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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Michael Bloomberg says Bloomberg News reporters need to accept restrictions along with their paycheck, including the ban on investigating their boss — NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says employees at his news organization need to accept restrictions …
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wellcome.ac.uk:
Charity-funded online science and health magazine Mosaic is shutting down on December 10 after five years — Mosaic, Wellcome's digital platform dedicated to long-form journalism about science and health, will be closing next week. It will publish its final stories on 10 December.
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Max Willens / Digiday:
WSJ had its biggest day of subscription sales ever Black Friday, Wired and Barron's on Cyber Monday; New York had its best four-day sales stretch that weekend — Cyber Monday and Black Friday have long been make-or-break days of the year for retailers. They have recently become important …
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
By the end of summer 2020, five big newspaper chains could roll up into two, run by investment companies with little attachment to the newspaper business — Is an end in sight? — The first half of 2020 “will be the final dance of the newspaper industry,” one of my savviest financial sources told …
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Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Internal memo: after the recent cuts, Gannett CEO Paul Bascobert expects more layoffs, and says “it will take a few months to work through this process” — Paul Bascobert, chief executive officer of Gannett Media Corp. (apparently number two to Mike Reed in the reconfigured …
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The Pulitzer Prizes:
Pulitzer Prize Board announces a new prize category for 2020: audio reporting, in the public interest, with “revelatory reporting and illuminating storytelling” — New York, NY (Dec. 5, 2019) — The Pulitzer Prize Board today announces a new Journalism prize category for the 2020 prize cycle: Audio Reporting.
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
Conde Nast removes China's president and Thailand's king from the online version of UK GQ's 10 worst-dressed men list, says it could cause “unintended offence” — The magazine's parent company confirmed to BuzzFeed News they'd been removed over concerns of causing “unintended offence”.
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Mediaite, @gadyepstein, @jerometaylor and @annemcelvoy
Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:
Survey: 50% plan to subscribe to new OTT services, of which 64% intend to downgrade or cancel existing subs; users say they spend ~$76/month on average on video — Key insights: — Half of those polled intend on subscribing to new OTT services—but many of them will downgrade or cancel existing video services to do so.
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
A small group of NBC News Digital employees apparently campaigned against a union with NewsGuild; staff voted on the union Wednesday, and results come Dec. 13 — On top of a “No NBC NewsGuild” Instagram account and a barebones website, employees have posted flyers around the network's office in Manhattan …
Steven Kurutz / New York Times:
A look at Conde Nast's successful, frugally run, niche magazine The World of Interiors, which has largely eschewed digital and focused on the print product — The gold-standard shelter magazine runs on a brass-tacks budget and refuses to kowtow to the internet.
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@katerinareports, @skurutz and @condelibrary
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
DOJ files a brief supporting Irving Azoff's lawsuit alleging price-fixing by a radio trade group, which could upend the system of music licensing for radio — The Department of Justice is taking sides in another hot-button antitrust battle, this time siding with Irving Azoff's upstart music licensing firm …
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Khari Johnson / VentureBeat:
Google Assistant now allows users to search for podcasts by topic, available in English worldwide — Google Assistant on smartphones, smart displays, and smart speakers is getting a series of upgrades today, like the ability to create notes and lists with third-party apps and search podcasts by topic.
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The Keyword, Fast Company and 9to5Google
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Federal judge indicates he'll let a trial proceed in an antitrust complaint by three major Hollywood agencies against the Writers Guild of America — A federal judge indicated on Friday that he will rule in favor of the three major agencies in their antitrust lawsuit against the Writers Guild of America.
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Deadline, The Wrap, @unknownenby, @blackamazon and Los Angeles Times
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