Mediagazer: Quartz to search for new editor-in-chief as Kevin Delaney steps down; co-founder Zach Seward to replace Delaney and Jay Lauf as CEO, Katie Weber named president (Sara Jerde/Adweek)

12:50 PM ET, October 7, 2019

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Sara Jerde / Adweek:

Quartz to search for new editor-in-chief as Kevin Delaney steps down; co-founder Zach Seward to replace Delaney and Jay Lauf as CEO, Katie Weber named president — Kevin Delaney is leaving the business media organization — Quartz co-CEO and editor in chief Kevin Delaney …

Discussion: New York Times, Quartz, Talking Biz News, MediaPost, @pkafka, @zseward, @jbenton and @jbenton

Jane Mayer / New Yorker:

How rumors about Biden and Ukraine began with a dark-money group and a Peter Schweizer book before hitting Fox News, mirroring the path of Clinton Cash theories — How a conservative dark-money group that targeted Hillary Clinton in 2016 spread the discredited story that may lead to Donald Trump's impeachment.

Discussion: The Nation, @stuartpstevens, @kgvseb, @pastpunditry and @jonlemire

Pema Levy / Mother Jones:

John Solomon, a former columnist at The Hill whose work helped push Ukraine-related conspiracies and was mentioned in whistleblower complaint, joins Fox News — For months, opinion columnist John Solomon has played a central role in stoking right-wing conspiracies about Ukraine's role …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, @mikebrestdc, @jkbjournalist, @maxwelltani and Mediaite

Li Yuan / New York Times:

How China is using social media and films to stir patriotism and get communist party propaganda enthusiastically embraced by young people — Leveraging celebrities, the know-how of tech companies and images built for social media, the Communist Party can effectively stir patriotism among the youth.

Discussion: @stevenleemyers, @liyuan6, @nytimesbusiness, @motokorich, @nytimes, @nkfinney, @liyuan6, @jianglilily, @liyuan6, @franklangfitt and @liyuan6

Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:

Fox and Dish reach a new carriage deal, ending a blackout that began Sept. 26 and caused Thursday Night Football to be pulled from NFL Network on Oct. 3 — Stations, cable nets restored after being dropped Sept. 26 — Fox Corp. said it has reached a new carriage agreement with Dish …

Discussion: Radio & Television …, MediaPost, Multichannel News, The Streamable and Variety

Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:

First excerpt from Ronan Farrow's Catch and Kill describes how private investigators working for Harvey Weinstein surveilled Farrow and NYT's Jodi Kantor — How two operatives tasked with surveilling reporters became embroiled in an international plot to suppress sexual-assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein.

Discussion: @ronanfarrow, The Independent, The Week, @janemayernyer, Variety, The Daily Beast, @michaelluo, @razhael, @rohded, @josephfcox, @will_bunch, @rohded, @brianstelter, @dabeard and @seanlavery

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Facebook agrees to pay $40M in proposed settlement with several advertising agencies that claimed the company misstated video metrics by 150-900% — Advertisers would collect the bulk of the money after alleging Facebook inflated the average time users viewed video on the platform.

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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

As interviews get more insistent, the White House isn't sending their usual representatives to Sunday shows, instead seeking to get their message out via ads — On Sunday's “Meet the Press,” NBC News moderator Chuck Todd was insistent. — He had asked Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) …

Discussion: @stuartemmrich

Amanda Hess / New York Times:

Profile of Rachel Maddow, as she publishes her second book, Blowout, and as her MSNBC show draws a strong audience, riveted by presidential drama — How the MSNBC host staked her show on Trump — and won the largest and most obsessive audience of her career. — Rachel Maddow was trying to get to work.

Discussion: @nytmag, @nytimes, @megansmolenyak, @beeinthebreeze, @bstarknemon, @niallstanage, @annalipin, @daveahopkins, @nottahmit, @jwelte, @peterhimler, @jeremymbarr, @mlcalderone and @jayrosen_nyu

Financial Times:

Sources: Apple has recently approached big music labels about bundling together Apple Music and Apple TV+ for one flat monthly fee — Apple's hopes of creating a super-bundle of media content for one flat monthly fee have run into early opposition, with some record labels nervous …

Discussion: CNET, MacRumors, @loudmouthjulia, @kantrowitz and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Interview with David Muir of World News Tonight, now one of ABC's most-watched programs, on reaching people via Instagram or Hulu as well as gaining TV viewers — Here's some news David Muir probably won't deliver on ABC: In recent months, his “World News Tonight” has become …

Discussion: @spj_tweets

Henry Mance / Financial Times:

Interview with the Daily Mail Editor Geordie Greig on changing tack on Brexit, overtaking Murdoch's The Sun, his first year since replacing Paul Dacre, and more — There is one thing that a journalist can count on, said a character in Evelyn Waugh's 1938 novel Scoop: “popularity”.

Discussion: @rasmus_kleis, @henrymance, @greenslader, Press Gazette, @ppls2ndref, @henrymance, @kadhimshubber, @miketomillar, @financialtimes and @barneyfarmer

BBC:

Ofcom says Naga Munchetty did not breach its rules around impartiality, criticizes BBC's “lack of transparency” around the original ruling — Media watchdog Ofcom has said it has “serious concerns around the transparency of the BBC's complaints process” following its handling of the Naga Munchetty case.

Discussion: Press Gazette

Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:

A review of results for grantees of the Community Listening and Engagement Fund finds nearly all outlets reported more engagement, most didn't see more revenue — “Newsrooms generally reported increased levels of engagement and higher-quality conversations with audiences.

Discussion: @journethics, @jenniferbrandel, @benji_rosen, @niemanlab, @cthompsonmorton, @niemanlab, @lenfestinst, @benji_rosen, @democracyfund, @lenfestinst, @ylichterman and @bridgetthoreson

Dawn Chmielewski / Forbes:

In the aftermath of her battle for control of ViacomCBS, Shari Redstone talks about her relationship with her father, emerging media, and her attitude to risk — For nearly two decades, Sumner Redstone lorded over the media juggernaut he created from the corner of the 52nd floor of Viacom's headquarters …

Discussion: @waltmossberg, @suecostello, @forbes, @lauramandaro and @richlightshed