Mediagazer: A look at Covid Tracking Project, started by three journalists, with The Atlantic providing legal, comms, and tech support, to track the US spread of COVID-19 (Drew Armstrong/Bloomberg)

7:25 AM ET, November 23, 2020

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Ezra Klein, co-founder and editor-at-large of Vox.com, and Lauren Williams, editor-in-chief and senior vice president, are leaving the company — Ezra Klein, co-founder and editor-at-large of Vox.com, the political news website owned by Vox Media, and Lauren Williams, editor-in-chief …

Discussion: @tomhbunting, The Daily Beast, @ezraklein, @laurenwilliams, @aryehcw, @alxthomp, @maxfoleykeene, @hondanhon, @matthewt_ny, @interfluidity, @ellliotttb, @deve_dy, Exchange the Experience, @elliottzaagman, @andrewfeinberg, @jaycodon, @doctoryasmin, @zacmoffatt, @titonka, @gartenberg, @lukeoneil47, @harronwawker, @bmorrissey, @bernybelvedere, @rmnth, @anildash, @rafat, @jamestatehill, @thrasherxy, @ewolffmann, @kantrowitz, @sarafischer, @antoniogm, @ezraklein, Yashar's Newsletter, @sarafischer, @karaswisher, Washington Post, @laurenwilliams, CNN, @makosloff, @rasmussen_poll, @karlbode, @karlbode, @karlbode, @karlbode, @jessicalessin, @nickkristof, @germanrlopez, @pwthornton, @jessicalessin, @jessicalessin, @davidsirota, @katedailey, @kurtschlichter, @davecoion, @tressiemcphd, @econliberties, @genepark, @anthony, @ryrivard, @geedee215, @hayskali, @heerjeet, @byjoelanderson, @laurenwilliams, @laurenwilliams, @laurenwilliams, @laurenwilliams, @cleoabram, @brokeymcpoverty, @clarajeffery, @ezraklein, @ezraklein, @ezraklein, @ezraklein, @ezraklein, @ezraklein, @ezraklein, @ezraklein, @marisakabas, @hctrudo, @bernybelvedere, @conorsen, @jgrantaddison, @hamandcheese, @jakedavewebster, @notnathan, @donmoyn, @juliareinstein, @sanasaeed, @jonathanchait, @alexsalvinews, @chaykak, @imnotowned, @stevekrak, @zachheltzel, @natemcdermott, @ivanthek, @emarvelous, @sarafischer, @sarafischer and The Media Nut

The New York Times Company:

Ezra Klein is joining NYT Opinion in January as a columnist and podcast host — Ezra, in his columns and on his podcast, will be able to help our readers and listeners navigate the political future as Washington moves into a new era. Read more in this note from Kathleen Kingsbury and Paula Szuchman.

Drew Armstrong / Bloomberg:

A look at Covid Tracking Project, started by three journalists, with The Atlantic providing legal, comms, and tech support, to track the US spread of COVID-19 — At the start of 2020, Amanda French was in between academic jobs. Her mother had died about a year earlier, and she'd taken time off to help settle her affairs.

Discussion: @armstrongdrew, @alexismadrigal, @maxcroser, @adriennelaf and @edyong209, more at Techmeme »

Peter Kafka / Vox:

BuzzFeed's Jonah Peretti argues The NYT can't be called “the paper of record” because its subscription model cuts it off from a broader, more diverse readership — The Times's subscription business is booming. But the BuzzFeed CEO has a critique.

Discussion: @jny, @pkafka, @sadandyellow, @zacmoffatt, What's New in Publishing, @periodistas21, @baekdal, @nickconfessore, New York Times, @ggreenwald, Columbia Journalism Review, @voxdotcom, @benyt, Adweek, Media Star, CNN, @emilybell, CNN and Digiday

Ben Smith / New York Times:

A look at Biden's relationship with the press and how it differs from Trump's, as his win is good news for old-line newspaper columnists and writer Jon Meacham — The next president promises to do for old-line newspaper columnists what Donald Trump did for cable. What a time to be George Will!

Discussion: Politico, Al Jazeera, @azi, @davidclinchnews, @cliffordlevy, @raju, @dicktofel, @dhume, @debrajsaunders, @benyt, @ckrewson and @edokeefe

Hunter Walk / Medium:

Paid newsletters won't bring in enough money on their own for most writers, but creators can have multiple SKUs like podcasts, speaking gigs, and book deals — A number of reporters and columnists these days are “going indie,” detaching from their previous employer and signing up with a site like Substack …

Discussion: @caseynewton, contextisking.com, @davezatz, @blakeir, @carnage4life, @edbott, @hunterwalk, @ericnewcomer and @taylorlorenz

New York Times:

Profile of Newsmax, which has become an unusual tribune for Trump's baseless accusations of voter fraud and whose owner is a longtime friend of the president — A once-niche conservative cable network, owned by a longtime friend of the president, lures audiences by refusing to declare an electoral winner.

Discussion: The Week, The Daily Beast, @benyt, @jayrosen_nyu, @mark_histed, @nytimes and @oliverdarcy

David Folkenflik / NPR:

US judge orders Michael Pack to stop interfering in VOA's news coverage and personnel matters, and rules he acted unconstitutionally in pursuing bias claims — Toggle more options — The chief executive over the Voice of America and its sister networks has acted unconstitutionally …

Discussion: @davidfolkenflik, @reaproy, @amymackinnon, @egavactip, @russ_burgos, @dandrezner, @adamparkhomenko, Washington Post, @digiphile, @bankrlawimp, @cassvinograd, @tomforemancnn, @petersagal, Associated Press and The Hill

Delia Cai / Deez Links:

Q&A with The Atlantic's Ed Yong on the emotional difficulty of covering the pandemic, the challenge of reader fatigue, the responsibility of his rising profile — This week's interview is with none other than The Atlantic's Ed Yong, whose definitive writing on the pandemic …

Discussion: @delia_cai, @dseetharaman, @khayhoe, @edyong209, @edyong209, @s_m_i, @s_m_i and @nicolelzhu

David Pierce / Protocol:

Inside YouTube Music's plans to compete with Spotify and others by putting the entire music business, including livestreams and tickets, onto a single platform — For the last eight months, musicians and bands haven't been able to tour, play festivals or go much of anywhere.

Discussion: @martinsfp, contextisking.com, @nealmohan, @sarthakgh, @protocol, @protocol, @protocol, @ashkan and @pierce, more at Techmeme »

Alex Paterson / Media Matters for America:

Analysis: 109 US news outlets deadnamed or misgendered nearly two-thirds of victims of anti-trans violence in 2020, often due to media parroting police reports — Media Matters identified 139 news articles that deadnamed or misgendered 23 out of 37 victims

Discussion: @matthewkeyslive, @spj_tweets, @ashleyalvarado and American Press Institute

Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

Source: Jeff Zucker is expected to leave CNN in the first quarter of 2021, though “a final decision has not been made” — The CNN boss is expected to depart early next year, after his former Apprentice star—we think—leaves the White House. There's been friction …

Discussion: @johnnydollar01, The Desk, Forbes, @lionelmedia, @dangillmor, TVNewser, @wyntermitchell, @cherijacobus, @walldo, @cherijacobus, @vanityfair, @deggans, @andrewbeatty, @parkermolloy, @alexsalvinews, @mattnegrin, @joepompeo, @joepompeo, Mediaite and The Wrap

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Survey of post samples from 173 adult US Facebook users' feeds during October 2020 found that 54% of users saw no news within the first 10 posts of their feeds

Discussion: @laurahazardowen, @cfwells, @froomkin, @drewtewksbury, @pennyriordan1, @bostonabrams, @phmai, @marklittlenews, @niemanlab and @niemanlab

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:
Daily news podcasts make up 10% of podcast downloads in the US and 9% in France and Australia; across 6 countries, 37 of 102 such podcasts were launched in 2019

Discussion: Pink's Bottom Line on Media …, Nieman Lab, @risj_oxford, @janebsinger, @marklittlenews, @nicnewman, @risj_oxford and @rasmus_kleis

James McAuley / Washington Post:
French journalists and advocates are condemning a rule in a proposed security law that would ban filming police, with a fine up to $53,300 and a prison sentence

Discussion: @lauraleishman, Al Jazeera, @antoniocasilli, @wppressfreedom, @dovalfon, @matinastevis, @rolandlescure, @jameskmcauley, @penamerica, @rasmus_kleis and Al Jazeera

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Amazon agrees to pull HBO from Fire TV's Amazon Channels next year; WarnerMedia wanted HBO out to maintain a direct relationship with users via its app

Discussion: @sherman4949, @matthewkeyslive, @ballmatthew, @richlightshed, Cord Cutters News, The Streamable and The Verge

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo by Fox Corp.'s Lachlan Murdoch: office reopenings are pushed back to no earlier than April 2021; Fox to pay employee health insurance premiums through 2021

Discussion: Washington Post, @slpng_giants, Deadline and TVNewser

Ashley King / Digital Music News:
With Twitch enforcing DMCA takedowns, CD Projekt Red is releasing its Cyberpunk 2077 game with a “streamer-friendly” mode that disables copyrighted music

Discussion: @martinsfp and Polygon

Earlier Picks:

Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Stage actors' union has settled a dispute with SAG-AFTRA and will represent performers, as theaters have pivoted to streaming play productions

Discussion: #TheatreClique, @will_riddle_, @americantheatre, @nytimestheater, @rkgwork, @wendellpierce, @nytimesarts and @jetscott

Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Condé Nast plans to hire ~300 people for engineering and product roles to reach profitability by 2022; sources: Bon Appétit to launch an app like NYT Cooking's

Discussion: @condenast and @annaknicolaou

Brandon Katz / Observer:
Universal signs deal with Canada's Cineplex shortening theatrical window to 17 days; films with North American opening weekend box office of $50M get 31 days

Discussion: @great_katzby, Hollywood Reporter, @nbc24wnwo, @patrickvons and Variety

BBC:
YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter say they will join forces with fact-checkers, governments, and researchers to tackle COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies from January

Discussion: @robmay

Mark Jacob / Local News Initiative:
National digital networks are entering local media markets, including Open Campus, which helps fund higher ed reporters and has seven partners in six states

Discussion: @terabithia4, @localnewsini and @timafranklin

From Techmeme:

Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse

Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
Google scraps a 2019 policy requiring US suppliers and staffing firms to pay their employees $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal:
PCs that can run large AI models may drive an enterprise PC replacement cycle, but some CIOs say they'll wait for the category to mature and prices to come down

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