Top News:
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Atlantic reinstates its paywall, starting at $49.99 per year for digital access only; users will be able to access five free articles per month — More than a decade after it dropped its paywall, The Atlantic has joined the growing group of magazine publishers with a meter …
Discussion:
The Atlantic, MediaPost, @jemelehill, @impcapital, @dgardner, @calebslinkard, @shanedingman, @andyswan and @bw_jones
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
The YouTube-FTC deal on child privacy violations includes conditions that could depress revenue and views for creators, like removing comments and notifications — A community is fearful that major shifts are coming — On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission fined YouTube $170 million …
Discussion:
@loudmouthjulia, @baltmatrix, @kreekcraft and @loudmouthjulia, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Advertising watchdog files complaint with FTC accusing YouTube channel Ryan ToysReview of deceiving children with sponsored videos that are made to look organic
Advertising watchdog files complaint with FTC accusing YouTube channel Ryan ToysReview of deceiving children with sponsored videos that are made to look organic
Discussion:
Truth in Advertising, Marketing Dive, MediaPost, Tubefilter, Scroll.in, Yahoo Finance and Truth In Advertising
CNBC:
Google will pay a $136M fine to the FTC and $34M to the New York Attorney General to settle claims that it violated child privacy laws on YouTube
Google will pay a $136M fine to the FTC and $34M to the New York Attorney General to settle claims that it violated child privacy laws on YouTube
Discussion:
The Verge, New York Times, YouTube Blog, Federal Trade Commission, Reason, The Week, FiveThirtyEight, MediaNama, Talking Biz News, @senamyklobuchar, @profgalloway, @hankgreen, @natashanyt, @mikeisaac, @pkafka, @davidcicilline, @hawleymo, @hankgreen, @bubbaprog, Multichannel News, @senblumenthal, @absurdistwords, @backlon, @jonkeegan, @senmarkey, @eriqgardner, @ranimolla, @gerritd, @ftc, @tonyromm, @stevekopack, @tonyromm, @b_fung, @juddlegum, The Verge, Washington Post, BBC, Axios, Reuters, Engadget, NPR, CNET and Politico
Jane Manchun Wong:
Medium's app code shows the company is working on an Instapaper-like reader app function that would let users save articles from the web to a reading list — When Medium was first launched, it stood out among other blogging platforms for its minimalist design.
Discussion:
@wongmjane, @wongmjane, @wongmjane, @chrismessina, @caseynewton and @wongmjane, more at Techmeme »
Matt Sheets / The Keyword:
Google introduces personalized movie and TV show recommendations in mobile search using a swipe left/right interface like in dating apps — When you're settling in for a movie night, or figuring out which shows you might want to binge before they return this fall, it's not always easy to choose from all the options out there.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, @teogeorgiou, Search Engine Land, Engadget, Fast Company, VentureBeat, The Verge, 9to5Google and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
CNN's climate town hall moderators conveyed the urgency of the crisis, though some questions made the sacrifices needed seem more dire than the crisis itself — Ahead of CNN's climate-focused town-hall marathon, which took place across seven hours last night and featured 10 Democratic presidential candidates …
Discussion:
Mediaite, @mlcalderone, HEATED, @jon_allsop, @poniewozik, @emorwee, @moelleithee and Mother Jones
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple launches a public beta of Apple Music on the web, available to all subscribers worldwide — Apple Music is coming to the web. Apple today is launching a public beta of its popular music streaming service on the web, which will be available to all Apple Music subscribers worldwide.
Discussion:
VentureBeat, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
YouTube launches a fashion vertical, aggregating the platform's fashion content into one place, as it seeks to expand in the industry — The video platform woos the style set. Will it work? — It's not a “collabo.” It's a “collab.” And it's pronounced “/kəˌlab.”
Discussion:
Hollywood Reporter, YouTube Blog, @katierosman, @evanrosskatz, Engadget, Tubefilter, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, @kerrymflynn and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Melissa Bierly / Parse.ly:
Parse.ly says it has upgraded its Apple News integration to support real-time analytics; no personal info from Apple News readers, like IP addresses, is shared — When we asked our customers why they publish in Apple News, there was a clear consensus: Apple News features quality journalism …
Discussion:
@amontalenti, @amontalenti and @amontalenti
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
AT&T's advertising business, Xandr, launches Xandr Monetize, a sell-side platform for media companies to do direct and programmatic sales — Xandr Monetize based on AppNexus technology — AT&T's advanced advertising and analytics company Xandr introduced a sell-side platform for media companies called Xandr Monetize.
Discussion:
MediaPost, AdExchanger, Ad Age and The Drum
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Time names Susanna Schrobsdorff both executive editor and senior VP, partnerships, creating overlap between ad-marketing and editorial — Marc and Lynne Benioff, the billionaire husband and wife team who bought Time magazine, are spending money on digital talent — but also appear …
Discussion:
@lmoses
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Sources: John Stankey has been considering offering HBO Max for $14.99/month, the same price as an HBO subscription, and eyeing an April 2020 launch date — Moving the Market: Janice Min, the star Hollywood editor and Quibi news content chief, abruptly left Jeffrey Katzenberg's short-form …
Discussion:
The Streamable, FierceVideo and CNET
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom donates its $15,000 Pulitzer Prize award for coverage of a synagogue shooting to the Tree of Life congregation — Staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were surprised to learn April 15 that, along with the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news, came a monetary award of $15,000.
Discussion:
Fox News, CNN, @levinecarrie and KTLA