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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with FT CEO John Ridding on FT's relationship with owner Nikkei, its place in a polarized media landscape, leveraging newsletters as “mini-brands”, and more — “The point is they have personality. They have character. They're engaging, and they have really inside stuff.
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Nieman Lab, @arashmassoudi, @trengriffin, @niemanlab, @niemanlab and Talking Biz News, Thanks:@ftpressoffice
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Nikkei Chairman Tsuneo Kita on Nikkei's 2015 buy of FT, his outlet's role in journalism, how Japan's press is coping with digital disruption, and more — Four years ago, the Japanese financial news giant Nikkei sent shocked the global media world with a surprise announcement …
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New York Times:
In a letter, WhatsApp says 121 users in India were targeted with NSO spyware; 22 of the alleged targets were activists, journalists, and civil rights lawyers — Recent revelations in India show that the threat from the company's spyware to activists and journalists isn't limited to autocratic regimes.
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@nicoleperlroth, The Hindu, @nytimes, @alexstamos, Times of India, @emptywheel, @peterwsinger, @snowden, @petercronau and MediaNama, more at Techmeme »
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Co-founder of slow news publisher Tortoise Media says it has gained ~20K members since its April launch and that just under 40% of its members are under 30 — Tortoise Media has gained nearly 20,000 members within the first six months of its launch, co-founder James Harding has said.
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Columbia Journalism Review:
CJR/The Nation's Covering Climate Now initiative published 3,640+ stories on climate change by 323 outlets during the week of the UN climate summit on Sept. 23 — Some good news, for a change, about climate change: When hundreds of newsrooms focus their attention on the climate crisis …
Biz / Variety:
Woody Allen settles his $68M breach of contract lawsuit against Amazon, which canceled a four-picture deal with the filmmaker amid the #MeToo movement — Woody Allen has settled his breach of contract lawsuit against Amazon, which canceled a four-picture deal with the filmmaker amid the #MeToo movement.
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Hollywood Reporter, Slate, @dantherriault, Engadget, Vanity Fair, The Wrap and IndieWire
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
As Instagram expands its tests of hiding Like counts to the US next week, it must be wary that it doesn't negatively impact creators' or influencers' business — “We will make decisions that hurt the business if they help people's well-being and health" says Instagram's CEO Adam Mosseri.
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Wired, @wired, @thedweck, @kimekom, @adelesmakeup, Variety, NME, @iamgigisavage, @nxthompson, @lucas_jackson_, @heyycandace, @lucas_jackson_, @4wheelworkout, @joshconstine, @chrismessina, Fortune, The Hill, 9to5Mac, Mashable, Engadget, The Verge and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Profile of Disney's Kevin Mayer, head of the company's streaming strategy and the Disney+ launch, who managed acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Fox — The veteran deal maker is getting a very public test as the executive launching Disney+, the company's new streaming service.
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@karadapena, @jbflint, @wsjbusiness, @jbflint and Variety
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Facebook and YouTube say they are removing content that mentions the possible name of the whistleblower whose complaint prompted Trump impeachment inquiry — New York (CNN)Facebook (FB) and YouTube said Friday that they were removing content that mentioned the potential name …
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New York Times, @parkermolloy, @oliverdarcy, @slpng_giants, @slpng_giants, @digiphile, @jackshafer, Breitbart, @mlchristiansen, @sivavaid, The Verge, @blackamazon, @pattmlatimes, @verge, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy, @kevinroose, Washington Post, @daviduberti, @pkafka, @oliverdarcy, Breitbart, Deadline, CNET, Engadget, The Wrap, CNBC, Associated Press and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
Tyler Monroe / Media Matters for America:
Fox News has aired 20+ hours of Trump's campaign rallies in 2019, nearly 87% of his total rally speaking time, CNN has aired 10 minutes, and MSNBC aired none — CNN has aired less than 10 minutes and MSNBC hasn't aired Trump's rallies at all — President Donald Trump held his 17th campaign rally …
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Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
An investigation into I'm Shmacked, which exploited thousands of students by inducing them to provide viral videos of college parties to earn Instagram fame — The chief executive of I'm Shmacked promises students Instagram fame, then silences them with threats.
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@taylorlorenz and @taylorlorenz
Tatiana Cirisano / Billboard:
iHeartMedia reports Q3 total revenue of $948.3M, up 3% YoY, after its digital revenue, which includes podcasts, grew 33.4% YoY to $96.7M — Driven in part by a slate of new podcasting ventures, iHeartMedia posted its best earnings since filing for bankruptcy in 2018 on Friday (Nov. 8) …
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