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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Ronan Farrow, while producing revelatory reporting, often omits inconvenient details in his stories and at times suggests conspiracies he cannot prove — He has delivered revelatory reporting on some of the defining stories of our time. But a close examination reveals the weaknesses …
Discussion:
@bgrueskin, @hughnaylor, @felixsalmon, @hughnaylor, @danmcgowan, @thetowncrier, @felixsalmon, @jmartnyt and @bgrueskin
@kerrymflynn:
Vice to lay off 55 in the US and ~100 globally, citing the fact that digital organization accounts for 50% of headcount costs but brings in about 21% of revenue — Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc on layoffs: 55 in US + ~100 globally: “The reality is that some tough decisions had to be made primarily around our digital teams. Currently, our digital organization accounts for around 50% of our headcount costs, but only brings in about 21% of our revenue” https://twitter.com/...
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@viceunion, Variety, @treytylor, Discourse Blog, @cliomiso, @bcmerchant, Hollywood Reporter, @xpangler, @sydegee, @pmsunion, @plbarghouty, @sammy_roth, @raxsha, Breitbart, @om, @margotroosevelt, @ashkan, @film_girl, @robzacny, @aleksnotalex, @bri_provenzano, @msolis14, The Wrap, @isobelyeung, @vwpickard, @hcheadle, @dnewhauser, @lalpert1, @lalpert1, @bcmerchant, @lalpert1, @longdrivesouth, @sallyhayd, @juddlegum, @juddlegum, @onionincunion, @amyrosary, @byjoelanderson, @stuartathompson, @stuartathompson, @stuartathompson, @anrao, @stuartathompson, @lainnafader, @amandakhurley, @lainnafader, @viceunion, @transgamerthink, @cmonstah, @ericnus, @stuartathompson, @mattdpearce, @andybcampbell, @saba_h, @jaylclendenin, @tomiobaro, @jessicalessin, @kerrymflynn, @thecultureofme, @erickfernandez, @timcast, @rozzy, @ashkan, @kerrymflynn, Gothamist, CNBC, Talking Biz News, Adweek and Axios
Axios:
US Sec. of State Pompeo alleges that China threatened to interfere in US journalists' work in Hong Kong and warned doing so may risk Hong Kong's status with US — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement on Sunday warning China the U.S. would take action if authorities interfere …
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Reuters, United States Department …, Fox News and The Atlantic
Dan Kennedy / wgbh.org:
Boston Globe now has nearly 205K subscribers, up from 145K before the pandemic, though most new subscriptions were sold for ~$1/month for the first six months — The Boston Globe now has more than 200,000 digital subscribers, editor Brian McGrory said at a Zoom gathering of the Society …
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Media Nation, @curtwoodward, @danzedekdesign, @gustlovina, @ddpan, @tednesi, @vgmac, @dankennedy_nu, @rasmus_kleis and Dan Kennedy
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with The Atlantic's Adrienne LaFrance on Shadowland, the magazine's project on conspiracies, and on its growing audience, with 34K new subscribers in April — “I had people believing outlandish, harmful things who were repeating back to me the values that I, as a journalist, have.
Howard Polskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Washington Examiner's editorial head Hugo Gurdon increased site traffic with a factory-like team producing over 100 short, digestible news stories per day — At ten thirty on the morning of Thursday, February 13, Hugo Gurdon, editorial director of the Washington Examiner, opened his daily editorial meeting.
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@cjr, @cjr and @oliverdarcy
Anna Clark / Columbia Journalism Review:
How The Plain Dealer's newsroom came to a close, after years of union member buyouts and staff cuts as management built up its digital-only news operation — As a new intern at the Plain Dealer, Scott Stephens signed his first union card in the summer of 1981. It was a good time to be a journalist in Cleveland.
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@livy70, @cjr, @jeremyhl, @cjr, @aluthern, @cjr, @jacremes, @davidwhitford, @cjr and @nicktheandersen
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's leading business newspaper Vedomosti, whose founders include WSJ and FT, struggles to stay independent amid allegations of Putin's influence on new EIC — One of the country's last independent voices could soon be stifled as Putin expands political control
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@wsj, @whitstillman and @herbscribner
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
As outlets learn to operate remotely, distributed newsrooms can attract greater diversity of talent, often lacking in coastal media bubbles — New York (CNN Business)The pandemic forced many journalists who previously crowded around media capitals such as New York City and Washington DC to abandon their offices.
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@carolbarash, @jessicahuseman, @stphnfwlr, @jowens510, @frankpallotta, @dicktofel, @jeremymbarr, @media_evan, @kerrymflynn and @kerrymflynn
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Economist Group is laying off 90 employees, about 7% of its workforce, none of whom are editorial staff, and ending the print edition of the 1843 magazine — The Economist Group said Friday that it is laying off 90 staffers, or just less than 7 percent of its 1,300-person workforce.
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Adweek, Press Gazette, @henrymance, @scottnover, @scottnover, @stegersaurus, MediaPost and Folio
Wall Street Journal:
How “reputation managers” abuse DMCA notices to remove unwanted links from Google; Google restored 52K+ links and identified 100+ new abusers after a WSJ review — Dubious copyright complaints citing 1998 law led the search giant to make unfavorable articles vanish
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MediaPost, @wsj, @charlesornstein, @adrianweckler, @benpershing, @blmohr, @jeffjohnroberts, @nielr1, @annemariebridy, @penenberg, @m_f_rose, @shaneshifflett, @emilybell, @anfuller, @anfuller, @anfuller, @anfuller, @anfuller, @anfuller, Breitbart and Ad Age
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Publishing and the Chicago Tribune Guild agree to a three-week furlough taken in one week increments for all unionized employees making $40K+ — Tribune Publishing and the Chicago Tribune Guild agreed Wednesday to a three-week furlough for all unionized newsroom employees making $40,000 …
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@krisvire and @toddlighty
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