Top News:
Clio Chang / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Substack, whose founders insist it is a platform, not a media company, and say there is less need for moderation as readers opt in to newsletters — Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one?
Discussion:
@benthompson, @asymmetricinfo, @can, @benthompson, @bdomenech, @lollardfish, @maxwellstrachan, @ryanlcooper, @shortformernie, @dandrezner, @biblioracle, @gbbranstetter, @nbashaw, @alexkotch, @nicalexiac, @lpbradley, @emmaroller, @arabellesicardi, @ourobororoboruo, @prestonjbyrne, @thrasherxy, @niemanlab, @nathansnewman, @bartongellman, @hongriver, @speakpatrice, @cjr, @athertonkd, @conor64, @cjr, @zidanism, @lizpelly, @ykomska, @nathantankus, @dtortorici, @kerrymflynn, @benthompson, @benthompson, @aexm, @benyt, @jbenton, American Press Institute, @wiredculture, @wired and @speakpatrice, more at Techmeme »
Edmund Lee / New York Times:
Sources: News Corp is making a bid for Simon & Schuster; at least one offer for the publisher is for more than $1.7B, far above the minimum ViacomCBS had set — A sale of the venerable publisher of Stephen King and Hillary Clinton could fetch $1.7 billion and rev up consolidation in book publishing.
Discussion:
@rwindrem, @alexweprin, @tomtaylormade, @nytimes and @jeffjarvis
Kate Storey / Esquire:
Over a dozen CNN insiders, including Wolf Blitzer, Dana Bash, and Abby Phillip, on how CNN covered the longest and most dramatic Election Week in recent memory — As Election Night 2020 bled into Election Week, the talking heads on CNN became something like members of our families.
Discussion:
@tartantroozers, @stevekrak, @rafat, @purgegamers, @mviser, @oliverdarcy, @kaitlancollins and @abbydphillip
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Patricia Escárcega, LA Times' first Latinx food critic, denounces the paper, accusing it of paying her significantly less than her white male counterpart — Los Angeles Times food critic Patricia Escarcega denounced the newspaper in a Twitter thread on Sunday, accusing her employers …
Discussion:
@piescarcega, Los Angeles Magazine, @jservantez, @gabemschneider, @jamilsmith, @priyakrishna, @xoxolizza, @niais, @katzish, @bermudezwrites, @jessekadjo, @jackfrombkln, @cshalby, @eileenguo, @billaddison, @juliancastro, @sandyhooper, @pilarpedrazatv, @bermudezwrites, @piescarcega, @piescarcega, @piescarcega and @piescarcega
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Universal signs with Cinemark to shorten theatrical window to 17 days, but films with $50M+ opening get 31 days, a new clause that sources say will apply to AMC — Nearly five months after Universal reached a deal with AMC Theaters to radically change the theatrical window and share …
Discussion:
Forbes, Bloomberg, @thewrap, Wall Street Journal, Collider, CNBC, Engadget, Axios, /Film, The Streamable, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, Variety, ComingSoon.net and IndieWire
Financial Times:
Privacy campaigner Max Schrems files complaints in Spain and Germany claiming Apple's IDFA ad tracking tools unlawfully track users without consent — Austrian activist files complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities — Apple is breaking EU law by enabling iPhone users …
Discussion:
noyb.eu, Bloomberg, @finnmyrstad, MediaPost, 9to5Mac, Light Reading, MacRumors, Engadget, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Business Insider and CNBC, more at Techmeme »
Will Oremus / OneZero:
A look at the debate over the kind of news Facebook users are reading, after Facebook released more data on top performing link posts in the US — What kind of news does the news feed feed when the news feed does feed news? - Since July, New York Times journalist Kevin Roose …
Discussion:
Terms of Service w …, @estherkeziat, @willoremus, Context is King and @evelyndouek
Bijan Stephen / The Verge:
Twitch is testing “multiplayer ads” that are chosen by the streamer and seen by everyone in the audience; creators can run polls after, earning them Bits — The ads will be chosen by the streamer, and everyone in the audience will see the same thing
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Study: Fox News share of views in a “Partisan Right” group of YouTube channels fell from 17% before the election to 13% after; Newsmax grew from under 1% to 5% — Disinformation about election fraud is thriving on YouTube, and right-wing outlets that most aggressively push false information …
Discussion:
@wajahatali, @oliverdarcy and @caseynewton
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Interview with President Macron on free speech and secularism, as he accuses the English-language press of “legitimizing” the violence of terrorist attacks — After terrorist attacks, France's leader accuses the English-language media of “legitimizing this violence.”
Elaine Low / Variety:
NBC's co-president of scripted programming Tracey Pakosta is leaving the company to join Netflix as its head of comedy — After nearly a decade at NBCUniversal, NBC's co-president of scripted programming Tracey Pakosta is leaving the company to join Netfix as its head of comedy.
Discussion:
C21Media, Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap
Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
WarnerMedia says HBO Max will be available on Amazon Fire devices from November 17 — WarnerMedia-owned streaming service will be available beginning Tuesday — HBO Max will be available on Amazon Fire TV devices beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17, the streaming service said Monday.
Discussion:
Variety, The Wrap, TechCrunch, Pressroom, @lucas_shaw, IndieWire, @xpangler, @xpangler, @xpangler, Adweek, @xpangler, @pkafka, @lucas_shaw, /Film, The Week, The A.V. Club, Fast Company, GameSpot, Bloomberg, FierceVideo, The Streamable, Bustle, nexttv.com and Cord Cutters News, more at Techmeme »
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
The race between far-right media outlets like OANN and Newsmax over which will embrace Trumpism the most heats up, as Fox News gets blamed for Trump's defeat — MAGA nation may be turning its back on Fox News — but it doesn't know where to go. — Parler, the “free speech” …
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Hicks Equity Partners, a PE firm with ties to a co-chair of RNC, has held talks in recent months about acquiring and investing in Newsmax
Discussion:
@andrewfeinberg, Axios, Variety, @benmullin, @chrisruddynmx, CNN, @chrisruddynmx, @andrewfeinberg, @joehagansays, New York Post, The Hill, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, @benmullin, TVNewser, Quartz, @rebeccaballhaus, @thom_hartmann, Poynter, Business Insider, @asharma, The Sun, The Wrap, Slate, Bloomberg, UPROXX and Mediaite
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
