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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.
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Nieman Lab, @perlberg, @jamilahking, @hlmacmillen, @eveewing, @rubinafillion, @lauren_kelley, @s_m_i, @sophiekleeman, @itstheannmarie, @scottbix, @reckless, @danielmarans, @andreagonram, @nicktheandersen, @mitrakalita, @mattgertz, @nataliesurely, @rmc031, @taylorlorenz, @k_trendacosta, @adamserwer, @seanblanda, @kciesemier, @lainnafader, @moorehn, @timherrera, @mcastimovies, @maxwellstrachan, @pkafka, @taylorlorenz and @lkherman
Max Willens / Digiday:
Bustle Digital Group acquires Inverse, a science- and geek culture-focused site, which was founded by Bleacher Report cofounder Dave Nemetz and had raised $6M — Bustle Digital Group has made another acquisition in an attempt to grow beyond its female-focused audience.
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Business Insider, Variety, Talking Biz News, Adweek, @davenemetz, @timmulk, @benjamingoggin and @joshuatopolsky, Thanks:@kerrymflynn
Jessica Dolcourt / CNET:
Profile of Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, who has donated $100M+ to charities and who champions “vigorous, trustworthy journalism” and women in tech — Craig Newmark is a self-proclaimed nerd and reformed jerk. Now he's putting money behind his politics.
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@craignewmark, @richardjnieva, @blkbaer, @techledes, @georgiadreid1, @jdolcourt and @jasonhiner, more at Techmeme »
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Jodi Rudoren, a veteran editor and reporter at The New York Times, has been named editor in chief of The Forward, a 122-year-old Jewish publication — The Forward, a 122-year-old Jewish publication, named a new leader of its newsroom on Tuesday, appointing Jodi Rudoren …
Discussion:
The Wrap, @sdkstl, @cliffordlevy, @meslackman, @rudoren, @amyspitalnick and @max_fisher
Sasha Koren / Times Open:
NYT R&D debuts The News Provenance Project to explore product design and user-facing tools to make content origins clearer to audiences and fight misinformation — The Times's Research & Development team is exploring ways to make the origins of journalistic content clearer to news audiences.
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Talking Biz News
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 …
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@arifleischer, @publicroad, @slate and bookforum.com
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.
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@lrainie, @baekdal, @marklittlenews, @pewresearch, @lrainie, @pewresearch, @pewresearch, Pew Research Center and New York Times
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In a court document, lawyers for Cesar Sayoc, who pleaded guilty to mailing explosives to 13 people, say Fox & Friends and Hannity helped radicalize Sayoc — Cesar Sayoc pleaded guilty in March to mailing improvised explosive devices to 13 people, including many prominent Democratic figures …
Discussion:
The Atlantic, @wajahatali, @mollyjongfast, @digiphile, @igorvolsky, The Week and Mediaite
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
News UK halved the number of podcasts it produces to 22 last year and saw double the downloads and triple the ad revenue — In an effort to focus its resources with fewer, more specific shows, News UK cut the number of podcasts it produces in half, to 22 last year.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Zenith: online advertising forecast to grow by 10% globally next year, the lowest level since 2001, as big brands seek risk-free placement in traditional media — Sector to be outpaced next year by cinema ads as big companies raise fears over digital scandals
Discussion:
@guykawasaki and AdExchanger
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Andrew Griffith, who is COO and CFO of European pay-TV giant Sky, is leaving to serve as new UK PM Boris Johnson's senior business adviser, starting Wednesday — Andrew Griffith is leaving the Comcast-owned European pay TV giant to serve as Boris Johnson's senior business adviser, effective Wednesday.
Discussion:
Reuters and The Guardian
Alexa O'Brien / Defense One:
Coverage of civilian casualties in the war on ISIS has been largely absent due to low editorial priority and a perceived lack of public interest — New studies reveal important gaps in coverage of this aspect of the anti-ISIS operation, largely a war of air strikes.
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@airwars, @thaddeusrussell, @alexadobrien and @molliezapata
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