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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: Facebook plans to downrank current events content and political posts in the News Feed, which could reduce traffic to some news publishers — Facebook plans to announce that it will de-emphasize political posts and current events content in the News Feed based on negative user feedback, Axios has learned.
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Nieman Lab, Insider, @brentbozell, @realkiradavis, TechCrunch, @brandonetc, The Verge, @saralang, @calebjhull, @tonyromm, @martinsfp, @themaxburns, @goangelo, @kailijoy, @parkermolloy, @aaronhuertas, @sbg1 and @jeremylittau, more at Techmeme »
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: Facebook turns down the dial on political content again — especially the stuff that drives comments
Katie Canales / Insider: Facebook plans to stop showing you so much political content
Brent Bozell / @brentbozell: Mark my words: this policy will disproportionately - if not exclusively - impact conservative users and content. Facebook has historically used vague terms like “political content” to disguise what they are actually doing: censoring information they deem unfavorable. https://twitter.com/...
Kira / @realkiradavis: Should we even bother telling her? She doesn't seem to have ears to hear anyway. https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Flipboard rolls out newsfeed personalization tools to save you from doomscrolling
Brandon Carter / @brandonetc: something tells me this won't extend to the meme pages sharing images about marxist microchip vaccines and fake “biden fell asleep during meetings” videos https://twitter.com/...
Sara Lang Gifford / @saralang: Watch carefully to see what this actually means, especially as we know what has been categorized as politics by FB before (i.e. climate change, racism, religions other than Christianity, etc) https://twitter.com/...
Caleb Hull / @calebjhull: Facebook's algorithm just continues to get worse. Crazy concept: if people go out of their way to like pages with political content, let them see the content they are seeking. https://twitter.com/...
Tony Romm / @tonyromm: i thought the whole argument was that the feed fact checked the feed, that the good information from reputable sites would outweigh the shady awful stuff.... https://twitter.com/...
Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp: For whatever reason, I barely see any politics in my Facebook anyway. I never have. If I have racist/far-right “friends” on Facebook, the News Feed doesn't let me know about it: https://www.axios.com/...
Max Burns / @themaxburns: Facebook's legacy on countering misinformation and extremism has been a thousand meaningless half-steps to delay taking one single, decisive step. https://twitter.com/...
Angelo Carusone / @goangelo: 1/ I'm not sure this is a good thing for a few reasons... a) For starters, FB isn't good at defining political. For example, daily wire has spent over 10M on ads this year alone. But FB political ad library says they have spent 800k on political/social ads since 2018. C'mon! https://twitter.com/...
Kaili Joy Gray / @kailijoy: This is the next step in Facebook's effort to kill off progressive news. It's supposedly limited testing has already done plenty of damage. Now it's going to be even worse. https://twitter.com/...
Parker Molloy / @parkermolloy: I've heard this song before. 2018: https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Aaron Huertas / @aaronhuertas: When you absolutely, under no circumstances, want to pay moderators to nuke the right wing extremist accounts. https://twitter.com/...
Susan Glasser / @sbg1: Republicans with some trust in national media: 70% in 2016 35% in 2021 The Trump years, in short. Turns out having a president who labels the press ‘enemies of the people’ makes a difference. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
NYT is adding a paywall to Wirecutter, starting after users read 10 stories/month, charging $5/month or $40/year but free for NYT premium digital subscribers — Site will be available for $5 every four weeks or as part of a Times premium bundle — New York Times Co. plans to put …
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@alexweprin, @kimmasters, @russpitts, @samitsarkar, @rafat, @myurow, @thedavidmurphy, @myurow, @myurow and @pkafka
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Samit Sarkar / @samitsarkar: Man, this seems wild. But presumably NYT has done the math, and figures that the chance to bring in subscription revenue will outweigh a drop in affiliate revenue (while making Wirecutter less reliant on affiliate links to boot). https://www.wsj.com/...
@rafat: Somewhere, founding digital prophets at @ConsumerReports are laughing reading this, *the* original subscription review magazine and then site. I started my media biz reporting career covering their early paid content moves in early to mid aughts... https://www.wsj.com/...
Mat Yurow / @myurow: The logic is not found in looking at Wirecutter subscriptions in isolation - rather you need to look at it in the context of the All Access bundle. If WC is added to that bundle can it convince a few extra people that there's value in subscribing? Seems likely.
David Murphy / @thedavidmurphy: So the NYT Co can now afford to stop underpaying Wirecutter editors/writers/staff, is what I'm reading. Right? https://www.wsj.com/...
Mat Yurow / @myurow: In order for that work though, there needs to be the perception of value - an extra $5/mo - signaled by the standalone cost of the WC sub.
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 …
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@newmarkjschool, @jeffjarvis, @pilhofer, @justinhendrix, @chanders, @ckrewson, @jennychoinews, @nicdawes, @jenniferpreston, Columbia Journalism Review, @mimapamundi, @walterreports, @cathyndavidson, @juliesandorf, @ormorrison, @brizzyc, @jczamora, @sarah__bartlett, @raju, @ccmnewmarkj, @lpolgreen, @s_m_i, @nicdawes, @gmochkofsky, @benyt and @sulliview
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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/ ...
Aron Pilhofer / @pilhofer: I have worked so closely with CUNY folks on so many things, I kind of feel like MY dean is stepping down. (Don't even think about it, @dlboardman.) @sarah__bartlett is one of the best, most innovative people I know — someone who is always trying to find ways to say yes... 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/...
@chanders: “While the school's enrollment increased by more than 40% under Bartlett, the percentage of students of color went from 37% to more than half.” https://twitter.com/...
Chris Krewson / @ckrewson: .@sarah__bartlett is leaving huge shoes to fill; what leadership she has displayed. Congratulations on a great run! https://twitter.com/...
Jenny Choi / @jennychoinews: Wow - I'm grateful to Sarah for supporting us undergoing a tough process of accountability at @newmarkjschool and being an amazing and tireless fundraiser for the school during such challenging times. Kudos and best wishes on the next chapter https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Dawes / @nicdawes: Local angle! https://twitter.com/...
@jenniferpreston: Congratulations @sarah_bartlett on an incredible run as Dean and founding professor @CUNY. You achieved so much for journalism education and the field, promoting equity, fostering innovation while always putting the students first, front and center. https://twitter.com/...
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review: What comes next for Afghan journalism and journalism on Afghanistan
@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/...
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/...
Cathy Davidson / @cathyndavidson: Congratulations @sarah__bartlett What a great leader of a great J-School! @CUNY 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/...
@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/...
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/...
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/...
@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/...
Lydia Polgreen / @lpolgreen: What an incredible tenure - utterly transformed a vital institution. https://twitter.com/...
Stacy-Marie Ishmael / @s_m_i: What a brilliant run. 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/ ...
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/...
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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@sarafischer, Axios, American Press Institute, @jayrosen_nyu, @johngramlich, The Hill, @hughhewitt, @ellencarmichael, @yesnicksearcy, @hannahdcox, @rschooley, @gottfriedjeff, @tednesi, @byronyork, @jenniferpreston, @pewresearch, @froomkin, @pewjournalism, @hotlinejosh, @bryvkin and nexttv.com
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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/ ...
Sara Fischer / Axios: Conservative trust in media has cratered
American Press Institute: Need to Know: August 31, 2021 — OFF THE TOP — You might have heard: Trump era drove …
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/...
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Republican trust in media cut in half since 2016: poll
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/...
@yesnicksearcy: Actually, it turns out that having a propaganda wing of the Democrat party pose as the press while demonizing a majority of Americans makes a difference. https://twitter.com/...
Hannah Cox / @hannahdcox: Trump didn't cause people's distrust in the media. He capitalized on it. https://twitter.com/...
Schooley / @rschooley: The open question is what will the national media do to attempt to regain that trust? 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/...
@jenniferpreston: Why #LocalNewsMatters > New Pew survey finds trust among Republicans in national news outlets at a new low. However, trust in local news organizations among both Republicans and Democrats is significantly higher. We need trust when we are awash in disinfo. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...
@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/...
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/...
@pewjournalism: About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) say they have at least some trust in the information that comes from national news organizations. While still a majority, this is the smallest share over the past five years this question was asked. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...
Josh Kraushaar / @hotlinejosh: Pew Research Center: “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.” https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...
Boris Ryvkin / @bryvkin: Yes, the media had nothing whatsoever to do with sowing a climate of mistrust. It was all Trump. Maybe try stepping out of your own bubble now and again. Get some fresh air. https://twitter.com/...
John Eggerton / nexttv.com: Pew: Majority of Americans Don't Trust Social Media
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
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Variety, deadline.com, @kimmasters, @nycsouthpaw, @julieroginsky, @brianstelter, @anthony, @asharma, @jbflint, New York Post, The Wrap and TVNewser
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Brian Steinberg / Variety: Kim Godwin Walks Tricky Terrain in Early Tenure at ABC News
Ted Johnson / deadline.com: Disney And ABC Held Mediation Talks With Two Women Who Claim Sexual Assault By Former Top ‘GMA’ Producer
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/...
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/...
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/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Will Disney allow an independent investigation, like the president of its news division wants? https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@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/...
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/...
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
Theo Wayt / New York Post: Disney held mediation talks with alleged ‘Good Morning America’ sex-assault victims
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: ABC Failed to Mediate With 2 Women Who Accused Top ‘GMA’ Producer of Sexual Assault (Report)
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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
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair: ABC News Stars Get Swept Up in Lawsuit Fallout
@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/ ...
@madisonkittay: I feel like the last president of ABC News had to have known this was coming before he announced his departure in January. The assault allegations were known since 2017. Bombshell Lawsuit Has ‘GMA’ Co-Hosts at Each Other's Throats, Sources Say https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...?
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Outlets like Quartz and LAT are fighting subscription fatigue by hiring retention experts, analyzing reader habits, and investing in new forms of content — For all of last year's business challenges, publishers' focus on subscriber acquisition worked. — In 2020, subscription revenue …
Micah Singleton / Billboard:
Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic, giving users six free months of Apple Music, and will launch its own classical music app in 2022 — Apple has acquired Primephonic, the classical music streaming service, for an undisclosed amount, the company tells Billboard.
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Apple, Broadcasting Cable, @benedictevans, @pcmag, @edwardlucas, @davidtaylor_uk, @markgurman, @svengrundberg, @adrs, Transistori, RAIN News, @ihnatko, @jherskowitz, @brianroemmele, @fafnerthekite, @susanlitv, @stshank, @cheriehu42, @martinsfp, @benedictevans, @micahsingleton, @viticci, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Hollywood Reporter, CNBC, TechCrunch, MSPoweruser, The Verge, Forbes, AppleInsider and Music Business Worldwide, more at Techmeme »
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Benedict Evans / @benedictevans: Interesting, as a thought experiment, to contrast this with the Instagram acquisition from a competition perspective. Is this a competitor to Apple Music? Yes, but only in a very limited way. Does it increase competition in streaming music? Probably yes, rather more. https://twitter.com/...
@pcmag: Mega tech corporation buys, shuts down, and swallows the intellectual property of tiny tech company. https://www.pcmag.com/...
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/...
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/...
Sven / @svengrundberg: Yeah Spotify and classical music has always been a mess. 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/...
Robert / Transistori: Kiina rajoittaa lasten pelaamista, Apple panostaa klassiseen musiikkiin ja ByteDance osti VR-startupin.
Brad Hill / RAIN News: Apple acquires Primephonic classical streamer; will shut it down next week; plans new service
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
Brianna Provenzano / Gizmodo: Apple Is Launching an App Dedicated Entirely to Classical Music
Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple Acquires Classical Music Service Primephonic, Will Launch Dedicated Classical Music App
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter: Apple Music Acquires Classical Music Streaming Platform Primephonic
Samantha Subin / CNBC: Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic
Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Apple buys classical music service, Primephonic
William Gallagher / AppleInsider: Apple buys Primephonic, plans classical Apple Music app
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.
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@greenhousenyt, @yayitsrob, @jeremymbarr, @benyt, The Muffin por Mauricio …, Media Nation, @dburghart, @mikekofia, @alecmacgillis, @fawfulfan, @schwarz, @krystalball, @mobute, @danprimack, @bwags, @tmavuram, @schwarz, @jamieson, @sarahljaffe, @greenhousenyt, @grimkim, @greenhousenyt, @adamserwer, Politico, @vtg2, @alexckaufman, @owermohle, @greenhousenyt, @dawsonsfield, @carloslozadawp, @kbandersen, @nicdawes, @jakesherman, @chactivist, @owillis, @haedenwright, @jeffjarvis, @tom_nuttall, @mlcalderone, @noamscheiber, @blakehounshell, @normcharlatan, @mattgrossmann, @edroso, @brooklynmarie, @anitakumar01, @jordanzakarin, @wajahatali, @azi, @hotlinejosh, @joshsternberg, @laurenshirsch, @tonyajoriley, @ron_fournier, @john_hudson and @jessicalessin
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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/...
Francisco J. Trejo Corona / The Muffin por …: Así es como Politico superó a VICE en la carrera de los nativos digitales: siendo aburrido
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: The sale of Politico marks the end of a long duel between the Allbrittons and the Grahams
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/...
Michael Kofi A. / @mikekofia: Wow an employer speaking out against labor organizations. This is groundbreaking 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/...
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/...
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/...
Krystal Ball / @krystalball: Just some casual contempt-filled classism from the publisher of Politico. 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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
Adam Serwer / @adamserwer: “you're too smart to need a union” a boss who thinks you're an idiot 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/...
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/...
Sarah Owermohle / @owermohle: First time seeing my desk in a year 🥲 https://www.nytimes.com/... 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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: .@benyt's business view of the Politico-Springer deal. Also to be examined: the political angle of international conservative news media joining up. (I also have memories of Allbritton killing @jimbrady's promising local effort, TBD.) https://www.nytimes.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/...
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/...
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/...
@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/...
Norm Charlatan / @normcharlatan: If your boss is telling you shit like this, you definitely need a union. 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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
@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/...
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/...
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: . @benyt has the deets on this new marriage https://www.nytimes.com/... 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/...
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/...
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/...
Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:
FreeWheel: premium video ad views in the US jumped 50% YoY in H1 2021, with connected TV accounting for 60% of those views and set-top box VOD generating 15% — Premium video ad views in the U.S. jumped 50% in this year's first half compared to first-half 2020 — and connected TV (CTV) …
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Vice Media is raising $85M from existing investors since SPAC talks have ended; as part of the deal, co-founder Shane Smith is giving up voting control — Vice Media is raising over $85 million in fresh capital from existing investors, as talks to go public via a special purpose acquisition company …
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The Wrap, @joshsternberg, @zeeshanaleem, @kenli729, @rafat, @richlightshed, @jakesherman, @joeljohnson and @parismartineau
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: Vice Media Raises $85 Million as Co-Founder Shane Smith Abandons SPAC Talks and Voting Control (Report)
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: Vice lays off folks, and then raises more money. How? And why would investors continue throwing money into that money pit? https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
Zeeshan Aleem / @zeeshanaleem: Sincere dumb question: if Vice has struggled for so long to be profitable and often taken huge losses — despite cut after cut, and several attempts at reinvention, what exactly are investors hoping for at this point? https://twitter.com/...
@rafat: Most of the media SPACS won't happen beyond intent, maybe filing of a doc or two. This Vice development is sign if the macro and micro issues in companies going public: https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
Rich Greenfield / @richlightshed: Vice NOT going public makes A LOT of sense Nice #scoop @jtoonkel @theinformation https://twitter.com/...
Jake Sherman / @jakesherman: “Although Vice has never been consistently profitable, CEO Nancy Dubuc has cut costs and thereby slashed its losses to around $20 million in 2020 from around $100 million in 2018. Still, the company regularly needs to raise cash. 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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@niemanlab, @jgkoomey, @doctorvive, @jamieclimate, @gabefilippelli, @bmarchetich, @jksteinberger, @yearsofliving, @emorwee, @emorwee, @billmckibben, @benfranta, @emorwee, @emorwee, @kerrymflynn and Discontents
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@niemanlab: “What's standing in the way of @nytimes applying the same logic for fossil fuel ads that it applied to cigarette ads more than two decades ago?” https://heated.world/...
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/...
Dr. Genevieve Guenther / @doctorvive: The @nytimes told @emorwee that it's ok for them to run fossil fuel ads becuz the “continue to produce more coverage of climate change than any other newspaper in the U.S. or Europe.” Uhm, what? 1/n https://heated.world/...
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/...
Branko Marcetic / @bmarchetich: Profoundly disappointing from @nytimes, which despite the revenue from its record subscriptions continues to profit from insidious fossil fuel propaganda, and whose publisher apparently considers stating reality “activism.” https://heated.world/...
@jksteinberger: Hi! [waves wildly]👋👋👋 [jumps up & down] Dear scientific community, dear @IPCC_CH , this is what OUR failure looks like. We're not in information deficit on the science. We're in information deficit on the struggle it's going to take to get fossil fuels out of our economies. https://twitter.com/...
@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 / @emorwee: Anyway, there's lots more in here and I worked hard on it, so I hope you'll give it a read. The climate crisis we're witnessing is not just caused by fossil fuels. It's caused by powerful people and institutions that profit from their promotion. https://heated.world/...
Emily Atkin / @emorwee: They said climate change is “seen as an activist issue” by the paper's top editorial brass, who understand the urgency of climate change but don't grasp the strong scientific connection between fossil fuels and planetary chaos. 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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
@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 / Discontents: Fires, floods, and fossil fuels
Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times:
Hollywood production workers complain about burnout, with some working 18-hour days due to soaring demand for content from new streaming services — Last month, Ben Gottlieb, a 27-year-old set lighting technician, wanted to show his support for his union's campaign to improve working conditions …
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@mattdpearce: “There used to be seasons, so people who worked in TV could take a break, but now, because of streaming, you don't have that anymore.” Hollywood workers are getting burned out on grueling 12- and 16-hour shifts to feed our streaming habits. https://www.latimes.com/...
Amanda Coles / @colesamanda: It may seem obvious but this makes negotiating life for anyone with caring responsibilities really hard. It also makes relationships really hard./...
Amanda Coles / @colesamanda: If the screen industries are serious about equity, diversity and inclusion then they will interrogate how the work model of long, anti-social hours works to support what I am now calling the “privilege sieve” - bear with me.../
Amanda Coles / @colesamanda: You wanna be in the biz? Great! We own you. You show up when we say we need you. That could be any hour of the day or night, and no, we can't tell you when you'll be done./...
@kikutowne: “There used to be seasons, so people who worked in TV could take a break, but now, because of streaming, you don't have that anymore...” This made me think about animation, & how making shows for streaming might be affecting us poorly. What do you think? https://www.latimes.com/...
Rod McGuinness / @rod3000: Some of the worst stories are shared by production assistants, who find themselves earning minimum wage but having to work 12, sometimes 18-hour days. “A lot of PAs are upset” https://www.latimes.com/...
Amanda Coles / @colesamanda: I have done research that demonstrates that this toxic model is not the only way work happens - and that shorter hours and a more humane approach to screen work yields better results on and off screen./ https://twitter.com/...
C. Robert Cargill / @massawyrm: I've worked standard hours on films. I've even had a 21hr day once. But I just shot a film under French Hours (10hr days w/no scheduled lunch break - you eat as you go) and I've never seen a crew so energized and efficient. Crews deserve their rest. https://www.latimes.com/...
Sarah Adina Smith / @sarahadinasmith: We need to adopt French hours as the new standard https://twitter.com/...
Julie Ann Emery / @julieannemery: Whatever your favorite TV show or movie is, crews worked unbelievably grueling hours to bring it to you. I hope reducing the daily hours while still turning out amazing content is something we can achieve in the business. https://twitter.com/...
Andy Richter / @andyrichter: People are having heart attacks. Stars of shows. https://twitter.com/...
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