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Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron is retiring on February 28 after eight years at the paper and nearly 45 years in journalism — Washington Post Publisher and CEO Fred Ryan today shared the following note with Post employees. — Dear Washington Post colleagues,
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Katie Robertson / New York Times: Marty Baron Will Retire From The Washington Post
Paul Farhi / Washington Post: Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron announces his retirement
Brian Stelter / CNN: Washington Post editor Marty Baron announces his retirement
Paul Farhi / @farhip: Breaking: @washingtonpost editor Marty Baron announces his retirement. Note to staff: https://twitter.com/...
Ben Smith / @benyt: The revival of the @washingtonpost over the last decade is one of the really great stories in US journalism. https://twitter.com/...
@genepark: Boy what to say. Marty really turned this place around. He empowered digital journalists in ways that is still rare in this industry. Thanks for believing in me 6 years ago Marty. Changed my life too. https://twitter.com/...
Alan Rusbridger / @arusbridger: Such a great editor. He understood what the job was and never buckled. Here's to a long and happy retirement... https://twitter.com/...
@poynter: Baron, who has been at the Post since 2012, will retire next month. During his time there, the newsroom has won 10 Pulitzer Prizes. https://www.poynter.org/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Marty Baron, the editor who transformed the Washington Post into an international powerhouse and led the news organization to win 10 Pulitzer Prizes, is retiring next month. https://www.cnn.com/...
Fernand R. Amandi / @amandionair: Bummer, bummer news. @PostBaron is the best newspaper editor in America and is amongst the best to ever hold the title and responsibility. Major loss for the @washingtonpost, and for American journalism today. Hope Marty Baron reconsiders and postpones his retirement for later. https://twitter.com/...
Noah Shachtman / @noahshachtman: I'd argue the Post beat its bigger Manhattan rival in the great newspaper war of the last half-decade — no easy feat, and the capstone to @PostBaron's amazing career. https://twitter.com/...
Mike Barnicle / @mikebarnicle: All true...especially changing Boston and the world. https://twitter.com/...
@jrubinblogger: Devastated by @PostBaron news. When other publications lost their way, fell into false balance and shied from unflinching reporting of a congenital liar in the White House, the Post did not. That is what made us different during the Trump years.
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal: Washington Post's Marty Baron to Retire as Executive Editor
Avery Hartmans / Business Insider: Jeff Bezos posted a heartfelt Instagram thanking retiring Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron: ‘You are both swashbuckling and careful’
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis: “Working at The Washington Post allows each of us to serve a purpose bigger than ourselves” @PostBaron says on stepping down as EiC. “Such is the honor of being a journalist, perhaps nowhere more so than in a newsroom like ours.” Thanks for your work Marty https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Mark Di Stefano / @markdistef: Owner of the Washington Post Jeff Bezos gives a send-off to Marty Baron on his personal Instagram: “You are both swashbuckling and careful. You are disciplined and empathetic...” https://twitter.com/...
Gabe Schneider / @gabemschneider: It's such a disconnect to read this after watching what happened at The Post over the last few years. https://twitter.com/...
Chiqui Esteban / @chiquiesteban: I first came to the U.S. to join Marty's Boston Globe. I'll always remember the years I've worked with Marty leading the newsroom and all I've learned from him. Thanks for believing in me. https://twitter.com/...
Wolfgang Blau / @wblau: Marty Baron has just announced his resignation as editor of the Washington Post. What an incredible, genre-defining career and achievement. Thank you for everything, @PostBaron. And, as always.... can NOT wait what he will do next.
Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias: A real end of an era here. Also: As his former downstairs neighbor, I can tell you Liev Schreiber's performance in Spotlight is stunningly accurate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Sebastian Payne / @sebastianepayne: .@PostBaron was kind enough to allow me into his newsroom in 2014 for one of the happiest periods of my life. He was a brilliant editor and will be sorely missed https://twitter.com/...
Jake Sherman / @jakesherman: Who will be the next editor of the @washingtonpost? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
@allenststephens: @JohnAvlon ...and not many members in that Hall of Fame can match my pals character. Ethics never for sale or barter or at risk of compromise.
David Beard / @dabeard: Me, soccer coach dad, ex-foreign correspondent, given additional job of running a hip, super-local weekly city edition for the @BostonGlobe, to my editor: “Are you sure?” .@PostBaron to me: “Stretch.” It worked out. Congrats, Marty, on your next phase. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Philip Bump / @pbump: Legitimately bummed. https://twitter.com/...
Steven Greenhouse / @greenhousenyt: @brianstelter Marty Baron rocks. He did an outstanding and fearless job at the Washington Post. Not just the WashPo's readers, but the nation should be thankful for that.
Ziad Ramley / @ziadramley: With Marty Baron AND Stephen Adler announcing their retirements, 2021 is shaping up to be quite a changing of the guards for journalism https://twitter.com/...
Philip Rucker / @philiprucker: Crushing news. @PostBaron, a monumental force in American journalism who led the Post's renaissance, is retiring. Marty made us all smarter journalists and pushed us collectively to exciting new heights. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Gabriel Pogrund / @gabriel_pogrund: One of the greats of modern journalism. Shortly after arriving in DC for the @sternfellowship I got a text from Marty asking if I wanted to go for an impromptu curry/dinner. He had the time and curiosity to get to know his reporters, even the most junior. Thank you @PostBaron https://twitter.com/...
Len Krauze / @leonkrauze: A courageous man and great role model. #ThankYouMarty https://twitter.com/...
Arturo Sarukhan / @arturo_sarukhan: Kudos on a stellar run, @PostBaron, and all the best with whatever may come next! https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian: Martin Baron Announces He'll Retire as Washington Post's Top Editor in February
Dan Kennedy / wgbh.org: Marty Baron Leaves Huge Shoes To Fill As He Retires From The Washington Post
Travis M Andrews / @travismandrews: I'll be forever grateful to Marty for welcoming me to the Post five years ago. The end of an era. Just wish we could all be together to celebrate his time at The Post. https://twitter.com/...
David Skok / @dskok: Marty's contributions to journalism and democracy are well-documented and profound. On a personal note, I would not be where I am today were it not for @PostBaron who saw something in me that I barely saw in myself. Thank you for mentoring a generation of editors. 🙏 https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Baron's retirement has been expected for a while; Bezos and Ryan have had time to deliberate. Ryan says the EIC search “will be a broad and inclusive one, considering both outstanding internal candidates as well as journalists at other publications.” https://www.cnn.com/...
Ted Johnson / Deadline: Marty Baron Announces Plans To Retire As Executive Editor Of The Washington Post
John Avlon / @johnavlon: Hall of Fame. https://twitter.com/...
Emma Carew Grovum / @emmacarew: Some BIG work needs to be done to ensure his successor is a man or woman of color. https://twitter.com/...
Karen Tumulty / @ktumulty: We knew this day was coming, but it doesn't make it any easier. Thank you @PostBaron for all you have done. https://twitter.com/...
Michael Luo / @michaelluo: Hats off to a legend. The resurgence of @washingtonpost has been exhilarating to watch and American democracy is stronger for it. https://twitter.com/...
Matt Viser / @mviser: I'll always be grateful for Marty's fearlessness as an editor and attention to details large and small. And for him taking a chance on a recent college grad wanting to freelance in the Boston suburbs. Here's hoping he uses retirement to steal a few roles from Liev Schreiber. https://twitter.com/...
Steven Perlberg / @perlberg: Marty Baron will retire from the Washington Post on February 28, per memo to staff. Read more about potential successors here: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Michael Paulson / @michaelpaulson: Marty Baron is a truly great editor — wise, fearless, inspiring, with unparalleled judgment and, beneath a tough exterior, fundamental decency at every moment when it matters. I will forever be grateful to have worked with him. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Peter Gammons / @pgammo: Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron announces his retirement. from Tom Winship to Martin Baron, we for whom The Globe meant so much- and still do—realize how remarkable those two editors meant to the journalism world https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Michael Kruse / @michaelkruse: “Baron did great work wherever he went, notably at the Miami Herald and the Boston Globe, where he was the top editor before arriving at the Post, but nobody figured out how the taciturn wizard performed his magic,” says @jackshafer. https://www.politico.com/...
Jennifer Schuessler / @jennyschuessler: Seriously underrated moment in Marty Baron's career, strangely left out of “Spotlight,” was when he walked up to my desk at the Globe and said “No more stories about semiotics” 👍🏼 https://twitter.com/...
John Schwartz / @jswatz: “I think he is a truly outstanding editor and that American citizens owe him a standing ovation for the work he's done as editor of The Washington Post and for the work he's done in the past,” said @sulliview. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@freedomofpress: Washington Post editor Marty Baron will retire next month. Under his leadership, WaPo was an early adopter of @SecureDrop and a strong advocate for press freedom https://www.cnn.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: During the Trump era, he turned the Post into a more essential read than the much larger New York Times. https://twitter.com/...
James Ball / @jamesrbuk: The end of an era - Marty Baron is very much one of the editors of his generation. https://twitter.com/...
Tom Jackman / @tomjackmanwp: Super sad. We knew it was coming, but still. There's no overstating Marty Baron's role in turning around The Post (with Bezos's checkbook). We were on a long, steady decline for many years. Marty reversed that, and made The Post an important player in journalism worldwide. https://twitter.com/...
@gumby4christ: When faced with a petition requesting that the Washington Post regularly disclose its sole owner's massive ties to the CIA ($600M Amazon contract) in all stories it publishes about the Agency, Marty Baron refused on the grounds that doing so wasn't normal. https://www.rootsaction.org/ ... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@carolynryan: I was at @BostonGlobe when Marty Baron arrived. First “outsider” to be editor. We had no idea what was coming. He was driven, demanding, brilliant and an amazing role model. He changed Boston and the world. Congratulations Marty on amazing run. 👏 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: NEWS: Marty Baron announces he's stepping down as executive editor of Washington Post after more than 8 years. Effective 2/28 Under Baron, paper surged journalistically & financially footing. With Bezos as owner, met the Trump moment. Incredible legacy at Post & Boston Globe.
Dan Papscun / @papscun: I very clearly remember meeting him at the restaurant I worked at in Mass. I was the only person who knew who he was and went over (absolutely terrified) to quietly introduce myself and thank him. The first thing he said? “I'm not as handsome as Liev Schreiber, am I?” https://twitter.com/...
Laura J. Nelson / @laura_nelson: Rebuilding the car while it's running is probably harder than building a new publication from scratch. I've been so impressed by what everyone at the @washingtonpost has done together under Marty's leadership. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Lydia Polgreen / @lpolgreen: One of the most legendary newspaper careers in history. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Cillizza / @chriscillizza: The epitome of a great journalist https://twitter.com/...
Ken Burns / @kenburns: History will remember our time as one when journalism was on the frontline of protecting democracy. Marty Baron will be remembered for leading the way and for a career that is an inspiration for all who value what a free press means. https://twitter.com/...
Rick Klein / @rickklein: Huge journalism news - one of my first (and best) bosses, and a true legend of the industry https://twitter.com/...
Brian Fung / @b_fung: The end of an era. I still remember the day I had a job interview in Marty's office. Terrifying experience. But I'm so grateful he took a chance on me. https://twitter.com/...
David Lim / @davidalim: From Marty Baron's retirement announcement: “The practice of quality journalism requires a sustainable business. And the reverse is equally true: There can be no business without journalism of the highest caliber that the public values and will support.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Charles P. Pierce / @charlesppierce: Well done, boss. https://twitter.com/...
Nick Turner / Bloomberg: Washington Post Starts ‘Broad’ Search for New Editor
Orion Rummler / Axios: Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post editor Marty Baron retires
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron to Retire Next Month
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Marty Baron announces retirement from Washington Post
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Twitter buys newsletter platform Revue, plans to lower its cut of paid newsletter revenue to 5% and let writers host conversations with subscribers on Twitter — Twitter on Tuesday said it has acquired Revue, a newsletter platform for writers and publishers.
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Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Breaking: @Twitter acquiring newsletter publishing company @Revue — Deal marks Twitter's first step into long-form — Also is Twitter's first foray into subscription revenue — Revue to remain standalone company Full story on @axios: https://www.axios.com/...
Kate Conger / New York Times: Twitter Acquires Revue, a Newsletter Company
David Cohen / Adweek: Twitter Acquires Newsletter Publishing Platform Revue and Will Keep It Running
Ray Schultz / MediaPost: Twitter 's Revue Purchase Will Fuel Email Newsletters
JD Graffam / @jdgraffam: Same for @curatedhq, it's just a tool that helps writers create a newsletter. It leaves you in control of your destiny. Engagement on Curated newsletters is really high because readers want the newsletters, and the authors write for people, not The Algorithm.
JD Graffam / @jdgraffam: @dnldlgr @hamishmckenzie @andrewchen I agree with you. https://twitter.com/...
JD Graffam / @jdgraffam: “Nothing is gonna change,” they promise. It's just free now. But then they say this: “Over time, this team will build more discovery...” Record scratch. “Discovery” is just business speak for feeding people from The Algorithm. https://twitter.com/...
JD Graffam / @jdgraffam: I'm glad Twitter bought Revue because I own $TWTR and I think it's a good long-term investment. This acquisition is shrewd, timed perfectly, and they've needed long-form content for a while. They'll give Substack a headache. But if you are a newsletter creator, I have thoughts. https://twitter.com/...
JD Graffam / @jdgraffam: This attacks the promise of newsletters head on. So I want to call out Mailchimp for making it this long without going down this precarious path, for remaining a utility, not a platform.
@dnldlgr: @hamishmckenzie @andrewchen Am I the only one who thinks it is a smart move by Twitter? I mean a. what is the USP of substack? b. where do people share their latest newsletter often? c. Who will win a price war? What am I missing other than Twitter not having a history of successful acquisitions?
@miradu: @hamishmckenzie Ok except the bolt ev is a really good car - at $24,000 out the door it can't be beat
Hamish McKenzie / @hamishmckenzie: @miradu I agree. The Bolt is great for the shift to sustainable transport and I'm very glad it happened.
Hamish McKenzie / @hamishmckenzie: General Motors announces the Bolt. https://twitter.com/...
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Twitter acquires newsletter platform Revue
Christina Warren / @film_girl: I haven't even used my Substack beyond squatting on the https://christina.substack.com/ domain for like 4+ years and have subs b/c of the Twitter acquisition. The Revue acquisition is very interesting. https://twitter.com/...
Emily Bell / @emilybell: Broadcast => pay https://twitter.com/...
Rob Pegoraro / @robpegoraro: Half the cut that Substack takes. Competition is a good thing. https://twitter.com/...
Gavin Sheridan / @gavinsblog: Because substack said no? https://twitter.com/...
Rich Greenfield / @richlightshed: Twitter $TWTR interesting - not the newsletter company everyone expected - but obvious strategic fit nonetheless👇 https://twitter.com/...
Benedict Evans / @benedictevans: Step 1: “Substack is a paywall for twitter”. Step 2: Twitter buys a newsletter company https://blog.twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: Re: Twitter and newsletters, subscriptions, etc. it's worth noting — as Ben Thompson does here: https://stratechery.com/... — that Twitter has had lots of other great opportunities, and somehow always manages to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
@jarroddicker: In it's mission to democratize newsletters, Substack has since managed to carve itself out as an elite class with Twitter & Revue promising to develop a platform for all; democratizing writers. https://twitter.com/...
@ibjiyongi: I really hope @SubstackInc sticks it out and remains independent. Consolidation of platforms sucks. https://twitter.com/...
Nick Summers / Engadget: Twitter jumps into newsletters with Revue acquisition
Jim Roberts / @nycjim: Big. But how many of Twitter's acquisitions have died on the vine, so to speak? https://twitter.com/...
@rafat: Twitter buys Substack competitor @revue, lowers cut to 5%, make Pro features free & built in distribution everyone was asking SS for. Such smart, predatory-ish move. P.S.: newsletter services will become generic, low margin, so much for SS valuations. https://blog.twitter.com/...
Modest Proposal / @modestproposal1: can think of no incumbent tech co historically less scary to enter your space than twitter. but can also think of few products as natural to introduce on top of a platform as newsletters on top of twitter. cutting the fee in half and building customer acq tools will also help. https://twitter.com/...
David Pierce / Protocol: Twitter's future is newsletters and podcasts, not tweets
Steven Perlberg / @perlberg: oh look, Twitter is betting that it's easier to leverage your Twitter following for your newsletter through Twitter than through Substack https://www.axios.com/...
Andréa López / @bluechoochoo: (Not technically Twitter's first step into long-form, it earlier bought and shut down a post-Tumblr blogging platform, Posterous, that had followers and a feed.) https://twitter.com/...
Jack Marshall / @jackmarshall: shall we skip straight to the hand wringing about why creators shouldn't trust platforms, why they should “own” their audiences, gripes about algorithms, etc etc. https://twitter.com/...
Justin Hendrix / @justinhendrix: Twitter announces acquisition of @revue and that it will undercut @SubstackInc by 5% on revenue cut for paid newsletters. https://blog.twitter.com/...
Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp: “Twitter says writers can expect some sort of paid compensation based on how many Twitter users they convert to subscribers.” https://www.axios.com/...
Kim Fox / @kimfox: This is an interesting move, particularly because it adds a new revenue stream that could become quite meaningful, and it has the ad infrastructure and network to support it. https://twitter.com/...
@ivanthek: Twitter is diversifying into long-form content, even when their short-form content product still needs a lot of work. $TWTR https://twitter.com/...
@niemanlab: New jobs openings TK (potentially): “Twitter says it hopes to expand the Revue team. Over time, that team will be responsible for building out more ‘discovery, reading, and conversational experiences’ centered around long-form content on Twitter.” https://www.axios.com/...
Ouriel Ohayon / @ourielohayon: Alternative version: Substack was too expensive to buy (like Clubhouse) https://twitter.com/...
Mike / @nongaap: Substack will need to get competitive with that 5% commission at some point Definitely some interesting distribution levers Twitter can integrate in order to promote the Revue platform and content Can see content creators switching to Revue for that https://www.axios.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Cross-pollination @Twitter acquiring newsletter publishing company @revue https://www.axios.com/...?
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: Substack uses its authors' Twitter follower list to jumpstart new subscriptions. So... https://twitter.com/...
Todd Spangler / Variety: Twitter Springs Into Paid Newsletter Biz With Acquisition of Dutch Startup Revue
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Idaho Statesman Editor Christina Lords confirms she was fired for violating McClatchy's social media policy and doesn't regret her tweet advocating for staff — Before she was appointed the top editor at the Idaho Statesman, Christina Lords was known for going to bat for her staff.
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@idahonewsguild: 🧵 Today, the journalists of the Idaho News Guild sent a letter to @mcclatchy management to formally protest the abrupt and inappropriate firing of editor Christina Lords. https://twitter.com/...
Liz Farrell / @elizfarrell: Hmmm. A newsroom that acts like it values data-driven journalism but won't invest in it while also pushing their reporters to hold everyone accountable except their own leadership. Where have I seen this before? Puzzler. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Julie K. Brown / @jkbjournalist: “Without a newsroom address to receive and distribute personal protective equipment, Lords recently drove around Boise, hand-delivering N95 masks to the paper's staff.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Tess / @tess_townsend: How are major media organizations so bad at optics? Seriously, what is the payoff for a firing like this? Aside from just being wrong, it's obvious fodder for bad press. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Brent Finnegan / @bfinnegan: My first “real” job when I was in middle school was delivering newspapers for The Idaho Statesman. It's so sad to see how newspapers across the country have been stripped down by equity firms and sold for parts. Vulture capitalism. https://twitter.com/...
Audrey Dutton / @audreydutton: @dancow Lords has been so supportive of her staff. We couldn't have done the past year without her. She also has been supportive of McClatchy and its goal of increasing digital subscriptions (and we've been super successful at that!) which made this even more shocking.
Matthew T. Hall / @sduncovered: Area editor advocates for staff on social media, gets fired for it, says she will “never give up her Idaho Statesman subscription, and when the paper embarks on a fundraising campaign later this year, she will donate, too.” Godspeed, @ChristinaLords. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Lisa Tozzi / @lisatozzi: How dare she want someone to have the tools to do their job?! https://twitter.com/...
Nathan L. Walls / @base10: Y i k e s https://twitter.com/...
Dan Nguyen / @dancow: I know newsrooms are forced to make horrendous and difficult cuts. But cutting Excel to save money/eke out extra efficiency is about as counterproductive as it gets...almost as ass-backwards as firing an editor frustrated about it https://twitter.com/...
Ed Fletcher / @newsfletch: Unfortunately this is new @mcclatchy. The once proud chain that swallowed a rotting whale now rescued from death (bankruptcy) by hedge fund. Now to discover whether hedge fund had a soul and heart. #media #newspapers https://twitter.com/...
Kristen Hare / @kristenhare: Why do companies that champion local journalism keep firing local journalists for...championing local journalism? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Derek Willis / @derekwillis: “If we deny them Excel, maybe they won't be able to add up the amount of bonuses executives get while cutting staff at our papers!” https://twitter.com/...
Michael Lycklama / @michaellycklama: The @IdahoNewsGuild built a form for you to email McClatchy executives directly. You can ask them to reinstate Christina Lords immediately here: https://idahonewsguild.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Lizzie O'Leary / @lizzieohreally: She wanted her reporter to have *Excel,* and she was fired. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Lilly Ana Fowler / @lillyafowler: Managers who go to bat for employees & aren't afraid to speak up on their behalf are rare. News orgs should value them rather than, as often happens, punish them, leaving behind a trail of “leaders” too scared to act. Hire @ChristinaLords ✊🏻@IdahoNewsGuild https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Dan Nguyen / @dancow: The corporate reluctance against reporters installing their own software (e.g. LibreOffice) makes sense...But yeah, that's why you buy Excel and save on bespoke IT training - nevermind hours wasted by reporters googling for how to hack Google Sheets to do what's easy in Excel https://twitter.com/...
Dan Nguyen / @dancow: @audreydutton Even in the golden days of newspapers, an editor this dedicated to her staff and community was a rare treasure. Dumping her because she tweeted how her investigative reporter needs Excel is...certainly a modern media industry decision🤯 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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Margaret Carmel / BoiseDev:
Idaho News Guild says Idaho Statesman's top editor was fired over her tweet advocating for staff resources in a protest letter sent to McClatchy management
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Corey Hutchins / @coreyhutchins: “To fire an editor for advocating for resources and encouraging people to subscribe is a remarkably disappointing decision by McClatchy management,” the union's letter to McClatchy said. “This is a devastating blow to the morale of our newsroom.” https://boisedev.com/...
Kate Talerico / @k_talerico: Christina always encouraged me to apply for journalism grants, take on big stories + is vocal about her love for the Statesman's staff. She was fired after speaking up about newsroom resources. My former job has not been filled since I left. That was 3 months ago. https://twitter.com/...
Zeb Palmer / @zebpalmer: Guessing the company got embarrassed by her tweet. They could have fixed the issue & no one would have noticed. Or... Well, people are noticing now eh @mcclatchy? https://twitter.com/...
Devin Ramey / @ktvbdevin: She was asking for Microsoft Excel. McClatchy then got it for the reporter who needed it after firing her? I get resources in local news are scarce but I cannot do the mental gymnastics that it takes to make this call. https://twitter.com/...
O...K / @kateconger: imagine firing an editor who was just trying to get Microsoft Excel for one of their reporters https://twitter.com/...
Kati Kokal / @katikokal: This is an amazing example of a unionized newsroom pulling for everyone in the room (not just the unit!) This situation saddens and scares me. https://twitter.com/...
@bhnewsguild: We are very disheartened to learn that an essential editor at one of our fellow @mcclatchy papers, @IdahoStatesman, was abruptly fired after trying to enable journalists to do their best work. Also disturbing, executives refused to be transparent about the decision. https://twitter.com/...
Ali Winston / @awinston: Remarkable contrasts in the news industry this week: -NYT fires an editor (on contract, not fulltime, who knows why) for tweets about the election. -McClatchy paper in Idaho fires an editor complaining her reporters can't use Excel b/c $$ There's a chasm in American media rn https://twitter.com/...
Zeb Palmer / @zebpalmer: Hey look @mcclatchy even wapo noticed... Along with excel for reporters, you should procure different leadership, HR & PR people. This lack of business intelligence not to mention compassion & decency explains why you are struggling. @IdahoStatesman https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Anne Helen Petersen / @annehelen: .@mcclatchy fired Christina Lords, an investigative editor at the @IdahoStatesman, after tweeting about her frustration that she couldn't get Excel access for a new investigative journalist. She also asked her followers to subscribe & support the paper. https://twitter.com/...
@donlday: .@mcclatchy gave a statement to @mlcarmel over the firing of Christina Lords. It's short - and they didn't answer Margaret's questions: https://boisedev.com/...
Matt Pearce / @mattdpearce: This is maybe the stupidest tweet-firing yet. The real cancel culture is at-will employment. https://twitter.com/...
@thekaitmonster: I know Christina Lords personally and am friends with many Idaho journalists who have had the honor of working with and under her. She is the best at what she does. For her to be fired for a reason as petty and inappropriate as this is not only wrong, it is irresponsible. https://twitter.com/...
@intensenerd: Christina Lords is a genuine asset to local journalism and a valued contributor to the Treasure Valley. This termination is ridiculous. @mcclatchy do the right thing. https://twitter.com/...
Steven Rich / @dataeditor: folks think i joke when i say that most of the tools i recommend for data journalism are free because most newsrooms are cheap but it's not a joke https://twitter.com/...
Emily Pape / @emilyrpape: Local news is what ensures communities can thrive, and @ChristinaLords is one of the best leaders in the business. I emailed @mcclatchy staff demanding they rehire her and urge you to do the same (emails in thread below). https://twitter.com/...
Kevin Richert / @kevinrichert: I have known many @IdahoStatesman editors in my day, and @ChristinaLords is a star. An advocate for journalists and journalism, for collaboration and community. A huge loss for readers. https://twitter.com/...
Julia Frankel / @frankeljulia: @ChristinaLords was my fierce, extraordinary editor last summer at the @IdahoStatesman. She was just fired after advocating for a basic investigative resource — Excel. Please, if you care about local news, read the thread below and & call on @mcclatchy to reinstate Christina. https://twitter.com/...
@idahonewsguild: If McClatchy is grateful to Christina, they can show that by reversing their untenable decision to fire her for a tweet that illustrated only how tough the local news environment is https://twitter.com/...
Margaret Carmel / @mlcarmel: .@ChristinaLords is no longer leading the Idaho Statesman newsroom. The Idaho News Guild says she was fired after a tweet last week about cuts to resources at the media company. https://boisedev.com/...
@donlday: According to the @IdahoNewsGuild, @McClatchy fired @IdahoStatesman editor @ChristinaLords over a tweet sent Friday. The union is publicly demanding her reinstatement. @mlcarmel with the story: https://boisedev.com/...
Les Zaitz / @leszaitz: An abrupt departure in the top editor rank at the daily in Boise - over a spreadsheet tweet? Chains like to tell us all how they are really about saving journalism. Really? https://boisedev.com/...
Jennifer W. Sheehan / @jenwsheehan: I guess they think it's easier to hide the lack of resources their journalists face and fire her, than to just make sure the staff has what it needed in the first place. Classic major media company twisted logic for you https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Nehamas / @nicknehamas: The Idaho Statesman's top editor, Christina Lords, tweeted her frustration about not being able to get a reporter Excel (I use it everyday) and was fired. This is not okay. https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Nehamas / @nicknehamas: This should not be happening. Please RT and spread the word. https://twitter.com/...
Emma Iannacone / @emmaiannacone: This is outrageous! Newsrooms are so underfunded — how dare they fire her for being transparent about that?? https://twitter.com/...
Melissa Santos / @melissasantos1: Every reporter needs Excel on their computer — I use it constantly even when covering politics. An investigative reporter should have even more advanced tools. It is more then reasonable for an editor to point to this as a major issue, in urging people to subscribe. #journalism https://twitter.com/...
Hayley Harding / @hayley__harding: Imagine thinking journalism needs fewer people like Christina Lords rather than so many more. https://twitter.com/...
Riley Bunch / @ribunchreports: When I was in between jobs in Idaho, @ChristinaLords took time to have coffee with me and brainstorm story ideas I could freelance for the @IdahoStatesman. She always lifts other journalists up — in her newsroom and outside of it. So disappointing @mcclatchy. https://twitter.com/...
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Larry Kudlow, the former CNBC star and Trump's economic adviser, will host a new show on Fox Business and also appear as an analyst on Fox Business and Fox News — Larry Kudlow, the former CNBC star who served as director of President Donald J. Trump's National Economic Council, is returning to broadcasting.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety: Larry Kudlow, CNBC Host Turned Trump Advisor, Will Launch Fox Business Program
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America: Fox News is hiring the notoriously wrong Trump adviser Larry Kudlow
Marisa Sarnoff / Mediaite: Larry Kudlow, Trump Economic Adviser, Joins Fox Business to Host Daily Show
Joseph Choi / The Hill: Larry Kudlow to host Fox Business show
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: Larry Kudlow Signs on to Host Fox Business Network Show
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times: Former Trump economic advisor Larry Kudlow joins Fox News as a host
@aschmidtacular: The guy who said Covid was contained “pretty close to airtight” on February 25, 2020, which has now killed 400,000 people, gets a show on @FoxBusiness if you were wondering if failing up was still possible in this country. https://twitter.com/...
Ursula Perano / Axios: Larry Kudlow joining Fox Business as new program host
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Source: Fox News talked with Kayleigh McEnany after the election about a job but paused discussions; network says she is not a current employee or contributor — UPDATE 12:20 p.m.: Fox News denied that former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has joined the network in a statement to Mediaite.
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A.J. Katz / TVNewser: Larry Kudlow Is Joining Fox Business
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian: Fox News denies hiring ex-Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany
Brian Steinberg / Variety: Fox News Held Talks With Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany
Bess Levin / Vanity Fair: Kayleigh McEnany Is Looking to Parlay Her White House Lies Into Fox News Lies
Ted Johnson / Deadline: Fox News Says Kayleigh McEnany Is Not An Employee, But They've Talked About A Gig
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast: Kayleigh McEnany Likely to Join Fox News—Because of Course
Drew Olanoff / @yoda: nobody will hire @kayleighmcenany. https://twitter.com/...
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Washington Post's Zeus ad tech platform adds video to the range of formats publishers can sell; video ads are especially important for local broadcast companies — The Washington Post will expand its performance software on Tuesday to add video to Zeus, its suite of ad placement and optimization tools.
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@jarroddicker: big @zeus news: - 150+ publisher & buy-side tool marketplace launches in Q2 - Infrastructure expands to video - YouTube/Google grant to build new formats in network - all cookieless targeting this is the next media business of the open web. details 👇 https://www.axios.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Rameez / @rameeztase: One of the rare instances where you don't bet against media companies building tech (for obvious reasons). https://twitter.com/...
Shailesh Prakash / @sprakash007: The next great offering from Zeus Technology is here: Video Monetization. We have seen awesome results from this technology at The Post and it is now available to all publishers. Real. Revenue. Realized. Go! Go! Go! #ZeusIsLoose https://twitter.com/...
@seyitaylor: This is so good. I think that Zeus is still an under-covered. Meanwhile, it's quickly becoming one of the most important businesses in the media space. https://twitter.com/...
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
NYT will never be able to uniformly enforce its social media behavior policy and should remove the language of journalists being “perceived as biased” from it — Lauren Wolfe made no ripples last May when she started as a freelance editor at the New York Times.
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Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias: @ebruenig True, but unless the policies have changed recently you guys aren't allowed to argue with each other right? There's gonna be no Bruenig/Krugman Twitter smackdown about single-payer.
Elizabeth Bruenig / @ebruenig: @mattyglesias we have a whole section here for people who wanna talk about their personal opinions
Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias: There are some writers who don't particularly enjoy Twitter or don't mind being asked to behave online like Optimal Corporate Citizens, but there are a lot who do and in a competitive labor market they have options.
Elizabeth Bruenig / @ebruenig: @mattyglesias oh i think you'll see plenty of that considering that bruenigs are fungible
Raphael Tsavkko Garcia / @tsavkko: The firing of @Wolfe321 (my first editor at @womensmediacntr back in 2018) from the NY Times for the crime of having an OPINION is just absurd. Glenn, who's always giving his opinion on Fox News, made a big mistake and cost the job of a good journalist. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Thomas Levenson / @tomlevenson: So, @nytimes' response to the outcry around @Wolfe321's firing is out, & it's really nasty: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... “There were reasons & we can't tell you.” Way to further harm someone who was far enough down the ladder to be an expendable sacrifice to the right. I'm appalled
Christopher Ingraham / @_cingraham: “Last week's tweet was ‘the only reason they fired me,’ Wolfe says.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Rusty Foster / Today in Tabs: All Things in Moderation — Last year Facebook, in an effort to distract everyone who noticed …
@kevinwglass: If the New York Times wants to be the vanguard of view-from-nowhere journalism they have to make sacrifices, like losing reporters who want to put their views and rooting interests on the record. If they don't, then they should say so. https://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: Very good piece by @ErikWemple on the Lauren Wolfe contretemps at the New York Times, and the very accurate calling out of “a dreadful statement” by the NYT. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Megan McArdle / @asymmetricinfo: ... which is why the Times, like other major newsrooms, should tell their employees to get off Twitter entirely: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@kendrawrites: Doesn't talk about 1. who gets in trouble for tweets is directly correlated with who you are and who you made uncomfortable. Factual tweets at NYT can be considered “political.” 2. The right wing media campaign that went after Lauren over the tweet in the first place https://twitter.com/...
Marxist-Landlordist / @_jason_dean_: Twitter is a way to build a personal brand so if you get fired you aren't just some guy/girl with a resume. Having 300,000 twitter followers is a great way to ensure that you are bringing an audience with you to your next newspaper. https://twitter.com/...
David Burge / @iowahawkblog: I believe journalists should be allowed to post one tweet for every 1000 word article they write about the latest county planning board session https://twitter.com/...
Jerry Dunleavy / @jerrydunleavy: I don't think we knew about this specific element of the saga. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: One really great reason to not work at the New York Times under Dean Baquet is that he is consistently throwing his staff under the bus. https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias: So the problem here is that when you try to squeeze what your people are allowed to say and do on Twitter, they may decide they want to go work somewhere else (or start a Substack). https://twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: More on the Lauren Wolfe situation, which seems to be just as dumb as it first appeared to be. Also, it used to bug me, but I respect the fact that Erik constantly refers to himself in the third person as “The Erik Wemple Blog” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Josh Barro / @jbarro: Why would this be impossible for the Times? The Wall Street Journal seems to manage. https://twitter.com/...
Timothy B. Lee / @binarybits: This would shift the balance of power from journalists to their employers. So yes it would be good for the employers if they could make it stick. But I doubt they have the leverage to do it. I'd look for a new job if my employer told me I had to stop tweeting. https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Stroehlein / @astroehlein: The NY Times fired @Wolfe321 for this tweet? That's it? Expressing some sense of relief that a violent attempt to overthrow the democratic process failed and that a normal transfer of power was happening after all... That's a fireable offense now? https://www.theguardian.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: Lauren Wolfe, The New York Times and the never-ending dilemma over social media
Wesley / @wesleylowery: This account, if true, speaks to the issue here. Being told a prior tweet is “borderline” - in an HR sense - is not a “warning” - meaning functionally the non-renewal/removal was due to the chills tweet (more innocuous than many posted by many staffers) https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Megan McArdle / @asymmetricinfo: But I think major institutions should also strive for viewpoint neutrality by telling everyone to get off Twitter, rather than taking on the impossible job of “retroactive social media editor” where people are disciplined or fired after the fact for crossing a dim and wavy line.
David Klion / @davidklion: Is anyone at NYT going to publicly defend this firing? In addition to unjustly terminating Wolfe in the middle of a pandemic, they've put their entire staff at risk of similar bad faith campaigns by rewarding this one. https://twitter.com/...
Justine Coleman / The Hill: New York Times cuts ties with editor conservatives criticized over Biden tweet
Rob Quinn / Newser: NYT Drops Editor Criticized for Biden Tweet
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
In letter to creators, CEO Susan Wojcicki says YouTube has paid $30B+ to creators, artists, and media organizations over the last three years — The company still has work to do with creator transparency — YouTube has paid out more than $30 billion to creators, artists …
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Makena Kelly / @kellymakena: New from @loudmouthjulia, YouTube CEO @SusanWojcicki writes a letter to creators. Here's what she had to say about regulation and Section 230 ⤵️ https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Sandeep Sarma / @sandeep9sarma: And 30$ out of that for Indian YouTubers as a whole https://www.theverge.com/...
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon Media hit $2.3B in Q4 revenue, up 11.4% YoY, its first YoY revenue gain since buying Yahoo in 2017, and reported a net loss of $119M from HuffPost sale — In announcing Q4 earnings Tuesday, Verizon said the results included a net loss of $119 million “primarily related to the disposition of the HuffPost business.”
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@alex: VZ owns VMG, which I work for - here's how we did in revenue terms in Q4 https://twitter.com/...
Verizon: Verizon ends 2020 with strong earnings and cash flow, and increased wireless service revenue growth
@kerrymflynn: ^ Reminder: Verizon Media Group includes Yahoo, TechCrunch, Engadget, AOL. $VZ sold HuffPost to BuzzFeed: https://www.cnn.com/... VZ said Q4'20 it had “a net loss of $119 million primarily related to the disposition of the HuffPost business.” https://variety.com/...
@kerrymflynn: Wow, $VZ reported: “Verizon Media revenues were $2.3 billion in Q4 2020, up 11.4% yoy, the first quarter of yoy growth since the Yahoo acquisition in 2017. Growth in the quarter was fueled by strong advertising trends with revenue from the demand side platform growing 41% yoy” https://twitter.com/...
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku and Amazon make a deal to bring the ad-supported IMDb TV to the Roku Channel, expanding the reach of Amazon-owned IMDb TV, which is also on Fire TV devices — In a classic case of co-opetition, Roku inked a deal with Amazon to bring the IMDb TV free, ad-supported streaming service to the Roku platform in the U.S.
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Alana Wise / NPR:
White House press briefings will now include an American Sign Language interpreter; Trump administration was sued over accessibility of its briefings — The White House on Monday announced that its regular press briefings will now include an American Sign Language interpreter.
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Evelyn Prez-Verda / @evelynpr: My sister mentions the following about this amazing step: “Those of us who serve and advocate for the deaf people find this announcement a huge step forward in making sure the Deaf get equal access to information. My hope is that other countries will soon follow by example.” https://twitter.com/...
Richard Nieva / CNET:
YouTube says it is extending its suspension of Trump from posting videos to his channel, but did not say how long the extension would last — The Google-owned platform first suspended Trump on January 12. … YouTube on Tuesday said it's again extending its suspension of former President Donald Trump …
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