Mediagazer: Photojournalists on the front lines in China, Italy, and the US share their experiences of documenting life amid COVID-19 while trying to stay safe and sane (Laura Mallonee/Wired)

12:40 AM ET, March 25, 2020

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Patrick Frater / Variety:

The Olympics postponement means hundreds of hours of lost programming and lost revenue for NBCU, which had sold 90%+ of its ad inventory, valued at $1.25B+ — The Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed for a year, until 2021, Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo announced Tuesday.

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Anthony Fauci conceding in an interview that Trump often provides inaccurate information is the best argument for not airing Trump's briefings on live TV — During a Saturday news briefing, President Trump fielded a question about the coronavirus timeline.

Discussion: Vox, @maggienyt, BuzzFeed News, Science, @maggienyt, @mattyglesias, Wired and New York Times

HBO PR:

HBO says time spent with HBO Now since March 14 is up 40% from its four-week average; overall viewing across its portfolio grew nearly 20% during the same time — This post is by Cheryl Idell, Chief Research Officer, WarnerMedia Entertainment & Direct-to-Consumer.

Discussion: IndieWire, The Streamable, @dylanbyers, The Wrap, @nickwingfield, CNET, @koblin and @lucas_shaw

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

YouTube will change the default video resolution to standard definition worldwide for a month starting today to ease internet traffic — - Videos will default to standard definition worldwide — YouTube, Netflix already reduced video quality in Europe

Discussion: Wired, @psilosophy, Variety, Android Central, Business Insider, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, The Verge and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »

Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:

Nielsen says local news viewing in the top 25 markets was up 6.9% for the week of March 9 compared to the previous week, with about a 10% increase in ages 18-54 — Nielsen said even kids are watching newscasts — Local news is seeking an increase in viewing as people seek the latest information on the Coronavirus crisis.

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, TVNewsCheck, @tvnewscheck and MediaPost

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Mozilla launches Firefox Better Web with Scroll for Firefox tracking protection and Scroll's ad-free browsing experience for $2.50/mo. for the first six months — Mozilla just announced a new initiative called Firefox Better Web with Scroll, which combines the tracking protection built …

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The New York Times Company:

NYT, WSJ, WaPo publishers call on China to reverse its expulsion of their journalists: “the media is collateral damage in a diplomatic dispute” — The Chinese government's decision to expel American journalists amid a global pandemic threatens the world's access to critical information …

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, @austinramzy, @goldkorn, @gerryshih, @kenroth, @raju, @meslackman, @voanews, @relevantorgans, Fox News, @davidnakamura, The Wrap, Reuters and The Guardian

New York Times:
Facebook internal report: US users are reading more COVID-19 content from “higher-quality” sources based on its ranking of top publishers adopted last year

Vijaya Gadde / Twitter:

Twitter is donating $500K each to the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Women's Media Foundation — All around the world, we've seen our service connecting people with the authoritative health information they need to protect themselves and their loved ones.

Discussion: Axios, Adweek, @siobhan, @twitternews, @guyberger, @nedsegal, @rifatorakzai, @nolabeth, @brooklynmarie, @twitterforgood, VentureBeat, @vijaya, TechCrunch, @laurajaselle, @karlrobillard1, @elanfear, The Wrap and The Hill

Instagram:

Instagram to remove some coronavirus-related content and accounts from recommendations and Explore, with exceptions for credible health organizations — People who search for information related to the coronavirus or COVID-19 on Instagram will start to see an educational message connecting …

Discussion: TechCrunch, New York Times, Business Insider, MIT Technology Review, @marklittlenews, XDA Developers, @taylorlorenz, Reuters, Android Central, CNET and Jezebel, more at Techmeme »

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

ABC, known for drama, is placing a heavier focus on news as broadcast networks see viewers of most-watched cable news anchors rise ~25% over past two weeks — ABC, best known for soapy programs like “Grey's Anatomy” and “Station 19,” has in recent days been more focused on the drama of real life.

Discussion: New York Times, Axios, @nrothschild3, @koblin, @charliecookdc, @donlday and @bristei

Laura Mallonee / Wired:

Photojournalists on the front lines in China, Italy, and the US share their experiences of documenting life amid COVID-19 while trying to stay safe and sane — During a war waged by an invisible enemy, photographers on the frontlines share images of solitude and separation.

Scott Nover / Adweek:

Pinterest introduces a new Today tab, a hub for curated topics and trending posts managed by an editorial team, as users flock to the service amid the pandemic — Key insights: — Today is here. — On Tuesday, Pinterest introduced its new Today tab, a central hub on the website for information, curated topics and trending posts.

Discussion: VentureBeat and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

Lucinda Southern / Digiday:

Subscription tech service Piano says US digital subscriptions rose 63% YoY in the past week while European newspaper subs across its network grew 267% YoY — Publishers are seeing a spike in subscriptions over the last four weeks in the U.S. and Europe, fueled by readers' appetite to stay …

Discussion: @larakiara, @simonowens, @durgaraghunath, @jason_kint, @kerrymflynn and What's New in Publishing

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Laura Baldwin / O'Reilly Media:
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Fox News will hold a two-hour virtual town hall today with Trump and members of the coronavirus task force; there will be no White House briefing today

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
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Discussion: Forbes and Bloomberg

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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
The coronavirus pandemic is shaping to be much worse for news media than the 2008 financial crisis, which saw a 19% decline in newspaper revenue in the US

Peter Kovacs / The Advocate:
The Times-Picayune and The Advocate to temporarily furlough about a tenth of their 400-member workforce with the rest on four-day workweeks

Todd Spangler / Variety:
VidCon cancels its US edition, scheduled to run from June 17-20, due to the pandemic, and says it is looking to stage the event sometime in the fall

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon opens up free streaming access to more than 40 children's shows, including its original series, to all customers worldwide with an Amazon account

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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Woody Allen's memoir was released by Arcade Publishing; Allen alleges Hachette vowed to publish it despite him “being a toxic pariah and menace to society”

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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
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