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BuzzFeed News Staff Council:
In a letter to BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti and others, the BuzzFeed News Staff Council demands that BuzzFeed pay out earned paid time off to laid-off employees — To Jonah Peretti, Lenke Taylor, and Ben Smith: — We are the BuzzFeed News Staff Council, a group of employees appointed to open …
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James Walker / Press Gazette:
BuzzFeed proposes cutting 17 of BuzzFeed UK's 37 editorial staff, with most losses to the Buzz section covering pop culture — Buzzfeed UK's editorial team will be cut by nearly half, its own media reporter has claimed, down from 37 to 20 journalists based in London.
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@markdistef, @williamsjon, @tolly_t, @maxseddon, @maggyvaneijk, @simonchilds13, @jamesrbuk and Newser
Wall Street Journal:
Bill Simmons says The Ringer, focused on its network of 28 podcasts with ~35M downloads a month is profitable; sources say it made $15M+ on podcasts in 2018 — Four years after his acrimonious split with ESPN, the sports entrepreneur is building a different kind of network
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@pkafka, Fortune, @lapresmidi, @tomgara, @tomgara, @jonsteinberg, @awealthofcs, @benmullin, @benmullin and @benmullin
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
NBC veteran Tom Brokaw apologizes after saying “Hispanics should work harder at assimilation” on Sunday's Meet the Press, evoking further criticism — Tom Brokaw, the veteran NBC newsman, has apologized for saying that Hispanic immigrants need to do a better job of assimilating …
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Condé Nast International launches Vogue Business, a twice-weekly newsletter for professionals in the fashion and luxury industries, with 21 staffers — Condé Nast International, home to magazine brands like Vogue, GQ and Wired, is making a more direct play for professionals …
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Financial Times, @wblau, @sarahmarshall, @digiday, @hugopw, @wblau, Media Star and Marketing Week
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Guardian EIC Katharine Viner says the group is on track to break even in April, talks about being Guardian's first female editor, paywalls, sexism, and more — Guardian News and Media editor-in-chief Katharine Viner has said a hard paywall “isn't really a conversation” …
Los Angeles Times:
Netflix shares few figures with studios, a negotiation tactic for licensed content, but does divulge them to its stars, who get bonuses for successful shows — When it comes to ratings, Netflix treats the public and many of its business partners like the characters in “Bird Box” …
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Will Oremus / Slate:
An overview of projects like NewsGuard, and how efforts to rank the credibility of news sites can be problematic, despite good intentions — In the era of fake news, a cottage industry of startups is competing to turn media credibility into a booming business. Do we really want that?
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@carnage4life, @jeffjohnroberts and @mantzarlis
Lizzy Raben / The Idea:
Q&A with Sam Felix, Director of Audience + Platforms at NYT, about her role at the paper, how NYT uses different platforms to promote its content, and more — This week, The Idea caught up with Sam Felix to discuss how The Times thinks about reaching new audiences …
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@adriana_lacy and @ideanewsletter, Thanks:@steverubel
Trish Bendix / BuzzFeed News:
A deep dive into the state of LGBT media, which is in flux amid mass layoffs across US media and the shuttering of Grindr's LGBT magazine Into — It's a dark time for media — LGBT media, especially. What got us here? And how might we survive? — I was just let go for the second time in three years.
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@campbellx and @itsalexberg
BBC:
RT host and former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape and sexual assault; RT says his show will continue to air as usual — Alex Salmond will continue to host his own television programme despite being charged with attempted rape and sexual assault, BBC Scotland has learned.
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Press Gazette, New York Times, Scotsman, RT, @claireshrugged and The Sun
Timothy Geigner / Techdirt:
US court dismisses lawsuit from RIAA labels against foreign YouTube-ripping sites, citing lack of jurisdiction since no US users or businesses were targeted — It's been quite frustrating to watch the music industry continually turn its legal gaze to whatever it insists is the “new” threat.
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TorrentFreak and @annemariebridy, more at Techmeme »
Jim Morrill / Nieman Reports:
As some criticize horse-race political coverage, a look back at The Charlotte Observer's election work using a “citizens agenda”, from a reporter who was there — In 1992, the Charlotte Observer pioneered “public journalism” in its election coverage. Is that what voters need in 2020?
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@sallykohn, @peterhamby, @richbtig, @jonfavs, @underoak, @niemanfdn, @niemanlab, @lauraelizdavis, @niemanreports and @jayrosen_nyu
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