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Washington Post:
Some staff at a think tank called No Labels have objected to its hiring of Mark Halperin, fired in 2017 by NBC and MSNBC after accusations of sexual misconduct — A nonpartisan political organization is facing blowback from its employees after hiring journalist Mark Halperin …
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@seungminkim, @sarahellison, @authorkimberley, @laurachapin, @meredithshiner, @paulwaldman1, @yashar, @jbarro, @jkarsh, @edbott and @clarajeffery
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A look at the flaws in the study claiming a gap between Americans and the values espoused by journalists, whose conclusions aren't quite supported by its data — A study that seemed to claim they had was treated as “bad news for journalists: the public doesn't share our values.”
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@jbenton, Poynter, @lauralauradat, CJR Galley, @emilythorson, @jswatz, @froomkin, @lyman_brian, @mmasnick, @benjamintoff, @froomkin, MediaPost, @jbenton, @jeffjarvis and @charliebeckett
Allissa V. Richardson / Vox:
TV news outlets should be fined under the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act for airing fatal police shootings, footage that doesn't deserve casual viewing — What's the purpose of sharing violent police videos anymore, other than to traumatize Black communities? — George Floyd cried out for his mother in his final moments.
Discussion:
Columbia Journalism Review, @jamilsmith, @cbcsteve and @bkcharvard
Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:
Charlie Warzel says his Substack newsletter has steady growth, though Glenn Greenwald called its start “slow”, as some see it as a test case for ex-NYT writers — There are hundreds of us...*HUNDREDS! … Welcome to Galaxy Brain, where we're off to a very slow start.
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@ggreenwald, @cwarzel, @msmacb, @laurenlipsay, @sean_mcbeth, @ggreenwald, @sean_mcbeth, @ggreenwald, @taylorlorenz, @nickstatt, @genepark, @kateaurthur, @lyzl, @loganjaffe, @taylorlorenz, @sean_mcbeth, @jeffjarvis, @alex, @mat, @martinsfp, @delong, @lollardfish, @markberman, @scottnover, @them_l_g, @rottenindenmark, @ezraklein, @jbouie, @laura_june, @nicdawes, @davidsirota, @sean_mcbeth, @sean_mcbeth, @slpng_giants, @edbott, @davidsirota, @dangillmor, @parkermolloy, @jamesrbuk, @sean_mcbeth, @mattyglesias, @ceciliakang and @rottenindenmark
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AT&T Q1: WarnerMedia revenue was $8.5B, up 9.8% YoY; DTC subscription revenue was $1.8B, up 35.3% YoY; HBO Max/HBO added 2.7M subscribers for a total of 44.2M — As of the end of March, HBO Max/HBO combined had 44.2 million domestic customers, up 2.7 million from 41.5 million at the end of 2020.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook launches a series of global News Feed ranking tests to solicit user feedback on posts they're seeing and what posts users find valuable — Facebook may be reconfiguring its News Feed algorithms. After being grilled by lawmakers about the role that Facebook played in the attack …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
NYT says it won't voluntarily recognize the NYT tech workers' union, telling it to put the effort to a formal vote through the NLRB — The company said that, for now, it would not recognize a newly formed union representing more than 650 Times employees. — The New York Times Company …
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@katie_robertson, @alexnpress, @whatthebit, @adamserwer, @moorehn, @melissagira, @veenadubal, @juliareinstein, @nytguildtech, @jackmirkinson, @robinberjon, @rajivpant, @rkgwork, @jamieson, @thedomino and @withmeaa
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
FT's digital subscriptions grew 6% YoY in 2020 to 960K; it also has 140K print subscribers and a 150-person team for subscriber acquisition and retention — After a windfall year of subscriber acquisitions, the Financial Times has found itself in the enviable position of needing to solve …
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Simon Owens's Media Newsletter
Nieman Lab:
A study based on interviews with 488 readers in the US and four other countries explores why people still get print newspapers, including to fire up the grill — The persistence of print — and why it matters — In a digital era dominated by mobile and social media, why do people still get print newspapers?
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@aboutmattlaw, @hkingsmores, @billadairduke, @dankennedy_nu, @c_gorski, @laurahazardowen, @kevinokeefe and @laurahazardowen
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Snap Q1: revenue of $770M, up 66% YoY, DAUs up 22% YoY to 280M, and free cash flow hit $126M, its first quarter of free positive cash flow as a public company — - Snap's stock rose in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company reported its first-quarter results despite beating Wall …
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Adweek, Ad Age, @somospostpc, ScreenRant, ZDNet, @stevekovach, @variety and @richlightshed, more at Techmeme »
Steven Perlberg / Insider:
A look at Government Executive, now GovExec, whose publications cover federal government and which made $20M in revenue last year with a 20%+ profit margin — - GovExec expects to make more than $30 million in revenue this year. — The company has a profit margin north of 20%, its chairman said.
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@perlberg, @timhartman, @defensebaron, @aexm, @mediainsider, @rafat and @jryedinak
Marty Swant / Forbes:
Atmosphere TV, a streaming service that provides audio-optional content supported by ads, raises $25M Series B from Valor Equity at a valuation of $275M — It's been more than a year since many Americans have sat inside a bar or restaurant, casually watching a silent TV play in the background.
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PR Newswire
Financial Times:
Sources: Apple plans to expand its ad business and add a second ad slot in the App Store search page even as it introduces privacy rules crippling ads by rivals — New privacy rules deal a huge blow to how the mobile advertising industry works — Apple will expand its advertising business …
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