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Ben Smith / New York Times:
The Information's Jessica Lessin analyzes tensions between tech execs including Zuckerberg and legacy media outlets, which execs associate with staff activism — Journalists and tech executives seem to be fighting each other to a draw in a battle that has no end in sight.
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Talking Biz News, @mims, @shawnhils, @kendrawrites, @nytimes, @benyt, @jeremymbarr, @mathewi, @jonahdispatch, @henrycooke, @issielapowsky, @melaniesill, @davidclinchnews, Insider, Reason, The PARQOR Substack and @alexeheath
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Pinterest to launch a shoppable live series called Pinterest TV on November 8, with weekday episodes airing in its app, featuring some of its top creators — The series will feature creators and celebrities, like Olympic athlete Tom Daley and popular makeup artist Manny MUA
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Variety, Ad Age, The Streamable, MediaPost, TechCrunch, Adweek and @digitalshields, more at Techmeme »
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Established news outlets wrestle with competition for talent from Substack, Facebook Bulletin, and more as they build out newsletters, digital audio, and video — Substack, Facebook Bulletin pursue high-profile reporters and commentators, creating tension within news organizations
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@mattyglesias, Poynter, @michellemanafy, @sar_meta_web3, @jakesherman, @peterhimler, @mikebarnicle, @iwillnotfall, @maggienyt, @benmullin, @benmullin, @benmullin, @seungminkim, @benmullin and @benmullin
Brodie Fenlon / CBC News:
CBC says it will keep Facebook comments closed on news posts, after turning them off in June and finding it improved the well-being of staff — We hope to make online spaces safer by minimizing harassment and abuse of our story subjects, commenters — Earlier this week …
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@_llebrun, The Hill, @gregorcraigie, @akurjata, @wesbos, @nicolammacleod, @foodfarmnews, @janelytv, @jayrosen_nyu and @alau2
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Amazon says TikTok's app is now available on Fire TV in the US and Canada and will come soon to Echo Show devices — Amazon announced today that a TikTok app is now available on its Amazon Fire TV for users in the U.S. and Canada. The app is also coming soon to Echo Show devices.
Discussion:
Variety, Amazon Fire TV and MediaPost
Ross Barkan / New York Magazine:
Profile of Matt Taibbi, the polarizing journalist that critics say turned into a “red-pilled culture warrior” on Substack, where he has 30K paying subs — Obviously, I'm anxious about why I'm being profiled," Matt Taibbi said at the end of our phone call this summer, which had already lasted an hour and a half.
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Freddie deBoer, @eoinhiggins_, @mjwatts1983, @itmechr3, @ggreenwald and @ne0liberal
Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Estimate: Apple's iOS App Tracking Transparency policy has cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube almost $10B in combined ad revenue in H2 2021 — Forcing apps to ask for permission to track users for advertising purposes leads to big hit for social media platforms
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The Verge, @profcarroll, @carnage4life, Insider, @iansherr, @javierpallero, @7amahanti, MacRumors, @lescarr, @jendudley, @patrickmcgee_, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, @jason_kint and @efa_oz, more at Techmeme »
Axios:
NewsWhip: interest in Facebook, measured by social media interactions per article, declined over 2021, with little mainstream attention for “Facebook Papers” — The Facebook Papers and whistleblower accounts were a public relations nightmare for Facebook, but so far …
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@nrothschild3, Living Room Talk, @jason_kint, @sarafischer and @evelyndouek, more at Techmeme »
David Bloom / Forbes:
Tubular Labs to start providing Gross Ratings Points metrics of creators with 1M+ views/month on YouTube and Facebook, in six countries including the US and UK — In a bid to impose to measurement order on the vast and somewhat chaotic world of video on YouTube and Facebook …
Discussion:
MediaPost and nexttv.com
bbc.co.uk:
BBC rejects complaints that its article “We're being pressured into sex by some trans women” is transphobic and poorly evidenced — Summary of complaint — We received complaints that the article 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women' is transphobic and poorly evidenced.
Discussion:
@_chicanery, @punished_stu, Dilan's Newsletter, @pressgazette and The Ruffian
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube names veteran ad executive Tara Walpert Levy as VP of Americas, to oversee its content partnerships across the US, Canada, Latin America, and Brazil — Tara Walpert Levy, a 10-year Google and YouTube veteran ad exec, is moving over to YouTube full-time in a big new role.
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Adweek
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Information expands creator economy coverage amid high demand for its newsletter on the topic, says coverage generated multiple “six-figure” revenue lines — The creator economy has made millionaires out of ordinary people, and it could do the same for the publishers that cover it.
Discussion:
American Press Institute, @lauramandaro, @kendallostrow, @ericporat, @adweek, @markstenberg3 and Talking Biz News
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