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The Authors Guild:
Survey of 5,067 US-based published book authors finds median author income in 2017 was $6,080, down 42% from 2009; median pay for full-time authors was $20,300 — The Authors Guild's 2018 Author Income Survey, the largest survey of writing-related earnings by American authors ever conducted …
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InsideClimate News:
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards a $1M grant to InsideClimate News and $1M to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press — The grant provides ICN critical support for its investigative journalism, national reporting network and student journalism program.
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Lavanya Ramanathan / Washington Post:
What may be lost as women's magazines kill print editions: fact checkers, iconic editors, and outlets for some of the best female journalists — In late November, Glamour came to the same conclusion reached by so many other women's magazines these days: After 80 years in mailboxes …
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@siobhannyc, @editorialiste, @emgollie, @nataliedaher7, @toreyvanoot and @kimberlyburnspr
Ayurella Horn-Muller / Forbes:
Profile of Morning Brew, a daily email newsletter for business news started by two students, which grew to 800,000 subscribers in two years — Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. — “> In an era of evolving news production, everything from tone to delivery is in a constant state of influx.
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Ashley Rodriguez / Quartz:
Netflix has released about 345 original series, movies, and other productions in 2018, which comes to an estimated 90K minutes or 1,500 hours of content — Netflix released a ridiculous amount of original programming in 2018. How ridiculous? By Quartz's measure, the streaming-video giant put …
Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer:
How Bird Box's success was driven by online memes, which Netflix viewers seemed more attached to than the movie itself — Before the Sandra Bullock movie was a “hit,” it was a joke (or a bot-related conspiracy theory) on your Twitter feed. Here's how ‘Bird Box’ became so popular—and why it might be the future of movie marketing.
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WIRED UK, @patrickklepek, @g_price, @taylorlorenz, @alyssabereznak and The Daily Beast
Jon Porter / The Verge:
Samsung's 2018 and 2019 TV models will be able to access iTunes content directly via a dedicated app and support Apple's AirPlay 2 wireless streaming standard — Coming to all 2018 and 2019 TVs along with AirPlay 2 — Samsung's 2018 and 2019 range of televisions will be able to access …
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Dylan Byers / Byers Market:
Sources: Facebook execs “fed up” with NYT coverage and frustrated by a sponsored post on how to leave Facebook; NYT EIC says coverage is separate from business — What's Next: Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives are fed up with The New York Times after weeks …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Media critics say cable news networks should rethink airing President Trump's comments live during press briefings, which can often be PR stunts — New York (CNN)Should cable news networks air President Donald Trump's words in real time? — Since the 2016 campaign, news organizations …
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Mediaite, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy, @dangillmor, Wall Street Journal, @oliverdarcy, The Wrap and The Daily Beast
Jack Hough / Barron's Online:
Bob Iger on Disney's streaming efforts, BAMTech acquisition, and challenges like changing compensation models as the company's new services get closer to launch — Burbank, Calif.—At Walt Disney (DIS) headquarters in this studio-filled city, Suite 3H in the original animation building holds stacks …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
YouTubers popular with kids are promoting a shady gambling site selling “mystery boxes” filled with supposed prizes — Paul and Bryan “Ricegum” Le are among the popular children's entertainers promoting “mystery boxes” filled with supposed prizes the site says underage users are ineligible to win.
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BBC, @honorthecall, The Verge, Telegraph, Vox, @keemstar, @jakepaul, @h3h3productions, @taylorlorenz and @taylorlorenz
Cristi Hegranes / Nieman Lab:
Global Press CEO: news outlets need to provide better physical, emotional, digital, and legal security for local journalists who live in communities they cover — In 2019, news outlets will invest in journalist security in new and powerful ways. Readers will be at the forefront …
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