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Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:
Lessons from the fall of Mic, the millennial-focused, Facebook-dependent site which left staffers exhausted, distrustful of leadership, and financially insecure — “I don't need a pair of Nikes. I need a 401(k)" — and other lessons from the death of a venture-backed, Facebook-dependent, millennial-focused news site.
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Pew survey of 10,618 Americans from last fall: 61% say the news media intentionally ignores important stories, 19% say media is biased or focused on opinions — It's not just the media institutions — Americans' trust in the federal government, and each other, is dropping.
Discussion:
@lrainie, @pewresearch, Pew Research Center, @baekdal, @marklittlenews, @pewresearch and New York Times
Brian Stelter / CNN:
A look at the work of Puerto Rican news nonprofit CPI, whose publication of texts sent by the governor has partly sparked protests demanding his resignation — New York (CNN Business)Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative Journalism has broken many, many stories in the past eleven years.
Discussion:
@frances_sola, @brianstelter, @brianstelter and @julito77
James Walker / Press Gazette:
EU allots €1.5M to responding to press freedom violations, like providing “tangible protection for journalists,” as part of €4.2M in funding for media projects — The European Union has opened up €4.2m (£3.8m) in funding for projects supporting media freedom …
Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian:
Libel trial opens against Maria Ressa, the editor of Philippine news site Rappler and critic of President Rodrigo Duterte — Maria Ressa faces prison term if convicted under criminal cyberlibel law — A libel trial against the editor of Rappler, a Philippine news site critical of the regime …
Discussion:
@ericwishart, Asian Correspondent, The Straits Times, RAPPLER and @jostevenslabour
Ruth Graham / Slate:
Air Mail, Graydon Carter's new weekly email newsletter that costs $50 annually, is a big glossy magazine stuffed awkwardly into your inbox — Carter's old-school editorial mode might not be in tune with the medium he now occupies. — The Author of a Wildly Popular Manifesto on Abstinence …
Discussion:
@publicroad, @slate, @arifleischer, bookforum.com and @bevysmith
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Newly profitable, Axel Springer and Samsung's news aggregator app Upday plans to launch on other platforms and introduce a podcast aggregator this year — Axel Springer's line of defense against the duopoly, news aggregator app Upday, is now profitable and gearing up to scale further and drive more revenue.
Discussion:
@upday_press
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
The CBS blackout is the 213th one in 2019 while only eight blackouts occurred in 2010 as reliance on retransmission fees makes negotiations more strained — Among media companies, “going dark” was once a matter of last resort. Now it's an option that is seeing more light.
Discussion:
@davezatz
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Study of 4M+ tweets during 2017 elections: the ratio of links to professional news sources vs. “junk news” was 7:1 in France, 5:1 in UK, and 4:1 in Germany — In the EU, junk is replacing news from the government, not news from the mainstream media.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
CBS News says Maria Salinas, who left Univision in 2017 after 30 years, will contribute to reports across broadcasts and appear during 2020 election coverage — Longtime former Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas is set to become a contributor to CBS News.
Discussion:
CBS Press Express, TVNewser, AllAccess.com, @mariaesalinas, Variety, Los Angeles Times and Broadcasting & Cable
Wudan Yan:
Freelance journalist documents the frustrations encountered and energy spent trying to hold three late-paying publications accountable for $5000+ they owed her — In late May, I returned home after four weeks on the road. I spent two of those weeks on vacation, and another two on the East Coast, visiting family and friends.
Discussion:
@wudanyan, @drewmillward, @thatmadden, @jbuchananbkk, @diandramae, @bigmommascott, @neilphauer, @nickmartin, @coelasquid, @akilahobviously, @alicialutes, @nicole_cliffe, @jwsthomson, @jessica_roy, @crystalsully, @grumplovesyou, @wudanyan, @wudanyan, @wudanyan, @wudanyan, @wudanyan, @tessajeanmiller, @nicole_rifkin, @sulliview, @evepeyser, @erinbiba, @steverousseau, @grimkim, @mekosoff, Nicole Knows and @simonowens
Miguel Cordon / Tech in Asia:
iflix, a streaming service targeting emerging markets, raises $50M ahead of a potential IPO, says it had around 17M users in May, up from 9M six months earlier — Video-streaming platform iFlix has raised over US$50 million in a round anchored by global asset manager Fidelity International ahead of a potential initial public offering.
Discussion:
TechCrunch
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Trump's departures from the White House, open to all press, become the best way for reporters to access the president, as daily press briefings have disappeared — Home Depot stocks dozens of different step ladders. The White House press corps isn't far behind.
Discussion:
@beccaclemons and @brianstelter
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