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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Profile of Robert Allbritton, son of a Houston TV mogul and now among the top media investors of the century after Axel Springer agreed to buy Politico for ~$1B — From “son of” to mogul in his own right: Robert Allbritton just became the unlikeliest winner of the new media sweepstakes.
Discussion:
@greenhousenyt, @yayitsrob, @benyt, @jeremymbarr, @alecmacgillis, Politico, @mattgrossmann, @alexckaufman, @nicdawes, @joshsternberg, @dburghart, @vtg2, @wajahatali, @grimkim, @tom_nuttall, @greenhousenyt, @laurenshirsch, @jessicalessin, @schwarz, @adamserwer, @owermohle, @owillis, @greenhousenyt, @jakesherman, @noamscheiber, @edroso, @john_hudson, @chactivist, @haedenwright, @azi, @sarahljaffe, @tonyajoriley, @anitakumar01, @ron_fournier, @tmavuram, @kbandersen, @brooklynmarie, @hotlinejosh, @fawfulfan, @greenhousenyt, @dawsonsfield, @blakehounshell, @mlcalderone, @carloslozadawp, @danprimack, @schwarz, @normcharlatan, @mobute, @jordanzakarin, @jamieson, @krystalball, @bwags and @jeffjarvis
Discussion:
Steven Greenhouse / @greenhousenyt: INSULTING—Robert Allbritton, Politico's publisher, says labor unions aren't for “smart folks who are using their minds” Tell that to all the unionized college profs, movie directors, screen writers, engineers, actors, journalists,smart blue-collar workers https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Robinson Meyer / @yayitsrob: What a bizarre quote from Robert Allbritton. Last year, Politico bought @EENewsUpdates, the best climate and energy newsroom in the country—which covers, yes, meteorology! https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: are we saying that people who work in warehouses aren't smart... https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Alec MacGillis / @alecmacgillis: Just yesterday I came across this startling Orwell line in Road to Wigan Pier: “You cannot have an effective trade union of middle-class workers, because in times of strikes almost every middle-class wife would be egging her husband on to blackleg and get the other fellow's job.” https://twitter.com/...
Matt Grossmann / @mattgrossmann: There's a large market for insidery political news because there is a large lobbying & influence industry that will pay well for it https://www.nytimes.com/...
Alexander Kaufman / @alexckaufman: Charming how Politico's owner boasts about making boatloads of money selling his company to a foreign multinational then threatens to sic the private equity guys on his employees if they unionize. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: . @benyt has the deets on this new marriage https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Devin Burghart / @dburghart: I worked a warehouse job. I was surrounded by incredibly “smart” “creative” people—musicians, artists, comedians, and more. None of that matters, however. Everyone deserves to have their labor and personhood valued, even those who have to churn out bland and banal Politico copy. https://twitter.com/...
Victoria Guida / @vtg2: Something I think a lot of people outside DC don't know about Politico's business model https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Wajahat Ali / @wajahatali: “Mr. Allbritton noted that the Politico staff will not be subject to one notable feature of the German company — a mission statement employees are required to sign in support of the trans-Atlantic alliance and Israel, among other favored values.” Wow. https://twitter.com/...
Kim Kelly / @grimkim: Truly disgusting classist drivel from Robert Allbritton, Politico's publisher. Implying folks who work in warehouses are somehow less “smart” or “creative” devalues their labor and their personhood, and pitting different types of workers against one another is Union Busting 101 https://twitter.com/...
Tom Nuttall / @tom_nuttall: “Politico staff will not be subject to one notable feature of [Axel Springer]—a mission statement employees are required to sign in support of the trans-Atlantic alliance and Israel, among other favored values.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Steven Greenhouse / @greenhousenyt: Politico's very anti-union publisher Robert Allbritton invested $50million into Politico & is selling it for $1 billion Would be great for Allbritton to show he cares for his “smart folks” by giving them several hundred thousand each to thank them for making Politico so valuable https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Hirsch / @laurenshirsch: Politico, which just sold for $1 billion, turned down an offer for roughly $250 million in 2015 @benyt https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jessica Lessin / @jessicalessin: A brilliant column in which @benyt lets the figures at the center of the drama over @politico and DC news over the last decade speak for themselves, and every inside rivalry is laid bare. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jon Schwarz / @schwarz: This kind of transparent, gross boss lie — “unlike those dummies over there, you smart people don't need a union” — was surprisingly effective over the past 50 years, which says a lot about the delusion and vanity of America's “professional” class https://twitter.com/...
Adam Serwer / @adamserwer: “you're too smart to need a union” a boss who thinks you're an idiot https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Owermohle / @owermohle: First time seeing my desk in a year 🥲 https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Willis / @owillis: how to write about your old employer without addressing any criticism about it's journalism or a business model designed to accommodate the desires of big business to influence politics. sigh. https://twitter.com/...
Steven Greenhouse / @greenhousenyt: INSULTING—Politico publisher Robert Allbritton says unions aren't for “smart folks who are using their minds” Tell that to all the unionized college profs, pilots, movie directors, screen writers, engineers, actors, journalists & smart blue-collar workers https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jake Sherman / @jakesherman: An interesting piece about my former boss @R_Allbritton. @benyt leads w an important fact: Robert is Connecticut educated. $1b!!!! That's a lot of dough. https://twitter.com/...
Noam Scheiber / @noamscheiber: This is an, um, odd thing for an executive to say during a union campaign. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Roy Edroso / @edroso: Fuck, tell that to unionized electricians! If Allbrutton's power main blew, he'd be up shit creek. All labor is skilled labor. https://twitter.com/...
John Hudson / @john_hudson: “Politico staff will not be subject to one notable feature of the German company — a mission statement employees are required to sign in support of the trans-Atlantic alliance and Israel” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Chris Brooks / @chactivist: If you don't think electricians use their brain at work then I sincerely question whether you have one. https://twitter.com/...
Haeden Wright / @haedenwright: This is one of the reasons all workers should unionize. Unfortunately Allbritton is not the only person to hold this belief. Statements like these make me furious.I assure you that just because someone works in a trade field they are not unintelligent. 1/3 https://twitter.com/...
@azi: Quite a time for this quote in @benyt's piece: “We would never do a piece on meteorology,” Mr. Allbritton said. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sarah Jaffe / @sarahljaffe: I wrote two whole books and I can promise Robert that I was also smart when my job was picking up trash and in all those cases *I needed a union* https://twitter.com/...
Tonya Riley / @tonyajoriley: Breaking: rich guy who poured family money into his own company to sell at $1B doesn't understand why his employees — some of whom barely make a living wage — want a union! https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Anita Kumar / @anitakumar01: “The business model has also allowed Politico to — love it or hate it — stand largely outside the debates of recent years over whether journalists should remain politically neutral in their public statements” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ron Fournier / @ron_fournier: Wow. Just, wow. Great piece. This @benyt column is filled with more winks and nods than a CIA operation. @politico v @axios https://www.nytimes.com/...
Tisya / @tmavuram: this distinction is bullshit and the more you complain about the professional class the more you do the bosses' work for them https://twitter.com/...
Kurt Andersen / @kbandersen: Publishing heir sells for $1B, curses @newsguild organizing his joint. “When you're talking about smart folks using their minds for a very creative project, I don't get it.” And threatens if it happens, “that's when the KKR guys show up.” Fuck him. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Brooke Binkowski / @brooklynmarie: Anti-union publishers always say that shit. Another good one they like to fart out is, “If you understood what it takes to unionize you would never support it” oh sure lol https://twitter.com/...
Josh Kraushaar / @hotlinejosh: Albritton, on Axel Springer: “In some ways, they're more American than most Americans are these days. They're about freedom of the press, they're about freedom of thought, they are blatantly pro-Translantic alliance.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Matthew Chapman / @fawfulfan: As a proud member of the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild, I find this comment revolting. It's an insult both to journalists AND to trade workers. Perhaps a union would improve Politico's abysmal newsroom culture and give the writers a voice to cover stuff beyond Beltway gossip. https://twitter.com/...
Steven Greenhouse / @greenhousenyt: Politico publisher Allbritton fails to see the many reasons that “smart folks” want unions: ▸Their bosses often ignore the smart things they have to say ▸Their bosses often underpay them ▸Their bosses often don't treat them with respect ▸Their bosses often overwork them... https://twitter.com/...
@dawsonsfield: Huh, never realized that the publisher of Politico, Robert Allbritton, was the CEO of Riggs Bank which his parents owned. Implicated in Swampy money laundering for CIA affiliated dictators in Equitorial Guinea, Chile, & Saudi Arabia. Do they cover or cover up the Swamp for us... https://twitter.com/...
@blakehounshell: Proud to work for a company that has figured out how to build a smart, sustainable business model for journalism in an incredibly disruptive environment. It's not easy. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Michael Calderone / @mlcalderone: Allbritton on Politico union efforts: “If you're working in a warehouse, it makes sense. But when you're talking about smart folks who are using their minds for a very creative project, I don't get it.” https://twitter.com/...
Carlos Lozada / @carloslozadawp: “I was sitting in a bar next to John Harris...” “He went to Wesleyan.” “I came for the drama.” “The old man was delighted.” “We would never do a piece on meteorology.” “If I'm P.O.'d, it's for any hour and a half, max.” Such a vibe in the latest @benyt: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jon Schwarz / @schwarz: One useful thing to know about Robert Albritton is that he's the son of Joe Albritton, who was an enthusiastic friend of Augusto Pinochet and used his bank to help launder the money Pinochet stole from Chile. https://twitter.com/...
Norm Charlatan / @normcharlatan: If your boss is telling you shit like this, you definitely need a union. https://twitter.com/...
@mobute: sometimes it's best not to have heroes. i mean, you give your heart to a little pay-for-play newsletter for chevron that lets ben shapiro edit it, and it turns out to be run by malignant shitheads https://twitter.com/...
Jordan Zakarin / @jordanzakarin: If you've ever wondered why Politico incessantly slams the left, frames their worker-friendly policy proposals as unrealistic long-shots, and hypes up right-wing lunatics like Ron DeSantis... well, here you go. https://twitter.com/...
Dave Jamieson / @jamieson: Lots of service workers and administrative staff have served Robert Allbritton and Politico over the years and I guess now they know what he thinks about them
Krystal Ball / @krystalball: Just some casual contempt-filled classism from the publisher of Politico. https://twitter.com/...
Bobby Wagner / @bwags: CEOs think they can say stuff like this because they know most people in this country just haven't learned the basic things all unions fight for — competitive salary minimums, just cause, healthcare, workplace safety. Those things have nothing to do with how “smart” you are https://twitter.com/...
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney held unsuccessful mediation talks in June with alleged sexual assault victims of ex-ABC News exec Michael Corn, who was pushed out in April — Claims surfaced in lawsuit last week against former top producer Michael Corn, who denies the allegations; ABC is also a defendant
Discussion:
Variety, New York Post, @anthony, The Wrap, @nycsouthpaw, @asharma, TVNewser, @kimmasters, @brianstelter, @julieroginsky, @jbflint and Fox News
Discussion:
Brian Steinberg / Variety: Kim Godwin Walks Tricky Terrain in Early Tenure at ABC News
Theo Wayt / New York Post: Disney held mediation talks with alleged ‘Good Morning America’ sex-assault victims
@anthony: Walt Disney and and its ABC unit held unsuccessful mediation talks in June with the two women who have alleged they were sexually assaulted by a former ABC News executive https://www.wsj.com/...
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: ABC Failed to Mediate With 2 Women Who Accused Top ‘GMA’ Producer of Sexual Assault (Report)
Southpaw / @nycsouthpaw: One of my pet peeves is referring to people in entrenched positions of power who react to their subordinates' outbreaks of logic and decency with icy reserve as being “caught off guard.” Their defenses are fully operational, I assure you. https://twitter.com/...
Amol Sharma / @asharma: Disney held unsuccessful mediation talks with two women who alleged a former ABC News executive sexually assaulted them. One filed suit last week — latest scoop from @JBFlint https://www.wsj.com/...
A.J. Katz / TVNewser: Report: Disney and ABC News ‘Held Unsuccessful Mediation Talks’ With Women Accusing Michael Corn of Sexual Assault
Kim Masters / @kimmasters: The suit also alleges that the network “had received complaints about Mr. Corn's conduct from several women over roughly a decade but failed to take disciplinary action.” https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Will Disney allow an independent investigation, like the president of its news division wants? https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Julie Roginsky / @julieroginsky: This is beyond crucial. Internal investigations, even if they are well-intentioned, signal to survivors that the investigators may be more interested in protecting the organization than investigating the truth without fear or favor. https://twitter.com/...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: Disney/ABC held unsuccessful mediation talks with two women who alleged they were assaulted by GMA producer Michael Corn prior to lawsuit against ABC and Corn. Disney/ABC sources acknowledge Corn pushed out after probe into allegations. https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Sources describe a rift at GMA sparked by a lawsuit revealing Stephanopoulos knew about sexual assault allegations against Corn in '17 but still worked with him
Discussion:
@markhyman: It's alleged @GStephanopoulos knew of sexual assaults at @GMA but did nothing for years. History: Stephanopoulos was part of the @BillClinton team that stamped out “bimbo eruptions” & he partied w/ #JeffreyEpstein when he was released from prison. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...
Newmark J-School:
Sarah Bartlett, dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, to retire next June after nearly nine years in the role — - HOME- / - STUDENT- / - SARAH BARTLETT TO STEP DOWN AS NEWMARK J-SCHOOL DEAN — Sarah Bartlett, dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism …
Discussion:
Newmark J / @newmarkjschool: After two decades at @CUNY, @sarah__bartlett, one of J-School's founding professors and dean since 2014, is retiring in June 2022. https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/ ...
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: My boss, partner, & friend Dean @sarah__bartlett just announced her retirement. She has done so much for our wonderful @newmarkjschool from its founding. Sarah & I were the first profs hired by Dean @stephenshephard. We've been a team ever since. 1/ https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/ ...
Chris Krewson / @ckrewson: .@sarah__bartlett is leaving huge shoes to fill; what leadership she has displayed. Congratulations on a great run! https://twitter.com/...
Lydia Polgreen / @lpolgreen: What an incredible tenure - utterly transformed a vital institution. https://twitter.com/...
Justin Hendrix / @justinhendrix: All New Yorkers- even those that never met her- owe @sarah__bartlett their gratitude. Her accomplishments will continue to mount long after the conclusion of her tenure at @newmarkjschool. Her vision has helped deliver a more just and equitable New York, and improved the world. https://twitter.com/...
Cathy Davidson / @cathyndavidson: Congratulations @sarah__bartlett What a great leader of a great J-School! @CUNY https://twitter.com/...
Stacy-Marie Ishmael / @s_m_i: What a brilliant run. https://twitter.com/...
Julie Sandorf / @juliesandorf: Big shoes to fill indeed. @sarah__bartlett's leadership and legacy has made a giant imprint on local journalism and a legacy of excellence in the public interest. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Morrison / @ormorrison: I'm proud to be an alum of CUNY, which gave me my grounding in professional journalism. Dean Bartlett pushed the school to become a version of itself that better mirrored its ideals, adding programs that focused on audience engagement and Spanish language reporting. Thank you! https://twitter.com/...
Carrie Brown / @brizzyc: Congrats to our Dean @sarah__bartlett who hired me to start the engagement journalism program - it wouldn't have happened without her! I wish her a well-deserved wonderful retirement. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Smith / @benyt: An incredible run for @sarah__bartlett including a crucial role in starting @THECITYNY https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/ ...
@jczamora: >> @sarah__bartlett is an exceptional leader and visionary. She built an incredible team and with them, one of the best, most innovative, nimble and diverse journalism schools in the world. #ThankYouSarahBartlett https://twitter.com/...
@ccmnewmarkj: We are so grateful for @sarah__bartlett's years of advocacy and leadership on behalf of community media. From her groundbreaking 2013 report on advertising inequity to her support of CCM's national expansion, she leaves a powerful legacy we are honored to build upon. https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Dawes / @nicdawes: The @newmarkjschool is a remarkable place, and the profession owes a deep debt to @sarah__bartlett for her transformative leadership there. Fortunately, some of us get to keep working with her in her board role at @THECITYNY. https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/ ...
Nicholas Dawes / @nicdawes: Local angle! https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Bartlett / @sarah__bartlett: Thanks so much, @jeffjarvis for all these kind words. As you know, though, it truly takes a village and @newmarkjschool is blessed with superb faculty and staff that support us every day. Onward! https://twitter.com/...
@mimapamundi: I owe @sarah__bartlett so much. She built a revolutionary J-School which made me a better journalist in a million different ways. Truly a visionary and generous leader https://twitter.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Some very big shoes to fill in 2022 at @newmarkjschool, as Dean @sarah__bartlett sets a June retirement date. A really terrific track record in helping the school punch well above its weight, and modest resources, in the world of US journalism education https://mailchi.mp/... https://twitter.com/...
Walter Smith Randolph / @walterreports: Congrats to @sarah__bartlett on a well-earned retirement. She's gone from teaching urban politics to raising millions for @newmarkjschool, cementing the school's legacy while creating opportunities for budding journalists to earn a high-quality, low-cost education. Well done! 👏🏾 https://twitter.com/...
Graciela Mochkofsky / @gmochkofsky: My boss is retiring 🥲 She hired me in 2016 to create the 1st bilingual journalism masters program in the country and has been a champion of our students. I can't think of another dean who'd have been such a big supporter of @CCMNewmarkJ I'm forever grateful to @sarah__bartlett https://twitter.com/...
Micah Singleton / Billboard:
Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic, giving its users six free months of Apple Music, and will debut its own classical music app in '22 — Apple has acquired Primephonic, the classical music streaming service, for an undisclosed amount, the company tells Billboard.
Discussion:
Apple, Broadcasting Cable, ScreenRant, Gizmodo, @edwardlucas, @adrs, CNBC, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, @cheriehu42, @susanlitv, @benedictevans, Forbes, @davidtaylor_uk, @markgurman, Hollywood Reporter, MacRumors, @svengrundberg, @jherskowitz, @fafnerthekite, @martinsfp, @micahsingleton, The Verge, @viticci, @ihnatko, @stshank, MSPoweruser, @brianroemmele, AppleInsider and Music Business Worldwide, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
Brianna Provenzano / Gizmodo: Apple Is Launching an App Dedicated Entirely to Classical Music
Edward Lucas / @edwardlucas: So sad to see #primephonic bite the dust. It was a brilliant idea and rapidly became part of my daily life. A little niche of excellence. https://twitter.com/...
Arielle Duhaime-Ross / @adrs: ohh this could be good? Though primephonic fans might be worried... I'm just excited about the prospect of a mainstream music streaming app understanding that the way music streamings works now really fucks up the experience for classical music fans. https://www.theverge.com/...
Samantha Subin / CNBC: Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic
Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Apple buys classical music service, Primephonic
Cherie / @cheriehu42: to my knowledge this marks the first acquisition of a niche music streaming service since the Songza days (2014-2015) https://www.apple.com/...
Susan Li / @susanlitv: Busy few days over at #AppleMusic 🎧🎼 Releasing #KanyeWest long awaited #DONDA #Apple just announced it has bought #Primephonic a service that specializes in streaming classical music Also a standalone Apple Music classical app coming sometime in 2022 https://www.apple.com/...
Benedict Evans / @benedictevans: This seems like good news. Classical music is hard and niche (Spotify doesn't even have a ‘composer’ concept). I wonder what they'll do for jazz. https://www.apple.com/...
David Taylor / @davidtaylor_uk: Oh now this is interesting... Apple have just bought Primephonic https://www.theverge.com/...
Mark Gurman / @markgurman: I can't imagine why Apple would build a standalone classical music app unless they were planning to charge extra for it (on top of usual Apple Music subscription). Primephonic on its own now is $8 or $15. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Ciara McVey / Hollywood Reporter: James Corden's ‘Cinderella’ Stunt Stops L.A. Traffic and Social Media Reacts | THR News
Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple Acquires Classical Music Service Primephonic, Will Launch Dedicated Classical Music App
Sven / @svengrundberg: Yeah Spotify and classical music has always been a mess. https://twitter.com/...
J Herskowitz / @jherskowitz: “Music metadata is hard”, part 422398. If you build a classical only streaming service, then you can solve for the specific metadata challenges it has. If you have everything from classical to Bollywood to remixes and features it becomes exponentially more difficult. https://twitter.com/...
David Allen / @fafnerthekite: Apple says there will be a standalone classical version of its ubiquitous Music app in 2022. As someone with, ahem, a somewhat large music library, at this point I'd just settle for a version of Music in which you can search for something — and find it. https://www.theverge.com/...
Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp: Very interesting. Classical music, where composers reign supreme, needs a different approach to the artist-centric approach of Spotify, Apple Music and the like. https://twitter.com/...
Micah Singleton / @micahsingleton: NEW: Apple is acquiring @Primephonic, the classical music streaming service, the company tells me. Primephonic will shut down on September 7th, but Apple Music will launch a dedicated classical music app (using Primephonic's user interface) in early 2022. https://www.billboard.com/...
Federico Viticci / @viticci: Apple acquiring Primephonic makes *a lot* of sense. The service was built with high-res audio and expert curation in mind, both fitting well within Apple's goals. https://www.apple.com/... I discussed Primephonic back in April on @appstoriesnet: https://appstories.net/...
Andy Ihnatko / @ihnatko: I'm very pleased and optimistic about Apple's acquisition of Primephonic. Classical music is idiosyncratic and absolutely requires a bespoke streaming experience. Apple acquires the whole catalog and promises a custom app and experience for classical. https://www.apple.com/...
Stephen Shankland / @stshank: Apple bought Primephonic. With my dissatisfaction with streaming classical music, this piques my Apple Music interest. It's too hard to get the right conductor, orchestra, etc.; avoid “Mozart's greatest hits”; hear more than Beethoven's Fifth 1st movement. https://www.apple.com/...
Brian Roemmele / @brianroemmele: Bravo!!! This is an astute and wonderful move by Apple. Not only has this genes been ignored it has suffered from modern tools. Classical music listening has been faster than ever growing over the last 18 months for months. https://twitter.com/...
William Gallagher / AppleInsider: Apple buys Primephonic, plans classical Apple Music app
Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
Digital media, as a business, is broken because outlets are being SPAC'd into vague network blobs publishing the same content, not because people no longer read — Thanks for reading Garbage Day! If you subscribe, you'll get Discord access and bonus content every Thursday. And it's pretty cheap! $5 a month!
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Fingers, @michellemanafy, @hkesvani, @kyurieff, contextisking.com, @pdglenn, @broderick, @derektmead, @shockleysmith, @stokel, @jahhills, @markgongloff, @markgongloff, @caseynewton and @mediaevan
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David Infante / Fingers: The culture wars come for Chardonnay
Michelle Manafy / @michellemanafy: The secret to the completely dysfunctional state of online media: many companies like VICE started out with devoted readerships. They published distinct content for specific kinds of people to not just share, but also, just, you know, read. https://www.garbageday.email/ ... @broderick
@hkesvani: .@broderick's latest newsletter is very good, and it highlights something key about digital media now - that media corporations like Vice/Buzzfeed get maybe a similar reach as Logan Paul, but where the latter isn't burning through a ton of cash https://www.garbageday.email/ ...
Kaya Yurieff / @kyurieff: Smart newsletter from @broderick comparing Logan Paul to digital media companies https://www.garbageday.email/ ...
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / contextisking.com: The 3 Cs of Culture: You Can Do the Right Thing
Paul Glenn / @pdglenn: The only thing @broderick missed in this phenomenal piece is that the 2017 pivot to Facebook video was largely based on bullshit inflated viewership metrics they had to restate https://www.garbageday.email/ ...
Ryan Broderick / @broderick: Unlike previous pivots to video, there are now so many influencer agencies and other forms of content production that working for VICE's TikTok or whatever seems especially insane. I mean, at least the Hype House gives you a bed and, I'd imagine, all the juul pods you can vape. https://twitter.com/...
@derektmead: This is a nice take from @broderick, and again I'd argue that the industry trends he excoriates are purely the result of leaders who don't read the website but do read engagement metric reports that they edit to build their own personal career narratives https://www.garbageday.email/ ...
Sam Hockley-Smith / @shockleysmith: This piece is smart on the digital media feedback loop https://www.garbageday.email/ ...
Chris Stokel-Walker / @stokel: Anyway, @broderick (who I'm glad to say knows the difference between them) has written an essay as good as everyone is saying and you should read it https://www.garbageday.email/ ...
Ryan H. Walsh / @jahhills: “which sucks, who all suck, it all sucks” made me laugh https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mark Gongloff / @markgongloff: “No matter how many demented all-staff emails proclaim that people on the internet don't read anymore, it's simply not true, has never been true, and, I'm going to guess, never will be true” - @broderick https://www.garbageday.email/ ...
Mark Gongloff / @markgongloff: @broderick “I actually had to check that a few times to make sure I wasn't completely insane in thinking that VICE just fired a bunch of long-term editors to focus on a TikTok that doesn't even have a six-digit follower count” https://www.garbageday.email/ ...
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: This @broderick post on how digital media companies are whistling past the graveyard while solo entrepreneurs are eating their lunch is smart and deeply satisfying https://www.garbageday.email/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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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.
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Alex Sherman / @sherman4949: End of the SPAC Romana? Or are digital media companies actually better positioned for SPACs now that investors have lowered expectations? https://www.cnbc.com/...
American Press Institute: Need to Know: August 30, 2021 — Fresh useful insights for people advancing quality, innovative and sustainable journalism
Alex Sherman / @sherman4949: Could be because of a bifurcation of the market: Issuance is nearly dead, but there's still hundreds of SPACs already out there who continue to close deals. https://www.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Pew Research Center:
Partisan divide in US media trust widened in the past 5 years, as the percentage of Republicans with trust in national media dropped from 70% in 2016 to 35% now — In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half - dropping from 70% in 2016 to 35% this year.
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Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: New @pewresearch study echoes similar finding from Gallup's that the media trust gap between Republicans and Democrats has widened substantially in the past 5 years, largely due to Republicans trusting media less: — Gallup: https://www.axios.com/... — Pew: https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...
John Eggerton / nexttv.com: Pew: Majority of Americans Don't Trust Social Media
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: Headline for me is that Republicans trust everything less, including social, often seen as a freewheeling alternative to The Media, icon of right wing resentment theatre. Flooding the zone with shit works. It lowers trust in the entire system, so the worst among us can profit. https://twitter.com/...
John Gramlich / @johngramlich: NEW: The percentage of Republicans who express at least some trust in information from national news organizations has plummeted from 70% in 2016 to 49% in 2019 to 35% today. Most Democrats continue to express trust in national news orgs. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Schooley / @rschooley: The open question is what will the national media do to attempt to regain that trust? https://twitter.com/...
Hugh Hewitt / @hughhewitt: Some of that, yes, but seems far more likely that most of those who lost trust in media did so because of the Kavanaugh hearings, the Steele dossier, the lurch left of MSM. It is wrong to label a free enemies of the people. It is also wrong for elite media to be so deeply biased https://twitter.com/...
Ellen Carmichael / @ellencarmichael: YIKES! New research from Pew shows further collapse of public trust of national media among all adults with just 35% from Rs/Leans R. Local media receive high marks. Lowest marks reserved for social media companies. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@pewresearch: 78% of Democrats say they have “a lot” or “some” trust in the information that comes from national news organizations - 43 points higher than Republicans. This partisan gap is the largest it has been over the past five years this question was asked. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Jeff Gottfried / @gottfriedjeff: 🚨NEW DATA🚨 Our findings show a continued widening of the partisan gap in media trust, fueled largely by a decline in trust among Republicans. In 2016, 70% of Republicans had at least some trust in national news orgs, twice that of now (35%). https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...
Ted Nesi / @tednesi: Local news organizations are still the most trusted sources of information in America, per Pew https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Byron York / @byronyork: For Republicans, a reasonable reaction to much of the national news coverage of the last five years. From Pew: ‘Partisan divides in media trust widen, driven by a decline among Republicans.’ https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: Other headline for me is that when you include (or don't explicitly exclude) Fox News from the category of “national news organizations” poll numbers on “trust” become basically unintelligible. https://twitter.com/...
Emily Atkin / HEATED:
Activists launch a campaign to pressure NYT to stop creating and running fossil fuel ads, as NYT staff say the practice undermines its own climate reporting — As climate disasters devastate America, activists aren't the only ones wondering why the paper of record is still advertising fossil fuels.
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@jamieclimate, @gabefilippelli, @yearsofliving, Discontents, @jgkoomey, @emorwee, @billmckibben, @kerrymflynn, @emorwee and @benfranta
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Jamie Henn / @jamieclimate: NYT reporters do great reporting on the climate crisis. The paper should stop doing them — and all of us — a disservice by continuing to make and run ads for fossil fuel corporations. https://heated.world/...
Dr. Gabriel Filippelli / @gabefilippelli: Hey @nytimes you shouldn't have it both ways Yes, you do more high quality coverage of climate disasters than any major newspaper, but then you turn around and feature ads for...the very industry that is causing climate change? @emorwee https://heated.world/...
@yearsofliving: Thank you for highlighting the #AdsNotFit2Print campaign @emorwee! 🙌 We're fans of @nytimes climate coverage but no amount of reporting can cancel out the effects of propping up the fossil fuel industry thru ads. That's not how this works. https://twitter.com/...
Emily Atkin / Discontents: Fires, floods, and fossil fuels
Jonathan Koomey / @jgkoomey: It is shameful that @nytimes makes ads for the fossil fuel industry to appear in the newspaper alongside news and opinion, and somehow thinks that's OK. https://twitter.com/...
Emily Atkin / @emorwee: As climate-fueled disasters wreak havoc, activists are launching a new campaign to pressure the @nytimes to stop advertising fossil fuels. They argue the ads are misleading and harmful to reader health. And they're not the only ones concerned. https://heated.world/...
Bill McKibben / @billmckibben: Important piece from @emorwee. We need every important institution on board with the idea that, in an emergency, you behave differently https://heated.world/...
@kerrymflynn: “If you want to continue to be the paper of record as the climate crisis accelerates, you need to put your money where your mouth is, and stop trying to get your readers to consume more fossil fuels.” - @DoctorVive https://heated.world/... - @emorwee
Emily Atkin / @emorwee: If you're going to the New York Times for news today about the climate disasters devastating America, be careful. You might also be met with ads from the fossil fuel industry, which will try to convince you they have the problem under control https://heated.world/...
Ben Franta / @benfranta: The @nytimes has had some great climate journalism. But for decades, it's also been a key venue for false & misleading information paid for by the fossil fuel industry. That legacy will haunt the paper in multiple ways. It's past time for it to stop promoting fossil propaganda. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Profile of Tolo, Afghanistan's largest broadcaster famous for its hard-hitting news, as it plans to broadcast from Europe or the Middle East if it is shut down — Tolo came to prominence with hard-hitting news, raucous reality shows and lurid Turkish soap operas.
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@sfrantzman, @kenroth, @danbilefsky, @abramowitz, @nytimesmusic, @ksoltisanderson, @vali_nasr, @raju, @kenroth, @borealissaves, @nytimes and @elaheizadi
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Seth Frantzman / @sfrantzman: Doubtful. Sadly. https://twitter.com/...
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: Worrying signs for independent journalism under the Taliban: 1. A journalist for Deutsche Welle hunted for and his family member killed. 2. A Tolo journalist beaten by five at gunpoint. 3. Two female journalists barred from Radio Television Afghanistan. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dan Bilefsky / @danbilefsky: Tolo, Afghanistan's leading broadcaster, came to prominence with hard-hitting news, raucous reality shows and lurid Turkish soap operas. Can it survive the Taliban?https://www.nytimes.com/ ...
Mike Abramowitz / @abramowitz: After taking Kabul, Taliban spox gave an interview to a female anchor at @TOLOnews, trying to rebrand the anti-women, anti-#pressfreedom group as “moderate.” At the same time, journos from Tolo, DW, and others have been hunted and beaten in the streets. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@nytimesmusic: In 2003, armed with a $220,000 grant from the U.S. government, Saad Mohseni started Arman FM, which played Afghan and Indian pop music. Within months, it became a national sensation with listeners blasting the station from speakers on the streets of Kabul. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Kristen Soltis Anderson / @ksoltisanderson: “About 60 percent of Afghans are 25 or younger, he noted, and they had come of age with mixed classrooms of male and female students; uncovered women; and Snapchat.” https://twitter.com/...
Vali Nasr / @vali_nasr: Tolo TV has been a success story and the emblem for changes in #Afghanistan over past 20 years. Can it survive the #Taliban? https://www.nytimes.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: “To be honest, I'm still surprised we are up and running,” — @saadmohseni, @TOLOnews co-owner, an Australian-Afghan former investment banker who started @MOBYgroup_HQ, which owns Tolo. “We know what the Taliban stand for.” https://www.nytimes.com/...? via @nytimes
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: Known for its menu of “hard-hitting news,” “pop music and female television hosts,” Tolo TV “will be a barometer of the [Taliban's] tolerance for dissenting views and values.” https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Phil Gurski / @borealissaves: Afghan broadcaster Tolo came to prominence with hard-hitting news, raucous reality shows and lurid Turkish soap operas. Now there are ominous signs that a violent media clampdown is underway https://www.nytimes.com/...
Andrea Wenzel / Poynter:
Report details The Philadelphia Inquirer's work to be inclusive and antiracist after the paper published the infamous “Buildings Matter, Too” headline last year — After the infamous ‘Buildings Matter, Too’ headline, the paper launched its ‘Inquirer for All’ project to rebuild to be inclusive and antiracist.
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@michellemanafy, @mattyglesias, @dlboardman, @andreawenzel, @poynter, @poynter, @poynter and Temple University
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Michelle Manafy / @michellemanafy: “Shifting a newsroom toward antiracism has less to do with ensuring that individual journalists are not personally racist than it does with interrogating the influence of structural racism on newsroom systems and processes.” https://www.poynter.org/...
Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias: Institutional leaders need to be more wary of adopting diversity goals whose proponents explicitly disavow any target where you get to say you succeeded. https://www.poynter.org/... https://twitter.com/...
David Boardman / @dlboardman: That “outside group” was a team of @TUKleincollege faculty. https://twitter.com/...
Andrea Wenzel / @andreawenzel: How has @PhillyInquirer fared in its efforts to shift toward antiracism following our @TUKleincollege audit? Check out our 6 month progress report sharing lessons learned & a TLDR in @Poynter 👇 https://drive.google.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@poynter: An outside group has released a progress report on the Inquirer's efforts to transform into an inclusive and antiracist newsroom.. https://www.poynter.org/...
@poynter: It's been more than a year since The Philadelphia Inquirer launched its “Inquirer for All” project with the ambitious aim of transforming a newsroom that published the infamous “Buildings Matter, Too” headline into an inclusive and antiracist newsroom. https://www.poynter.org/...
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
By constantly engaging with Peter Doocy during press briefings, Biden and Psaki are trying to fight right-wing misinformation while getting airtime on Fox News — In a sense, Peter Doocy's arrival in the White House press briefing room has been to his employer's detriment.
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Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor: I defy anyone at the Washington Post to distinguish this “analysis” from opinion/commentary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... (It's a fine piece, btw.)
David Rothkopf / @djrothkopf: Good, typically thoughtful article by @pbump. But it includes this: “For all of the right's focus on Biden's mental acuity, he's sufficiently adept at the sort of exchange seen Thursday to be able to put Doocy on the defensive.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
John Harwood / @johnjharwood: “Psaki's exchanges w/Doocy drop into the conversation like bang snaps, crackling w/life, the gotcha almost always redirected to the junkyard. “That's in part because the questions reflect a right-wing consensus that hasn't been exposed to any scrutiny.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
John Harwood / @johnjharwood: “Biden challenged Doocy to admit that he knew that his own framing of the question was unsound. “Doocy tried to interject that Trump was no longer the president, but Biden kept at it. ” 'I know what you're talking about,' Doocy conceded” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
How Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney could change Hollywood dealmaking and entertainment contracts, which traditionally accepted some ambiguity — In the past, a little ambiguity in entertainment contracts wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Disney's reaction to Scarlett Johansson …
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@michellemanafy, @jasonhirschhorn, @gracerandolph, @entlawpartners, @mtfiii, @redpenoflex, @aliaaaloha and @scarlettjo4ever
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Michelle Manafy / @michellemanafy: The suit over the film's concurrent release in theaters and on Disney+ not only highlights the complexity of compensation in the streaming era, it's also evidence of massive disruption to relationships. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Jason Hirschhorn / @jasonhirschhorn: 28/ In the past, a little ambiguity in entertainment contracts wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Disney's reaction to Scarlett Johansson has lawyers less willing to leave things between the lines. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Grace Randolph / @gracerandolph: This is an excellent article about dealmaking and politics in Hollywood. #Marvel #Disney #BlackWidow https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
@entlawpartners: With all the novel platforms for releasing and consuming media, the landscape of the film industry could dramatically shift in the coming years. #TifanieJ #entertainmentlawpartners #ELP #hollywood #businessaffairs #productionlegal #hollywoodreporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Michael T Ford III / @mtfiii: How the ‘Black Widow’ Battle Could Break the Mold on Hollywood Dealmaking In the past, some ambiguity in entertainment contracts wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Disney's reaction to Johansson has lawyers less willing to leave things between the lines. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
B.J. Priester / @redpenoflex: “Everyone is now suddenly realizing that ambiguity in contracts has become less tolerable.” This is literally making my head spin. No wonder Hollywood is so dysfunctional. Yikes. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
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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@pressfreedom, @danieljjonesus, @pressfreedom, @jahootsen, @pressfreedom, @pressfreedom, @robertmmahoney, @joelcpj and Poynter
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@pressfreedom: #AfghanJournalists have put their lives at risk to tell the story of Afghanistan. It is vital to help them continue to report the news and inform both Afghans and the international community about what's going on inside their country. https://cpj.org/...
DanielJJones / @danieljjonesus: Co-Chairs of Pulitzer Prize Board: “It's critical in a moment of stark threat to support those Afghans whose bravery, skill, and commitment to the ideals of a free press have helped create so much important journalism in recent decades.” https://twitter.com/...
@pressfreedom: “I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like this in the more than 15 years I've worked at CPJ,” #CPJEmergencies Director @mariasalazarfer said of CPJ's efforts to support journalists in #Afghanistan. https://cpj.org/...
@jahootsen: ‘We are trying every available avenue’ - @pressfreedom's @mariasalazarfer on the efforts to help Afghan journalists https://cpj.org/...
@pressfreedom: CPJ has supported at least 30 journalists and their families in #Afghanistan and have helped them evacuate. We have registered more than 400 journalists and have received thousands of requests from others. We are devoting our limited resources to help journalists when possible.
@pressfreedom: #AfghanJournalists have put their lives at risk to tell the story of Afghanistan. We know it is vital to help them continue to report the news and inform both Afghans and the international community about what's going on inside their country. https://cpj.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Robert Mahoney / @robertmmahoney: Thanks to @PulitzerPrizes for helping our efforts to assist brave Afghan journalists who are now at risk. https://twitter.com/...
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Western news outlets are grappling with how to continue their Afghanistan coverage, amid a chaotic US withdrawal and the departure of many staffers
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@mlcalderone, @jimlaurie_asia, @juliaioffe, @miriamelder, @miriamelder, @miriamelder, @risj_oxford, @pulitzerprizes, @pressfreedom, @wolfe321 and @lizzieblove
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Michael Calderone / @mlcalderone: See @charlottetklein on journalists, like @nabihbulos, still reporting on the ground in Afghanistan as the US exits https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jim Laurie / @jimlaurie_asia: News Outlets Chart #Afghanistan Coverage after US leaves. In earlier 20 year war, all “news agencies relied on stringers,” said Laurie, noting it's “always been freelancers” who “run into battle when staff correspondents are being run out.” https://www.vanityfair.com/... via @VanityFair
Julia Ioffe / @juliaioffe: “Given the history of the war and American disconnect from it for so long, are we going to pay attention to it anymore?” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Miriam Elder / @miriamelder: The media conversation around Afghanistan has been so infuriating, so @charlottetklein looked at what matters: coverage plans on the ground after the US pullout https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Miriam Elder / @miriamelder: If you were one of the 457 people who wrote a “journalists love war” take this past week, I implore you: make a distinction between columnists/TV guests/other take writers, and the reporters doing the hard work on the ground https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Miriam Elder / @miriamelder: @charlottetklein “The well-established media infrastructure in Kabul, which had developed over two decades, has basically evaporated,” CNN's Deborah Rayner tells @charlottetklein https://www.vanityfair.com/...
@risj_oxford: The @PulitzerPrizes Board has issued a special citation “to honor the women and men of Afghanistan who have dedicated themselves to create and support journalism”. This citation comes with a $100K grant to be administered by @pressfreedom https://www.pulitzer.org/...
@pulitzerprizes: The Pulitzer Prize Board has issued a special citation to honor and assist Afghanistan journalism workers. The citation “comes with a $100,000 grant to be administered by @pressfreedom for the emergency relief of such individuals and their families.” https://www.pulitzer.org/...
@pressfreedom: The @PulitzerPrizes issued a special citation for Afghan journalists and awarded a grant to CPJ in support of their safety. CPJ is grateful for the grant and will use it to support #AfghanJournalists who have been forced to flee and need to be resettled. https://www.pulitzer.org/...
Lauren Wolfe / @wolfe321: The US has abandoned its government-affiliated journalists in Afghanistan. I'm outraged, as are the many people I spoke to, and you should be too https://chills.substack.com/ ...
Elizabeth for Humanity / @lizzieblove: “Until America's bleeding-heart correspondents reckon with their field's endemic biases, their reporting will routinely devolve into advocacy, if not rationalizations, for future bloodshed.” This article gives a healthy dose of perspective. It's worth the read. https://twitter.com/...
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