Top News:
Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
The culture of vlogging, for Logan Paul with 15M+ subscribers and others, emphasizes that the only wrong decision is turning the camera off — Logan Paul, one of YouTube's biggest stars, treated a video he uploaded over the weekend as the equivalent of a TV sitcom's “very special episode.”
Discussion:
@aaronpaul_8, Ad Age, @phillyd, The Wrap, @jimlaporta, New York Magazine, PAPERMAG, Polygon, @klcpegher, Fast Company, @jacky_braid, IndieWire, @maclethal, The Verge, Mashable, The Ringer, The Daily Caller, The Next Web, @inthelittlewood, @dannerdcubed, @lukewaltham, @mikeisaac, @cernovich, @socarolinesays, @alexboniello, @jessicamarzipan, @tlcolford, @genepark, @genepark, USA Today, The Independent, BGR, Boing Boing, Business Insider, Variety and TMZ.com
RELATED:
Justin McCurry / The Guardian:
YouTube star Logan Paul has apologized after posting a video of the body of an alleged suicide victim he found in a Japanese forest; the video was removed — Outcry after American posts video in which he jokes with friends over apparent suicide victim they came across in forest
Discussion:
@loganpaul, The Wrap, New York Magazine, Business Insider, BBC, The Verge, Splinter, Fortune, Mashable, CBS Boston, The Next Web, The Daily Beast, New York Times, NPR, Hollywood Reporter, MediaPost, Rolling Stone, Polygon, @dannyzuker, TechCrunch, TMZ.com, Mediaite, @natekgarner, @alaskasthunder, @phillyd, @piersmorgan, @whoiskwam and @amersham_media
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Hoda Kotb is named co-anchor of the Today show, replacing Matt Lauer who was fired — Hoda Kotb has been named the co-anchor of TODAY, making her official debut Tuesday just after an announcement by NBC News Chairman Andy Lack. — Kotb, 53, will join Savannah Guthrie at the anchor desk during …
Discussion:
People.com, Mediaite, CNNMoney, NBC News, Forbes, E! Online, @todayshow, Ad Age, @hodakotb, New York Times, USA Today, The Daily Beast, ABC News, TVNewser, Showbiz411, Hollywood Reporter, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, TVLine, Rolling Stone, The Wrap, AOL, Newser, @kbeninato, thecut, @jmhansler, @joeconchatv, Mashable, @nina_terrero, @alfadlmiranda, @emilybaucum, @dylandreyernbc, @savannahguthrie, @poppyharlowcnn, @thomasaroberts, @oliviaugino, @stevebuterawlex, @deggans, @niallstanage, @halliejackson, @_celia_marie_, @emmaladyrose and @justinnbc4
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Twitter spokesperson confirms an email that said the account for former sheriff David Clarke was temporarily locked after he tweeted a physical threat to media — Clarke plagiarized portions of thesis (May 2017) — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Former Milwaukee Sheriff David A. Clarke …
Discussion:
Variety, Deadline, The Hill, The Wrap, BuzzFeed, Hollywood Reporter, @popehat, The A.V. Club, Mashable, @jaketapper, @adamweinstein, Talking Points Memo, @prettyannoyed, @natashabertrand and Mediaite
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify faces another copyright lawsuit, from Wixen Music, representing Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, others; suit suggests up to 21% of Spotify songs are unlicensed — Wixen Music Publishing files a new lawsuit that also covers music from Rage Against the Machine, The Doors, Steely Dan, and many others.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, The Wrap, Pitchfork, Variety, Axios, Rolling Stone, The Verge, SPIN, The FADER, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac and WHDH-TV, more at Techmeme »
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Vice Media suspends President Andrew Creighton and Chief Digital Officer Mike Germano after NYT story on sex harassment allegations; new HR chief to be hired — Vice Media placed its president, Andrew Creighton, and its chief digital officer, Mike Germano, on leave after sexual harassment allegations …
Discussion:
@emilysteel, Deadline, @tomkludt, Variety, Mediaite, Julia Smith, @pkafka, AgencySpy, NPR, thecut, Jezebel, Splinter, The A.V. Club, The Daily Caller, AOL, The Wrap, @emilysteel and Mediawire
Tim Lockette / Anniston Star:
Former publisher and chairman of the company that publishes the Anniston Star, H. Brandt Ayers, accused of forced spanking staffers in the newsroom in the 1970s — A former Anniston Star reporter says that H. Brandt Ayers, chairman of the company that publishes the paper, sexually assaulted her in the 1970s in The Star's newsroom.
Discussion:
thecut, @romenesko, @ddale8, @williams_paige, @farhip, al.com, @williams_paige, TIME, The Montgomery Advertiser, Boing Boing and Alabama Political Reporter
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
A study of 2,525 Americans' web browsing histories showed false news accounted for just 1% of Clinton supporters' overall news diets and 6% of Trump supporters' — Fake news evolved from seedy internet sideshow to serious electoral threat so quickly that behavioral scientists had little …
Discussion:
Mashable, @kreissdaniel, @brendannyhan, New Yorker, @newyorker, @egavactip, @firstdraftnews, @andyguess, Media Matters for America, @aaronhuertas, @kreissdaniel, @mantzarlis, The Daily Caller, @niemanreports, Axios, @nolan_mc, @rachellarris, @brendannyhan, @janeeliz, @mikel_jollett, @normeisen, @leedrutman, @emptywheel, @janelytv, @leticiabode, @profcarroll, @rogerpielkejr, @adamjohnsonnyc, @timobrien, @snurb_dot_info, @kreissdaniel, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check and New York Times
Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
The few stories by Russian journalists about Russian influence on the US election show the importance of independent press abroad — Much of 2017 was consumed with untangling the political mess that was 2016 and Russia's role in it. Much of what we learned came from American journalists …
Discussion:
@asluhn, @penamerican and @juliaioffe
Jim Edwards / Business Insider:
Citi analysts say there is a 40% chance Apple will acquire Netflix, as Trump's corporate tax cut will leave the company with significant cash reserves for M&A — There is a 40% likelihood that Apple will acquire Netflix now that US President Trump's corporate tax cut has been passed …
Discussion:
VentureBeat, Forbes, Fast Company, The A.V. Club, @tmillerpoetry, /Film, AppAdvice.com and Fortune
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
UK government to launch three-year, £60M fund in 2019 for public service broadcasters, which can claim 50% of production costs for children's programming — Television companies making children's programming for UK public service broadcasters will be eligible to claim 50 per cent …
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Google and Facebook's dominance in digital ads and Netflix and Amazon's massive programming budgets are forcing big media mergers and streaming ventures — There's no debating the #MeToo movement was the biggest story in the entertainment industry in 2017.