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Steven Perlberg / Insider:
Axios names Sara Kehaulani Goo as EIC, as it readies niche paid newsletters product Axios Pro; source: Axios is on track to make ~$85M in revenue this year — - Axios named Sara Kehaulani Goo and Aja Whitaker-Moore editor-in-chief and executive editor, respectively.
Discussion:
@sarafischer, Talking Biz News, @jimvandehei, @lisahopeking, @nialaboodhoo, @russcontreras, @sarakgoo, @ajawmoore, @bethanyallenebr, @perlberg, @sarafischer and @jimvandehei
Steven Perlberg / Insider:
NYT's daily newsletter The Morning has 5M+ readers on average, will launch Saturday and Sunday editions, and add two more staff for a total of eight — - Written by David Leonhardt, The Morning newsletter has more than 5 million daily readers on average. — The newsletter's team is set …
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@perlberg, @palewire, @amyfiscus, @eliotwb, @lmoses, @brianstelter, @nytimespr and @jbarro
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
The dismantling of digital advertising based on personal data and cookies is reshaping revenue plans for ad and tech industries, publishers, and small companies — As Apple and Google enact privacy changes, businesses are grappling with the fallout, Madison Avenue is fighting back and Facebook has cried foul.
Discussion:
Politico, Digiday, @joefav, @omertene, @carissaveliz, @adjoro, @pbannist, @mltellado, @privacymatters, @brave, Ad Age, Social Media Today and Insider
Todd Spangler / Variety:
WarnerMedia is offering a 50% discount for six months on the HBO Max ad-free monthly plan until September 26 as HBO subscriptions via Amazon shut down Wednesday — WarnerMedia is trying to help offset the loss of about 5 million HBO subscribers who had signed up through Amazon in the U.S. with an aggressive discount offer on HBO Max.
Discussion:
Deadline, The A.V. Club, Reuters, TechCrunch, FierceVideo, @pkafka, Cord Cutters News, GameSpot, @xpangler, Engadget, Decider, The Streamable, @richlightshed, The Wrap, Insider, nexttv.com and The Verge
Casey Newton / Platformer:
One year in, Casey Newton has doubled his Substack subscribers to ~50K, of which <10% convert to paid; Discord and Twitter are effective for attracting readers — A year ago, I quit the best job I ever had to start Platformer. Today I wanted to tell you all how it's going, what I've learned …
Discussion:
@seekingn0rth, @kantrowitz, @broderick, @siobhannyc, @mohamed, @caseynewton, @mathewi, @estherkeziat, @sarahscire, @elanazak, @adrianhon, @choire, @cwarzel, @ericnewcomer, @annehelen, @brandyzadrozny, @kinseygrant, @daveambrose and @sarahscire
Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Sources: Google plans to add free, ad-supported streaming TV channels to Google TV and has held talks with media companies that provide the channels — Google is looking to make its Chromecast streaming device more appealing to cord cutters. The company has plans to add free TV channels to Google TV …
Discussion:
@paulericksonav, @protocol, @davewiner, Gizmodo, Engadget, Android Police, The Streamable, The Desk and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
The 2016 Indianapolis Star investigation of Larry Nassar, which led to the recent Senate hearings with Olympic gymnasts, shows local newspapers' enduring impact — Local newspapers may be struggling, but they are still publishing journalism that makes a difference
Discussion:
Mediaite, @davidcayj, @journalistslike, @newshawk, @itsmelissabrown, @ahofschneider, @dianamoskovitz, @bymarisak, @khafner15, @brianmrosenthal, @lindsay_schnell, @fatimathefatima, @indypressclub, @lukesmithf1, @washingtonpost, @amyjbrittain, @kelleyroot, @fergusonnews, @elaheizadi, @wesleylowery and @seungminkim
Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella sues to stop co-founder Dash from selling the copyright to Jay-Z's debut album as an NFT, saying he has no legal right to do so — - Rapper battles co-founder Dash over NFT rights to debut album — Lawsuits proliferate as non-fungible token market takes off
Discussion:
@business and @aaronwall, more at Techmeme »
Angelique Jackson / Variety:
Vogue says nearly 15M viewers watched its livestream coverage of the Met Gala; Condé Nast plans to repeat the strategy for Super Bowl and Academy Awards events — The 2021 Met Gala may not have taken place on the traditional first Monday in May, but the glamorous fundraiser was certainly …
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Adweek and Tubefilter
Politico:
DHS: American extremists used TikTok in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 riots to recruit new members and share “tactical guidance” for terrorist and criminal activity — Extremists foreign and domestic have used the video platform, DHS says. The app says it has “absolutely no place” for violence and hate.
Samuel Petrequin / Associated Press:
European Commission issues recommendations to EU states to better protect journalists, including greater cooperation between media and cybersecurity bodies — BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm asked its member countries Thursday to better protect journalists amid a rise …
Discussion:
The Guardian
Mercury News:
Over 20 CA journalism groups support a bill to protect journalists covering protests; it needs Gavin Newsom's signature, but he vetoed a similar bill last year — There are dozens of examples of journalists injured, detained or arrested by police while trying to do their job
Discussion:
@ashantiblaize and @jarretthill
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A few people called Genius the future of journalism, but its vision of simply adding boxes for comment on others' work was emblematic of its founders' arrogance — Genius (née Rap Genius) wanted to “annotate the world” and give your content a giant comment section you can't control.
Discussion:
@offtherecordnyc, @offtherecordnyc, @lkherman, @ckrewson, A Scammer Darkly, @ldnflds, @king_kaufman, @offtherecordnyc, @sizpatel, @james_dasilva, @niemanlab and @tomgara
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