Mediagazer: Facebook and Google distribute most of their journalism funding via their marketing and PR budgets, not through charitable foundations, making tracking tough (Nikki Usher/Washington Monthly)

10:50 PM ET, October 29, 2020

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Glenn Greenwald quits The Intercept, saying its editors refused to publish a post unless he removed parts critical of Biden; he will now publish on Substack — The same trends of repression, censorship and ideological homogeneity plaguing the national press generally have engulfed …

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Glenn Greenwald / Greenwald:

Glenn Greenwald publishes his email exchange with Intercept editors about his Biden story, which he says precipitated his resignation — Given The Intercept's vehement denials, readers are entitled to see for themselves what the truth is: transparency journalism with integrity requires.

Discussion: @ggreenwald, Greenwald, @mmasnick, @politifact, @davidklion, @jscros, The Daily Caller, @jscros, Mother Jones, Fox News, Mediaite, New York Post and Politico

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Insider Inc., parent of Business Insider, buys a majority stake in Morning Brew in an all-cash deal; sources say the deal values Morning Brew at around $75M — Insider Inc., the parent company to Business Insider, closed an all-cash deal Thursday to buy a majority stake in Morning Brew …

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:

CNN contributor and former DHS COS Miles Taylor reveals he is Anonymous, the senior Trump admin official who wrote a NYT column in 2018 and book in 2019 — Mr. Taylor, whose criticisms of President Trump in a New York Times Op-Ed article and subsequent book roiled Washington and infuriated Mr. Trump …

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

NYT, by overstating Miles Taylor's seniority when it published his op-ed, and CNN, by letting him lie on live TV, disgraced themselves in the Anonymous charade — The New York Times got its traffic bonanza. It touched off a national debate. It owned social media. And now it's getting the payback that it deserves.

Discussion: National Review, New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Vox and TheBlaze

Julia Alexander / The Verge:

Netflix increases pricing for standard plan by $1 to $14/month and premium tier by $2 to $18/month; basic plan will remain $9/month — The basic plan will remain $9 a month — Netflix is introducing price hikes for its US subscribers today, increasing its standard plan to $14 a month and its premium tier to $18 a month.

Helen Coster / Reuters:

Comcast Q3: NBCU earnings down 38.7% YoY to $1.3B; revenue of $6.7B, down 19% YoY; ~22M Peacock signups; film revenue down 25% YoY to $1.3B, offset by licensing — (Reuters) - Comcast Corp CMCSA.O on Thursday reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue, as strong sign-ups …

Discussion: CNBC, The Streamable, The Streamable, Comcast Corporation, Adweek, @gerryfsmith, @variety and The Verge

BBC:

BBC issues social media guidelines prohibiting staff from criticizing colleagues, “virtue signaling”, and expressing personal opinions on public policy, more — The BBC has issued new guidance on social media usage, which will force staff to maintain impartiality.

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Amazon reports Q3 “other” category revenue, which mostly covers its ad business, of $5.4B, up 51% YoY, and subscription services revenue of $6.58B, up 33% YoY — Amazon today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue up 37% to $96.1 billion …

Discussion: TechCrunch, CNBC, The Guardian, Variety and @mgsiegler, more at Techmeme »

Nikki Usher / Washington Monthly:

Facebook and Google distribute most of their journalism funding via their marketing and PR budgets, not through charitable foundations, making tracking tough — The tech giants compromise media independence with their corporate donations. … You may have heard that Big Tech has damaged journalism.

Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report:

Entercom Communications and FanDuel have agreed to a six-year deal giving listeners of Entercom's broadcast radio stations and Radio.com access to FanDuel odds — It's no secret that Entercom Communications has an outsized role as a purveyor of Sports Talk programming …

Discussion: Business Wire, Radio Ink, Insideradio.com and The Wrap

David A. Graham / The Atlantic:

Though media coverage of Biden's chances is cautious, recent Trump scandals are getting little coverage likely because outlets think he won't win — You can teach old journalists the occasional new trick, but two? Forget it. — The 2016 election persuaded the press to avoid publicly presuming …

Discussion: Crooked Media, @brendannyhan, @theplumlinegs, @ericschultz, @parabasis, @yappelbaum, Al Jazeera, UPROXX, The Daily Caller, @benyt, @ericboehlert, Nieman Reports, The Week, NBC 6 South Florida and WHDH-TV

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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter beats with Q3 revenue of $936M, up 14% YoY, vs $777M est., ad revenue of $808M, up 15% YoY, but mDAUs of 187M, up 29% YoY, vs.196M est.; stock down 11%+

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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC's Nightly News: Kids to debut on traditional TV after months streaming online, as ViacomCBS reboots Nick News and CNN partners with Sesame Workshop

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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify had total Q3 revenue of €1.97B, up 14% YoY, ARPU of €4.19, down 10% YoY, with 320M MAUs, up 29% YoY, and 144M paying subscribers, up 27% YoY

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In a Senate hearing on Section 230, Republican senators said tech companies were censoring conservative views; Democrats called the hearing a political sham

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Burl Gilyard / Twin Cities Business:
Star Tribune abruptly shuts City Pages, a 40-year-old alt weekly in Minneapolis, citing the pandemic and without seeking a buyer

Reuters:
Italy's antitrust authority to investigate Google for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the online display ad market, following a complaint by IAB Italy

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Roisin O'Connor / The Independent:
Spotify comes under criticism after Joe Rogan interviewed Alex Jones in a three-hour episode of his podcast on Tuesday; Jones was banned from Spotify in 2018

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

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