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Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute study: EU local news publishers are moving away from chasing broad reach and toward building paying audiences, changing how some use Facebook — “Look, I know you got that Facebook comment, but it's the vocal minority. There's a silent majority who are actually paying for our work."
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@risj_oxford, Reuters Institute …, @raju, @niemanlab, @annisch, @rasmus_kleis and @risj_oxford
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@risj_oxford: 📌 Today we publish a NEW report by @joyjenkins on how local newspapers in Europe have adapted their business & editorial strategies to remain sustainable in the digital age 📱 Read it here https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ... 📄 Download PDF here https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ... 🧶 Key findings here https://twitter.com/...
Dr Joy Jenkins / Reuters Institute for the Study …: Publish less, but publish better: pivoting to paid in local news
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Don't think US local news brands even have a ‘to be or not to be’ option here. Zero leverage, unlike say @nytimes or @wsj or @washingtonpost, to use. @niemanlab: As local news outlets shift to subscription, they wonder: What should @Facebook's role be? https://www.niemanlab.org/...
@niemanlab: “Just as Facebook has shifted its focus from public posts to groups and private messaging, the newspapers...instead use it strategically to promote subscriptions, connect with targeted groups, and reach new audiences,” Jenkins writes. https://www.niemanlab.org/...
Anne Schulz / @annisch: Strategies of local & regional newspapers are shifting from “chasing reach to pursuing relationships” finds @joyjenkins in her new local news report featuring 8 local/regional news orgs in 4 countries; including interviews from Aug 2020 to learn about the impact of the pandemic. https://twitter.com/...
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis: Local newspapers ‘pivoting’ to pay prioritise loyal readers over ‘fly-by’ visitors driven e.g Google and FB, increasingly focus on having editorial & commercial work together, and use platforms more strategically @joyjenkins show in new @risj_oxford report https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ...
@risj_oxford: 📱Here you can read the entire report, authored by @joyjenkins. It's full of details that will be useful for anyone interested in the future of local news https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ... 📄Here you can download a PDF version https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ...
The Guardian:
Harold Evans, an investigative journalist for 70 years, newspaper editor, magazine founder, and book publisher, died Wednesday at 92 — Legendary British-American media figure was behind major investigations including exposure of thalidomide scandal — Sir Harold Evans …
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Bill Trott / Reuters: Sir Harold Evans
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast: Sir Harold Evans, an Impassioned and Wily Titan of Modern Journalism, Has Died at 92
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: Harold Evans, Former Sunday Times Editor, Dies at 92
Carole Cadwalladr / @carolecadwalla: Lovely tribute to a great man https://twitter.com/...
Peter Jukes / @peterjukes: Short thread on how a journalist saved my life. “This morning I woke up to an email that put a lump in my throat. My former editor Tina Brown wrote that her husband Harry Evans had died.. ” https://bylinetimes.com/...
Pamela Paul / @pamelapaulnyt: RIP Harry Evans. The New York Times obituary for Sir Harold, who on top of all his accomplishments, was a lovely, thoughtful, endlessly curious and inspiring person. He will be so missed. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Stephen Grey / Reuters: The insights of a tenacious journalist
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: So thoughtful, so generous. A giant of the media world. 🙏 https://twitter.com/...
@christinalamb: So sad to wake up to the death of #HarryEvans - he was a God of journalism whose @thesundaytimes uncovered the thalidomide scandal & unmasked Kim Philby as a Soviet spy & made journalism exciting and crusading to people like me growing up then https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Richard N. Haass / @richardhaass: A day to give thanks for Harry Evans: extraordinary journalist, editor, author, publisher, interviewer—and world-class at table tennis. Harry was curious, passionate, and courageous as well as an enthusiastic, loyal friend. May his memory be for a blessing https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jill Disis / CNN: Legendary journalist Sir Harold Evans dies at 92
Benjy Sarlin / @benjysarlin: I got to know Harold Evans at @thedailybeast and he was the kindest, most encouraging, fascinating person. He was so unassuming and easy to talk to that I (a dumb 22 y.o.) had no idea at first he was among the most important journalists of the century. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Indranil Roy / @indraroy: Undoubtedly, one of the most iconic Editor of our times. RIP Sir. And do read his book, My Paper Chase. Probably the best book on the functioning of a newspaper. #SirHaroldEvans https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Stephen J. Adler / @stephenjadler: Harry Evans was an inspiration, not only as a great journalist but as a great man. He had an insatiable intellect, extraordinary tenacity, high principle, and a generous heart. https://twitter.com/...
James Warrington / CityAM: Veteran journalist and editor Sir Harold Evans dies aged 92
Martyn McLaughlin / @martynmcl: An editor every reporter wishes they had been lucky enough to work for. Fearless, focused, and forever mindful that the journalism that matters - the journalism that changes lives for the better - takes time, trust, and tenacity. Rest in peace. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@telegraph: Sir Harold Evans exposed the plight of hundreds of British thalidomide children who had never received any compensation for their birth defects https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...
Quentin Sommerville / @sommervilletv: “All I tried to do - all I hoped to do - was to shed a little light.” https://twitter.com/...
Malcolm Turnbull / @turnbullmalcolm: Harry Evans was the best of friends and the bravest of editors. His passion for journalism as charismatic as it was enduring, undimmed by time, undiluted by cynicism. Loving & idealistic but always active with an infectious and exciting energy. Thank you Harry and farewell. https://twitter.com/...
Benjamin Dreyer / @bcdreyer: Harry was Random House's publisher when I joined the company, and he made book publishing feel very exciting and glamorous. Goodbye to him. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Chris Jackson / @insideoutcj: A giant of investigative journalism who understood the importance of regional storytelling and holding to account (one time Editor of the Northern Echo). His loss is even more keenly felt at the moment with the decline of the industry in the regions https://twitter.com/...
Jim Roberts / @nycjim: R.I.P. Harold Evans, trailblazing newspaper editor. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Rory Cellan-Jones / @ruskin147: His book Pictures on a Page was an inspiration to lots of young journalists https://twitter.com/...
Robert Harris / @robert___harris: A world without Harry Evans will be a much more boring place. Charismatic to the end, here he is at his 90th birthday party two years ago putting me and @arusbridger straight on a couple matters. Condolences to Tina and all the family https://twitter.com/...
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Alan Rusbridger / The Guardian:
The circumstances that led Harold Evans to become a leader in journalism are unlikely to recur: at the Times, he had time, resources, and an “apolitical” owner — He could do it all. Write like a dream; design with impact; edit with flair; dash off the perfect headline; crop a picture; see off a writ.
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Press Gazette, @simonubsdell, @profkeithdevlin, @arusbridger, @obornetweets, @ekizilkaya, @michael_o_regan, @michaelwhite, @janinegibson, @rupertmyers, @yavuzbaydar4, Reuters, @shentonstage, @picardonhealth, @lionelbarber, @emmadaly, @carolecadwalla, @davidalvarez, @lenoretaylor and Financial Times
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette: Sir Harold Evans dies aged 92: ‘The sort of journalist that in our hearts we would all like to be’
Simon Ubsdell / @simonubsdell: Beautiful and powerful tribute to a great man who has passed from us ... along with his time. Two enormous losses. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Keith Devlin / @profkeithdevlin: One legend talking about another. Harold Evans was a societal hero of mine when I was growing up and living in England, and @arusbridger became one as editor of the @guardian (for whom I wrote a regular column on math and computing for several years) during the @Snowden affair https://twitter.com/...
Alan Rusbridger / @arusbridger: In an age of information chaos it is worth honouring Harry Evans's reverence for journalism built on facts. My tribute for the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Peter Oborne / @obornetweets: Harry Evans said the job of an editor was to provide “a home for a large number of salaried eccentrics.” https://twitter.com/...
Emre Kizilkaya / @ekizilkaya: I'm deeply saddened by this loss. Sir Harold Evans was truly a giant of modern journalism. I had the honor of meeting him in 2010. The books that he recommended me during a lunch in Vienna are still in my top books list. Thank you and rest in peace, Harry. https://twitter.com/...
Michael O'Regan / @michael_o_regan: ‘That golden age slammed shut when Rupert Murdoch bought the Sunday Times.’ Remembering Harold Evans. https://twitter.com/...
@michaelwhite: Lavish praise for the dead is sometimes exaggerated. Not in Harry Evans's case- a very decent human being as well as a great editor https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Janine Gibson / @janinegibson: Another storied editor, @arusbridger's elegant obit for Harry Evans, who I think we can now describe as an editor's editor. Just waiting for Jilly Cooper's now, please https://twitter.com/...
Rupert Myers / @rupertmyers: This is wonderful. You can listen to Harry Evans talking to David Dimbleby about his tempestuous time as editor of the Times in Audble's podcast series “The Sun King” which is excellent. Far better than the BBC Murdoch doc. https://twitter.com/...
YavuzBaydar / @yavuzbaydar4: He was a lovely person, hugely dedicated to the issues of journalism worldwide. I'll always be proud of receiving European Press Prize 2014 from him in London. RIP Harry. Harold Evans taught us what journalism at its best can achieve | Alan Rusbridger https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Godfrey Hodgson / Reuters: Sir Harold Evans obituary
Mark Shenton / @shentonstage: A great testament to why real journalism still matters. Pity there aren't many editors like Harold Evans, who has died aged 92, around anymore. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Andr Picard / @picardonhealth: Sir Harold Evans, who has died at age 92, taught us what #journalism at its best can achieve. In an era where polarised views can trump news, the legendary editor's death is a reminder that facts and evidence matter, by @arusbridger https://www.theguardian.com/ ... via @mediaguardian
Lionel Barber / @lionelbarber: A wonderful tribute to the editor's editor Sir Harold Evans, a man of great courage who never met a writ he didn't fight or a just cause he didn't pursue. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@emmadaly: Harry Evans taught us what journalism at its best can achieve - @arusbridger's must-read obit, including the advice: “Things are not what they seem on the surface. Dig deeper, dig deeper, dig deeper.” And: “Just find out what the bloody facts are” https://www.theguardian.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Carole Cadwalladr / @carolecadwalla: ‘Dig deeper, dig deeper, dig deeper.’ Such sad news today about Harold Evans. But great @arusbridger profile on his life & work & why journalism matters https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
David lvarez / @davidalvarez: Reporting came first and last - “peeling the onion, peeling the onion,” he called it. What was the one immutable rule of journalism, I asked him in 2010? “Things are not what they seem on the surface. Dig deeper, dig deeper, dig deeper.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: ViacomCBS investigated a sexual misconduct claim against CEO Bob Bakish; ViacomCBS said the probe has ended, results “did not support the allegation” — ViacomCBS has been investigating an allegation of sexual misconduct by its CEO, Bob Bakish, according to several people familiar with the situation.
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Gene Maddaus / Variety: ViacomCBS Probed Harassment Claim Against CEO Bob Bakish
Tim Baysinger / The Wrap: ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish Was Investigated Over Sexual Misconduct Accusation From 2016
Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter: ViacomCBS Says CEO Was Investigated Over Sexual Misconduct Claim But Probe “Did Not Support the Allegation”
Amir Efrati / @amir: .@jtoonkel found out about a sexual misconduct investigation of CEO of @ViacomCBS; it's a touchy subject given what happened to the last CEO of CBS. Probe cleared Bakish. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
Green Bull / @grnbulls: Viacom CBS Shares Fall 1% Over Last Few Mins. Amid Report Co. Probed Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against CEO Bob Bakish — UK's The Information $VIAC
Jessica Toonkel / @jtoonkel: ViacomCBS Probed Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against CEO Bob Bakish https://thein.fo/... via @theinformation
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post: ViacomCBS probed sexual misconduct allegation against CEO Bob Bakish: report
Wall Street Journal:
E.W. Scripps to buy ION Media for $2.65B, roughly doubling its TV station footprint; Berkshire Hathaway will invest $600M in Scripps to help finance the deal — Berkshire plans to make a $600 million preferred-equity investment in Scripps to help finance the purchase
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Mark Miller / TVNewsCheck: Scripps Buying Ion Media For $2.65 Billion
J LaLonde / @mrjlalonde: This 1 deserves the @ballmatthew treatment. ION, the best network NO ONE talks abt sells for $2.65B. The Oracle of Omaha backing the deal. ION, 1 of the most consistent networks in ratings/rev. If you have an Uncle 50+ in Indiana, they watch ION. https://www.wsj.com/...
Cynthia Littleton / Variety: E.W. Scripps to Acquire Ion Media for $2.65 Billion With Aid From Berkshire Hathaway
Wayne Friedman / MediaPost: E.W. Scripps Buys ION Media For $2.65B, Berkshire Hathaway Invests
Mark Greenblatt / @greenblattmark: This is a big deal for the future of my company- and for the national reach of our journalism. Scripps creates national television networks business with acquisition of ION Media @EWScrippsCo https://www.prnewswire.com/...
Kate Duffy / Business Insider France: Warren Buffett is investing $600 million in EW Scripps deal to buy ION Media
Laura Wagner / VICE:
Employees blast Alden-backed Tribune Publishing Company after it sent an email phishing test to staffers that promised bonuses; the company has apologized — The company sent staffers a fake email touting executive bonuses of up to $10,000 for “commitment to excellence.” — Laura Wagner
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@justin_fenton, @bycarolineglenn, Washington Post, @lizbowie, Poynter, Washington Post, @jewstein3000, @blainestewart, @rmac18, @hopnotes, @heyjturner, @mattblaze, @helenkennedy, @thepacketrat, @julesmgmt, @erikwemple, @jacoblangston, @chabelih, The NewsGuild - CWA, @0x7eff, @christinajedra, @betsbarnes, @racheltobac, @rhodes_dawn, @malwarejake, @lmariagarza, @bycarolineglenn, @courantguild, @gsuberland, @sarah_m_wojcik, @jdauzreyes, @jason_koebler, @ctguild, @timmarchman, @motherboard, @justin_fenton, @toddlighty, @crepeau, @dlboardman, @keitholbermann, @scout_finch, @dtohl, @crepeau, @davidheinzmann, @mattdpearce, @lindaholmes, Newser, New York Post and Daily Herald
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Justin Fenton / @justin_fenton: After slashing our staff, closing newsrooms, furloughing reporters and cutting pay during a pandemic, @tribpub thought a neat lil way to test our susceptibility to phishing was to send a spoof email announcing large bonuses. Fire everyone involved. https://twitter.com/...
Caroline Glenn / @bycarolineglenn: Today, @tribpub journalists got an obvious phishing email announcing $5K-$10K bonuses. But here's the twist. It was apparently a test from @tribpub itself. This, after @tribpub issued pay cuts & three weeks of unpaid furloughs to cut costs during the pandemic. Disgusting. https://twitter.com/...
Erik Wemple / Washington Post: Tribune Publishing apologizes for fake bonus offer in phishing-simulation email
@lizbowie: We usually work through our lunches, but today we are taking a 20-minute Gone Phishing break to call out Tribune. Tribune Publishing apologizes for fake bonus offer in phishing-simulation email https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post: The company email promised bonuses. It was a hoax — and Tribune Publishing employees are furious.
Justine Barron / @jewstein3000: Your subscriptions pay millions in bonuses to execs who cut and furloughed staff and secretly raised prices to consumers in order to raise stock prices. And now they are trolling underpaid staff that remain. You can read the Sun for free with a library card or clear your browser https://twitter.com/...
Blaine Stewart / @blainestewart: I always joke about not having a soul. I guess this company takes that to the next level. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Mac / @rmac18: Further proof that some legacy news outlets are run by the dumbest turds on earth https://twitter.com/...
Josh Noel / @hopnotes: I don't want any middle-of-the-pack working people to lose jobs over this. I do want @tribpub to understand why this was so grossly offensive — and to invest in its people and its journalism. And they'll be hearing that *very clearly* from @CTGuild on our calls this weekend. https://twitter.com/...
James Turner / @heyjturner: Sorry for the language but you have to be fucking kidding me. Jesus Christ. https://twitter.com/...
Matt Blaze / @mattblaze: Don't do this. Not unless you're planning to actually give everyone the big bonuses along with the very-definitely-mandatory apology you owe them. https://twitter.com/...
Helen Kennedy / @helenkennedy: I didn't think Tribune could stoop lower. I am perpetually surprised! https://twitter.com/...
@thepacketrat: This is the shittiest phishing test ever. @KnowBe4 I hope that @tribpub admins authored this phishing test and not you. Attn @samred @dangoodin001 https://twitter.com/...
Jules Okafor / @julesmgmt: Please think about the way you deliver a phishing campaign in the middle of a pandemic. We want to test cyber resilience, not desperate employees' patience. Have a heart. https://twitter.com/...
Erik Wemple / @erikwemple: All about that insulting Tribune phishing simulation email that dangled a phony bonus in front of its journalists: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Jacob Langston / @jacoblangston: This is a new low for Tribune. They've out tronc'd themselves this time.... https://www.vice.com/...
Chabeli Carrazana / @chabelih: A phishing email about bonuses to journalists who aren't even promised regular raises, much less bonuses. Oh and let's do it during a pandemic after we furloughed them for a few weeks. WHAT COULD GO WRONG https://twitter.com/...
Sally Davidow / The NewsGuild - CWA: NewsGuild condemns Tribune hoax
Jeff Bryner / @0x7eff: Hey security folks.. don't do this. Sincerely, Everyone https://twitter.com/...
Christina Jedra / @christinajedra: To demonstrate how sorry they are, @tribpub should grant the employees the bonuses they teased them with. https://twitter.com/...
@betsbarnes: Would love to know more about the “cybersecurity team and advisors” that thought this was a great idea https://twitter.com/...
Rachel Tobac / @racheltobac: Context + current events should influence timing and pretext decisions for a team's phishing campaign. Had lay offs + pay cuts? Don't harm folks with a “$ bonus” phish — instead educate on likely attacks & add technical tools to protect the team. Protect folks, don't hurt them. https://twitter.com/...
Dawn Rhodes / @rhodes_dawn: Someone (or some people) signed off on this and my friends work for this company deserve to know who. Because someone either lives in a bubble and had no sense to understand how this disrespects employees, or they did know, and did it anyway. https://twitter.com/...
Jake Williams / @malwarejake: I'll be filing this under my “why ethics education matters in tech” (and maybe even moreso in infosec) https://twitter.com/...
Lisa Maria Garza / @lmariagarza: This apology was not received first in employees' inboxes. Still waiting, @tribpub. https://twitter.com/...
Caroline Glenn / @bycarolineglenn: An apology from @tribpub. Guessing they put this together after WaPo asked for comment bc I haven't gotten it yet? Unfortunately most of it is focused on justifying why @tribpub thought it was ok to trick employees like this. And nothing about ensuring this doesn't happen again. https://twitter.com/...
@courantguild: So @tribpub has apologized to the Washington Post... but we employees still haven't heard a peep since the original email. https://twitter.com/...
Graham Sutherland / @gsuberland: What in the fuck were they thinking? GET SOMEONE TO REVIEW YOUR FUCKING PHISHING PRETEXTS, PEOPLE. https://twitter.com/...
Sarah M. Wojcik / @sarah_m_wojcik: What's funny is that in a pre-union workplace, there would have been no apology. 🙃 https://twitter.com/...
Josh Reyes / @jdauzreyes: Okay, @tribpub, to whom are you apologizing? I sure don't think you're apologizing to me since I didn't get an email. Hopefully when you apologize to me, it'll come with a bonus. Or at least the chair from my desk at the office. https://twitter.com/...
Jason Koebler / @jason_koebler: All is fair in phishing tests except this and “you're fired” scams: https://www.vice.com/...
@ctguild: “...new levels of cartoonish villainy.” It does not have to be this way, @tribpub. https://twitter.com/...
Tim Marchman / @timmarchman: The only thing you can give Tribune Publishing is that its groveling apology for sending employees a phishing test email promising $10k bonuses is fairly groveling https://www.vice.com/...
@motherboard: The company sent staffers a fake email touting executive bonuses of up to $10,000 for “commitment to excellence.” https://www.vice.com/...
Justin Fenton / @justin_fenton: Now many people are suggesting that the company did this on purpose as a way to test our susceptibility to phishing following training earlier this year. Dangling fake raises after what's going on in this company and in the world would be *deranged* https://twitter.com/...
Todd Lighty / @toddlighty: That email comes as company management wants to permanently cut pay up to 5%; stop a company 401K match; get rid of experienced journalists and offer a draconian severance package as they're forced out the door; and refuses to fully support employees working form home. https://twitter.com/...
Megan Crepeau / @crepeau: This is news to me, I haven't seen any apology in my inbox https://twitter.com/...
David Boardman / @dlboardman: Wow. This behavior from @TribPub is truly outrageous. I love local news and am fighting with @LenfestInst every day to try to help save it, but these guys should just get out of the business now. https://twitter.com/...
Keith Olbermann / @keitholbermann: Tribune has been crap since at least the years I worked for them, 1987-1988. They just find new ways to be crappier in the crappy landscape they have created over the decades. https://twitter.com/...
Jennifer Hayden / @scout_finch: Michael Scott did this on the office to show Dwight how to get people's attention for speech. Michael: Attention everybody! Attention please! I have some very great news from Corporate. We had a wonderful quarter and as a result all of you are getting bonuses for 1000 dollars! https://twitter.com/...
Danielle Ohl / @dtohl: I've been able to confirm that this was in fact! an internal test from @tribpub. If you click the links, you get a message from the company's training contractor saying you clicked on a simulated phishing test. The level of cruelty is actually stunning, even for this company.
Megan Crepeau / @crepeau: overworked underpaid journalists living under threat of furlough got this scam email offering bonuses ... ... and now it is looking like Tribune Publishing sent it to their own employees just to see who would fall for a phish. Insulting and cruel. https://twitter.com/...
David Heinzmann / @davidheinzmann: It didn't say “we” were getting bonuses. It said execs were getting them for slashing costs, as if sent it to us inadvertently. All the more tantalizing. First we get trolled by our own columnist, now we get trolled by management. But by all means, keep doing more with less. https://twitter.com/...
Matt Pearce / @mattdpearce: I'm impressed by the newspaper industry's continued innovations in trying to fuse all of its working journalists into a single ball of rage. https://twitter.com/...
@lindaholmes: What an absolutely monstrous thing to do. The phishing test itself is pretty typical; doing it like this is ... yeah, I'm going to stick with “monstrous.” https://twitter.com/...
Neal Colgrass / Newser: Newspaper Company ‘Out-Evils Itself’ With Fake Bonus Offer
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter says its test to prompt users to read articles before retweeting was a success, with users opening articles 40% more and sometimes opting not to retweet — Twitter's experiment to get people to actually read the content they're sharing is going so well the company plans to expand it to the platform at large “very soon.”
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@twittercomms, Adweek, @davezatz, @nickpickles, Engadget and @twittercomms, more at Techmeme »
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@twittercomms: We shouldn't have to say this, but you should read an article before you Tweet it. https://twitter.com/... So, we've been prompting some people to do exactly that. Here's what we've learned so far. ⤵️
Nick Pickles / @nickpickles: Some data from our recent experiment prompting people to read before before they retweet 👇 https://twitter.com/...
Karissa Bell / Engadget: Twitter says its test to get people to read articles before tweeting worked
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify and Chernin Entertainment agree to a multi-year partnership for Chernin to develop movies and TV shows based on Spotify's podcasts — More Spotify podcasts could soon become TV shows or movies thanks to a new, multi-year partnership announced today between the streaming music provider …
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Variety, The Wrap, The Verge, Engadget, Deadline, Spotify, Forbes, Hollywood Reporter and @richlightshed, more at Techmeme »
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Todd Spangler / Variety: Chernin Entertainment Inks Spotify First-Look Deal to Adapt Podcasts for TV, Film
Samson Amore / The Wrap: Spotify, Chernin Entertainment Sign Multiyear Deal to Adapt Podcast Content to Video
Ashley Carman / The Verge: Spotify made a deal to turn its exclusive podcasts into TV shows and movies
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline: Chernin Entertainment, Spotify Partner To Percolate Film & TV Projects From Podcasts
Rob Salkowitz / Forbes: Spotify Inks First Look Deal For Podcast Media Adaptations With Chernin Entertainment
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter: Spotify, Chernin Entertainment Sign First-Look Film and TV Deal
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
YouTube expands a fact-checking feature on issues related to elections and COVID-19 to Germany and UK, after initially launching it in the US, Brazil, and India — - YouTube will display information and links from third-party publishers on queries related to issues like elections and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A look at the benefits and drawbacks of publishing on three-year-old Substack, as a growing number of reporters and writers migrate to the newsletter platform — Casey Newton, who has covered tech for The Verge, joins a growing number of reporters who have started subscription newsletters at Substack, a three-year-old platform.
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@eliotwb, @eliotwb, @eliotwb, @caseynewton, @pakman, @emorwee, @benthompson, @emorwee, @craigcalcaterra, @chaykak, @dvg, @chrissyfarr, @dpcassels, @alexhcranz, @whignewtons, @mollystentz, @substackinc, @jayrosen_nyu, @kantrowitz, @andrewfeinberg, @emorwee, @wajahatali, @wongmjane, @nfl_dougfarrar, @richardrushfield, @taylorlorenz, @guttmnn, @sarahcuda, @joshsternberg, @jscros, @aleksnotalex, @thejewishdream, @elijsanders, @benyt, @netaustin, @marcatracy, @caseynewton, @samjgrasso, @anthony, @zinoman and Talking Biz News
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Eliot Brown / @eliotwb: While many going to do their own paid newsletters are fantastic journos, should we rush to be celebrating the atomization and (further) paywallization of credible media? the more who splinter off to charge $5/mo, the less ubiquity of credible info https://www.nytimes.com/...
Eliot Brown / @eliotwb: one of the lovely things about the old institutional press is that it cross subsidized. People would subscribe for local sports but their dollars would fund reporters covering the state capitol. So when the paper arrived, they'd see both In subscriber silos, that doesn't work
Eliot Brown / @eliotwb: @CaseyNewton that's good to hear. I fear that's not where the general incentives lie in this structure, but perhaps i'm wrong. that's essentially politico's business model as well, which is a good one (for broad dissemination of information)
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: @eliotwb my approach to this is: - one edition is free every week - drop paywall for other big news as warranted - publish longer features in places where access is free Readers support dy-to-day coverage that's a little further in the weeds, but the scoops stay mostly free.
David Pakman / @pakman: “The real impetus for me to do this was my final realization that @Twitter will never let me edit my tweets. And believe me, many of my tweets need editing! Substack allows editing.” - @CaseyNewton https://www.nytimes.com/...
Emily Atkin / @emorwee: Happy to see the Times covering the rise of newsletters again, but I truly do not understand the notion that we are “leaving the internet.” Everything we write goes on the internet. We advertise our articles on the internet. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ben Thompson / @benthompson: The NYT trend piece on subscription newsletters-as-business officially arrived 2,352 days after Stratechery launched the Daily Update 😎 https://www.nytimes.com/...
Emily Atkin / @emorwee: Yes, some of our stuff is paywalled — just like some of the New York Times is paywalled! The model is literally no different. Those who value us most get everything. Those who don't, don't. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Craig Calcaterra / @craigcalcaterra: Get me, I'm part of a trend (though I'm not mentioned in the piece): https://www.nytimes.com/...
Kyle Chayka / @chaykak: tbh it would be nice if @studyhallxyz were included in the paid newsletter conversation https://www.nytimes.com/...
Dirk von Gehlen / @dvg: “It reminds me of the wonderful old days of the blogosphere” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Christina Farr / @chrissyfarr: This is such a fascinating path for journalists with a distinct point of view or following in a space. Provides an opportunity for entrepreneurship. https://twitter.com/...
Darren Cassels / @dpcassels: With all the noise that's out there, having media that I have confidence in is so valuable. A paid subscription to @thedispatch is absolutely worth it. https://twitter.com/...
@alexhcranz: I feel like Substack&NYT are being a little irresponsible with this framing of Substack as a life raft and promise of 6 figure pay days. Medium did the same thing early on and it all just feels like its preying on dumbass writers—of which 99% of us are. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sarah Isgur / @whignewtons: Thank you to our wonderful @thedispatch members...Best comments sections ever!! https://twitter.com/...
Molly Stentz / @mollystentz: It's almost like listener and reader supported news is a solid business model for journalism https://www.nytimes.com/...
Substack / @substackinc: Excited to welcome @CaseyNewton to the Substack community, alongside the many amazing writers mentioned in this @nytimes piece. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: One person newsrooms built upon email newsletters are a prime location where journalism is being reinvented. https://www.nytimes.com/... Why? Because they allow for the relationship between journalists and their public to start over on different terms.
Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz: Not going to say I feel left out. But still: rude. https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Feinberg / @andrewfeinberg: This is the second love letter to substack that the Times has published in recent months. It barely touches on the fact that it's a platform that only feasible if you already have a huge following and loyal sources who don't care who you work for. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Emily Atkin / @emorwee: This is not true, I put nearly everything I write on the web, please tear me apart https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@wajahatali: More and more will leave traditional media because this has a chance of being financially sustainable. https://twitter.com/...
Jane Manchun Wong / @wongmjane: In a way, tech journalism is becoming more decentralized. The advancement of feed and platforms makes it easier to discover individual journalists https://www.nytimes.com/...
Doug Farrar / @nfl_dougfarrar: If Taibbi and Sullivan are “journalists,” I'm the 49ers' starting right side edge-rusher on Sunday. https://twitter.com/...
Ankler Rushfield / @richardrushfield: Newsletters have arrived! We're the new podcasts! Arise ye strugggling freelancers...https://www.nytimes.com/ ...
Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz: .@CaseyNewton is such a legendary journalist I can't wait to subscribe to his new newsletter https://www.nytimes.com/...
Judah Guttmann / @guttmnn: Someone needs to build an email client around all these newsletters. Almost like a podcast player, but for newsletters. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sarah Lacy / @sarahcuda: Goes for communities too. Why we have zero toxicity, abuse or judgement on @TheChairmanMom https://twitter.com/...
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: A media trope: Write about the Very Popular Journalist who finds their way to the platform; mention all the other Very Popular Journalists who found their way to the platform; use same quote from platform CEO. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jack Crosbie / @jscros: there is a buried lede in this times story about substack: @discourse_blog isn't going to be on substack anymore, because we're moving to a brand new website. more on what that means in a minute but meanwhile please tell @aleksnotalex his photo looks good https://www.nytimes.com/...
Aleksander Chan / @aleksnotalex: NEWS: next month, @discourse_blog is leaving substack to start our own website. talked to the new york times + @marcatracy about the move (and uh, had my photo taken?): https://www.nytimes.com/...
Rafi Schwartz / @thejewishdream: Folks, we've got ourselves a big ol' announcement, right here in the pages of the New York Times. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Smith / @benyt: “People will hate-read things, but they won't hate-pay things.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Austin Smith / @netaustin: C'mon, we just named it two weeks ago, we can't already be a “Substack competitor”! Proud of what we've done with @joinlede thus far, which includes registering for a Twitter account today. Oh, and also launching @DefectorMedia. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Marc Tracy / @marcatracy: Thanks to all the wonderful writers who spoke to me for this article about Substack (including the ones whose quotes fell out! like Robert F***ing Christgau!) https://www.nytimes.com/...
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: Really enjoyed talking to @marcatracy for his piece about writers striking out on their own. In an amazing time-is-a-flat-circle twist, @choutoo, who took this cool photo of me, also shot our first story about Facebook moderators last year! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Samantha Grasso / @samjgrasso: finally got published in the times 🙂 (not a byline or a mention by name but this general reference: “the eight owners of a left-wing newsletter, Discourse Blog") https://www.nytimes.com/...
@anthony: The most popular paid Substack offering is The Dispatch. Nearly 100,000 subscribers, almost 18,000 paid, and is close to pulling in $2 million in first-year revenue, most of it derived from Substack subscriptions. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jason Zinoman / @zinoman: My question: Would Substack make me put a little photo of my face next to my byline? https://www.nytimes.com/...
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Aleksander Chan / Discourse Blog:
Discourse Blog, made up of former Splinter journalists, is leaving Substack in October to start its own site, working with WordPress-powered platform Lede
Discussion:
@aleksnotalex, @jscros, @kerrymflynn, @davezatz, @discourse_blog, @thejewishdream, @jackmirkinson, @bafeldman, @pblest, @alex, @discourse_blog, @jackmirkinson, @samjgrasso and @jbenton
Discussion:
Aleksander Chan / @aleksnotalex: we're working with the same folks that built @DefectorMedia's incredible site (@alleyco and @trypico) to grow into our next phase. we love @SubstackInc and are so grateful for their support, but we're ready to go bigger! some quick answers here: https://discourseblog.substack.com/ ...
Jack Crosbie / @jscros: hello. @discourse_blog is leaving substack and launching a full website. worker owned, worker run, supported by you: no bosses necessary. here's what that means for all of us. i'm incredibly, incredibly excited. read more about it here https://discourseblog.substack.com/ ...
@kerrymflynn: .@aleksnotalex's reasoning behind change: “Our leaving is not a referendum on the platform or the people who use it; we just want to do more than we're currently capable of doing.” That includes better commenting, searching old posts, more production https://discourseblog.substack.com/ ...
Dave Zatz / @davezatz: @bradlinder @OneJaredNewman What a day of whiplash, I think we've come full circle? https://twitter.com/...
@discourse_blog: We know you probably have a few questions. Here are a few answers. https://discourseblog.substack.com/ ...
Rafi Schwartz / @thejewishdream: “What does this mean?” “How will this work?” “Could you be any more handsome?” These are all GREAT questions, many of which have already been answered right here in this handy update we've written just for you! https://discourseblog.substack.com/ ...
Jack Mirkinson / @jackmirkinson: Doing @discourse_blog has been an incredible adventure and now we are going to take it to the next level with our own website. Details here: https://discourseblog.substack.com/ ...
Brian Feldman / @bafeldman: i assume this does not mention bnet (highly successful publication with stratospheric growth) because everyone is jealous https://www.nytimes.com/...
Paul Blest / @pblest: Some news: @discourse_blog is leaving Substack and starting a website. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@discourse_blog: Some personal news: Discourse Blog is leaving Substack next month to start our own website. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jack Mirkinson / @jackmirkinson: BIG NEWS: Discourse Blog is leaving Substack next month and launching our own website https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sarah Jeong / OneZero:
Q&A with Casey Newton on leaving The Verge to start a newsletter on Substack called Platformer, after many years as The Verge's Silicon Valley editor
Discussion:
@caseynewton, TechCrunch, @joshsternberg, Platformer, PETITION, @caseynewton, @pkafka, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @kantrowitz, @mathewi, Dev Foxes, @trengriffin, @patio11, @benyt, FWIW by David Tvrdon, @alexstamos, @seyitaylor, @melissagira, @sarahjeong, @dlind, @annehelen, @mathewi, @pkafka, @samsheffer, @mathewi, @sarahfrier, @laurengoode, @paldhous, @harrymccracken, @kantrowitz, @kerrymflynn, @baekdal, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @zoeschiffer, @shiraovide, @f_kaltheuner, @alexisohanian, @msquinn, @waltmossberg, @sarthakgh, @mattyglesias, @mvzelenks, @benjamingoggin, @kerrymflynn, @kantrowitz, @kerrymflynn, @neilcybart, @mdudas, @jyarow, @jonrussell and @martinsfp
Discussion:
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: One note from this letter: I know the paid newsletter industry to date isn't nearly diverse or inclusive enough. I asked Substack if we could spin up a mentorship program so that and writers like me who want to help can volunteer as mentors. They said yes, and we're doing it.
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: Why isn't Robinhood a verb yet?
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: Substack is creating an interesting ecosystem, establishing the haves vs the have nots. For instance, Substack does not offer these “perks” to every person who has a newsletter: https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Casey Newton / Platformer: Welcome to Platformer — I. Leaving — After seven great years at The Verge, I've decided to take a flying leap.
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: I'm ready to find out. I've started a tiny publication whose mission is to explore the intersection of tech platforms and democracy with independence, grit, and open mind. It's called @platformer, and you can sign up at https://www.platformer.news/
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: Substack model, explained to me by writer who is not @CaseyNewton (congrats to Casey!) but was pitched by them: Substack pays you grown-up salary for the first year, you get a small slice of revenue your newsletter makes. After that, your stipend goes away, you keep most revenue.
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: Journalism has lost thousands of jobs this year. We've suffered from under-experimentation in business models. It's time to try some new experiments. I wrote more about my thinking here: https://www.platformer.news/ ...
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: Together, I truly believe we can build new models for reader-supported journalism. There will be lots more to say in the weeks to come. For now, I hope you'll subscribe: https://www.platformer.news/ ...
Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz: Good on The Verge for letting @CaseyNewton take his email list, and look what they get in return: https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: Casey Newton says he has 20,000 subscribers to his existing newsletter (and says the Verge is letting him take the mailing list with him, which is very big of them). Even if only 20 percent of those people sign up to pay, that still works out to $400,000 a year
Tren Griffin / @trengriffin: 1/ Casey Newton's interview with Sarah Jeong puts the focus on the economics of the *writers*. Too often people talk and write about whether the publication has a business model. What are the economics for the people who do the writing? How do they thrive? https://onezero.medium.com/...
Patrick McKenzie / @patio11: I actually *do* think this trend can go on forever, minimally for areas where the subscriber base is well-monied and looking for signal-not-empty-calories. Tech is an index case for a reason here. If journalism wants to attract talent that could be a PM, it needs to pay like PM. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Smith / @benyt: Insurance is such an major, unspoken cost of doing the news business these days https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
David Tvrdon / FWIW: The weird things that thrive in 2020
Alex Stamos / @alexstamos: Wow, this is huge. I expect that @CaseyNewton will do well, as he has become a must-read by people in tech (who are, ironically, willing to pay for content) in the same vein as @benthompson. But, this can't go on forever, can it? https://onezero.medium.com/...
@seyitaylor: if you're a mid-sized media company (read: not the NYT) reading the Casey Newton news and your reaction is to try to stop your writers from becoming celebrities, you're doing it wrong.
Melissa Gira Grant / @melissagira: Has anyone written about what all these journo moves to Substack mean for newsroom unions? https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Jeong / @sarahjeong: Casey Newton, a seven-foot-tall golden retriever, is leaving the Verge for his own Substack and he's gonna crush it https://onezero.medium.com/...
Dara Lind / @dlind: .@CaseyNewton's interview with @sarahjeong is an incredibly compelling pitch for a new model of journalism, and I'm going to be extremely interested to see whether it succeeds. https://onezero.medium.com/...
Anne Helen Petersen / @annehelen: I am so thrilled for @CaseyNewton's “new” newsletter and for him to join me in this brave new Substack world: https://onezero.medium.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: Re: Substack, I think about how blogging turned from an individual thing into orgs like Gigaom, Gawker, Vox etc. Email newsletters seem to be trending in the same direction. What do we gain, if anything — as writers/journalists or as a profession? Much to think about
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: Note: This model isn't available to most substackers, who will make content for the company for free, and share rev (ie, YouTube model). And per Substack co-founder @hamishmckenzie, not a “salary”. But it certainly meant to replace the salary you already have at your current job.
Sam Sheffer / @samsheffer: wow never thought I'd see @CaseyNewton leave @verge but then again this is 2020 so anything goes excited for you to continue pursuing this passion Casey :) congrats and will stay tuned for the launch! https://twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: Also, it's very much an open question how applicable the @SubstackInc model is to the “long tail” of journalism, as opposed to a handful of high-profile writers like Casey. Are we just recreating the old media model in a new form? https://onezero.medium.com/...
Sarah Frier / @sarahfrier: Subscribe!! @CaseyNewton's The Interface has been the only newsletter I read every day without fail. Always a thoughtful read on social media and democracy. Excited for Platformer: https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Masks Are Goode / @laurengoode: .@CaseyNewton's The Interface helped set a new standard for what thoughtful, conversational but still deeply-reported tech newsletters can be in a time of media turmoil, and this venture is almost certainly going to do that too https://www.platformer.news/ ...
Peter Aldhous / @paldhous: THREAD. Good to know, but my experience is that defeating a libel suit can cost much more: “They've said they'll spend up to a million dollars in your defense, and when you're writing about potentially litigious companies, that matters a lot.” https://onezero.medium.com/...
Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken: Good luck, @CaseyNewton. (Every journalist in a position to do so should spend at least part of their career running their own tiny media company.) https://twitter.com/...
Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz: “We'll never have the journalism we want until more reporters can start making it on their own terms.” https://www.platformer.news/ ...
@kerrymflynn: Really good on @CaseyNewton for admitting this problem and taking action: “I know that white people — and white men, in particular are overrepresented in the paid newsletter industry... it needs to become much more inclusive.” https://www.platformer.news/ ...
Thomas Baekdal / @baekdal: This is totally bonkers, and only something people in the US could ever talk about. Here in Europe, healthcare is provided via taxes. It's not something you get via whatever features the platform/employer you use have. https://twitter.com/...
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: I start @platformer on October 5th. If you feel like the newsletter has made you better informed, or you want to support investigative reporting like I published today, I hope you'll consider supporting what comes next.
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: My 7 years at The Verge — and 3 doing The Interface — have been the best job I've ever had. But ever since the pandemic started I haven't been able to stop asking myself one question: What if I could set up this up to be my job forever? And what if I could do it with your help?
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: At @platformer, I'll bring you the same mix of original reporting, analysis, and commentary that I've done in 570+ issues of The Interface. I'll also use Substack's community features to involve you in new ways: discussing news, pitching stories, and meeting like-minded readers.
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: I got this story because three years ago I started a newsletter called The Interface. More than 20,000 of you subscribed, and it changed my life. Among other things, it generates tips that turn into stories like this one.
Zo Schiffer / @zoeschiffer: Casey is leaving The Verge and starting his own newsletter!! Not to make this about me but yes, it feels personal https://onezero.medium.com/...
Shira Ovide / @shiraovide: What, @CaseyNewton! Shut up and take my money. https://onezero.medium.com/...
Frederike Kaltheuner / @f_kaltheuner: Congratulations @CaseyNewton !2 This paragraph sums of everything that's wrong about journalism and the internet's business model today https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@alexisohanian: If y'all have been paying attention, this isn't surprising one bit. https://twitter.com/...
Megan Quinn / @msquinn: V excited to see @CaseyNewton set out on his own with Platformer. (Only thing missing from this announcement is a subscribe link!) https://onezero.medium.com/...
Walt Mossberg / @waltmossberg: Huge congrats to my talented friend @CaseyNewton on striking out on his own with a new newsletter. I'm betting on him big time. https://onezero.medium.com/...
Sar Haribhakti / @sarthakgh: .@CaseyNewton talks to @sarahjeong on his decision to leave Verge and go independent on Substack “Once journalists figured out that you could get infinite retweets by typing “Facebook is bad” into a box, it totally changed the tenor of the coverage.” https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias: “Once journalists figured out that you could get infinite retweets by typing ‘Facebook is bad’ into a box, it totally changed the tenor of the coverage.” (Facebook is bad though [except when they advertise on the weeds]) https://onezero.medium.com/...
Michael Zelenko / @mvzelenks: Can't wait to see what @CaseyNewton does with his newsletter project, Platformer. We had @sarahjeong grill Newton on the details of his deal Spoiler alert: he's trying to start a tiny little media empire! https://onezero.medium.com/...
Ben Goggin / @benjamingoggin: “What we don't know is if you're a writer with a following, can you use that to build a sustainable career in journalism? The question is will the influencer economy be relevant to journalism at all?” — Casey Newton on Leaving ‘The Verge’ for Substack — https://onezero.medium.com/...
@kerrymflynn: “When you look at the economics of newsletters, there are opportunities that are bigger for some writers than any media company can match. If you can find 10,000 people to pay you $100 a year, you're making $1 million a year.” 👀 https://onezero.medium.com/...
Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz: Welcome to the party, Casey https://twitter.com/...
@kerrymflynn: Yet another journalist is leaving their job at a media company to focus full-time on a Substack newsletter https://twitter.com/...
Neil Cybart / @neilcybart: Speaking of newsletters, Substack is now paying for journalists' legal protection (up to $1M) and health insurance. Sounds like it's on a person by person basis (for now). First time I've seen that. Clearly making a play for those at traditional newsrooms. https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mike Dudas / @mdudas: “I have been talking to @SubstackInc ...they had approached me last year with a pretty compelling offer to jump. At the time, it just didn't feel like the right move. But a year later, the pandemic came along, and it just changed a lot for me” https://onezero.medium.com/... @CaseyNewton
Jon Russell / @jonrussell: “A publication that covers tech companies aggressively, but does not depend on them for traffic or advertising revenue, may be able to see them with more clarity and report...with more independence and grit” Agree 💯 (👋🏻@TheKenWeb) Good luck @CaseyNewton https://www.platformer.news/ ...
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
NYT CEO Meredith Kopit Levien predicts that digital English-language news subscriptions will reach 100M by 2030, says NYT can command a quarter of the market — The chief executive of the New York Times has predicted that 100m people will have digital English-language news subscriptions in ten years' time.
Discussion:
Chris Isidore / CNN: New York Times chairman retires after 23 years leading the board
Raju Narisetti / @raju: @nytimes A 25 million paid digital subscription base (if universe is 100 million globally) for @nytimes seems ambitiously doable, at current success rates. New York Times chief Meredith Kopit Levien says 100 million will pay for online news by 2030: https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/ ... @pressgazette
J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Sources: Deanna Brown, president of Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, is out after the merger with PMC — Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group President Deanna Brown is out at MRC after the merger between PMC and MRC on Wednesday, according to two individuals with knowledge of the matter.
RELATED:
Variety:
Variety parent company Penske Media reaches a deal with MRC to operate Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter under a newly formed joint venture called PMRC
Discussion:
@raju, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, @erikaberlin, @jasonleopold, @carynrose, @anthony, @benfritz, @lynetterice, @keithcalder, @benyt, @317lindquist, @d_kompare, The Wrap, Axios, Hollywood Reporter, @jank0, @sarafischer, @pshanley88, @jbflint, @lucas_shaw, @memles, @ckrewson, @jbflint, @jeremymbarr, @dfriend, @media_evan, @unclegrambo, @yronlyhope, MediaPost, Radio & Television …, Forbes, musicrow.com, Sportico.com, Talking Biz News, WWD, Rolling Stone, Music Business Worldwide and Deadline
Discussion:
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Jay Penske continues to be a quietly effective media entrepreneur, avoiding both the usual accolades and also many of the business bumps others have faced. @PenskeMedia to Operate @Billboard, @THR and @VibeMagazine in Joint Venture With MRC https://variety.com/... via @variety
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post: Variety and Hollywood Reporter, once rivals, are now under same roof
Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times: Penske Media and MRC form joint venture combining control of Hollywood, music titles
Erika Berlin / @erikaberlin: Soooo no one in those merger meetings or on the renaming committee remembers the '80s? Will @RollingStone and @billboard get ironic parental advisory PMRC stickers now? Can Tipper Gore get a column?! https://variety.com/...
Jason Leopold / @jasonleopold: Their calling it the PMRC Probably dating myself with that reference https://twitter.com/...
Caryn Rose / @carynrose: @Anthony this is what happens when tech bros get involved in things they have no business being involved with
Anthony DeRosa / @anthony: It's pretty wild that three publications that all cover music to some degree are going to be run by an org called PMRC. Context: https://www.rollingstone.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Ben Fritz / @benfritz: Wow. Competition among the Hollywood trades is now effectively over. When I worked at Variety in the 2000s I would not have imagined that there would soon be three major trade publications, all owned by the same company. https://variety.com/...
Lynette Rice / @lynetterice: When I worked for @THR back in the day, my greatest thrill was to beat the pants off @Variety. And boy did it beat the pants off me. This is a sad day for the Hollywood trades. https://variety.com/...
Keith Calder / @keithcalder: I understand why the underlying economics have led to this, but I don't think it's good for the entertainment industry that a single company will now be operating Variety, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, and IndieWIRE.
@317lindquist: Jay is Roger Penske's son and he's married to Elaine Irwin (John Mellencamp's ex-wife). New company has interesting name: PMRC. https://twitter.com/...
Derek Kompare / @d_kompare: This is a pretty big media consolidation deal. Variety, THR, Billboard and other trade journals to operate under one company for the first time. https://variety.com/... via @variety
Hollywood Reporter: Hollywood Reporter Parent MRC Teams With Penske Media for Publishing and Content Ventures
Janko Roettgers / @jank0: The competition between Variety and THR has always been fierce. To have them now both operate under the same corporate umbrella is quite something.
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: NEW: Nearly all of the major U.S. publications covering music and Hollywood will be housed under one joint venture. https://www.axios.com/...
Patrick Shanley / @pshanley88: Variety and THR, rivals for about 9 decades, are now to be operated by the same parent company https://variety.com/...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: What a lot of people at Variety, Deadline, THR and Billboard fear hearing today. https://twitter.com/...
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: Almost every major entertainment + music trade publication is owned by one person. https://variety.com/...
Myles McNutt / @memles: Variety and the Hollywood Reporter and Deadline will now be run by the same people. That's...not how journalism typically works. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Krewson / @ckrewson: I moved to Hollywood in 2010 to join Variety; at the time, it was owned by Reed Business Information, a B2B publisher based in the UK. I left that job 2 years later to work for The Hollywood Reporter, owned by a hedge fund. Today, they share an owner. 1/ https://variety.com/...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: Variety and Hollywood Reporter under one roof once seemed as unlikely as this. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: We got a sense of how much MRC valued their media brands when we had a company off-site in NYC in March and they didn't mention journalism as something they do or care about
David Friend / @dfriend: Variety, IndieWire, Deadline Hollywood and a piece of the Hollywood Reporter will now be under the same owner. The deal raises a lot of questions about a monopoly in the U.S. entertainment trade business. (Variety) https://variety.com/...
Evan DeSimone / @media_evan: Every major entertainment trade consolidated into a single JV. What could go wrong? https://variety.com/...
Mark Graham / @unclegrambo: ONE TRADE TO RULE THEM ALL! https://variety.com/...
@yronlyhope: It's a legit monopoly now(though joint venture is the way to oh no not really). Penske owns Variety, Deadline, Indiewire and now co-owns THR. https://twitter.com/...
Sara Guaglione / MediaPost: Penske Media, MRC To Jointly Own Magazines, Including ‘Hollywood Reporter,’ ‘Billboard’
David Bloom / Forbes: Penske Media Consolidates Control Over Most Hollywood Trade Pubs With MRC Partnerships
Jessica Nicholson / musicrow.com: PMC, MRC Enter Joint Venture To Operate ‘Billboard,’ ‘Rolling Stone,’ More
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: Variety parent to operate Hollywood Reporter
Kathryn Hopkins / WWD: Penske Media to Operate The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Vibe
Rolling Stone: PMC Establishes PMRC to Steward Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, and Music Business Worldwide
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
INN: on average, nonprofit newsrooms are 68% white, 9% Black, 9% Hispanic; two-thirds don't have POC execs; in 2019, for every 10 Black staff hired, seven left — More than half of all nonprofit outlets have either no people of color or “only a small percentage” within their ranks.
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@spj_tweets: “Ultimately, INN called the study ‘a reality check’ for nonprofit journalism and stressed that publishers need to ‘actively prioritize building diversity in their organizations and fostering policies and practices that promote equity and inclusion.’” https://www.niemanlab.org/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: More than half of all US nonprofit news outlets have either no people of color or only a small percentage within their ranks. The vast majority — over two-thirds — do not have a single person of color in leadership at the executive level https://www.niemanlab.org/... via @NiemanLab
Emma Carew Grovum / @emmacarew: To be totally fair — this is also true of for-profit news outlets in most situations. https://twitter.com/...
@nickcharles61: According to the @INN Index, “nonprofit newsrooms are 68% white & led by an exec level that's 81% white. Black journalists make up 9% of staff & 6% of leadership positions.” @INN called this a “reality check” for nonprofit newsrooms. We hope it is too. https://www.niemanlab.org/...
Peter Kafka / Vox:
Political journalists again re-evaluate the methods and value of in-person campaign trail reporting, as the pandemic amplifies 2020's weirdness — What happens when the campaign trail is an ethernet cable? — Olivia Nuzzi was covering a Donald Trump rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina …
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Peter Kafka / @pkafka: How do you cover a presidential campaign when the campaign is (mostly) virtual? I asked @maggieNYT @PeterHamby @amychozick @AlxThomp @rubycramer @Olivianuzzi https://www.vox.com/...
Jessica Jerreat / Voice of America:
House of Representatives to hold hearing on Thursday to look into Michael Pack's leadership of USAGM; Pack has been subpoenaed but said he cannot attend — Lawmakers in Washington will hold an oversight hearing Thursday examining the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the parent agency of Voice …
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Craig Caplan / @craigcaplan: House Foreign Affairs Committee holds oversight hearing on the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America and other US international broadcasting outlets, with the agency's new CEO Michael Pack and others. https://www.c-span.org/... @cspan.org https://twitter.com/...
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