Top News:
John Plunkett / Guardian:
News Corp chief exec Robert Thomson criticizes ‘trash traffic’ on BuzzFeed-style sites — News Corp chief criticises ‘trash traffic’ on BuzzFeed-style sites — Robert Thomson says advertisers 'don't want guilt by association, they want gilt by association'
Discussion:
@larakiara
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Sources: Re/code valued at $15-20M in Vox deal, which was based on Vox's November valuation of $380M; Re/code projected to generate revenues of $12M this year — Why Re/code, an 18-month-old tech news startup, really sold to Vox — even though it was generating $12 million
Discussion:
Capital New York, @ritholtz, @nereidadin, @fmanjoo, @davidfolkenflik, @tomstandage, USA Today, @nichcarlson, @neilcybart, @readdanwrite and @rafat
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CBS newsman Bob Schieffer to become a fellow at Harvard's Shorenstein Centre, studying the 2016 presidential election — Bob Schieffer heads to the Ivy League, accepts Harvard fellowship — One of Bob Schieffer's first stops after stepping down from the “Face the Nation” moderators chair will be Harvard University.
Discussion:
Poynter
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
Business Insider deleted posts about Elon Musk after his biographer publicly complained that the news organization was mining his book for posts — Business Insider Deleted Elon Musk Posts After Bio Author Complained — Business Insider removed several posts from its site after the author …
Discussion:
@kevin_raposo and @kbsmoke
Cale Guthrie Weissman / Business Insider:
Sources: nearly all of Medium's sites are undergoing major upheavals; employees quiet on changes due to NDA — Medium, the publishing platform started by one of Twitter's cofounders, is gutting some of its most popular sites — Two weeks ago, publishing platform Medium …
Discussion:
@nedraggett, @sterlewine, @biocuriosity, @benmullin, @athertonkd and @tomkrazit
Fiona Gartland / The Irish Times:
Court order was not intended to stop reporting of Dáil statements, says judge — Denis O'Brien accused in High Court of ‘spectacular climbdown’ — An order preventing the publication of financial information about Denis O'Brien was not intended to prohibit fair reporting of any utterances …
Discussion:
@marklittlenews
Mic Wright / The Next Web:
Build your own Netflix: Vimeo On Demand introduces monthly subscriptions — Video makers have been able to offer their creations for sale or rent through Vimeo On Demand since 2013. Now, the video platform has introduced a recurring monthly subscription option.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Hollywood Reporter and Re/code
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Former NYT director of audience development Kareem Ahmed introduces NYC.TV, a platform for local video makers, and a discovery tool for viewers — NYC.TV goes local to fix the video discovery problem — Putting a video online is easier than it has ever been, but good luck getting people to watch it.
Discussion:
@digiday
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Journalists Meet To Discuss Frustration With Clinton Campaign's Control Over Access And Information — NEW YORK — Journalists covering Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign met for nearly two hours in Washington on Monday to discuss concerns about what they believe is inadequate access …
Discussion:
National Journal, @ericboehlert, @markleibovich, The Week, Washington Post, Mediaite, Fortune and Washington Post
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Leaked contract shows SoundCloud may pay about 22% royalties to publishers, is preparing to roll out two premium tiers, one with downloadable songs and no ads — Leaked Contract Shows SoundCloud's Plans For Ad-Free Subscriptions And Paying Labels — SoundCloud is desperately trying …
Discussion:
Digital Music News
Christian Caryl / Foreign Policy:
How three Costa Rican reporters upended the nation's political system through data reporting — The Data Sleuths of San José — How three scrappy Costa Rican reporters used the power of data to bring down a system of sleaze. — The real estate agent was angry.
Discussion:
@martinstabe
WAN-IFRA:
Global newspaper circulation revenue $92B and advertising revenue $87B in 2014, the first time circulation revenue exceeded ad revenue this century — World Press Trends: Newspaper Revenues Shift To New Sources — A profound shift in the newspaper business model, evolving for years, is finally here.
Discussion:
Poynter, World News Publishing Focus … and Guardian
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
City AM appoints Christian May as editor, replacing David Heller who is leaving after just eight months — City AM appoints Institute of Directors' Christian May as editor — Business organisation's communications chief to replace David Heller, who is leaving after just eight months
Discussion:
Press Gazette, @henrymance, @marksweney, @christianjmay and @willspratt
Sarah Shaffi / The Bookseller:
US e-book sales drop 6% in 2014 to 223M, down from 240M in 2013 — US e-book sales down 6% in 2014 — E-book sales in the US declined by 6% in 2014 compared to the year before, statistics released by Nielsen show. — Information presented at BookExpo America and derived from PubTrack Digital …
Andrew Heslop / WAN-IFRA:
WAN-IFRA calls for greater protection for journalists, says at least 1,127 have been killed on the job since 1992 — Press Freedom Resolution: Safety of Journalists — The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting on 31 May in Washington D.C. during …
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The Hindu, philstar.com, Graphic Online, Indian Television Dot Com and Press Gazette
Pew Research Center:
Millennials, Generation Xers, and Baby Boomers trust about four-in-ten sources they have heard of and distrust about two-in-ten overall — Millennials and Political News — Social Media - the Local TV for the Next Generation? — When it comes to where younger Americans get news …
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Journalism.org, Fortune, The Huffington Post, Real Lawyers Have Blogs, The Awl, Variety, Baltimore Sun, The Verge, Talking Points Memo, GeekWire, SocialTimes, FishbowlDC, OnPolitics, Adweek and TVSpy
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Pew report: 61% of millennials got their political news from Facebook in the last week, 37% from local television
Pew report: 61% of millennials got their political news from Facebook in the last week, 37% from local television
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, Journalism.org, Mashable, Broadcasting & Cable, CNNMoney, Pew Research Center, @hemartin, @mathewi, @hadas_gold, @tomgara, @robertcaruso and @sunny_hundal
Wall Street Journal:
Apple expected to announce $10 a month music streaming service at WWDC, will offer curated channels, in talks with Q-Tip, Drake, and Dr. Dre to host — Apple to Take On Spotify With New Streaming Services — Music subscription to cost $10 a month; augmented Internet radio will have DJs
Discussion:
Business Insider, Re/code, The Verge, Variety, Wall Street Journal and 9to5Mac