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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
NYT to acquire Serial Productions, maker of the podcast Serial; NYT also enters marketing and ad sales partnership with Serial sister company This American Life — The deal aims to further the newspaper's podcasting ambitions — The New York Times NYT -1.75% has reached an agreement …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox says it's sold 90% of its ad inventory in its share of MLB games for the 2020 season, the latest sign that sports will lead TV through the financial crisis — Baseball advertising appears to have pivoted from a months-long slump to hitting above average.
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Edmund Lee / New York Times:
New York Times names Meredith Kopit Levien as its next president and CEO starting September 8, succeeding Mark Thompson — She will succeed Mark Thompson, the executive who oversaw a transformation from print to digital, in September. — The New York Times Company on Wednesday named Meredith Kopit Levien …
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Media focus on Trump's “sober” or “somber” tone in Tuesday's briefing reflects a superficial obsession with style or wishful thinking about his leadership — What is it that people say about the definition of insanity? On Monday, President Trump said he would bring …
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Current and former Hearst staffers speak out about a toxic environment, racial discrimination at Cosmo, and sexually offensive remarks by president Troy Young — At Cosmopolitan staff meetings, workers complain of discrimination and tokenism. Former employees say Hearst Magazines president Troy Young made sexually offensive remarks.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: DOJ won't oppose Taboola's deal to buy Outbrain, which would give Outbrain shareholders $250M and 30% of new company's stock; deal faces UK hurdles — Department concludes combination of rival internet companies isn't likely to suppress competition
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Casey Newton / The Interface:
Sources: Kevin Roose's tweets on Facebook stories with the highest engagement per CrowdTangle worry the News Feed team, which favors “reach”-focused metrics — What news should people see when they come to Facebook? — In the old days, your answer might have been “whatever they want to see,” or even “who cares?”
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sensor Tower: NBCU's Peacock streaming service was downloaded ~1.5M times across the US App Store and Google Play in its first six days, 25% more than Quibi — NBCU's Peacock appears to be having a somewhat better launch than Quibi did, based on data from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower.
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Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
Over 90 journalists sign a letter protesting the firing of the EIC of Hungary's Index.hu, after the EIC was fired following his claims of political interference — Szabolcs Dull had recently publicly raised concerns about political interference at Index — The editor-in-chief …
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Sara Guaglione / MediaPost:
Forbes partners with Kerv Interactive to create branded and shoppable content for videos on Forbes.com to let advertisers market individual products in a video — Forbes is working with KERV Interactive, a digital ad video platform, to create branded and shoppable content on Forbes.com.
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Nieman Foundation announces a new remote visiting fellowship, focused on advancing coverage of racial justice and public health issues in the US — These fellowships are open to a broad range of people. If you're wondering if you should apply, you should.
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Jess Barnes / Cord Cutters News:
The Weather Channel's streaming service Local Now, which partners with Reuters, AP, Cheddar, and others to provide localized info, launches on Vizio smart TVs — The Weather Channel's free streaming service, Local Now, has officially launched on VIZIO SmartCast, giving viewers hyper-local content for free …
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