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Delia Cai / Vanity Fair:
Q&A with newsletter writers Charlie Warzel, Casey Lewis, and Nick Quah on moving back to legacy outlets, losing independence, handling refunds, and more — As burnout and new opportunities beckon, newsletter writers navigate the awkward matter of quitting—and issuing refunds.
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@jaycodon, @lindaholmes, @delia_cai, @kantrowitz, @joshsternberg, @byrnehobart, @brosandprose, @davidsirota, @chaykak, @jackmarshall and Mediaite
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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Substack says it has reached 1M paying subscribers, up from 250,000 last December — Many top journalists have left legacy media to go it alone on publishing platform — Newsletter start-up Substack has reached 1m paying subscribers, underlining the growing power of à la carte journalism …
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The FTC recently announced plans to crack down on companies, including news publishers, using “dark patterns that trick or trap consumers into subscriptions” — Most U.S. news organizations won't let readers cancel online. The Federal Trade Commission wants that to change.
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@sarahscire, @yaelwrites, @chrismsutcliffe, @dskok, @jaspar, @a_picazo, @caro, @davelucas, @jbenton, @ndiakopoulos, @faduda, @hotlinejosh, @andygawt, @darlin and @_cingraham
Pew Research Center:
Survey: 69% of US Twitter users get news on the site, of which 70% use it for live news, up from 59% in 2015; 67% have at least some trust in news on Twitter — Seven-in-ten U.S. adult Twitter news consumers have followed breaking news there — Pew Research Center conducted this study …
Clio Chang / New York Magazine:
Inside Felicia Sonmez's lawsuit against the Washington Post that alleges discrimination and cruel, baffling persecution of Sonmez by the paper's highest editors — Why was a reporter punished for speaking up about sexual assault? — In February 2020, the leadership of the Washington Post was in the midst of an internal crisis.
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The Guardian:
Myanmar releases US journalist Danny Fenster from prison, three days after sentencing him to 11 years for incitement and breaches of terrorism laws — Fenster freed three days after he was sentenced to 11 years in jail — The American journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
IATSE members vote to ratify a three-year agreement with a 54-hour weekend rest period, 3% annual raise, and more, ending the threat of a strike — The membership of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has voted to ratify a new three-year agreement …
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IATSE, The Wrap, Observer, @iatse, @variety, @awolfeful, @mizteefranklin, @robhatchmiller, @sadmichelada, @carriecnh12, @matthewacherry, @the_punctuator, @adequateemily, @cadlymack, @meanzjest, @jamieson, Wall Street Journal, @jillianclare, @thehousered, @variety, @note0157h7, @jbflint, @variety_cynthia, @acunaandrew, @kateaurthur, @hesherman, @jessdrawz, Gizmodo, SlashFilm, @childbearer, Forbes, dot.LA and Adweek
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
US judge finds Alex Jones liable by default in Sandy Hook defamation lawsuits after he refused to turn over documents ordered by the courts — A Connecticut judge's ruling combines with decisions in Texas to grant a clean sweep for families of shooting victims in their cases against the Infowars host.
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Hartford Courant, Law & Crime, Associated Press, @brianstelter, Media Matters for America, @nytliz, @kylegriffin1, @lindyli, @frankconniff, @richardmarx, @shannonrwatts, @robertpicardo, @aaronblake, Deadline, Gizmodo, New York Post, Al Jazeera, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, UPI, The Week, Forbes, CNN, The Wrap, VICE, Insider, Mediaite, The Hill, New York Magazine and Barrett Media
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Snap signs a licensing deal with Sony Music, following its deals with UMG, WMG, and others, and will add its Sounds on Snap feature to AR Lenses — Snap has struck a licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment — which means the music of all three major labels/ publishers and many indies …
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Snap Newsroom, The Verge, Digital Music News, Billboard, Adweek, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch and Music Business Worldwide
Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CBS Studio Center sells for $1.8B, $500M more than projected three months ago, a sign of rising demand for limited studio space in LA — Hackman Capital and Square Mile have winning bid for complex where classic television shows such as ‘Seinfeld’ were shot
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The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A look at the Dotdash and Meredith merger, as some question whether People magazine, with an average print circulation of around 3M, fits in Dotdash's portfolio — Still a hit in print, the weekly chronicle of celebs and ordinary people who make news is set to become the property of a company specializing in informational websites.
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@mediaevan, @nataliesamsonpr, @annehummert, @cristymsilva, @joshsternberg, @helentobin, @marcatracy and @nytimesbusiness
Jing Yang / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NetEase's online music business Cloud Village revives plans for a Hong Kong IPO by the end of 2021, aiming to raise $1B at a $5B-$6B valuation — Cloud Village earlier shelved Hong Kong listing plans during a selloff in Chinese internet stocks — HONG KONG—The online music business …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The BBC's no-bias policy is being pushed to its limits as staff grapple with who gets to choose topics where impartiality matters, such as transgender rights — Analysis: from anti-racism protests to trans rights, who gets to choose topics where impartiality matters is a live issue
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@michellemanafy, @tarajohn, @marcusryder, @pressgazette, @jimsterling, @jayhulmepoet, @bevjacksonauth, @leng_cath, @punapeura and @simonablake
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