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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
A collection of New York Times journalists known as the 2020 group are undertaking a strategic review of the paper, causing fear and unrest in the newsroom — A working group is focused on results in 2020 — which means the paper must transform itself right now
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FishbowlNY, @politico, @joepompeo, @dannysullivan, @justinnxt, @wcpsarah, @vermontgmg and @joepompeo
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times launches a one-week test of a state-specific morning news roundup, California Today, by Los Angeles-based staffer Ian Lovett — The New York Times, no stranger to focused newsletters, is turning its attention to California. — With California Today …
Discussion:
New York Times, @passantino, @jcstearns, @jimdalrympleii, LA Observed, @fmanjoo, @iglovett and @iglovett
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
CNN's hiring of Corey Lewandowski insults the press — and women — Even in the highly competitive, ratings-mad, hardball-playing world of cable television, there should be a bridge too far. — In hiring Donald Trump's fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, CNN ran blithely across that bridge and plunged into a sea of muck.
Discussion:
Media Matters for America, @jayrosen_nyu, @kelseymsutton, @dangillmor, @jayrosen_nyu and @brianstelter
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Inside the WaPo newsroom under Bezos: $60M in digital revenue so far, increased risk-taking, more investigative projects, data at heart of newsroom decisions — One of the first things you notice in Washington Post editor Marty Baron's office is the typewriter art on the wall.
Discussion:
@heoj, @lainnafader, Business Insider, @lpolgreen, @mlcalderone, Washingtonian, @myurow, Recode, @albertocairo, @pbump, @hermanywong, @raju, @raju, @jbenton, @meyerson and @sulliview
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Marc DeBevoise named president and chief operating officer of CBS Interactive — Marc DeBevoise has been named president and chief operating officer of CBS Interactive. — With the new title, he'll add CNET to his oversight list. — More generally, DeBevoise will lead strategy …
Discussion:
Broadcasting & Cable, FishbowlNY and Variety
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Financial Times makes 30% of its ad revenue from the luxury market, subscribers report household incomes of $200K+ per year, says CEO John Ridding — John Ridding lives in luxury — or at least nearby. The CEO of the Financial Times serves a readership with enviable pocketbooks and portfolios …
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
On social media, Fox News' audience is more engaged than its rivals'; interaction on Facebook is 0.16%, whereas average for top 50 news organizations is 0.12% — The news site with the most engagement on Facebook isn't the biggest digital property or even the biggest page on the social network.
Discussion:
The Wrap, TVNewser, @lmoses, @nivedithg and Mediaite
Nat Ives / Ad Age:
Bloomberg's Chief Revenue Officer Paul Caine steps down, Chief Operating Officer Jacki Kelley to assume his duties on an interim basis — Chief Operating Office Jackie Kelley to Assume His Duties on an Interim Basis — Sponsor Webcast — Programmatic: Future of Television
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@whatthebit, @themehulpatel, FishbowlNY and Media Wire Daily
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Americans aged 18-24 watch just 2.3 hours of TV a day versus those over 35 who watch more than twice that — Unless you are a millennial. Then you're only watching an enormous amount of TV every day. — TV! It's cooked! Toast! Doneso. Ready for the fork.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Mashable hires Andrew Springer, ABC News head of global social media strategy, for similar role, poaches Ben Fullon from Vox Media to lead paid media strategy — Mashable, the digital-media company making a push to boost video and TV production, has recruited Andrew Springer …
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@aabramson and FishbowlNY
AJ Labs:
Lessons from Al Jazeera's 24-hour livestream on Facebook Live: no push notifications led to fewer viewers, and when it ended, most data was lost — By now, most Facebook users should be familiar with Facebook Live. It's been used to interview celebrities, take viewers behind the scenes at major events …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Hogan's legal team wants Nick Denton to submit to a deposition, despite restraining order, in effort to advance on collection of $10M for which Denton is liable — Hogan demands a deposition and documents as part of a move to possibly move forward in collection efforts against Denton.
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@thrmattbelloni