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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Upstart digital news site The Colorado Sun says it acquired 24 suburban newspapers around Denver, with the backing of the National Trust for Local News — group of disheartened former Denver Post editors and reporters launched an upstart news site two-and-a-half years ago, called it The Colorado Sun …
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National Trust for Local News, The Colorado Sun, @jayrosen_nyu, @ntnsndr, @emilybell, @jcstearns, @davidfolkenflik, @jayrosen_nyu, @nicdawes, @journalismfest, @brofax, @mike_littwin, @ibarguen, @brofax, @jackhealynyt, @leszaitz, @froomkin, @gwally3, @coloradosun, @stevestaeger, @jelenawoehr, @skylermckinley, @cbs4tim, @jesseapaul, @estebanhrz, @efindell, @davidfolkenflik and The Hill
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Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro / National Trust …: The National Trust for Local News
Larry Ryckman / The Colorado Sun: Colorado Sun with National Trust purchases 24 Front Range newspapers
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: Wow. A group of disheartened former Denver Post editors and reporters launched an upstart news site two-and-a-half years ago. Today, The Colorado Sun announced it had acquired and would operate a family-owned chain of 24 suburban newspapers around Denver. https://www.npr.org/...
Nathan Schneider / @ntnsndr: This is huge: The journalist-owned @ColoradoSun just acquired 24 suburban newspapers in the state with help from @the_ntln: https://coloradosun.com/... This is a powerful example of how employee ownership can retain both focus and scale through network-building.
Emily Bell / @emilybell: Great to see our @TowCenter fellow @ElizabethShapiroHansen and colleagues with a truly ground breaking initiative to keep news in the community - starting in Colorado https://medium.com/...
Josh Stearns / @jcstearns: What has grown alongside the new journalism efforts in Colorado is a new ecosystem of journalism funding and problem solving stakeholders that have supported this and other bold moves to strengthen local news in the state: @co_mediaproject is a model for other states. https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: The new National Trust for Local News is a co owner of the suburban newspaper chain acquired by the @ColoradoSun - part of a coalition of groups behind the scenes that helped make this happen. its CEO 👇🏼 https://twitter.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: Here's more on Colorado's save-local-newspapers-from-the- vampire transaction, which is a little complicated. But in a good way. https://coloradosun.com/... It's a “pilot project to show that national funders and local journalists can collaborate to keep newspapers in local hands.”
Nicholas Dawes / @nicdawes: Patient philanthropic capital for the defense of information infrastructure. The billionaires battling Alden get all the headlines, but on press freedom day, this is where the more convincing action is. https://medium.com/...
Journalism Festival / @journalismfest: For years, the narrative about local newspapers has been about their inevitable demise. The National Trust for Local News @the_ntln sees a very different future. | @ehansen02 https://medium.com/...
@brofax: I'm still buzzing a little. Good news is rare in this business and I'm hoping that what we're building here is replicable all over the country. I'm really excited to work with the team at CCM to help figure out what the future of community-level hyperlocal news looks like.
Michael Littwin / @mike_littwin: This is big news for local journalism and a very welcome move by the Colorado Sun. If you've been thinking about becoming a Sun member, this is as good a time as any. https://coloradosun.com/...
Alberto Ibarguen / @ibarguen: This morning @the_ntln The National Trust for Local News announced a groundbreaking transaction that kept 24 Colorado newspapers in local hands. Their solution to support and grow local news could serve as a national model. Learn more: https://medium.com/....
@brofax: May 2018: A handful of journalists who had just quit their jobs were nervously deciding on what to name their new digital news outlet. May 2021: That outlet, @ColoradoSun, buys 24 local newspapers to help keep them independent and sustainable. https://coloradosun.com/...
Jack Healy / @jackhealynyt: Huge media move by the @ColoradoSun. Truly wow — https://coloradosun.com/...
Les Zaitz / @leszaitz: In Colorado, a digital start-up plunges back into the world of print newspapers. This is an amazing move to help save local news by @larryryckman and his dynamite crew. https://coloradosun.com/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: Very exciting! The first (of many?) big wins in the local news space by @the_ntln. More here: https://coloradosun.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Glenn Wallace / @gwally3: It's a momentous day for local journalism. This could be the start of something that really preserves and strengthens local journalism across the nation. I'm thrilled to be part of it all. https://twitter.com/...
@coloradosun: Hello! We have some exciting news to share. The Colorado Sun and The National Trust for Local News have bought @ColoradoNewsCCM and its 24 Front Range newspapers. https://coloradosun.com/...
Yell / @jelenawoehr: My 153-year-old hometown paper has been bought by a public trust for journalism, as part of a pilot project to protect local papers from falling into hedge fund hands! https://twitter.com/...
Skyler McKinley / @skylermckinley: Very cool to log on to Twitter while suffering a pretty stark case of the Mondays only to realize that today is a historic day in Colorado journalism. Completely lifted my mood! Congrats to the entire @ColoradoSun team - and congrats to Colorado, too. Spectacular news about news. https://twitter.com/...
Tim Wieland / @cbs4tim: “All too often these days, hedge funds are the first ones in line to buy newspapers, and no one wanted to see that happen.” Congratulations to Larry and the entire @ColoradoSun team - an important move to protect local journalism in Colorado. https://twitter.com/...
Jesse Aaron Paul / @jesseapaul: Colorado Sun joins with National Trust to purchase 24 Front Range newspapers https://coloradosun.com/...
Esteban L. Hernandez / @estebanhrz: “These are the folks who are covering school boards, city councils, county commissions that no one else is covering.” https://www.npr.org/...
Elizabeth Findell / @efindell: The @ColoradoSun, started by disheartened ex-Denver Post journalists, is buying 24 suburban community newspapers. “We couldn't count on a benevolent billionaire galloping up on a white horse. And we were worried about a hedge fund coming in” via @NPR https://www.npr.org/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: NEWS: Colorado Sun, the upstart digital news site, has acquired 24 Denver suburban papers Sun's @larryryckman: “We couldn't count on a benevolent billionaire galloping up on a white horse. And we were worried about a hedge fund coming in.” My story: https://www.npr.org/...
Thomas Moore / The Hill: Colorado Sun partnership buys 24 local papers
Emma Graham-Harrison / The Guardian:
UNESCO report details the epidemic of online abuse against female journalists worldwide and how it is affecting their reporting and personal lives — Misogyny, bigotry and threats ‘cut public trust in critical media’, warns report after major investigation
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Washington Post, Poynter, UNESCO, @zainaerhaim, @nighatdad, @julieposetti, @gesfandiari, @farnazfassihi, @ailiazehra, @katykatopodis, @_emmagh, @spj_tweets, @feliciasonmez, CNN, Al Jazeera, Unesco and Why Journalism Matters
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Al Tompkins / Poynter: Nearly three-quarters of female journalists have faced online violence, study finds
N Denissova / UNESCO: UNESCO releases pioneering discussion paper on online violence against women journalists
Zaina Erhaim / @zainaerhaim: An epidemic of online violence against female journalists worldwide is undermining their reporting, spilling over into real-life attacks and harassment, and puts their health and professional prospects in jeopardy, the UN has warned. #WorldPressFreedomDay https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Nighat Dad / @nighatdad: “This violence is sometimes called “virtual,” but the damage from this global scourge is very real. Digital misogyny & networked gaslighting intersect with other forms of discrimination to threaten female journalists disproportionately.” @julieposetti writes on #PressFreedomDay https://twitter.com/...
Dr. Julie Posetti / @julieposetti: “We need to stop the impunity.” Proud to have written this piece about the surge in #onlineviolence against women journalists with the remarkable @mariaressa. Published by @washingtonpost to mark #WPFD2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... cc @ICFJ @UNESCO @CFOMsheff @risj_oxford
Golnaz Esfandiari / @gesfandiari: “The avalanche of misogynistic abuse and threats is not only damaging women working in media, it is also weaponised “to undercut public trust in critical journalism and facts in general”, a report commissioned by Unesco has found.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Farnaz Fassihi / @farnazfassihi: Iran's opposition trolls & some activists harassing & bullying women journalists do exactly this: The avalanche of misogynistic abuse and threats is weaponized to undercut public trust in critical journalism and facts in general. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Ailia Zehra / @ailiazehra: “Online violence against women journalists is designed to belittle, humiliate, and shame; induce fear, silence, and retreat; discredit them professionally, undermining accountability and journalism,” a UN report report has found. #PressFreedom https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Katy Katopodis / @katykatopodis: “Digital misogyny &networked gaslighting intersect with racism,religious bigotry,homophobia, transphobia to threaten female journalists brutally & disproportionately Threats of sexual violence &murder are frequent” @mariaressa @julieposetti https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Emma Graham-Harrison / @_emmagh: We covered this deeply researched report on “chilling” online violence against female journalists, particularly extreme for those from diverse backgrounds Few other big UK or US outlets did. Does media community care about this damaging misogyny? https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@spj_tweets: “These journalists are both the primary targets of online violence and the first responders to it, and until that is reversed — until tech companies, political instigators and media employers are more accountable — effective solutions will remain elusive.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Felicia Sonmez / @feliciasonmez: “The increasing habit of news organizations policing the speech of women journalists or disciplining them when they call out their attackers parallels the sort of victim-blaming associated with sexual & domestic violence,” write @mariaressa & @julieposetti https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Adie Vanessa Offiong / CNN: They've been beaten, trolled, threatened with sexual violence but refuse to be silenced
Guilherme Canela / Al Jazeera: Online violence is silencing women journalists
Ted Sullivan / Why Journalism Matters: Why journalism Matters —update
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Internal WaPo memo outlines the “festivals and parades” that staff are permitted to participate in, but prohibits displaying support for DC statehood — Memo from Washington Post managing editors to employees today outlining the “festivals and parades” staff are permitted to participate in, as well as the events they are prohibited from participating in. https://twitter.com/...
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@wesleylowery, @chick_in_kiev, @gilmored85, @meredithshiner, @mzhemingway, @gabemschneider, @zakirspeaks, @juliacarriew, @dispositive, @grimkim, @reedfrich, @russbengtson, @timothypmurphy, @alwaystheself, @lostblackboy, @irin, @maryemilyohara, @shaya_in_la, @juddlegum, @marceelias, @dellcam, @kevinreuning, @juliusgoat, @viajoshhunt, @jbillinson, @thrasherxy and Mediaite
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Wesley / @wesleylowery: I ask this with all sincerity: can someone explain to me the difference between a “celebration” at Black Lives Matter Plaza and a “protest” there? How does an attendee ensure one does not become the other? Is the location itself not, definitionally, “political”? https://twitter.com/...
Talia Lavin / @chick_in_kiev: this “view from nowhere” that demands self-erasure & lack of advocacy for one's civil rights is an affront to anyone who isn't a straight white male 🤌🏻 https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Gilmore / @gilmored85: WaPo tells its employees that they aren't allowed to advocate for rights afforded to US citizens in the constitution. This is where a dogmatic adherence to “objectivism” gets you—pure brain worms nonsense https://twitter.com/...
Meredith Shiner / @meredithshiner: Area Washington DC residents not allowed to openly support their own full citizenship or rights. Cool cool. https://twitter.com/...
Mollie / @mzhemingway: WashPo editors tell employees of paper that openly pushes brazen propaganda each day to not to go to protests “to avoid partisanship or advocacy for specific policies or special interests.” As if anyone is in any way confused about the politics of its staff or their product. https://twitter.com/...
Gabe Schneider / @gabemschneider: Ok, so journalists shouldn't advocate for D.C. statehood? No voting? No representation? What part of democracy are WaPo editors concerned is going to die in darkness? https://twitter.com/...
Zakir Khan / @zakirspeaks: What happens when the next BLM protest is in the newsroom? https://twitter.com/...
Julia Carrie Wong / @juliacarriew: If you think these rules are kind of dumb and you want to do good journalism without having to pretend that you don't care what happens in the world you live in, the Guardian US is hiring a senior tech reporter and two breaking news reporters. https://workforus.theguardian.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Gautam Hans / @dispositive: I guess they better hope none of their staff have cars registered in D.C. https://twitter.com/...
Kim Kelly / @grimkim: Objectivity is a scam and this weird precious insistence that journalists must act as impartial stenographers instead of actual humans with identities and opinions is gatekeeping garbage https://twitter.com/...
Reed F. Richardson / @reedfrich: This WaPo policy reads as arbitrary & paranoid precisely because it is born out of a self-defensive crouch aimed at avoiding (mostly right-wing) institutional criticism vs. a common sense approach where reporters & editors openly discuss how to avoid direct conflicts of interest. https://twitter.com/...
Russ Bengtson / @russbengtson: did george orwell write this https://twitter.com/...
Professor Fleming / @alwaystheself: According to the Washington Post, the 4th of July is a “non political event”.. https://twitter.com/...
Lil Uzi Hurt / @lostblackboy: You can wear a hat with a rainbow on it, but you can't hold a sign that says, “I hope no one takes my marriage rights away.” https://twitter.com/...
Irin Carmon / @irin: I'll never forget the NBC legal/standards training where we were told a Pride parade is acceptably apolitical but “Planned Parenthood or something like that” crosses the line https://twitter.com/...
Mary Emily O'Hara / @maryemilyohara: Who's gonna tell them how Pride festivals started https://twitter.com/...
Shaya Tayefe Mohajer / @shaya_in_la: I dissent: https://www.cjr.org/... Celebrating womanhood and many facets of identity has been viewed as protest by oppressors for as long as recorded history exists. I'll stop protesting for equality and pushing for it as a journalist the moment we've secured equality for all. https://twitter.com/...
Judd Legum / @juddlegum: @maxwelltani IDEA: The managing editors of the Washington Post should work at Basecamp. I hear there are plenty of positions available.
Marc E. Elias / @marceelias: Next time a newspaper wonders why it is losing subscribers, why people are more willing to pay for Substack, or why people don't trust the media—point this out to them. And to the media defenders who say this is typical in most newsrooms, you are actually making my point. https://twitter.com/...
Dell Cameron / @dellcam: WaPo employees told not to display support for DC statehood https://twitter.com/...
A.R. Moxon / @juliusgoat: Fascism is on the rise. We've got a insurrectionist party completely untethered from truth. Journalists *should* be politically biased. This isn't baseball. https://twitter.com/...
Joshua Hunt / @viajoshhunt: The obvious problem with policies like these is that activities now viewed as neutral by newsroom leaders (attending pride parades, membership in a civil rights organization) were once viewed as activism unbecoming a journalist. https://twitter.com/...
Josh Billinson / @jbillinson: Presumably they're allowed to drive in these non-political parades with cars registered in Maryland or Virginia, otherwise they might have a license plate that supports statehood! https://twitter.com/...
Steve Kovach / CNBC:
Verizon says it will sell Yahoo and AOL to PE firm Apollo Global Management for $5B, keeping a 10% stake in the company, which will be rebranded as just “Yahoo” — - Verizon will sell its media group, which includes brands from AOL and Yahoo, to private equity firm Apollo Global Management.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC: About 1.5 million people still pay for AOL — but now they get tech support and identity theft services instead of dial-up internet
Mandy Jenkins / @mjenkins: For someone who has been asking “why chase scale at all costs?” for years and getting laughed at, I feel really vindicated by this from @jbenton. https://www.niemanlab.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter: Verizon Selling Yahoo, AOL and Media Assets for $5B to Private Equity Firm Apollo
Ian Casselberry / Awful Announcing: Verizon is out of the media business, selling Yahoo and AOL to Apollo Global Management
Alex Sherman / @sherman4949: Scoop: The number of people who still pay for AOl dialup is in the “low thousands,” but 1.5 million people still pay monthly subscription fees to AOL — for identity theft and tech support services. https://www.cnbc.com/...
Jonathan Easton / Digital TV Europe: Verizon sells off Verizon Media unit at huge loss
Walter Hickey / Numlock News: Numlock News: May 4, 2021 • AOL, HFC, FCC
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Verizon bought AOL & Yahoo! thinking they could compete against Google & Facebook for banner ads. Obviously, this was a mistake. Neither company had premium video assets to build a streaming service. Google and Facebook don't own CTV, not yet at least. https://twitter.com/...
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Verizon CEO memo: Apollo to focus on commerce, content and betting with new Yahoo business
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: What a shocking ending to those of us who thought it was poppycock back when. This was like watching a telco throw itself down the stairs, walk back up and then do it again. https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch: Private equity firm Apollo to buy Verizon Media assets for $5B, will rename business ‘Yahoo’
Laura Bassett / @lebassett: Even Verizon can't compete with Google and Facebook. Imagine being a small newspaper trying to compete https://twitter.com/...
David Gura / @davidgura: AOL still has “about 1.5 million monthly customers paying $9.99 or $14.99 per month for AOL Advantage,” @CNBC's @sherman4949 reports. “The number of dial-up users is now ‘in the low thousands.’” https://www.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Max Willens / Digiday: Cheat Sheet: What Yahoo offers Apollo Global Management
Alex Sherman / @sherman4949: One of the assets Apollo is buying from Verizon is AOL. I found out today there are only a few thousand AOL dialup customers left — down from 2.1m in 2015 — but there are 1.5m paying AOL monthly subs who are getting malware and identity theft protection https://www.cnbc.com/...
Ellis Hamburger / @hamburger: Biz dev boy 1: i can look smart to my boss by acquiring & “revitalizing” these epic brands, but really I'll just quit after the deal / my bonus 😏 Biz dev boy 2, yrs later: i can look smart to my boss by dumping these “underperforming” brands my predecessor acquired 😏 On & on https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Keys / @matthewkeyslive: Going forward, one has to assume Apollo and Verizon will kill off one of the two tech blogs — TechCrunch or Engadget. One of them will inevitably be combined into the other, and redundant staff will be laid off. https://twitter.com/...
@paulandstorm: [S] THIS IS HUGE. There could be a domino effect, with Sprint selling Lycos, and Frontier dumping Excite. https://twitter.com/...
Brad Evans / @noisyhuevos: Yahoo's brand no longer holds as much value it once did, but its fantasy business continues to be an industry titan. New owners should go ALL IN on developing new games while increasing presence in the sports betting biz through BetMGM. Only way to survive and prosper. https://twitter.com/...
Morgan Greenwald / @megreenwald: Yahoo and AOL are not dying brands. VZM generated $1.9 billion in sales in Q1. Thousands of people are worried about their job security and your ignorant tweets about the digital brands they work for aren't helpful! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Lance Ulanoff / @lanceulanoff: A sale to private equity doesn't bode well for the employees of any of the remaining properties. Investors are all about returns and will look for “efficiencies” to achieve them. https://twitter.com/...
Craig Calcaterra / @craigcalcaterra: Nothing could possibly go wrong when your company is purchased by a private equity firm with a name inspired by Greek mythology or whatever. That's always a good sign for the future. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Amy Kremer / @amykremer: “With the sale of Yahoo and AOL, Verizon signaled it is no longer interested in media, unlike its rivals.” https://www.cnbc.com/... via @nbcnews
Danny Crichton / @dannycrichton: The biggest concern among TechCrunch staffers on this call is whether we will be forced to use Microsoft Teams post-acquisition
Tara Lachapelle / @taralach: Verizon is selling Verizon Media (aka AOL and Yahoo) to private equity firm Apollo for $5b, mostly in cash. $VZ retaining a 10% stake https://www.verizon.com/... Why is Verizon selling these '90s relics? Because 5G is the future https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @bopinion $APO
Jon Scriber / @jshieber: No matter the owner @TechCrunch will be the go-to destination for reporting on the business and culture of entrepreneurship and the first look most people get at the tech that will make the future. @apolloglobal bought the best in the biz. https://www.verizon.com/...
Ronan Dunne / @ronandunnevz: .@Verizon entered into an agreement with Apollo to acquire its media business. This will further accelerate @verizonmedia's growth and scale. Big congrats to @gurugk and the team on this next evolution of @Yahoo. https://www.verizon.com/...
@davidclinchnews: “Verizon will keep a 10% stake in a new company, called Yahoo, that will be formed to operate the business.” #NewYahoo https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Lawler / Scrawler: Private equity and human capital
Will Slaughter / @milwaukeebonds: If you invested $1,000 in AOL & Yahoo back in 1999, you'd have (checks notes)...$16 today! https://twitter.com/...
Brian Gaar / @briangaar: “They also threw in Dennis Rodman, Saved By The Bell and the New World Order.” https://twitter.com/...
Rep. Anna V. Eskamani / @annaforflorida: “Verizon Communications, signaling that it has given up on its media business, said on Monday that it agreed to sell Yahoo and AOL to the private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Pfizinnia Jones / @zjemptv: Cool when do we get porn back on tumblr https://twitter.com/...
Jared Dillian / @dailydirtnap: The real news here is that somebody paid $5 billion for Yahoo and AOL https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Kaplan / @smashdawg: I guess they're breaking their Oath https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Smith / @mattsmithkiro7: I guess this means I'm co-workers with the folks from the @SkullduggeryPod. Or as producer @Austins_Day noted, I can now kick-off the Live Desk: “You've got news.” https://twitter.com/...
Matt Brian / @m4tt: I started with AOL, then became part of Oath, only to swap to Verizon Media. Soon, I'll be part of Yahoo. What's next? No clue. https://twitter.com/...
Josh Steimle / @joshsteimle: Can anyone help me understand why Yahoo and AOL are worth $5B? That's still a huge number. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Quick chart showing Verizon Media Group revenues each quarter since the inception of the group. — Q1 2021 ended about the same as Q1 2018 https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mike Shields / @digitalshields: Indeed l, the crux of this deal was that the mobile customer data was somehow going to be just as good as what FB and Google employ for ads. I don't think enough of us- self included- pushed back on that premise https://twitter.com/...
David Carroll / @profcarroll: Verizon: We are not a dumb pipe. We will buy data and profit gloriously from adtech. Verizon: Or not. Ok we'll be a dumb pipe if you insist. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@joshsternberg: maybe telephone companies shouldn't get into the media business https://www.cnbc.com/...
Carl Quintanilla / @carlquintanilla: Cupla years early but @JohnLegere nailed it. $VZ https://twitter.com/...
Tom Warren / @tomwarren: I hope Apollo doesn't ruin Engadget and TechCrunch here. They have hard working teams of reporters that do great work, and deserve more than a private equity firm squeezing them dry. https://twitter.com/...
Evan Blass / @evleaks: As the Times article notes, Verizon's content play was an ill-conceived bet that media would drive wireless data usage. What's ironic is that, had VZ bothered to study AOL's disastrous TW merger, it would have learned that these anticipated synergies often fail to materialize. https://twitter.com/...
Evan Blass / @evleaks: When I started at Engadget, it was part of the Weblogs, Inc blog network. WIN got bought by AOL, then AOL got bought by Verizon (followed by Yahoo), and now both (plus Engadget?) may be on the block yet again. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@ceciliakang: Selling Yahoo and AOL, Verizon turns focus to its 5G network. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Steve Kovach / @stevekovach: Oath to Apollo https://www.cnbc.com/...
Alex Sherman / @sherman4949: My biggest hope in the filings of the Verizon Media sale to Apollo is we get an updated number of how many people still pay for dialup AOL internet. It was still 2.1 million(!) in 2015. https://www.cnbc.com/...
Rusty Foster / Today in Tabs: Meltdown May — Meltdown May 2020 never ended, but here we are in Meltdown May 2021 anyway.
David Pierce / Protocol: By selling AOL and Yahoo, Verizon finally admitted its multibillion-dollar mistake
Geoff Weiss / Tubefilter: Verizon Selling Yahoo And AOL To Private Equity Firm Apollo Funds For $5 Billion
The Under60 Daily: 3rd May 2021 — Welcome to another edition of The Under60 Daily - a brief rundown …
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: Recall that for the last few years - and as recently as this spring - Verizon has been trying to convince people that Yahoo/AOL/TechCrunch were now subscriptions businesses and that Verizon was totally into that. https://twitter.com/...
Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp: My thoughts with TechCrunch and Engadget friends 😬 https://twitter.com/...
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / @ashkan: Verizon Media (TechCrunch, Yahoo! Finance) had Q1 revenue of $1.9 billion, up 12% YoY. If that's the case, a $5B bid by Apollo isn't crazy, especially if they can further expand into a) video with the right editorial sensitivity per brand, b) global. https://www.mediagazer.com/...
Yaser Bishr / @yaserbi: Verizon wants to focus on its core business and plans to divest its media business. This is the complete opposite of ATT strategy the owner of Time Warner, CNN and HBO. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken: Who could have guessed that Verizon's priority would turn out to be a wireless communications network? https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Devindra Hardawar / @devindra: This isn't going to be a fun week https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Alex Sherman / CNBC: Verizon is considering selling the remnants of AOL and Yahoo — here are the most valuable pieces
Shoshana Wodinsky / Gizmodo: Verizon's Selling Off AOL and Yahoo for $5 Billion
Michelle Chapman / Associated Press: Yahoo and AOL sold, again, for $5B
Michael Balderston / TV Technology: Verizon Media Sold to Apollo for $5B
Allison Schiff / AdExchanger: PE Firm Apollo Is Buying Verizon Media For $5 Billion
Scott Nover / Adweek: Verizon Sells AOL and Yahoo for $5 Billion
Ben Munson / FierceVideo: Verizon sells Media business to Apollo for $5B
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: Verizon to Sell Yahoo, AOL to Apollo Private Equity Group for $5 Billion
Matt Johnson Segues To / AllAccess.com: Verizon Sells Off Yahoo And AOL To Apollo For $5 Billion
Thomas Ricker / The Verge: Verizon sells AOL and Yahoo for about half of what it paid
Kathryn Hopkins / WWD: Verizon Sells Yahoo, AOL to Apollo
Ben Gilbert / Insider: Verizon just sold AOL and Yahoo for $5 billion, and the new company will be known as ‘Yahoo’ going forward
Anna Kramer / Protocol: Verizon is selling Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion
Joseph Choi / The Hill: Verizon sells AOL, Yahoo for $5B
Simon Dumenco / Ad Age: Your NewFronts need-to-know, plus key insights from Ad Age Agency Report 2021: Monday Wake-Up Call
Matthew Keys / The Desk: Verizon could announce sale of media assets on Monday
Lauren Johnson / Insider: Facebook puts ad agencies under the microscope
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
HFPA pledges new reforms, including raising membership by 50% over next 18 months with a focus on underrepresented groups and hiring a chief diversity officer — Aiming to beat a self-imposed reform deadline and a Tinseltown firestorm, the board of the besieged Hollywood Foreign Press Association …
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Andrew Pulver / The Guardian: Golden Globes body unveils plans to deal with crisis over diversity and ethics
Beatrice Verhoeven / The Wrap: HFPA ‘Reimagines’ Golden Globes Org: New Membership Criteria, More Diversity, New Board Election
@thewrap: The HFPA committed to a sweeping “reimagination” of the organization on Monday, pledging to increase membership by 50%, hold new board elections and hire professional executive leadership. https://www.thewrap.com/...
Ryan Lattanzio / IndieWire: Golden Globes Unveils Plan to Increase Diversity Amid Ongoing HFPA Controversy
Kalina Newman / Washington Post:
A look at some TikTok creators, unaffiliated with any traditional media outlet, who are aggregating news, and delivering it to their mostly young followers — On the evening of Election Day 2020, Marcus DiPaola kept hearing the same thing: People were turning off cable news because results were coming in slowly.
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Marcus Bösch / Understanding TikTok: TikTok Newsletter 40 — this is Understanding TikTok your weekly TikTok snack 🍇.
Diana Elbasha / @dianaelbasha: **51%** of Gen Z respondents in a 2020 survey reported getting their news on TikTok. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Kalina Newman / @kalinanewman: As technology evolves, so does the way we consume our media. On TikTok, we're seeing the rise of news “personalities,” unaffiliated with any formal newsroom, delivering headlines to millions of followers in 15-to-60 second clips. My latest for @wpmagazine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
The Los Angeles Times names Kevin Merida as its executive editor; Merida has previously been the EIC of ESPN's Undefeated — The Los Angeles Times has named veteran journalist Kevin Merida as its top editor and tasked him with transforming the storied 139-year-old newspaper into a digital powerhouse that thrives for decades to come.
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Sarah D. Wire / @sarahdwire: And @latimes has a new executive editor: Kevin Merida (@meridak). Will take over in June
@adrienneshih: Inbox: @meridak is joining @latimes as our new executive editor https://twitter.com/...
Katie Robertson / New York Times: L.A. Times Names Kevin Merida Executive Editor
Meg James / @megjameslat: MAJOR NEWS: The @latimes just announced its new executive editor: Kevin Merida who for the past five years has run ESPN's The Undefeated platform that plumbs the intersection of race, culture and sports. Merida starts in June. https://www.latimes.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: This is a wonderful, wonderful hire. Kevin Merida is brilliant and empathetic. Fmr @washingtonpost (colleague) and current @ESPN @TheUndefeated Editor @meridak named @LATimes executive editor https://www.latimes.com/...
Marc J. Spears / @marcjspears: Crushed that @meridak is departing @TheUndefeated. @latimes is getting a super transformative leader who will rejuvenate the place and make it better. Extremely happy that @loonus was promoted to run @TheUndefeated. Raina has the same passion that Kevin had to make The U special. https://twitter.com/...
Steven Ginsberg / @stevenjay: Huge congrats to @meridak and to the LA Times. They got one of the great ones. https://twitter.com/...
NABJ Headquarters / @nabj: #NABJCongrats are in order! We are pleased to learn that longtime NABJ member and ESPN's @meridak has been named the new @latimes executive editor! https://www.latimes.com/...
Dorothy Tucker / @dorothy4nabj: 🎉 We're sending #NABJCongrats the LA way. We're looking forward to @meridak's competent, inclusive leadership. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Carol Leonnig / @carolleonnig: People of the @latimes, you don't know just how lucky you are! Working w/@meridak will make you grow and rise to challenges you didn't imagine you could take on. He pushes for the best from his journalists, and gives it back x100. Bravo to Kevin! #PGpride https://www.latimes.com/...
Ashley Parker / @ashleyrparker: Nobody needs me to add to the richly deserved chorus of praise for @meridak, but I'll do so anyways! I have always wanted to work for Kevin—who I've long admired as a writer and human—and am so thrilled for my friends at the LAT, and journalism generally. https://www.latimes.com/...
Max Boot / @maxboot: Glad to see my hometown paper getting an inspired leader. California needs the LA Times to be great. https://twitter.com/...
Philip Rucker / @philiprucker: The LA Times has struck gold. @meridak is the real deal — a wise and empathetic journalist, a proven innovator and a compassionate leader. https://www.latimes.com/...
Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing: The Undefeated managing editor Raina Kelley promoted to editor-in-chief and vice president after Kevin Merida's departure
@kelleylcarter: But just so y'all know, I'm ELATED for @meridak. Kev has been a mentor for me for a long time, helped me make important career decisions & hired me at ESPN. That he gets to lead this newsroom is BEYOND. LAT: you're in for a treat. Go get 'em Kev. Brunch on me when you get here! https://twitter.com/...
Tim Kawakami / @timkawakami: Former Washington Post editors now running the LA Times and San Francisco Chronicle (Emilio Garcia-Ruiz). Both extremely well respected, just notable. Obviously Merida's most recent time was running The Undefeated and other big duties at ESPN. https://twitter.com/...
Robin Givhan / @robingivhan: I'm not even sure that @latimes fully grasps how lucky they are... how could they? @meridak is extraordinary. https://twitter.com/...
Jose Antonio Vargas / @joseiswriting: This is major news not only for @latimes but for journalism at large. Kevin Merida is one of the most respected and innovative journalists in the *entire* industry. He cares about journalism as a public trust, as a bridge between communities, and as a way to build community. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: Although the @LATimes DC bureau is much bigger and stronger than when I wrote this 3 years ago, most of my advice still stands. The @nytimes and @washingtonpost need a spanking. Go get 'em, @meridak! https://medium.com/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: There is a signal moment in big-newspaper history. @meridak, though not so young (64) and not the first person of color in such a role, nevertheless represents a new generation of leaders who see how great journalism benefits from reporters' lived experiences. (I think.) https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: Merida created the Undefeated for ESPN - was a former WaPo managing editor who was unsuccessfully wooed this year to replace Marty Baron there. My earlier story on Merida and the Undefeated https://www.npr.org/... More coverage to come
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: NEWS: Los Angeles Times named ESPN news exec Kevin Merida (@meridak) as new executive editor LAT owner Patrick Soon-Shiong has poured in resources to rebuild newsroom Merida follows Norm Pearlstine, who oversaw renewal but faced newsroom rancor https://www.npr.org/...
Clinton Yates / @clintonyates: We love - and I cannot emphasize this enough - LOVE to see it. https://twitter.com/...
Bill Shaikin / @billshaikin: If you're not familiar with Kevin and his career, here's a profile from @MegJamesLAT. This is such a great hire for us. https://www.latimes.com/...
Eric Deggans At Npr / @deggans: Wow! Congratulations to The Undefeated's former head honcho and former Wash Post-er Kevin Merida, just named Editor In Chief of the Los Angeles Times. I can truly say I knew the brother when... https://www.latimes.com/...
Abby D. Phillip / @abbydphillip: So happy for @meridak and the LATimes. A great move! https://twitter.com/...
Marissa / @marissaaevans: I first met @meridak when I was a summer reporting intern with the Washington Post several years ago. He was a national editor at the time and was welcoming and kind. Can't begin to tell y'all how excited I am to work with him. https://twitter.com/...
Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong / @drpatsoonshiong: The next chapter of the @LATimes in the digital era. Welcome aboard @meridak https://www.latimes.com/...
Angel Jennings / @angeljennings: ESPN's Kevin Merida named L.A. Times executive editor. Kevin has been at the top of the newsroom's wishlist as its next top leader for years. It's exciting to see the stars align. Congratulations @meridak! Welcome to the Los Angeles Times! https://www.latimes.com/...
Laura J. Nelson / @laura_nelson: The start of a new era at the @latimes. Welcome, @meridak! https://www.latimes.com/...
T.J. Quinn / @tjquinnespn: Well, damn, @meridak. Good for you, good for LA, but a true loss for us. Proud to have been your colleague, grateful for the times you had our backs. https://twitter.com/...
Kurt Bardella / @kurtbardella: The hiring of @meridak as the new Executive Editor of the @latimes is a strong signal from the Soon-Shiong family that they remain invested in rebuilding the paper and ushering it into the digital age. https://www.latimes.com/...
Daniel Hernandez / @longdrivesouth: MEDIA NEWS: Kevin Merida @meridak will be executive editor of @latimes under ownership of Dr. Patrick and Michele Soon-Shiong. Former editor of ESPN's The Undefeated, Merida started out in newspapers in Milwaukee and excelled at the Post. More ... https://www.latimes.com/...
John Myers / @johnmyers: Looking forward to working with @meridak as he takes the helm next month! https://twitter.com/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: !!!! ESPN's @meridak named L.A. Times executive editor!!!!! https://www.latimes.com/...
Cliff Levy / @cliffordlevy: Huge deal for LATimes: Kevin Merida (@meridak) of ESPN is named executive editor. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Hunter Walker / @hunterw: Here is my LA Times take: The first thing @meridak should do is hire @katherinespiers to fix the food section and give massive raises to @villarrealy and @AmyKinLA
Ben Smith / @benyt: A real recruiting coup for LAT, which wanted Merida badly and really courted him while the Washington Post didn't https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Johnson / Insider: Verizon sells its media business
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post: LA Times taps ESPN's Kevin Merida as new executive editor
Marisa Sarnoff / Mediaite: LA Times Announces ESPN VP, Undefeated EIC Kevin Merida as Executive Editor
Angela Fu / Poynter: Who will lead America's newsrooms? Here are some of the national and regional news outlets that are searching for their next top editor and some potential contenders for each.
Thomas Moore / The Hill: LA Times hires ESPN's Kevin Merida as executive editor
Mariam Ahmed / Talking Biz News: LA Times names Merida executive editor
Ethan Shanfeld / Variety: L.A. Times Names ESPN's Kevin Merida Executive Editor
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Q&A with WarnerMedia's DTC chief Andy Forssell, on how HBO Max evolved in its first year, its upcoming ad-supported tier, and international expansion — EXCLUSIVE: Even in a business well-acquainted with comebacks, HBO Max has become a fairly remarkable turnaround story.
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sports betting media company Action Network, which has raised $20M and had ~$15M in 2020 revenue, to be sold to Denmark-based rival Better Collective for $240M — Denmark-based Better Collective to buy U.S. betting-analytics firm for $240 million, seeking more scale in dealings with gambling operators
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Joe Pompliano / @joepompliano: News: Action Network has been acquired by Better Collective for $240 million. Action Network has raised $20M to date and generated about $15M in revenue last year. Congrats to @phkeane, @darrenrovell, and team. https://www.wsj.com/...
@wsj: Denmark-based Better Collective, which offers tools and media content to help subscribers place more-informed bets, said it agreed to purchase rival Action Network for $240 million https://www.wsj.com/...
Ben Mullin / @benmullin: A sign of heightened interest around sports-betting media cos: DraftKings, FanDuel and multiple private-equity firms were circling Action Network, which sold for *16 times* revenue! https://www.wsj.com/...
Joe Favorito / @joefav: Those companies that have built marketshare & content win out. Congrats to friends @ActionNetworkHQ to Be Sold as #SportsBetting Deals Surge #sportsbiz - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/...
Clay Travis / @claytravis: Action Network sells for $240 million. Company still isn't profitable per article. https://www.wsj.com/...
Brian Morrissey / @bmorrissey: Maybe media can be a great business (just not advertising business models) https://www.wsj.com/...
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Todd Fuhrman / @toddfuhrman: Sports betting space continues to grow creating huge valuations with an emphasis on content and tech https://www.wsj.com/...
Todd Shriber / Casino.org: Better Collective Bests DraftKings, FanDuel in $240 Million Deal for Action Network
Andrew Bucholtz / awfulannouncing.com: Better Collective buys Action Network for $240 million in a bid to expand its U.S. operations
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon strikes deal for exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football starting in 2022, one year earlier than first planned, buying out games set to air on Fox — Fox will drop ‘Thursday Night Football’ starting in 2022, with the tech giant set to take over exclusive video rights.
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@sbjsbd: BREAKING: @Amazon will pick up the rights for “Thursday Night Football” a year earlier than planned, taking over from Fox and exclusively producing 15 Thursday night games starting in 2022 (@Ourand_SBJ, @BenFischerSBJ). Free to read: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Brian Steinberg / Variety: Amazon's ‘Thursday Night Football’ Deal to Start With 2022 Season
nflcommunications.com: AMAZON PRIME VIDEO TO BECOME THE EXCLUSIVE HOME OF THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BEGINNING WITH THE 2022 SEASON
Rich Greenfield / @richlightshed: Amazon hosting 1st ever #newfront feels like a BIG deal, especially with today's news that @NFL TNF is moving to Amazon in 2022 (a year early) The tagline is pretty interesting too = #ReachReimagined Nobody is spending on ad-supported content like @primevideo @amazonfiretv https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Meg Graham / @megancgraham: Twitch COO Sara Clemens during Amazon's #NewFronts show: “... with trusted discovery, a peer-to-peer engagement, a frictionless customer journey, and full-funnel results...” Host Catherine O'Hara: “That's wonderful, and congratulations to anyone who understood those words” https://twitter.com/...
Matt Hayes / @matthayescfb: $1 billion a year. For one game a week. Billion. https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Kaplan / @kaplansportsbiz: Amazon Prime will pick up Thursday Night Football a year early, starting in 2022 instead of 2023. That means Fox and NFL Net have only one more season sharing TNF with Amazon. The change will mean a few hundred million to the NFL's bottom line next year
John Ourand / @ourand_sbj: Of note: Fox executives made it clear that they would be happy to get out of their “TNF” deal early if terms could be arranged. https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/ ...
John Ourand / @ourand_sbj: Of Note: NFL Network will no longer carry “Thursday Night Football” after the upcoming season. NFL Network still will have seven regular-season games, mostly made up of late-season Saturday matchcups. https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/ ...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: Thursday night football is going to Amazon a year early. The NFL Network is not totally out of the football game of course. They will still carry 7 regular season games. https://www.wsj.com/...
John Ourand / @ourand_sbj: Of note: Amazon's 11-year “TNF” deal is worth an average of $1.2 billion per year. https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/ ...
Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: Amazon's Thursday Night Football deal will start early
Matthew Keys / The Desk: Football will stream on Amazon earlier than expected
Nicholas Reimann / Forbes: NFL's ‘Thursday Night Football’ To Air Exclusively On Amazon Starting In 2022—A Year Earlier Than Expected
Michael Balderston / TV Technology: NFL's ‘Thursday Night Football’ Heading to Amazon Prime Video in 2022
Aubrey Meister / The Streamable: Amazon Exclusive Rights to ‘Thursday Night Football’ to Begin in 2022 Instead of 2023
Kelsey Sutton / Adweek: Thursday Night Football Will Move a Year Early From Fox to Amazon Prime Video
Anthony Crupi / Sportico: Amazon Prime Video Accelerates Thursday Night Football Takeover
Josh Alper / ProFootballTalk: Thursday night games will move to Amazon exclusively in 2022, not 2023
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Amazon to take full control of Thursday Night Football staring in 2022
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WaPo integrates with text-to-speech service Amazon Polly, making audio articles available across platforms, after launching them on its iOS, Android apps — The Washington Post today announced it has integrated Amazon Polly, giving readers the ability to listen to Post technology stories across platforms.
Chris Young / The Reporters Committee …:
RCFP's 2020 US Press Freedom report: police were responsible for 80% of assaults at protests, affecting 324 reporters, with 195+ seemingly deliberately targeted — The fourth annual report reveals the startling extent of police violence against journalists during a year of protest.
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@rcfp: On #WorldPressFreedomDay, @rcfp has released its #PressFreedom2020 report analyzing a record 600+ press freedom violations documented by @uspresstracker in 2020. Read more about these incidents and our work to protect the legal rights of journalists: https://rcfp.org/...
Joshua Holland / @joshuahol: Most of the riots last year were police riots, which are terrifying. The cops were incensed by calls for accountability and responded with fury and violence. That was really the underreported story of 2020. https://twitter.com/...
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker / @uspresstracker: Arrests of journalists increased a staggering 1,400% in 2020, with at least 139 arrests or charges of reporters, according to @uspresstracker. Read @rcfp's analysis of these & other threats to #pressfreedom: https://rcfp.org/...
@spj_tweets: Arrests of journalists increased 1,400% in 2020, with at least 134 reporters arrested or charged, according to @uspresstracker. @rcfp's #PressFreedoms2020 report also found journalists faced 438 physical attacks, with 80% from law enforcement at protests. https://www.rcfp.org/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: 1. Police were responsible for the vast majority of attacks on journalists — and appeared to frequently target them at Black Lives Matter protests https://twitter.com/...
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker / @uspresstracker: Since its founding in 2017, @uspresstracker has documented #pressfreedom violations. In 2020, journalists experienced: 434 physical attacks 134 arrests 109 cases of damaged equipment 22 subpoenas 20 searches/seizures Full report: https://rcfp.org/...
@rcfp: The environment remains challenging, but press organizations are collaborating with each other effectively to improve visibility for these important issues. #WorldPressFreedomDay Read @rcfp's full report: https://www.rcfp.org/...
Elizabeth Landers / @elizlanders: On this #WorldPressFreedomDay, read this report from the @rcfp: “Journalists faced a record 438 physical attacks last year, 91% of which occurred as they reported on the nationwide racial justice protests...” https://www.rcfp.org/...
@freedomofpress: In 2020, journalists faced a total 607 press freedom violations — including attacks, arrests, and denials of access — according to @uspresstracker. @rcfp's analysis shares more: https://www.rcfp.org/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: Police were responsible for the majority of attacks on journalists in the US in 2020: a record 438, “91% of which occurred as they reported on the nationwide racial justice protests that erupted in response to the police murder of George Floyd.” https://www.rcfp.org/... #WPFD2021
Alex Howard / @digiphile: The @uspresstracker documented 15X increase in arrests & a rise in assaults on journalists, in an era when an autocratic @potus45 incited hatred towards media & tried to delegitimize journalism that documented his corruption & debunked his lies https://www.rcfp.org/... #WPFD2021 https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@pressfreedom: Ahead of #WorldPressFreedomDay, we remember the 32 journalists who were killed for their work worldwide in 2020; 22 of those were singled out in retaliation for their reporting 31 were local journalists. More: https://cpj.org/... #WPFD #PressFreedom #FollowLocalJournalists https://twitter.com/...
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