Mediagazer: Study: 53% of Americans pay for news, but 53% of digital subscribers have never paid for a print version; expertise, social cues, discounts drive subscriptions (American Press Institute)

6:50 AM ET, May 3, 2017

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Jeff Jarvis / Medium:

Storyful and Moat debut Open Brand Safety, working with CUNY School of Journalism to catalog sites that spread misinformation, then share findings with brands — But first, how do we define quality—and crap? — Storyful and Moat—together with CUNY and our new News Integrity Initiative* …

Discussion: Nieman Lab, @jeffjarvis, @craignewmark, News Corp, MediaPost, Ad Age, @dangillmor, @craignewmark and The Keyword

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

Rupert Murdoch's 56-word memo on Bill Shine shows a continued focus on ratings and profits, without cleaning house of those who enabled Ailes — If ever there were an internal memo that said it all, a remarkably brief one from Rupert Murdoch to Fox News staff on Monday is it.

Discussion: Washington Post, @timobrien, @sulliview and @dangillmor

Meera Jagannathan / New York Daily News:
Suzanne Scott, Fox News new president of programming, was accused of prompting Fox News employees and contributors to publicly disparage Gretchen Carlson

Discussion: HuffPost

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Source: Sean Hannity told staffers at a meeting that he is not negotiating a Fox News exit, thanked them for their work

Discussion: @hadas_gold, @hadas_gold and New York Times

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Amazon Prime Video signs first look deal for documentaries from new nonprofit production company at UC Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program — In 2001, “Frontline” aired a documentary by investigative reporting legend Lowell Bergman. The movie, which chronicled the new cowboys of …

Discussion: Investigative Reporting …

Ben Strauss / Politico:

Critics say ESPN is losing viewers due to politics, but Poynter's Kelly McBride is deeply skeptical of the data supporting that conclusion — The sports network is hemorrhaging viewers and some critics say its liberal politics are to blame. — Last week, ESPN, often referred …

Discussion: Deep Root Analytics, @richbtig, The Daily Caller, BuzzFeed and New York Times

Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
ESPN isn't dying, but its cable-TV business is declining as the cost of sports programming rises, meaning it will need to transition to a new business model

Discussion: @grahamdavida

American Press Institute:

Study: 53% of Americans pay for news, but 53% of digital subscribers have never paid for a print version; expertise, social cues, discounts drive subscriptions — This research was conducted by the Media Insight Project — an initiative of the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research

Discussion: Nieman Lab, @jesseholcomb, @jesseholcomb, @tomrosenstiel, @jeffsonderman and Fortune

Nieman Foundation News:

Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 80th class of Nieman Fellows — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism, a leading global voice in journalism education and innovation, has selected 24 journalists as members of the Nieman class of 2018.

Discussion: @dabeard, @jbenton, @niemanfdn and @amlwhere

Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:

CNN declined to air Donald Trump ad that contained graphic claiming mainstream news outlets are fake news — “Per our policy it will be accepted only if the graphic is deleted. Those are the facts," the network said. — For the most part, Donald Trump's new 30-second ad …

Discussion: @cnnpr, AgencySpy, New York Times, Washington Post, Mediaite, Business Insider, Fox News Insider, @lionelmedia and @thrmattbelloni

Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed:

Interview with Dylan Howard, EIC of National Enquirer and AMI chief content officer, on American Media's purchase of US Weekly, Trump, the future of tabloids — Close your eyes — and imagine what you think the editor of the National Enquirer might look like.

Chris Pash / Business Insider Australia:

Fairfax Media announces cuts of up to 125 journalist jobs at the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, and the Australian Financial Review in drive to save $30M — Fairfax Media is cutting $30 million in costs including the loss of 125 editorial jobs from its major newspapers, the Sydney Morning Herald …

Discussion: The Guardian, The Guardian, Mumbrella, @therealpbarry, Financial Review, NEWS.com.au and Crikey

Eva Xiao / Tech in Asia:

Chinese live streaming service Live.me raises $60M series A from Matrix, IDG, Gobi and Cheetah for R&D and overseas expansion — Chinese live streaming company Live.me is gearing up to take on competitors in the West. — The startup - 70 percent owned by Chinese mobile app company Cheetah Mobile …

Discussion: Cheetah Mobile, Mobile World Live, TechCrunch, China Money Network, Tubefilter and Variety, more at Techmeme »

Ian Mohr / Page Six:

Sources: Tucker Carlson signs two-book deal worth $9M with Simon & Schuster's Threshold Editions — The book world's buzzing that Tucker Carlson has inked a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster's Threshold Editions worth $9 million, sources tell Page Six.

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, @alexweprin and The Daily Caller

Peter Kafka / Recode:

Sources: Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, Yahoo's NBA site, to join ESPN after the NBA draft; ESPN intends to hire other The Vertical staffers — The writer and some of his team will join ESPN after next month's NBA draft. — Last week, ESPN cut some of its reporters and on-air personnel.

Discussion: The Spun and Adweek

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