Top News:
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel to officially lead the FCC, nominates Gigi Sohn as third Democratic commissioner, but it's unclear if Senate will confirm soon — And progressive Gigi Sohn as a third Democratic commissioner — President Joe Biden named acting Federal Communications …
Discussion:
Politico, The White House, Washington Post, Variety, The Wrap, CNET, NPR, Gizmodo, Protocol, @nicolewong, @mweinberg2d, @dpatil, @senatorshaheen, Substack, @nprpolitics, The Daily Dot, @amac, @wgawest, @senatorhassan, PCMag India, @bobbybigwheel, @techcrunch, @peterwelch, @chrisj_lewis, TV Technology, @reckless, @freepress, @jake_k, @karlbode, @cendemtech, Wall Street Journal, @bergmayer, @bowl_of_worcel, @backlon, @ronwyden, @senmarkey and Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:
Sources say Facebook Papers have no sharing restrictions, so media outlets should model transparency and make them publicly accessible — OK, STRAP IN, NERDS: — Charlie Warzel @cwarzel — legitimately don't know how to consume this much facebook news — October 25th 2021 — 32 Retweets397 Likes
RELATED:
The Information:
More than 12 news outlets, including AP and Fox Business, form a consortium to sift leaked Facebook docs from Frances Haugen, reporting stories separately
Discussion:
New York Times, Washington Post, Nieman Lab, Axios, CNN, Politico, Platformer, NBC News, The Guardian, American Press Institute, The Wrap, MediaNama, @mikeisaac, The Verge, New York Magazine, NPR, CNET, Fast Company, Insider, Gizmodo, Columbia Journalism Review, @mariaressa, Free Press, @mollyjongfast, @brhodes, @pranavdixit, @ap, @justinhendrix, @conor64, @kaaashif, @tribelaw, @slpng_giants, @brian_riedl and @stengel, more at Techmeme »
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How Frances Haugen maximized the impact of her leaked Facebook documents, rolling them out first to WSJ and then broadening to a large group of outlets
Discussion:
Observer, Protocol, Talking Biz News, The Week, Washington Post, Media Matters for America, Vox, Slate, Politico, @hillaryclinton, @aaschapiro, Insider, @emilybell, CNN, @hotlinejosh, @nickconfessore, @carney, @adamgoldmannyt, @brianstelter, Rolling Stone, New Republic, New York Post, TechCrunch, CNBC, @blackamazon, @karaswisher, @clarajeffery, @hshaban, @benthompson, @fbajak, @stmcneil, @szhang_ds, @dellcam, @nbj914, @loudmouthjulia, Vanity Fair, @daveyalba, @blackamazon, @jayrosen_nyu, @mariaressa, @bostonjoan, @kombiz, @pranavdixit, @moonalice, @jessicalessin, @nytimes, @tysonbrody, @parismarx, @mattdrange, @seamushughes, @williams_paige, @silvermanjacob, @qjurecic, @dangainor, @alexthomp, Ad Age, Associated Press, Wired, Bloomberg, Axios, Cointelegraph and Decrypt
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Good Information Inc., funded by Reid Hoffman and others, launches to invest in media companies that tackle misinformation — A new public benefit corporation backed by billionaires Reid Hoffman, George Soros, and others is launching Tuesday to fund new media companies and efforts that tackle disinformation.
Discussion:
@sarafischer, @dgritzer, Fox News, The Hill, @mathewi, @nicolelgill, @keyavakil, @chuckrossdc, @jerrydunleavy, @tomscocca, @jeffjarvis, @timmarchman, @brandyzadrozny, @bigmeaninternet, @tombevanrcp, @arrington, @taraemcg, @digiphile, @maggieseverns, @shanegoldmacher, @froomkin, @mathewi, @moonbeamvotes, @stphnfwlr and @marisakabas
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Stewart Bainum's Baltimore Banner will be led by LAT's Kimi Yoshino, with a $15M budget for its first year and plans to hire roughly 50 reporters — The Maryland hotel magnate tried but failed to buy the Baltimore Sun. Now he's trying to demonstrate a new business model for local news.
Discussion:
@kyoshino, @sewellchan, @ron_cassie, @elaheizadi, @blakehounshell, @jbflint, @serps, @scottshanenyt, @lpolgreen, Los Angeles Times, @niemanlab, @alicedreger, @washingtonpost, @seamushughes, @mattdpearce, @danielnmiller, @ckrewson, @kyoshino, @lenfestinst, @jbweinz, @emilyasullivan, @ted_williams, @imtiazbaltnews, @mollymotoole, @helaineolen, @benmathislilley, @davidlauter, @skamidi, @risabheller, @brynstole, @ron_cassie, @davetroy, @amancalledsrao, @jimfriedlich, @notrivia, @kyoshino and @samanthamvb
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
YouTube names Kai Chuk “Podcast Lead”, a new role that will involve managing “the large volume of existing podcasts and relationships” — Following a report earlier this month that YouTube was looking to add a podcast-focused executive, it seems the company has found that person.
Discussion:
@ashkan
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Admix, which serves ads in games, e-sports, VR, and AR, raises a $25M Series B co-led by Elefund and DIP Capital — Last year we covered Adtech startup Admix's $7 million Series A funding. The London-based company brings ads to games, e-sports, virtual reality, and augmented reality.
Discussion:
AdExchanger, @samhuber, @ockenrock and ExchangeWire.com, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
YouTube TV adds Fox Nation as an optional add-on for $5.99/month, offering primetime opinion shows a day after they air on Fox News and more — Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service from Fox News Media, has debuted as an optional add-on on YouTube TV, a sign …
Discussion:
Fox News, The Streamable and Cord Cutters News
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Internal presentation details Amazon's “Project Mic”, a live audio app that lets users host radio shows, complete with music, focused on the US initially — A new app is in the works — Amazon is next on the list of companies getting into the live audio game.
Discussion:
@jasuja, TechCrunch, @chandrarsrikant, @tomwarren, hotpodnews.com, Protocol, @matt, @chrismessina, @ashleyrcarman and RAIN News, more at Techmeme »
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
A look at IMDb TV, as Amazon hopes attracting Judge Judy and other stars, alongside a possible name change, will boost the free, ad-supported service — The company hopes a new court show starring the straight-talking judge will help turbocharge its free, ad-supported streaming platform, IMDb TV.
Discussion:
@nytimesbusiness, Variety, @brooksbarnesnyt, Awful Announcing and The Wrap
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Samantha Melbourneweaver, head of LAT's audience team, on the growing importance of such teams within newsrooms, plans for a “meme team”, and more — The Los Angeles Times announced a major expansion of its audience team earlier this month, saying they'll add …
Discussion:
@charliemagne, @brizzyc, After School, @samanthamvb, @meridak and @simonowens
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Twitter reports Q3 revenue of $1.28B, up 37% YoY, monetizable DAUs of 211M, up 13% YoY, and says impact of Apple's ATT was less than expected — - Twitter reported revenue growth of 37% in the third quarter to $1.284 billion. — The company said Apple's privacy changes to iOS 14 had less of an impact than expected.
Discussion:
Ad Age, Variety, The Wrap, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal, Daily Herald and Twitter, more at Techmeme »
Conor Clark / Gay Times:
BBC faces backlash for an article by staffer Caroline Lowbridge, partly based on a small social media survey, with critics calling the story transphobic — The BBC is facing backlash for publishing an article about lesbian women allegedly “being pressured into sex by some trans women.”
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
