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Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
A disorienting interview with Jack Dorsey on his Myanmar tweets, right-wing extremism, and what he'd do if Trump called on his followers to murder journalists — A Q&A with Twitter's CEO on right-wing extremism, Candace Owens, and what he'd do if the president called on his followers to murder journalists.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Netflix estimates it accounts for 10% of US TV screen time, shares audience numbers for some movies and TV shows, such as Bird Box's audience of 80M households — The streaming service says it now accounts for 10 percent of TV viewing time. — Netflix has more than 130 million customers watching its TV shows and movies.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Buzzfeed UK Editor-in-Chief Janine Gibson is leaving at the end of January after more than three years as its head — Buzzfeed UK editor-in-chief Janine Gibson has announced she is leaving the news website after more than three years in the top job. — Gibson will leave at the end of January …
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Publishing CEO Justin Dearborn steps down and is replaced by company President Tim Knight; the CEO and president of Tribune Interactive have also left — The Chicago Tribune newsroom at One Prudential Plaza on June 12, 2018. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) — Privacy Policy
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
NY Post Publisher Jesse Angelo is leaving the company and will be replaced by Sean Giancola; Michelle Gotthelf has been promoted to digital editor-in-chief — Sean Giancola is replacing Angelo as publisher and CEO of The New York Post. — Jesse Angelo is leaving his role as publisher …
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New York Times, The Wrap, Adweek, News Corp, @jasonhirschhorn and MediaPost
Variety:
A look at how debt is shaping the industry as media giants amass large amounts of debt to build streaming platforms in an effort to better compete with Netflix — Randall Stephenson, AT&T's chairman-CEO, summoned all of his folksy Oklahoma earnestness as he made an enthusiastic pitch …
Kali Hays / WWD:
Cuts at Conde Nast continue: Glamour cuts “a handful” of staffers, GQ and Wired together cut ~10 people, and Allure is said to be losing a couple of positions — Condé Nast is still doling out changes to staff, real estate and operations as a whole.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
News UK has asked the culture secretary to remove some legal guarantees to allow the Times and Sunday Times to share content and staff in a cost savings bid — Murdoch publisher wants to remove guarantees to allow it to share content and staff — Rupert Murdoch's News UK has asked …
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Media Matters for America:
Media Matters study: in 2018, less than 6% of episodes on the five major Sunday morning news shows had segments about climate change, a 13% fall YoY — Less than 6 percent of episodes on the major Sunday shows discussed global warming, and some of them included climate deniers
Caroline Scott / Journalism.co.uk:
Interview with Mike Castellucci, creator and producer of Phoning It In, an Emmy Award-winning news series that is shot entirely with an iPhone — Journalist Mike Castellucci explains how he is able to capture the human spirit in his award-winning show with just a smartphone, tripod and mic
Victor Luckerson / The Ringer:
Musicians call for changes to Spotify's royalty payout model to tie royalties to the number of users who listen to their music, a shift Deezer is making in 2019 — Fans may assume the $10 they pay for a monthly streaming subscription goes to the artists they listen to most. That's not the case.
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Interview with Corey Ford of media accelerator Matter, which paused its media venture fund after funding from news companies dried up — In its seven years, Matter.vc has shepherded 73 media startups through eight accelerator programs, funded by two rounds of investments from a bunch of media companies.
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