Mediagazer: Interview with Washington Post editors on their new travel vertical, By The Way, which is launching on June 18 for people who want to “feel like a local” (Mollie Leavitt/The Idea)

1:55 PM ET, June 11, 2019

Top News:

Jeff Jarvis / Whither news?:

Publishers, lobbying for laws around the world that will help them extract payments from platforms like Google for linking to news, are ruining the internet — Around the world, news industry trade associations are corruptly cashing in their political capital — …

Discussion: @alexaborchardt, @homerglick, The Daily Caller, @telstarlogistic, @nicolasmagand, @froomkin, @jbenton, @peterhamby, @billt, @om and News Media Alliance, more at Techmeme »

Jack Shafer / Politico:
The newspaper industry doesn't need a special antitrust exemption to help it compete with Google, Facebook; the papers are largely to blame for their downfall

Discussion: @sulliview, @yelvington, @yelvington, @theophite and @michaelsocolow

Marc Tracy / New York Times:
News Media Alliance study, to be given to US House ahead of hearings, claims Google made $4.7B from the work of news publishers in 2018 via search, Google News

Bill Grueskin / @bgrueskin:
[Thread] News Media Alliance study relies on an offhand comment Marissa Mayer made in 2008 to extrapolate how much money Google has made from news publishers

Discussion: @newsceo, @jason_kint, @mathewi, @jordan_rubio, @tomgara and News Media Alliance

Brian Stelter / CNN:
At US House hearings on Tuesday, newspaper lobbyists will pitch the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to let pubs jointly negotiate with big tech

Discussion: The Week, Reason, @jbenton and Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Kyle Pope / Columbia Journalism Review:

In the US, NPR is the only major media outlet with a full-time public editor; CJR announces appointment of four public editors for NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, and CNN — Last week at Columbia, CJR hosted more than three dozen public editors from around the world, gathered together for their annual meeting.

Discussion: @meredithshiner, @gabrielsnyder, @kylepope, @kylepope, @kylepope, @mantzarlis, @mariabustillos, @nikkiusher, @emilyctamkin, @dceiver, @robinhenig and @digiphile

Brian Stelter / CNN:

NYT says it will stop publishing political cartoons in its international edition starting July 1, has been considering its decision for more than a year — A month and a half after The New York Times errantly published an anti-Semitic cartoon in its international edition …

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Digiday Media adds a third brand, Modern Retail, after the launch of Glossy in 2016; subscription revenue for the company is projected to reach $2M+ in 2019 — Digiday Media, the eleven-year old digital media trade publication, is adding a third brand called “Modern Retail,” …

Discussion: Digiday, @bmorrissey, @hilarymilnes, @lmoses and @rafat

Mollie Leavitt / The Idea:

Interview with Washington Post editors on their new travel vertical, By The Way, which is launching on June 18 for people who want to “feel like a local” — We spoke with Amanda Finnegan and Emilio Garcia-Ruiz from The Washington Post about By The Way, a new travel product the Post is launching on June 18.

Discussion: Washington Post and @amateurleader

Washington Post:

Sources: Zuckerberg contacted Pelosi to discuss viral misinformation, but she, frustrated by how Facebook handled a manipulated video of her, has not engaged — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg contacted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in recent weeks to discuss …

Discussion: Politico, Editor & Publisher, Vanity Fair, Talking Points Memo, @costareports, @drewharwell, @ktumulty, @costareports and The Week

Nicholas Quah / Hot Pod News:

Quake Media plans to launch a subscription-only podcast network this winter with talk radio-style programming built around people who are “household names” — At some point this winter, we will see the launch of something called Quake Media, which describes itself as a …

Discussion: Nieman Lab

Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group has acquired startup news app Zig, which offers an Instagram-style scrolling feed of photos that link to news sites — Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter and NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer were among the app's investors.

Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:

US Congressman introduces bill seeking to make it easier for written news organizations to claim nonprofit status — A bill filed by U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., would make it easier for “written news organizations” to claim nonprofit status, “allowing them to focus on content instead …

Discussion: Congressman Mark DeSaulnier

Joseph Cox / VICE:

Facebook has quietly made changes to limit Graph Search over the weekend, following privacy scandals, says it will work with researchers affected by the changes — Facebook's Graph Search allowed anyone to search a wealth of public data on Facebook in very specific ways …

Discussion: BuzzFeed News, @bnonnecke, TechCrunch, @cward1e, @josephfcox, @wongmjane and @eliothiggins, more at Techmeme »

David Nakamura / Washington Post:

As China clamps down on free speech and blocks more US media outlets, Trump's routine attacks on those same outlets make a striking companion — The news out of China over the weekend was bleak: Two more major international media companies — the London-based Guardian and The Washington Post …

Discussion: Bloomberg, @kimberlyeatkins and @joenbc

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Seattle-based Glow launches, in beta, its mobile-first podcast monetization platform which enables podcasters to turn listeners into subscribers — It's a common problem for podcasters: you've got a passionate, loyal audience, but at a time when it seems everyone is producing an audio show …

Discussion: @gilbert and @amiravalliani

Archived Page Info:

This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 1:55 PM ET, June 11, 2019.

View the current page or another snapshot:

Who's Hiring in Media?

Deputy Ed. - Gen. Assignment Desk, DC — WaPo

EU Technology Reporter, Brussels — Bloomberg

Breaking News Reporter, NY — Guardian US

Harrisburg Reporter, PA — PCBC

Senior Editor - Styles, NY — NYT

Part-time Editor, Remote — Techmeme

Home & Travel Reporter, Ireland — Newsweek

Assistant Digital Editor, MA — Boston Globe

Senior Editor - Visuals (Temporary), DC — NPR

Copy Editor, Remote US — ProPublica

Markets Reporter, NY/CA — Sherwood Media

Staff Writer, MI — Watershed Voice

Food Reporter, CA — SF Standard

Staff Writer, NV — Las Vegas Weekly

Pharma Editor, Remote — Endpoints

Higher Ed. Reporter, Remote CA — EdSource

Politics Reporter, Brussels — Politico

Investigations & Enterprise Ed., WI — Cap Times

Social Strategy Editor, NY — WSJ

Senior Narrative Editor, CA — Cloud Chamber

Editor-in-Chief, NY (flexible) — The 74

Housing Reporter, OK — The Frontier

Writer/AI Content Reviewer, CA — Outlier

Writer/Editor, Remote — Mediaite

Multi Media Reporter, NC — Cardinal & Pine

Afternoon/Night Editor, NH — Keene Sentinel

Education Lab Editor, WA — Seattle Times

Senior Editor, Remote US — PCWorld

State Worker Reporter, CA — Sacramento Bee

Executive Editor, NM — Searchlight

News Assistant, NY — Quanta Magazine

Local Editor, NJ (Remote) — Patch

News Writer, CA — Hollywood Reporter

News Editor/Reporter, KS — Blade-Empire

Add your company here

See Also:

Mediagazer: site main

Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer

Mediagazer Mobile: for phones

Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources

Subscribe:

Mediagazer RSS feed

Mediagazer on X

Mediagazer on Mastodon

More News:

Jim Acosta / CNN:
Excerpt adapted from Jim Acosta's book “The Enemy of the People” describes how Trump's “fake news” rhetoric mutated into a full-blown assault on the free press

Discussion: CNN, The Wrap, @acosta, @acosta, Observer and HarperCollins Publishers

Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court to hear case alleging Comcast discriminated based on race in declining to carry networks from African-American-owned Entertainment Studios Network

Discussion: USA Today, The Root, Reuters, New York Times, The Wrap and UPI

Marc Bennetts / The Guardian:
After public outcry, Russian police drop drug charges against journalist Ivan Golunov, say he will be released from house arrest later on Tuesday

Discussion: Press Gazette, The Independent, The Moscow Times, Financial Times, @tessaszy, @miriamelder and @bbcstever

Washington Post:
Source: US has issued a formal extradition request for Julian Assange, making further US charges unlikely per the terms of the US-UK extradition treaty

Discussion: CNN

Casey Sullivan / Business Insider:
Interview with veteran journalist Ken Auletta on his forthcoming book on Harvey Weinstein, the reporting process, his career regrets, and more

Discussion: @casey_biglaw

Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Artists are gaming Billboard charts by including free downloads of albums with concert tickets and merch; Billboard plans to tighten bundling rules this year

Discussion: The Independent, @nytimes, Page Six, PAPER, Music Business Worldwide and VICE

Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki apologizes to the LGBTQ community, says that demonetizing but leaving Steven Crowder's channel on the platform was the right decision

Discussion: @loudmouthjulia, @tomcoates, @wagatwe, @soledadobrien, @backlon, @inafried, @loudmouthjulia, @saychieeef, @ashleylynch, Forbes, CNET and Vox, more at Techmeme »

Earlier Picks:

Matthew Gault / VICE:
InfoWars agrees to pay Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie $15,000 in a copyright settlement after using the cartoon on merch

Discussion: The Daily Beast, New York Times, @elizabcking, @egavactip, UPROXX, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Stranger, The Hill, The Daily Dot, Hollywood Reporter and Alex Jones' Infowars

Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Iran revoked press credential of Tehran-based NYT correspondent Thomas Erdbrink in Feb; photographer Newsha Tavakolian, his wife, was also stopped from working

Discussion: @amiretemadi, Talking Points Memo, Al Jazeera, @joshgreenman, @bbckimghattas, @dabeard, @gesfandiari, @maloneysuzanne, @jasonmbrodsky, @pressfreedom, @joyce_karam, @mlcalderone, @mlcalderone and Politico

Brian Resnick / Vox:
How private industry dominates and profits massively from academic publishing, and how librarians, academics, and pirates are trying to regain control

Discussion: @sineadherself, @cbsweeney, @joeycoleman, @julie_bernie, @voxdotcom, @b_resnick, @profsimonfisher, @dsquintana and @b_resnick

Michael Malone / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS launches CBSN Los Angeles, the second of the company's local direct-to-consumer streaming news services after CBSN New York; Boston and SF coming next

Discussion: Variety, Variety, Deadline, The Streamable, TVNewser, TVWeek.com, Cord Cutters News and Variety

The Daily Beast:
Documents show ThinkProgress is looking at a $3M budget deficit for 2019; source: the site is in a state of slow attrition, with 5+ staffers leaving this year

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, @gideonresnick and The Daily Caller

Kali Hays / WWD:
Esquire promotes Michael Sebastian, digital director for the magazine, to editor in chief overseeing print and digital; Nick Sullivan becomes creative director

Discussion: Ad Age, @karenmcgrane, @wwd, @margoandhow, Adweek and The Business of Fashion

From Techmeme:

George Steer / Financial Times:
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

James Hunt / The Block:
Bitcoin's fourth halving is now complete, lowering miners' block subsidy rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC; the third halving was on May 2020

Sister Sites:

Techmeme
Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web

memeorandum
What US political commentators are discussing online right now

WeSmirch
The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page