Zachary Grimshaw
@zgrimz.grimshaw.xyz
Reposted by Zachary Grimshaw
A follow-up to the recent piece on the Santa-Barbara News-Press: Thanks to the work of William Belfiore, a local owner ended up winning the bid for the online assets of the website.
Max Noremo was left out in the cold.
www.independent.com/2024/04/09/s...
Max Noremo was left out in the cold.
www.independent.com/2024/04/09/s...
‘Santa Barbara News-Press’ Website Goes to ‘Local Kids’
Group fronted by Ben Romo makes winning auction bid of $285,000.
www.independent.com
April 10, 2024 at 4:17 PM
A follow-up to the recent piece on the Santa-Barbara News-Press: Thanks to the work of William Belfiore, a local owner ended up winning the bid for the online assets of the website.
Max Noremo was left out in the cold.
www.independent.com/2024/04/09/s...
Max Noremo was left out in the cold.
www.independent.com/2024/04/09/s...
Reposted by Zachary Grimshaw
Credit to @curlybelfiore.bsky.social & @zgrimz.grimshaw.xyz for helping bring this situation to light. They were working on this at the same time I was digging into Deadspin/Lineup Publishing.
April 5, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Credit to @curlybelfiore.bsky.social & @zgrimz.grimshaw.xyz for helping bring this situation to light. They were working on this at the same time I was digging into Deadspin/Lineup Publishing.
Reposted by Zachary Grimshaw
If you’ve been keeping an eye on my feed of late, you’ll know that Deadspin was bought by an unusual buyer.
One of its principals, Max Noremo, is trying to buy a bankrupt local newspaper. But its local community may be ready to fight back:
www.fastcompany.com/91077421/san...
One of its principals, Max Noremo, is trying to buy a bankrupt local newspaper. But its local community may be ready to fight back:
www.fastcompany.com/91077421/san...
A Santa Barbara paper died. Now a far-away buyer wants its assets
The News-Press's digital assets are up for sale. Locals worry they could become a farm for AI-generated SEO bait.
www.fastcompany.com
April 5, 2024 at 6:06 PM
If you’ve been keeping an eye on my feed of late, you’ll know that Deadspin was bought by an unusual buyer.
One of its principals, Max Noremo, is trying to buy a bankrupt local newspaper. But its local community may be ready to fight back:
www.fastcompany.com/91077421/san...
One of its principals, Max Noremo, is trying to buy a bankrupt local newspaper. But its local community may be ready to fight back:
www.fastcompany.com/91077421/san...
Reposted by Zachary Grimshaw
The guy that bought Deadspin is about to buy another publication for the domain name: www.independent.com/2024/03/29/s...
Santa Barbara’s Collective Memory, Sold for Kindling
The digital archive of the 'Santa Barbara News-Press' is poised for sale to a murky foreign firm likely to destroy it for data to feed online search algorithms. Will we step up to save our history?
www.independent.com
March 29, 2024 at 5:30 PM
The guy that bought Deadspin is about to buy another publication for the domain name: www.independent.com/2024/03/29/s...