Mediagazer: Bari Weiss says her Substack has 14K subs paying $5/month, effectively a yearly gross revenue of $800K+, and her previous job was “really ugly” in retrospect (Brett Arends/MarketWatch)

4:40 PM ET, August 28, 2021

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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:

How Western news outlets are grappling with how to continue their Afghanistan coverage, amid a chaotic US withdrawal and the departure of many staffers — The chaotic withdrawal and ongoing security threats, along with the departure of many Western and Afghan journalists …

Discussion: icfj.org, Ms. Magazine, Chills, @jimlaurie_asia, @juliaioffe, @miriamelder, @miriamelder, @miriamelder, WHDH-TV and @wolfe321

Pulitzer Prize Office:

Pulitzer Prize Board issues special citation to honor people in Afghanistan who create and support journalism, along with a $100K emergency relief grant — The Pulitzer Prize Board has issued a special citation “to honor the women and men of Afghanistan who have dedicated themselves …

Discussion: @danieljjonesus, @giacomonyt, @robertmmahoney, @joelcpj, @risj_oxford, @pulitzerprizes, @pressfreedom, @kathleencarrll and @sbg1

Committee to Protect Journalists:

Q&A with Maria Salazar Ferro, director of CPJ's Emergencies team, on its work to help journalists leave Afghanistan, and on its support of those who remain — Since Afghanistan fell under the control of the Taliban, CPJ has been deeply concerned for the safety of hundreds of local journalists and media workers.

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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Media figures have privileged the victims of American withdrawal from Afghanistan over those of American intervention even in straight news coverage

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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:

A look at the numbers behind Apple's reduced 15% commission for its Apple News partners, and how the changes could benefit NYT — For the vast majority of news outlets, Apple's cut of a subscription sold on an iPhone will now drop from 30% to 15%. Will that change any publishers' minds?

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Liena Zagare / Bklyner:

Liena Zagare, the editor and publisher of local news site Bklyner, announces the site will stop publishing on Sept. 10; archives will remain online — Friday, September 10, will be the last day of Bklyner. Or at least Bklyner as we know it. — For the last almost 10 years …

Alex Sherman / CNBC:

Penske Media calls SPACs “an investor fad” as sources say it rejected eight SPAC approaches; Bustle is still pursuing a SPAC deal and Vox is considering one — - There's disagreement among digital media founders about whether or not to pursue SPACs as the market has soured.

Discussion: @sherman4949

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: ESPN has held talks to license its brand to sports betting companies including Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings, seeking $3B+ over several years — Sports-media giant has held talks to license its brand to sportsbooks including Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings

Michael Harriot / The Root:

Media coverage doesn't single out the behavior of white people as a group, but does so for other races, signaling the persistence of whiteness as a default — If there's nothing wrong with discussing Black voters, Hispanic neighborhoods and Native American culture, why is the media so afraid to mention whiteness?

Discussion: @alexanderrusso, @chrismessina, @bijanstephen, @carlamurphy, @hakeemjefferson, @anushayhossain, @karenattiah, @karenattiah, @ellenbarkin and @reghud

Brett Arends / MarketWatch:

Bari Weiss says her Substack has 14K subs paying $5/month, effectively a yearly gross revenue of $800K+, and her previous job was “really ugly” in retrospect — If you're fed up with your employer and you want to quit your job, you probably don't want to do it the way Bari Weiss did it.

Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:

Vice has another round of layoffs, and sources say the cuts affect Vice Digital and Refinery29 employees in North America, with fewer than 20 let go — Vice Media saw another round of layoffs Thursday, just weeks after declaring a pivot to video content. According to one source with knowledge …

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

McClatchy is expanding Wednesday and Sunday print editions, hiring more journalists, and improving its e-editions at the Kansas City Star and three other papers — Could the reinvestment prove to be contagious all through McClatchy publications and to other companies, other titles, other places?

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, @tequiladankc, @tequiladankc, @froomkin, @jayrosen_nyu, @froomkin, @nicdawes, @kodacohen and Media Nation

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Analysts say Disney is underinvesting in Hulu-only original programming, as NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, and Fox prepare to pull their content from the streamer — For years, its core brand identity in a nutshell has been: Watch the TV you know and love, streamed over the internet.

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