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Pew Research Center:
A Pew study of 50+ of its surveys shows that political party affiliation is the biggest factor affecting trust or skepticism of the news media — Partisan dynamics overshadow other factors in Americans' evaluations of the news media — It is no secret that, in an information environment characterized …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Apple News will co-host a presidential debate for the first time, on Feb. 7 in New Hampshire, and Twitter will co-host a debate on Feb. 25 in South Carolina — The Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday the hosts of the next four presidential debates in the first four primary and caucus states.
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Belinda Luscombe / TIME:
Time names Bob Iger Businessperson of the Year following Disney's Fox acquisition, box office success, and Disney+ launch — Not since somebody figured out that you could attach two black plastic disks to a skull cap and make everyone look like Mickey Mouse has a pair of ears sent such a buzz through a media executive.
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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Cosmo is hosting “You” Watch Parties, with quizzes and more, on a separate site with a CMS built by Google News Lab, which Google may license to others — Cosmopolitan knows its readers are fans of Netflix's “You,” and wants to see if it can be part of their watching experience during the show's second season.
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@elanazak and @mattnavarra
Caroline Porter / Shorenstein Center:
A case study of Mother Jones' revenue strategy: prioritizing investigative journalism, following reader preferences, effective campaign messaging, and more — Case Study co-published by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Institute for Nonprofit News.
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Nieman Lab, @clarajeffery, @steve_katz, @shorensteinctr, @andrecarothers, @rebleber, @ehansen02, @bridgebotelho, @clarajeffery, @motherjones and @clarajeffery
Kali Hays / WWD:
Editors of Out magazine and The Advocate, owned by Pride Media, are leaving; sources: Pride Media CEO is also stepping down, and more departures are expected — The Advocate editor Zach Stafford is out, too, along with executive leadership, leaving insiders wondering if the LGBTQ titles will continue.
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NBC News, Folio, @pfpicardi, LGBTQ Nation, @ericalenti, @chadwick_moore, Los Angeles Blade, @treeaston, @trevellanderson, @pfpicardi, @ianmartella, @joncbarr, @harronwawker, @maryemilyohara, @jeremyoharris, @alexscoville, @biancaenrogue, @dlander74, Towleroad Gay News, @thrasherxy and New York Post
Steve Stecklow / Reuters:
Refinitiv, which distributes Reuters news on the Eikon trading platform, has blocked 200+ Reuters stories since August in China, under government pressure — Under pressure from the Chinese government, the financial information provider that distributes Reuters news to investors has blocked …
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@edgecliffe, @reutersbiz, @reutersbiz, @heathersomervil, @michellenichols, @jersey_janet, @dnvolz, @wsjemre, @reuters and @anthony
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu launches ads that let brands target binge-watchers, offering the brands the ability to sponsor ad-free episodes or serve personalized offers — Hulu today is launching a new kind of ad experience that allows brands to specifically target binge-watchers — that is …
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Variety, The Streamable, Adweek, Broadcasting & Cable, Axios and Ad Age
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
A look at revenue streams for local broadcast news, which stands to get ~$3B of election ad spend this cycle and benefit from rising retransmission fees — As legacy print outlets and many digital startups struggle financially, another segment of the news industry is doing just fine, thanks.
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NewsLab, @spj_tweets, @michaelsocolow, @poynter and @poynter
Greg Dool / Folio:
Palm Beach Media Group, a subsidiary of Hour Media Group, acquires Gulfstream Media and its six Florida lifestyle magazines, plus FortLauderdaleDaily.com — Gold Coast, Boca Life, Jupiter, Stuart and Florida Home & Garden join the Michigan-based publisher's ever-expanding roster of regional magazines.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources describe how ISPs like AT&T and Cox push the FCC to omit unflattering data, among other tactics, to improve scores on FCC's internet speeds report — AT&T, Cox, Comcast and other broadband companies successfully push the FCC to omit unflattering data on speed tests, among other tactics, to improve their scores
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@benton_inst, @benton_inst, @benton_inst, @benton_inst, @benton_inst, @benton_inst, @lilliannnn, @jrosenworcel, @gigibsohn, @karlbode, @ygetachew2, @rsingel, @shalini and @shalini, more at Techmeme »
Kathryn Hopkins / WWD:
David Carey, who left as president of Hearst's Magazines unit in 2018, is returning as SVP of public affairs and comms, shortly after staff launched union plans — His return comes as magazine staffers are trying to form a union, a move executives do not support. — David Carey, pictured in 2016.
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