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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 …
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New York Times, @passantino, @jcstearns, @jimdalrympleii, @fmanjoo, LA Observed, @iglovett and @iglovett
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Elizabeth Spayd, incoming New York Times public editor: 'I'm not there to make friends'
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@notjoshearnest, @mikiebarb, New York Times and New York Magazine
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.
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Media Matters for America, Politico, @cfelsenthal, @kvox, @sulliview, @jayrosen_nyu, @jayrosen_nyu, @kelseymsutton, @brianstelter and @dangillmor
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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.
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@heoj, @lainnafader, @lpolgreen, @mlcalderone, Washingtonian, @myurow, Recode, @albertocairo, @pbump, @hermanywong, @raju, Business Insider, @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 …
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Broadcasting & Cable, Variety and FishbowlNY
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 …
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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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.
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The Wrap, @lmoses, @nivedithg, TVNewser 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
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 …
Discussion:
@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 …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sony PlayStation Vue web-TV service, which debuted in March 2015, surpasses 100K subscribers — Playstation network has dozens of TV channels live, on-demand — Disney, Time Warner, Viacom have all licensed their programs — PlayStation Vue, the web-TV service for owners …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Brexit Sell-Off: CBS, Liberty Global, ITV Stocks Among Buying Opportunities, Analysts Say — “For media stocks, it feels like every crisis is met with selling,” says one analyst. Global stock markets were hit Friday by a broad sell-off following Britain's decision to leave the European Union …
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