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Executive: Journatic’s standards ‘match or even exceed’ those of other news orgs

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:40:20 +0000

Hanke Gratteau, Journatic’s vice president of media services, talks about the news organization, which published stories under fake bylines at many newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune. The Tribune announced last December it would resume working with the company … Read more

Chicago Tribune resumes work with Journatic after 5-month suspension

Julie Moos — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:43:37 +0000

In a note to staff and in a story published on the paper’s website, the Chicago Tribune announced it is resuming work with Journatic after suspending relations following a range of ethical breaches at the Tribune and other publications.… Read more

AP promises members it won’t break news on social media

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:26:13 +0000

Associated Press
At the Associated Press Media Editors confab in Nashville, Tenn., AP Executive Editor and Senior Vice President Kathleen Carroll promised the service’s users it wouldn’t scoop them:

“You all pay us a chunk of change to break
… Read more

Chicago Tribune combines local editions as Journatic suspension continues

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:09:24 +0000

Crain’s Chicago Business
The Chicago Tribune has cut the number of its local editions by “about half” since suspending work with journalism-outsourcing company Journatic, Lynne Marek reports. “For instance, coverage of Evanston formerly appeared in a single edition of its … Read more

Report: Journatic lays off staff

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:48:17 +0000

Anna Tarkov
Journalism-outsourcing company Journatic has laid off an unspecified number of full-time staffers, according to Anna Tarkov. A source tells her that Jeremy Pafford gave employees the news. “The reason given was that the workload has decreased significantly … Read more

Report: Daily Press removes Journatic bylines, but stories remain

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:37:25 +0000

Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
The Tribune-owned Daily Press in Newport News, Va., has removed evidence of Journatic’s involvement in content on its local sites, Desiree Parker reports. That follows Parker’s earlier report that a Journatic writer with the byline Mike … Read more

Chicago Tribune staffers: Relationship with Journatic ‘threatens to jeopardize our credibility’

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:55:36 +0000

Chicago Sun-Times
In a letter delivered to Chicago Tribune Editor Gerould W. Kern Thursday, staffers outline Journatic’s documented journalistic sins — including plagiarism and use of fake bylines — then ask why the Tribune is “seeking to salvage its relationship … Read more

The hard truths of hyperlocal journalism reveal themselves in Journatic trouble

Jeff Sonderman — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:32:22 +0000

It’s become clear that Journatic has some problems: Using incorrect or fictional bylines, plus plagiarism and fabrication of news.

But what if it didn’t?

Could Journatic’s model of cost-efficient outsourced journalism offer a viable future for hyperlocal news? If … Read more

Tribune brings on consultant to work with Journatic, ‘profound’ changes required

Julie Moos — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:41:45 +0000

One week after suspending its work with Journatic, the Chicago Tribune has enlisted Randy Weissman, a longtime former employee, to consult with the outsourcing company on its processes and standards.

The Tribune suspended work with Journatic… Read more

How hyperlocal sites handle ‘micro-news’ in their communities

Anna Tarkov — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:09:08 +0000

We’ve become familiar with the way Journatic — and the news organizations that outsource to it — are gathering and publishing local “micro-news” like school lunch menus, death notices, high school sports scores and real estate transactions. But we wondered: … Read more