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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Jeff Zucker tells employees that CNN Airport Network will shut down on March 31; he blames the rise in mobile video and declines in air passenger traffic — CNN Airport Network — the service that beamed the cable news channel's content into terminal waiting areas throughout the country — is shutting down on Mar. 31.
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Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: Jeff Zucker has notified CNN staff that “the CNN Airport Network will end operations as of March 31.” “The steep decline in airport traffic because of COVID-19, coupled with all the new ways that people are consuming content on their personal devices, has lessened the need...” https://twitter.com/...
Brian Steinberg / Variety: CNN Grounds Its Long-Running Airport Network
A.J. Katz / TVNewser: CNN Airport Network to Shut Down on March 31
Bill Garrity / @garritybill: @mediagazer @SteveBattaglio Thanks for the lift @mediagazer I'm interested to see the terms and commitments to the airports? We need to be able to keep the public informed and can do it with digital media and a variety of views points w/ambient media functionality and localized flavor. DM open
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / Context is King: The Art and Science of Developing Talent
Bill Garrity / @garritybill: Hey Jeff, Is it too late to make an offer? We can work something out, happy to feature your Twitter feeds. I will donate the space during Covid to small businesses in the area that want to market to travelers. We can be installed across the country in 14 days. @SteveBattaglio https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dave Pell / @davepell: This has nothing to do with mobile. It has everything to do with the fact that CNN doesn't really cover news. It's all just Trump and panels. https://twitter.com/...
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: Waste of a prime Quibi opportunity; a waiting area where audiences watch a TV screen for three minutes before scoping out a better seat, trying to figure out if someone has called their name, or debating if they have enough time for a drink before boarding https://www.latimes.com/...
Mercedes Schlapp / @mercedesschlapp: There is no “need” for CNN as they continuously push their leftist propaganda. https://twitter.com/...
Vince Coglianese / @vincecoglianese: No more mandatory CNN at the airport, everybody https://twitter.com/...
Lisa Fung / @lfung: Oh, wow. CNN is ending its Airport Network. Guess it makes sense, but I feel like I might actually miss catching headlines as I rush to make it to my gate on time Via @SteveBattaglio https://www.latimes.com/...
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post: Jeff Zucker shutters CNN Airport Network, cites COVID-19
Jim Friedlich / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at potential damage from a successful Alden Global Capital bid for Tribune Publishing, and how civic-minded local investors could offer alternatives — Largely lost in the extraordinary national news of the new year is a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that could have an outsized impact on local news.
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@chinewsguild, @region_rant, @imleor, @emilybell, @chinewsguild, @tzmorsy, @therealjimrich, @lenfestinst, @cforman, @lalpert1, @rumormill, @courantguild, @cjr, @kenherts and @mcallguild
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@chinewsguild: Civic-minded local millionaires bought @PhillyInquirer from a crappy hedge fund in 2014. Backed by @lenfestinst, the Inky only improved and the citizens of Philadelphia and PA are better informed. Who will rescue @chicagotribune and @tribpub papers? https://www.cjr.org/...
Anne Klingeberger / @region_rant: could chicagoans own stock in the Trib like Green Bay people own stock in the packers? https://twitter.com/...
Leor Galil / @imleor: This is what terrifies me about Alden possibly gaining full control over the Tribune. When it comes to newspapers, the company's entire business model thrives off draining them—once they're in, they'll likely never let go. https://www.cjr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Emily Bell / @emilybell: In the fight for American democracy the control of local news organisations is a key battleground .A good summation from @JimFriedlich of the alternative community ownership models we urgently need, as Alden Global Capital hovers over the Tribune https://www.cjr.org/...
@chinewsguild: Anyone interested in buying @tribpub and saving some great newspapers across the country, our DMs are open. We will put you in touch with workers and community members in nearly every city where Trib Pub owns a paper. https://www.cjr.org/...
Tamer Morsy / @tzmorsy: Someone I read whenever I can @JimFriedlich. Highly recommend. https://twitter.com/...
Jim Rich / @therealjimrich: When Tribune gutted the NY Daily News in 2018 by cutting newsroom staff by about 70%, there was lots of talk of rescuing the publication. @NYGovCuomo even aired concern about what the loss of NYDN meant to NY writ large. Here's hoping someone heeds @JimFriedlich's call here: https://twitter.com/...
Lenfest Institute / @lenfestinst: “An Alden purchase of all of Tribune doesn't have to be a fait accompli.” In @CJR, @jimfriedlich writes that civic-minded local investors can save @chicagotribune, @baltimoresun & other Tribune papers from one of the newspaper industry's bottom-feeders. https://www.cjr.org/...
Craig Forman / @cforman: @JimFriedlich @lenfestinst has direct, personal knowledge and experience @PhillyInquirer in the crucial work of #localnews in the public interest. Read his important take on latest developments here: https://cjr.org/... via @cjr
Lukas I. Alpert / @lalpert1: If only a few civic-minded local monied folks would emerge, Tribune could avoid a grisly fate. Stewart Bainum is hanging around the hoop in Baltimore. Are there others? asks @lenfestinst's @JimFriedlich https://www.cjr.org/...
Kori Rumore Finley / @rumormill: I like this idea very much. A pair of Mike Royko-signed socks with each Chicago Tribune subscription. Oh wait, you said stocks — not socks. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@courantguild: “If Alden already owns nearly a third of Tribune, could life under new full ownership possibly get worse? The answer is yes.” https://www.cjr.org/...
@cjr: .@JimFriedlich: “I am neither unbiased about the financial-buyer approach to newspapers nor unemotional about saving local journalism, but that is exactly the point.” https://www.cjr.org/...
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In reply to a group of public radio stations who aired Caliphate, the NYT acknowledged errors in how it rolled out the retraction of key episodes of the podcast — On Tuesday, the New York Times acknowledged errors in how it rolled out the retraction of key episodes in its 2018 “Caliphate” podcast series.
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Erik Wemple / @erikwemple: The New York Times says that @mikiebarb “deeply regrets” lobbying reporters with spin about “Caliphate” collapse and admits a “mistake” in allowing @AndyMillsNYT to host “The Daily” right after “Caliphate” announcement. Letter to public radio stations from NYT's Sam Dolnick https://twitter.com/...
Wajahat Ali / @wajahatali: Why “Diversity” matters exhibit 15823. Had they only listened to Arab and Muslim journalists who called this out for a year well... https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Paige Southwick Pfleger / @paigepfleger: @ErikWemple @mikiebarb @AndyMillsNYT Saying “we have the same standards for audio” and “this was not an accountability interview” in the same sentence is a choice 🤨
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: “As for Barbaro's interactions with other reporters, Dolnick acknowledged that recipients felt their criticism was unwelcome: “Michael deeply regrets that. Editors have discussed their expectations with him going forward.” https://www.npr.org/...
Patrick Thornton / @pwthornton: @ErikWemple @mikiebarb @AndyMillsNYT Barbaro at least needs to be suspended for harassing other journalists. And Mills needs a full investigation into his behavior.
Alison MacAdam / @ajmacadam: @ErikWemple @mikiebarb @AndyMillsNYT I'm sorry what?! “In a conversation that served to narrate the findings”! There is a problem when you think your audience will understand an episode like that as a simple act of “narration”
Erik Wemple / @erikwemple: @mikiebarb @AndyMillsNYT Highlighting the section on @andymillsnyt. Weeks ago, @lizzieohreally noted on Twitter that it wasn't a great thing that Mills, a key player in “Caliphate,” was allowed to host “The Daily” just after the retraction announcement. NYT's Dolnick to the public radio stations: https://twitter.com/...
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Public radio stations have sent a protest to NYT after the collapse of Caliphate, citing Michael Barbaro's behavior and presence of Andy Mills
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Abby Goldstein / The New York Times Company: Times Response to Letter from Public Radio Program Directors Association
Kerry Flynn / CNN: New York Times faces new pushback on ‘Caliphate’ podcast
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: 2/ “The Daily” runs on public radio stations around the country as a news program, distributed by American Public Media. Station officials: “We feel Barbaro's actions are in direct conflict with our ethical guidelines and they call his general credibility into question."/ con't
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: The letter also noted Barbaro pressured other journalists (at least 5 by my count) to pull back public criticism and to temper their language: “We... place tremendous value on the fact that our journalism is free from journalism of any kind.... This is our ethical compass.”
@erikwemple: Here's a look at a letter to the New York Times from the Public Radio Program Directors Assn. It criticizes the Times for recent actions surrounding its move to retract key portions of the 2018 podcast series “Caliphate.” https://twitter.com/...
Bruce Golding / New York Post: New York Times comes under more fire for discredited ‘Caliphate’ podcast
Nick Andersen / @nicktheandersen: nobody is hurt by me knowing this information about the reporter — indeed, i end up trusting this piece MORE in knowing this! https://www.npr.org/...
Nick Quah / @nwquah: the Times sent a response back to the PRPD letter about the situation re: Caliphate, The Daily, and Andy Mills here are screenshots of the note https://twitter.com/...
David McGuffin / @mcguffindavid: Not a good look for the @nytimes Of course they should have disclosed Barbaro's relationship with the Exec. Ed. of Caliphate or, better yet, had someone else do the interview. Saying it wasn't necessary because it was an audio version speaks volumes. Audio=not quite...? https://twitter.com/...
@diaahadid: One of the many troubling issues raised in this series of tweets by @davidfolkenflik is the suggestion that only one person was effectively punished for the collapse of the “Caliphate” series — the lead reporter Rukmini Callimachi. One of the many troubling issues. https://twitter.com/...
Michael Caley / @mc_of_a: note that along with this massive reporting failure and apparent weird cover-up, the Daily producer Andy Mills at the center of it has been voluminously accused of bullying, harassment and discrimination https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Anna Merlan / @annamerlan: Why ahhhh wouldn't the “audio version of the editor's note” also disclose Barbaro's relationship with Tobin? Isn't that just a basic full disclosure thing you'd.. always mention https://twitter.com/...
Hannah Weinberger / @weinbergrrrrr: The Caliphate outfall has gotten bad/big enough that non-journalists are reaching out to me wanting to talk about this *extremely industry* news. Good (if unfortunate) opp for community discussion on reporting integrity, ethics & transparency. https://twitter.com/...
NH Public Radio / @nhpr: NHPR is signatory to this letter questioning the ethics of decisions made by the NYT and The Daily. See thread for more. https://twitter.com/...
Marc Tracy / New York Times: Public Radio Group Criticizes New York Times Over ‘Caliphate’ Correction
Jolenta Greenberg / @jolentag: Happy Jan 12 to everyone in news & podcasting who thinks today MAY be the day (3wks after the blocking spree) that @mikiebarb finally address the bad reporting, hidden conflict of interest and Andy Mills favoritism at the worlds most popular podcast! https://www.npr.org/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Still growing backlash on @nytimes (in)action over its Caliphate audio series https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Ober / @oberandout: Public radio station bosses are waking up. Thread: https://twitter.com/...
Marisa Sarnoff / Mediaite: Public Radio Execs Question Credibility of NYT's Michael Barbaro After Caliphate Retraction
Christina Sommers / @chsommers: 🚨Some vicious media infighting going on. This high-minded NPR person seems like he's out to get @mikiebarb & others at @nytimes “The Daily.” Not to engage in whataboutism, but what about the recklessly bad reporting by NPR described here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Tyler Kingkade / @tylerkingkade: “We feel [Michael] Barbaro's actions ... call his general credibility into question.” https://twitter.com/...
@elizabeth_calo: Barbaro's not disclosing his fiancée's involvement on The Caliphate (she was the executive producer!!!) but Andy Mills seeming to move on without any repercussions is beyond bizarre.
Erik Wemple / @erikwemple: @davidfolkenflik It also scorns the Times decision to reassign “Caliphate” host Rukmini Callimachi while allowing the other main “Caliphate” personality, audio producer @AndyMillsNYT, to host “The Daily” just days after the retraction. Key graphs: https://twitter.com/...
Ashley Feinberg / @ashleyfeinberg: the situation at The Daily has become dangerous and unacceptable https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: The letter noted that women have come forward from Mills' time at WNYC and also during his stint at the NYT and complained of degrading and entitled behavior toward female colleagues. Story to follow, with reax from NYT when available.
Paige Southwick Pfleger / @paigepfleger: Pretty incredible that so many stations that have laid the foundation of audio journalism in our country are calling out the @nytimes for mishandling their podcast Caliphate and the subsequent fallout. Thread: https://twitter.com/...
Lois Beckett / @loisbeckett: Read this whole thread: https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: The Daily & the limited run Caliphate, had been very bright spots for the NYT as it looked to expand revenue beyond its phenomenally successful digital pay subscription business. Baquet said NYT's leaders had failed to pay sufficient attention to rigors of journalism in audio.
Jane Marie / @seejanemarie: Please read https://twitter.com/...
Bill Grueskin / @bgrueskin: This could portend worrisome news for the NYT, given how much the company has staked on “The Daily” podcast —and especially if subscription growth slows post-Trump. https://twitter.com/...
Erik Wemple / @erikwemple: The letter from PRPD echoes concerns highlighted by @davidfolkenflik in a Dec. 24 story about conflicts of interest at the audio section of the Times. https://www.npr.org/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: In addition, the letter noted that Caliphate host Rukmini Callimachi had been reassigned, while producer Andy Mills, her on-air sidekick and reporting partner, co-hosted the very next episode of the Daily after the heart of the series was retracted. /con't
Matt Largey / @mattlargey: Stations have spent nearly a month wringing their hands over this instead of just pulling The Daily from their schedules. https://twitter.com/...
@elizabeth_calo: If you aren't familiar with Andy Mills and his behavior towards women. https://www.thecut.com/... https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: As reported by NPR, Barbaro had interviewed exec editor Dean Baquet about severe reporting lapses in Caliphate. Barbaro did not disclose in interview that the team that created Caliphate came from the Daily, including his fiancée, the executive producer of Caliphate. / con't
Elizabeth Trovall / @eliztrovall: .@HoustonPubMedia is pulling The Daily from broadcast on KUHF until further notice: https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Quah / Hot Pod News: Updates to L'affaire Caliphate [updated]
Erik Wemple / @erikwemple: @davidfolkenflik @AndyMillsNYT The letter is largely similar to a letter to staff from management at WAMU that I highlighted here on Saturday. It is signed by more than 20 affiliated organizations/stations across the country. https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: NEWS: Major public radio stations in Los Angeles, DC, Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, Pittsburgh etc send joint protest to NYT in fallout over collapse of “Caliphate” series. They cite “troubling” actions of “The Daily” host Michael Barbaro & presence of producer Andy Mills. /con't
Pew Research Center:
Survey of 9,220 US adults: 53% get news from social media at least sometimes; 36% regularly get news from Facebook, 23% from YouTube, 15% from Twitter — Facebook stands out as a regular source of news for about a third of Americans … As social media companies struggle to deal …
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab: A lot of Americans get news from social media, but they don't expect it to be true
@pewresearch: White adults make up a majority of regular news users of Facebook and Reddit, while both Black and Hispanic adults make up for about a quarter of Instagram's regular news users (22% and 27%, respectively). https://www.journalism.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Mike Elgan / @mikeelgan: This tells us exactly nothing. Is there no distinction between reading The New Yorker on Twitter and reading InfoWars on Twitter? It's all just Twitter? https://twitter.com/...
@pressgazette: Pew Research Center survey reveals a quarter of Americans who use social media for news say it makes them MORE confused about current events. Plus 59% say they expect that news to be mostly inaccurate https://www.journalism.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Study finds around one-third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook
David Cohen / Adweek: US Adults Who Get News From Social Media Sites Remain Skeptical About Its Accuracy
About Facebook:
Facebook updates priorities for news articles in News Feed, saying articles that do not contain new original reporting or analysis will get less distribution — Update on January 12, 2021 at 10:00AM PT: News articles that do not contain new original reporting or analysis will now receive less distribution in News Feed.
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@campbell_brown, @parkermolloy, @kantrowitz, @campbell_brown, @chanman, @campbell_brown, @campbell_brown, @froomkin, @froomkin and @campbell_brown
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Campbell Brown / @campbell_brown: @froomkin @thehill Hey Dan. We are boosting news content based on different signals like which story is most cited as original source; which have exclusive source materials, original interviews and visuals.
Parker Molloy / @parkermolloy: This is the same thing Facebook said it was doing after the 2016 election. It's a good idea... in theory https://twitter.com/...
Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz: Good news for @BigTechnology, but this publication won't depend on Facebook's algorithm to survive. https://twitter.com/...
Campbell Brown / @campbell_brown: @froomkin @thehill just launched so no data yet. and yes - love input! will have team reach out
Kelvin Chan / @chanman: Great but wonder how Facebook decides which articles are worthy. Is it using humans or algorithms? The announcement, pasted on top of an old blog post, is rather skimpy https://twitter.com/...
Campbell Brown / @campbell_brown: @froomkin @thehill Definitely a work in progress and we are working closely with journalists and news orgs to evolve/improve over time. Hope that helps.
Campbell Brown / @campbell_brown: @froomkin @thehill This can look like quotes from interviews, original quotes for public events, reporting based on witnessing news events first hand, documents or other materials exclusively obtained by the news organization from a source or public record request and unique imagery.
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: @campbell_brown @thehill Thanks. Would love to see data! And is there some way journalists can put in their two cents?
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Sources: VOA White House reporter Patsy Widakuswara has been reassigned by the director after she sought to question Pompeo after his speech — The director of the Voice of America ordered the reassignment of a reporter for the international news organization after she sought to ask questions …
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Patsy Widakuswara / @pwidakuswara: The nation's top diplomat @SecPompeo ignoring my questions about what he is doing to restore US reputation and whether he regrets saying there will be a second Trump administration. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Ward / @alexwardvox: NEW: Per knowledgable source, VOA's White House senior correspondent Patsy Widakuswara was removed from her post after trying to ask @SecPompeo questions today, and later confronting VOA Director Reilly about the Pompeo session and lack of real questions. 1/n
Steve Herman / @w7voa: I am compelled in my personal capacity, as a colleague and friend, to express dismay about the unfair action taken against our senior @WhiteHouse correspondent, @pwidakuswara. (1/6)
David Folkenflik / NPR: Voice Of America White House Reporter Reassigned After Questioning Pompeo
Jessica Jerreat / Voice of America: VOA Director Reassigns White House Correspondent
Jim Acosta / @acosta: This is appalling. @pwidakuswara was just doing her job. Another shameful example of abuse of the press from this administration. https://twitter.com/...
Parker Molloy / @parkermolloy: Really hope the incoming administration can undo Trump's decision to put far-right partisans in charge of VOA https://twitter.com/...
Abby Schneekloth / Government Accountability Project: Voice of America: Pompeo Defends Changes at USAGM Under Trump Appointee
Nicole Gaouette / @nicolecnn: This is the perfect, awful coda to @SecPompeo's appearance at VOA, which was rife with ironies. Where to start? He touted American freedoms but pushed for reporters to embrace a pro-government agenda. VOA whistleblowers called it “political propaganda.” https://twitter.com/...
Steve Herman / @w7voa: Late last night, Patsy was summarily removed from the White House beat after she attempted to put questions to @SecPompeo at the planned speech he gave at @VOANews headquarters to our staff yesterday afternoon. (2/6)
Peter Baker / @peterbakernyt: Pompeo gave a speech in which he decried censorship and authoritarianism overseas. When a @VOANews reporter tried to question him afterward, the Trump-appointed director demoted her. @farhip https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Steve Herman / @w7voa: I believe the “reassignment” is political meddling and a breach of the VOA firewall guaranteed by law to protect the editorial independence of Voice of America's journalists. (5/6)
Alex Wayne / @aawayne: Statement from WHCA president @ZekeJMiller: “VOA's reassignment of Patsy Widakuswara for doing her job, asking questions, is an affront to the very ideals Secretary of State Pompeo discussed in his speech Monday.” https://twitter.com/...
Myles Miller / @mylesmill: oh you mean, do her job https://twitter.com/...
Jesse Damiani / @jessedamiani: Pompeo, paragon of free speech https://twitter.com/...
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: All the usual suspects who go on about campus free speech and snowflakes and censorship never say anything about actual assaults on the freedom of the press, by the state, like this one: https://twitter.com/...
StutzBearcat / @monte3tv: @W7VOA I fully support you, @pwidakuswara and all the USA and worldwide journalists you represent & set examples for. Never back down from oppression, the truth or the pursuit thereof!
Steve Herman / @w7voa: The chairman of @HouseForeign, @RepGregoryMeeks, and the ranking @GOP member, @RepMcCaul, have released a statement on the demotion of my @VOANews colleague, @pwidakuswara. https://twitter.com/...
Margaret Brennan / @margbrennan: VOA journalist to Allison Brennan: @SecPompeo,Dir Rilley,DepDir Robins & @USAGM's Pack destroyed in 1 afternoon what thousands of VOA journalists have painstakingly built...We are trusted by almost 300m people ...bc we tell the news as it is not what the SecState wants it to be https://twitter.com/...
Steve Herman / @w7voa: I have worked with Patsy for several years. She exemplifies journalist excellence and integrity. She has always carried out her duties in adherence to VOA's Charter ( https://www.usagm.gov/...). I am confident most, if not all, of my colleagues share this assessment. (6/6)
Mark Berman / @markberman: Mike Pompeo gave a speech to Voice of America employees complaining about “censorship, wokeness, political correctness.” VOA journalists there weren't allowed to ask questions. Then a reporter who shouted questions at Pompeo after got reassigned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Alex Ward / @alexwardvox: Here's the full story, featuring details of the confrontation between Patsy and VOA Director Reilly, as detailed to me by multiple sources https://www.vox.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Bill Rehkopf / @billrehkopf: I have occasionally bumped into @pwidakuswara on pool duty at the White House. You'll not find a better journalist. Wishing my @VOANews friends well amid the storm. https://twitter.com/...
Steve Herman / @w7voa: Patsy was doing her job. Instead of praising Patsy for acting as a journalist the @VOADirector reacted angrily and demeaned her. Hours later she was reassigned. (4/6)
Negar Mortazavi / @negarmortazavi: This reporter @VOANews has been reassigned because she questioned Pompeo👇🏽 https://twitter.com/...
Howard Dean / @govhowarddean: Pompeii will be gone shortly. The VOA director and many others need to be fired by Sundown on Jan 20 https://twitter.com/...
Paul Farhi / @farhip: Thread by @VOANews' White House correspondent about the reassignment of his colleague @pwidakuswara as punishment by management for asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a few questions after his address at VOA on Monday. https://twitter.com/...
Steve Herman / @w7voa: The event was closed to outside media. All journalists were denied the opportunity to ask questions at what turned out to be a staged event with the secretary of state. (3/6)
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: They go on and on about the First Amendment and the Chinese Communist Party but as ever it's pure projection: https://twitter.com/...
Greg Pollowitz / @gpollowitz: for the GOP crowd that's pissed because a private company won't publish a senator's book, maybe look into this? https://twitter.com/...
Rob Crilly / @robcrilly: Whoa @pwidakuswara is a great, dogged and fearless reporter https://twitter.com/...
Ron Charles / @roncharles: Another great example of the Right's faux concern about free speech: https://twitter.com/...
Simon Marks / @simonmarksfsn: The clean-up job Joe Biden faces at @VOANews is urgent and will require - amid everything else going on - substantial early attention. The mayhem overseen by @usagmceo and @VOADirector is doing deep damage to the broadcaster's global credibility. https://twitter.com/...
Jay Nordlinger / @jaynordlinger: People notice this around the world. It undermines trust in our news services. It makes hypocrites of us. https://twitter.com/...
Michael McFaul / @mcfaul: Right after Pompeo gave a speech about the importance of independent media “Voice of America reassigns White House reporter after she sought to question Mike Pompeo.” Incredible. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Eva Golinger / @evagolinger: Pompeo is a pompous autocrat: Voice of America reassigns White House reporter after she sought to question Mike Pompeo https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Serge Kovaleski / @sergenyt: This is very troubling. @VOANews management needs a refresher course in what accountability reporting is all about. https://twitter.com/...
Jim Sciutto / @jimsciutto: The essential weakness of this. What is the strength and “swagger” in being unable to take hard questions? https://twitter.com/...
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / @ruthbenghiat: Pompeo: an authoritarian personality, imperious and petty. Widskuswara was reassigned just for asking these questions. https://twitter.com/...
Luke Mullins / Washingtonian: A VOA Reporter Was Demoted After Asking About Trump's Defeat. The White House Correspondents' Association Condemned the Move.
Lexi Lonas / The Hill: VOA reporter demoted after asking Pompeo if he regrets saying Trump would have a second term
Ted Boutrous / @boutrousted: The current U.S Secretary of State doesn't understand freedom of the press in the least but his embarrassing tenure will be over in a little over a week. https://twitter.com/...
Laura Rozen / @lrozen: @AlexWardVox because she asked him a question?
Alex Ward / @alexwardvox: @lrozen As I understand it, Patsy asked those Qs to Pompeo. Then she confronted VOA Director Reilly, asking him why real Qs weren't asked of Pompeo during his event. Hours later, Patsy was told she was taken off the WH beat and placed on general assignment.
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: 3 journalists at Voice of America say WH reporter Patsy Widakuswara was reassigned for pressing Pompeo - after which she challenged and was rebuked by new VOA director Robert Reilly Reilly: “You obviously don't know how to behave” https://twitter.com/...
Jeff Miles / @jeffmister: @farhip @pwidakuswara This is outrageous yet sadly not surprising. Patsy (nor any other journalist) should be punished for merely doing their job
Paul Farhi / @farhip: New: @voanews director Robert Reilly has reassigned White House reporter @pwidakuswara after she tried to question Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a VOA-sponsored event today. Pompeo declined to answer her questions, apparently upsetting Reilly. Story upcoming.
Joyce Karam / @joyce_karam: This is video of the VOA reporter asking Pompeo a question. Hours later, she lost her position. This is in America in 2021 https://twitter.com/...
Dara Lind / @dlind: VOA is very high on the list of institutions I would watch in 2021 if I had infinite reportorial resources and were on the “recovering from Trump” beat. https://twitter.com/...
Esha Kaur Sarai / @egkaur: Per VOA's journalistic code: “VOA does not speak for the U.S. government. VOA staff do not accept treatment or assistance from U.S. government officials or agencies that is more favorable or less favorable than that of staff of private sector news organizations.”
Esha Kaur Sarai / @egkaur: . @VOANews is made up of brave, relentless journalists like my colleague @pwidakuswara . In the face of threats to our journalistic integrity, I'm proud to work alongside them. https://twitter.com/...
@murray_nyc: @pwidakuswara @SecPompeo Mike Pompeo gets enraged when women ask him tough questions. Kudos to you for pressuring him. He's a an A-grade coward and Trump apologist.
@faizelpatel143: @pwidakuswara @Acosta @SecPompeo The mask was hiding his embarrassment. I still remember his presser where he was adamant that Trump was going to have a second term. I would've loved to see what he had to say. But he just took the easy way out. No pun intended...
Alex Ward / @alexwardvox: Here's Widakuswara asking Pompeo questions earlier today. Source says she was supposed to be the radio pooler on AF1 tomorrow, but was just told not to go. Reaching out to Widakuswara and USAGM for comment. 2/2 https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Kudos to VOA's senior WH correspondent for attempting to question Pompeo. Surely she will be lauded by her bosses, not punished... right? https://twitter.com/...
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: WATCH: Reporter's Grilling of Pompeo After Trump Insurrection Got Her Pulled Off White House Beat By US Government
Formerly CNE Audio:
In open letter, 11 former Condé Nast Audio staff members describe consistent mismanagement, like understaffing, poor communication, abrupt ends to their tenures — In the summer of 2020, Condé Nast launched Condé Nast Audio with a slate of flagship podcasts planned for WIRED, Vogue, and Pitchfork.
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The Verge, @tinykinseyscale, @wiredunion, @ashleyrcarman, @hannahviti1, @newyorkerunion, @evoterra, @fmcapper, @washedupemo, @audioblahblah, @annastitt_, @arwenn, @ajmacadam, @hannarosin, @tinykinseyscale, @mevkelley, @tarkorzehn, @pabresnan, @abu_zafar, @parismartineau, @ashleyrcarman, @maurawalz, @rachelysanders, @eliz_mak, @leoncrawl, @awmccall, @tarkorzehn and Hot Pod News
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Ashley Carman / The Verge: Condé Nast Entertainment wanted a major podcast network, but the producers say they got burned instead
Medusa / @tinykinseyscale: We're the former audio editors and producers of CNE. This is our experience making podcasts for Condé Nast 👇🏽👇🏽 👇🏽 https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ...
@wiredunion: Former Conde Nast Entertainment audio producers, editors, and engineers posted an open letter today about their work at CNE and having their contracts lapse. @WIREDUnion feels angry and frustrated with how this all played out and we stand in solidarity with our former colleagues https://twitter.com/...
Ashley Carman / @ashleyrcarman: NEW: nearly a dozen podcast producers and editors say condé nast entertainment employed them to build a podcasting powerhouse, only to outsource their labor and tell them their contracts weren't renewed through an automated email https://www.theverge.com/...
Hannahviti / @hannahviti1: THIS. Read this, acknowledge this. Audio is a medium worthy of coin, respect, support and investment. Incredibly grateful to former @CondeNast audio producer's @msarahl @TarkorZehn @maurawalz @annastitt_ @bencmontoya @ninnasays @FMcapper https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ...
@newyorkerunion: “It's important for companies to realize that if you want to invest in the product, you have to invest in the people who make the work.” We completely agree. Solidarity with our former @condenast colleagues: https://www.theverge.com/...
@evoterra: Making fab podcasting content for big brands—media or otherwise—is quite an accomplishment. But the machinery of big brands can lead to less-than-optimal results. This cautionary tale is worth your time: Our Experience Making Podcasts for Condé Nast https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ...
Mickey Capper / @fmcapper: My former colleagues and I wrote this open letter about our experience making podcasts for Condé Nast. Putting production teams through the stress and uncertainty the execs put us through isn't just disrespectful... it's bad for the podcasts https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ...
@washedupemo: Cautionary tale about audio production and today's big companies treating it like the digital department of old. https://twitter.com/...
Alexander Charles Adams / @audioblahblah: when i interviewed for the AP position on the CNE 90s fashion pod i was told it would be normal to pull all-nighters.... and then moments later i was told there was *no pay* for overtime. https://twitter.com/...
Anna Stitt / @annastitt_: I'm concerned that many of the dynamics we ran into are becoming a trend. I'm hoping we can help at least a little by going public. Several of my brilliant former colleagues talked with The Verge. https://theverge.com/...
Arwen Nicks / @arwenn: From what I know of Condé Nast this is disturbingly unsurprising. https://twitter.com/...
Alison MacAdam / @ajmacadam: This is painfully true. Until media companies who decide to invest in podcasting actually invest in their TALENT — producers, editors, engineers — this will keep happening. https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Hanna Rosin / @hannarosin: ty for this @FMcapper and the Conde gang. This is SUCH a hard issue to navigate. Educating people about the challenges of making good audio is so helpful, esp since so many people are attempting it now https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ...
Medusa / @tinykinseyscale: If you're thinking of making a podcast for Condé Nast in the future, you can probably expect to experience what my former colleagues and i endured. My advice? In the words of Three Stacks, “Too soon! Don't do it! Reconsider, read some literature on the subject” https://twitter.com/...
Margaret Kelley / @mevkelley: Frustrating. I'm proud of these producers for calling this out. As CNE audio was building out the team, I had been considered for an EP position. After interviewing, I gathered that management was woefully uneducated in audio journalism and production. A must read. https://twitter.com/...
Tarkor Zehn / @tarkorzehn: We had a brilliant, exceptional podcasting crew at Condé Nast Entertainment but by the end of 2020, almost all of the team was let go. Here's our story: https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ...
Frangipane Stan / @pabresnan: This is really shameful behavior from the execs at @CondeNast. It shows a complete lack of understanding of what it takes to make audio, and a complete lack of respect for the people who produce it. https://twitter.com/...
Abu Zafar / @abu_zafar: Working for Condé Nast in any capacity honestly sounds like a nightmare. A very important read for companies making the pivot to podcasts ⬇️ https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ...
Paris Martineau / @parismartineau: the producers and editors behind Condé Nast's big 2020 push into podcasts are speaking out against the company. in an open letter this morning, they say Condé's “mismanagement” and over-reliance on permalancers killed any audio dreams the company had https://www.theverge.com/...
Ashley Carman / @ashleyrcarman: a source says neon hum hasn't signed on for any 2021 production deals, so it's unclear right now who will make these shows going forward
Maura Walz / @maurawalz: I loved working with the In Vogue, Get WIRED, and Pitchfork Review staff, and it is unfortunate that Condé Nast Entertainment managed the team in such an unprofessional manner. So we wrote about it 👇🏻 https://formerlycneaudio.medium.com/ ...
Rachel Sanders / @rachelysanders: it always surprises me how thoughtlessly media companies will burn the people they consider disposable (usually employees blatantly misclassified as contractors), perhaps forgetting that everyone in the industry can see what they're doing
Liz Mak / @eliz_mak: As former Senior Producer at Get Wired, I throw my support completely behind the former CNE audio staff. These are truly hardworking producers who care deeply about their craft. Frankly, we were never given the support we needed to succeed. https://twitter.com/...
Leon Neyfakh / @leoncrawl: getting harder and harder to twitter-search “podcast fiasco” and find people talking about our show... https://twitter.com/...
Alexander W. McCall / @awmccall: How CNE treated its audio staff should 1. make you furious and 2. make you incredibly skeptical of working for legacy organizations who want to dip their toes in audio. https://twitter.com/...
Tarkor Zehn / @tarkorzehn: We also spoke to The Verge about our experience. What happened at Condé, (although exceptionally bad) is just indicative of issues within the greater podcasting industry. Podcasts don't just magically appear. Good people who do good work MAKE THEM. https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Quah / Hot Pod News: Former Conde Nast Producers Publish Open Letter
Aaron Williams / Source:
An “exit interview” with Aaron Williams, who worked his way up to being a graphics and data reporter at WaPo and then left journalism to join Netflix — “There's a reason why when you think about what a ‘data journalist’ looks like, you don't think of someone who looks like me."
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@source: Exit interviews are a way to seek honest critique and prompt reflection. This Q&A with @aboutaaron is the first in an occasional series, with feedback for journalism from news nerds who recently left the field and still love it. https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Alberto Cairo / @albertocairo: This interview with @aboutaaron is my recommended #ddj #DataVisualization reading today-and likely the top this week, if not this month; so much to unpack and think about: https://source.opennews.org/ ... via @atmccann
Sarah Kaplan / @sarahkaplan48: There's so much I want to excerpt from this @aboutaaron interview it would never fit into 280 characters so just read the whole thing https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Amy L. Kovac-Ashley / @terabithia4: But it is also a painful read on many levels. This piece was written in 2021, and so many of us have been talking about these same issues for years. Outside of some details, it could have been written in 2010 or even 2000. 2/?
Allison McCann / @atmccann: “I spent large parts of my career convincing editors I was a journalist, full stop, and that the data and design aspects of my skill set aided in that endeavor.” thank you for this @aboutaaron https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Mindy McAdams / @macloo: Being a data journalist is great, but there are limitations. Being a data journalist and Black is complicated. https://source.opennews.org/ ... #journalism
Amy L. Kovac-Ashley / @terabithia4: This piece from @aboutaaron is such a good read. I'm sure it will resonate with so many “digital journalism” folks out there. It did for me. https://source.opennews.org/ ... 1/?
AJ Vicens / @ajvicens: .@aboutaaron has always been generous with peers and looking to help anyone he can. He touches on stuff that's so real — and dispiriting, frankly — about journalism, and if you care at all this is worth a couple minutes. via @source https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Becca Aaronson / @becca_aa: PREACH @aboutaaron “Being labelled a ‘digital’ journalist felt like death knell to my future career aspirations... Data journalism is often treated as a singular beat/reporting topic when it's really a type of reporting that can be utilized across desks.” https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Amy L. Kovac-Ashley / @terabithia4: Also, I should have probably written “excellent read,” not just “good.” -fin-
Sean McMinn / @shmcminn: This from @aboutaaron is 100% my experience. Newsrooms claim to want data skills — and pay you for them! — but then largely treat them as an afterthought, complementing the “real” reporting. https://source.opennews.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@choire: More relevant this year than ever! “The continued concentration of journalists in Washington, D.C. and New York City is not sustainable nor should it be.” (via @shesdecaille) https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Herman Wong / @hermanywong: Being labelled a “digital” journalist felt like death knell to my future career aspirations." A thoughtful, honest Q&A with @aboutaaron https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Meghan Hoyer / @meghanhoyer: This makes me even more sad that @aboutaaron and I didn't get to work together https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Will Craft / @craftworksxyz: One of my favorite insights in this article is that data reporting is a type of reporting. Its not a beat, its a way of approaching and reporting on a beat. I think of it in the same category as video, audio, and print. https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Mark Berman / @markberman: this interview with @aboutaaron is full of so many thoughtful gems i want to screenshot, going to pick this one about artificial ceilings in media but i highly recommend reading the whole thing https://source.opennews.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Amy L. Kovac-Ashley / @terabithia4: I hope we can find some solutions to this before another decade passes and we lose great people to other industries (though there is hope that @aboutaaron and others might return some day). 3/3
Vignesh Ramachandran / @vigneshr: Everyone newsroom editor/manager/executive should read this smart, candid reflection from @aboutaaron, who recently transitioned from journalism to join Netflix. https://source.opennews.org/ ... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Tyler Fisher / @tylrfishr: Read @aboutaaron saying what needs to be said. https://source.opennews.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Murphy / @rdmurphy: Everyone should read this because @aboutaaron is a hero. Nothing to excerpt because you should read the whole thing. https://source.opennews.org/ ...
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Nielsen releases lists of 2020's most popular streaming content in the US, based on minutes watched: Netflix dominates TV series and Disney+ does well in movies — Because streaming services only release viewership numbers selectively, and because each one uses its own methodology …
Discussion:
nielsen.com, Variety, /Film, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, Adweek, Forbes, MediaPost and Business Insider
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Ben Pearson / /Film: ‘The Office’ Was the Most-Streamed Show of 2020
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times: In streaming wars, Disney+ bests Netflix in most popular movies in 2020
Kelsey Sutton / Adweek: Ozark and The Office Are Among 2020's Most-Streamed Shows
Dana Feldman / Forbes: According To Nielsen, 9 Of The Top 10 Original Series Of 2020 Were On Netflix
Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
US attorney's office in Washington, DC, says it will begin investigating assaults and threats on the media from January 6 and asks victims to contact its office — Federal prosecutors in Washington are asking members of the press who were victims of assaultive behavior or threats on Jan. 6 …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
CEO of digital outlet Ozy says it has 20M subs, revenue has grown 50% YoY for four years, and it turned a profit for the first time in 2020 with $50M in revenue — OZY brought in $50 million in revenue last year, helping it hit profitability for the first time in its 7-year history.
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Seth Weathers / @sethweathers: Congratulations @carloswatson and the entire @ozy Team! Well deserved after all the hard work! https://twitter.com/...
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Exclusive: OZY hits profitability on $50 million in revenue — @carloswatson has received acquisition offers from at least two major media companies, but not itching to sell just yet — OZY Fest going global in 2022 — Full story on @axios https://www.axios.com/...
The Marshall Project:
Wesley Lowery joins the Marshall Project as a contributing editor and will spearhead an initiative to develop originally reported local investigative stories — Wesley Lowery is joining The Marshall Project as a contributing editor. He will spearhead a new initiative to develop original …
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@marshallproj: .@WesleyLowery will join The Marshall Project as a contributing editor, focusing on local accountability journalism about criminal justice. https://www.themarshallproject.org/ ...
Susan Chira / @susanchira: I am delighted beyond words that the formidable @WesleyLowery is joining us @MarshallProj. We're going to cook up some kick-ass journalism together: https://www.themarshallproject.org/ ... via @MarshallProj
Sherrilyn Ifill / @sifill_ldf: Wow. Well done @MarshallProj. Congratulations @WesleyLowery! https://twitter.com/...
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