Top News:
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Ex-Deadspin staff launch digital media company Defector Media, which they will own and operate, led by EIC Tom Ley and open to subscribers for $8 per month — The journalists who took part in a staff rebellion last year are starting Defector Media, a company with a podcast and a website dedicated to sports and culture.
Discussion:
@defectormedia, The Wrap, Hell World, MediaPost, Mediaite, Awful Announcing, @matthunzi, @pykea, @michaeltoole, @drewmagary, @cliffordlevy, @lainnafader, @media_evan, @toley88, @seandkennedy, @barry, @cwarzel, @xor, @davidsirota, @brofax, @jaycaspiankang, @ylichterman, @mattsaincome, @hamiltonnolan, @senari, @mikeisaac, @gaberivera, @tomscocca, @alexmsilverman, InsideHook and bookforum.com
John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix breaks the record for most Emmy nominations with 160, as the industrywide number of TV series hit a high and submissions rose 15% over last year — Here's what you need to know: — Netflix and “The Mandalorian” show the might of streamers. — Netflix dominated …
Discussion:
Variety, Multichannel News, Deadline, The Wrap, Variety, The Wrap, Deadline, @jbflint, @edmundlee, @matthewmercer, Forbes, @deggans and Protocol
Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:
WarnerMedia says that 23% of HBO Max users are between 18 and 24 and that Friends is the most watched show on the streaming service — Although not providing any actual data, WarnerMedia yesterday released a few more statements about the performance of its two-month-old HBO Max streaming service …
Discussion:
Multichannel News
RELATED:
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Crunchyroll reaches 3M streaming subscribers, and the anime portal's GM Joanne Waage says WarnerMedia's goal is to fuel both Crunchyroll and HBO Max — GM Joanne Waage, who took the helm of Crunchyroll in late 2018, said the platform has seen accelerating growth.
Discussion:
@leojtravis10 and Cord Cutters News
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
WaPo names Krissah Thompson as its first managing editor for diversity and inclusion, a role created in the wake of the protests over racial inequality — The Washington Post has named Krissah Thompson, a veteran editor and reporter with nearly 20 years of experience at the organization …
Discussion:
@washingtonpost, @sarahellison, @keithlalexander, @jamiestockwell, @geoffedgers, @blackamazon, @malitzd, @markberman, @ashleyrparker and @gbrockell
Alexis Lloyd / The Official Medium Blog:
Medium announces it will roll out a private beta of features including color and type options; the beta will include access to its new newsletters product — Every day, both new and established writers flock to Medium to share their ideas. They come because Medium makes it easy to write …
Discussion:
@dlberes, @joshelman, @alexislloyd and @ev
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
After pushback, Sinclair says it will not move forward with airing a segment featuring discredited researcher of the conspiracy theory-driven “Plandemic” — New York (CNN)The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) said Monday it will not move forward with airing a segment featuring …
Euirim Choi / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Instagram has made lucrative offers, some in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, to some of TikTok's most popular creators to use Reels — Instagram makes lucrative offers to popular TikTok users to join its new competing service, raising stakes in social-media rivalry
Discussion:
New York Post, @nathanchubbard, @pitdesi, Engadget, @joshelman, Business Insider and @sarthakgh, more at Techmeme »
Frank Pallotta / CNN:
AMC and Universal agree to shorten the theatrical window for films to 17 days, or 3 weekends, before Universal can release them onto premium on-demand platforms — New York (CNN Business)Universal and AMC are mending their frayed relationship in a deal that not only reverses the theater chain's ban …
Discussion:
Forbes, CNBC and @lucas_shaw
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Publishing's board has adopted a “poison pill” plan to thwart any potential hostile takeover, after Alden's co-founder Randall Smith joined the board — The Tribune Publishing board adopted a so-called “poison pill” plan Monday to thwart any potential hostile takeover of the company.
Discussion:
@toddlighty, @ctguild and @ckrewson
Susana Ferreira / Columbia Journalism Review:
How a global crisis can turn into a personal crisis for journalists who cover the death and trauma of the pandemic, through depression, PTSD, and moral injury — It was early March when Krista Allen, a reporter with The Navajo Times, heard about the first suspected cases of COVID-19 …
Discussion:
@kgroetzi, @cengizyar, @kerrymflynn, @usprojectcjr, @cjr, @paolaboivin and @dartcenter
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Times-Picayune treated David Duke “less as a politician than as a threat” during his 1991 run for governor, an approach that media can emulate in 2020 — In recent weeks, Slow Burn, the hit history podcast from Slate, has broadcast its fourth season, on the political rise of David Duke …
Discussion:
@cjr, @bgrueskin, @froomkin, @jon_allsop and @jayrosen_nyu
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Editor, DC — 
Sr. Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Senior Data Editor, DC — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
Staff Writer, TX — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Sports Reporter, ME — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
