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Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:
Charlie Warzel on leaving Substack, where he had 16K subscribers and 1.4K paid subs: he wasn't niche enough, didn't do enough “grievance blogging”, and more — (Not going to the metaverse...yet) — Before I get extra self-indulgent, I'll lead with the news.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Atlantic rolls out its new newsletter program, which will be free until the end of November, with nine contracted writers including Charlie Warzel — The Atlantic on Tuesday will roll out its new newsletter program with nine contracted writers, including Charlie Warzel, Molly Jong-Fast and Nicole Chung.
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Report: 10 publishers including Breitbart, RT, and Federalist Papers are responsible for 69% of interactions with climate change denial posts on Facebook — A new report suggests 10 publishers, including Russia Today and the Federalist Papers, are responsible for nearly 70 percent of interactions …
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The Guardian, Center for Countering Digital Hate, Gizmodo, @_mikemeno, @brooklynmarie, @thezedwards, @sfmisinfo, @davidcorndc, @ccdhate, @jason_kint, @timmonsroberts, @slpng_giants, TechCrunch, @viacristiano, @joshuahol, @geoffreysupran, @erumors, @nandoodles, @karolcummins and @greenfirehvac
Raksha Kumar / Reuters Institute for the Study …:
How China is reshaping international media coverage with deals and investments in Italy, the Philippines, Kenya, the Czech Republic, and more — Beijing is reshaping international coverage with deals and investments in countries so diverse as Italy, Czech Republic and the Philippines
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@arzugeybulla and @rasmus_kleis
Christian Davies / Financial Times:
A look at South Korea as a cultural exporter, from K-pop to TV shows and video games, and its desire for homegrown global platforms to distribute its content — Having given the world K-pop, Parasite and Squid Game, it now wants to create global platforms to distribute its content
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@koreasociety and @crsdavies
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Netflix rolls out its exclusive mobile games globally to the Play Store and plans to feature them in its Android app starting this week — After early tests in select markets, Netflix announced today its debut lineup of exclusive mobile games will begin rolling out to all members globally on Android devices, starting this week.
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Paroma Soni / Columbia Journalism Review:
How strategic PR, the public, and the priorities of US politicians influenced the reception of two Facebook whistleblowers, and what that means for the press — In April, several months before a Facebook employee named Frances Haugen became the most famous whistleblower in the company's history …
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@mathewi, @cjr, @kaifalkenberg, @jon_allsop and Terms of Service w …
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Amazon Music for Android and iOS is rolling out auto-generated, synchronized transcripts for select podcasts in the US — Starting today, Amazon Music is launching auto-generated, synchronized transcripts on select podcasts for users in the United States. Rolling out for the latest version …
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The Verge, @amazonmusic, @marceloplima, @kintan, Variety and Engadget
Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ, RSF, and FPU establish the People's Tribunal on the Murder of Journalists, a six-month initiative that starts today and will feature three case hearings — In an unprecedented effort to achieve justice in the killing of journalists, three leading press freedom groups have launched …
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Zoom Video Communications, Common Dreams and Columbia Journalism Review
New York Times:
DOJ sues to stop Penguin Random House from acquiring Simon & Schuster, citing potential harm not only to consumers but to authors too — The Biden administration's rejection of the proposed publishing merger reflects a changing atmosphere in Washington toward consolidation.
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Fast Company, CNBC, U.S. Department of Justice, @nytimesbooks, @gsarafan, @cblatts, Deadline, @dmccabe, @ek_johnston, @karlbode, Publishers Weekly, @scalzi, @lordsoftheseth, @pkafka, @emmavigeland, @nprkelly, @romapancake, Wall Street Journal, @jordaans, @nytimes, @wgawest, Destroy Your Safe …, @cinapelayo, The Hill, Financial Times, Law & Crime, @alexanderchee, @byleahjohnson, Bloomberg, @kishwidyaratna, @arindube, @brianstelter, The Wrap, Forbes, nexttv.com and NPR
Axios:
Memo: Axios raised a Series D at a $430M valuation with ~$85M in 2021 revenue; memo: Punchbowl expects $10M+ in 2021 revenue, $1M+ from subscriptions — D.C.-based media companies that have enjoyed a robust advocacy and corporate social responsibility ad market in the wake of the pandemic are seeing valuations rise.
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@jimvandehei, @ron_fournier, @mattgrossmann, @kevinliao_, @marceelias, @protecttruth_, @carlquintanilla, @pkafka, @meredithshiner, @jigolden and @taraemcg
Andrew Anthony / The Guardian:
Profile of Nadine Dorries, a former nurse, novelist, and a notorious “cultural warrior” who will oversee BBC license fee talks as UK's new culture secretary — here have been 13 culture secretaries in the past 14 years. Most came and went without troubling the attention of even close followers of politics.
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@trevorw1953 and @marrtoffee
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