam topped the list of most read stories on the Delaware Business Now site during 2023. The top 10 stories included a look at a failed urban renewal strategy that led to the...

Chadds Ford Live site sold to DelawareLive owner

The long-running The Chadds Ford Live hyperlocal news site has been sold to the stable of online properties owned by Delaware Shoprite CEO Chris Kenny and headed by Milford businessman and Delaware State Rep. Bryan Shupe. Emily and Jim Myers have moved to Colorado and opted to sell the site to Kenny, whose other news sites...

Media note: News Journal puts office space up for lease

Office space at Gannett's News Journal/Delaware Online building on Basin Road is up for lease. A listing on the LoopNet site, shows 90,000 square feet available. The listing does not include the production site, which prints multiple Gannett newspapers in the region. As little as 5,000 square feet is available. An upstate New York real estate firm is listing the building,...

8 Delaware companies make Philadephia 100 list

Eight Delaware companies were listed as members of the 2023 Philadelphia100 Blue Blaze Associates was named for a second time to the Philadelphia100, an annual list honoring the fastest-growing, privately-held companies in the area. The ranking for all 100 companies on the list will be unveiled at an awards ceremony at Live! Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia on October 12. The Philadelphia100...

Media update: News Journal staffers won’t join Gannett strike – Here’s why

News Journal/Delaware Online reporters will not be part of a job action next week. Meredith Newman, speaking for the Delaware News Guild said the reason is a no strike clause in its current contract. Newman noted that a large number of Gannett guild/unions will not be part of any walkout. Staff from about two dozen Gannett papers in larger...

Aloysius Butler & Clark moves to new quarters in downtown Wilmington

Aloysius Butler & Clark (AB&C), one of the largest independent full-service marketing communications agencies in the region, moved from their previous Wilmington, Delaware headquarters at 819 N. Washington Street to the third floor of Courthouse Square, 600 N. King Street. AB&C’s new Delaware home at the former Alico insurance building, has nearly 10,000 square feet and can...

My Take: Dominion’s settlement with Fox made business sense

My Take: Dominion's settlement with Fox made business sense Delaware lost its second chance for an earthshaking trial yesterday when Fox News agreed to a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. The small army of journalists, lawyers and satellite trucks quickly left town. Earlier, Tesla gazillionaire Elon Musk stopped short of going to court in agreeing to buy Twitter...

A look back at Wilmington Trust collapse post most read March story

A look back at Wilmington Trust collapse post most read March story A look back at the "take under" of Wilmington Trust by M&T in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's failure was the most popular story in March by a wide margin, according to Google Analytics. While the bank's woes did not result in a takeover by...

Problem gambling month focuses children lured into that world at a younger age

The Delaware Council on Gambling Problems (DCGP) kicked off March and Problem Gambling Awareness Month with a new campaign focused on youth gambling and gaming. This campaign includes Google, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, internet-connected ads, free posters, and brochures for schools and parents. In Delaware, nearly 44% of youth surveyed in middle and high schools admit to gambling in the past year....
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