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André Leon Talley, US Vogue's former editor-at-large and a rare Black fashion editor, has died at 73 — Called “a creative genius,” he was the rare Black editor at the top of a field that was mostly white and notoriously elitist. — André Leon Talley, the larger …
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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Edelman: 67% of people globally said media purposely tries to mislead, up eight percentage points from 2021; US and Australia saw the biggest drops in trust — A majority of people around the world are concerned that they are being lied to by journalists, according to the latest trust survey from PR firm Edelman.
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Axios, American Press Institute, @taraemcg, @axios, @jimvandehei and Edelman
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney reorganizes its streaming business, including installing Joe Earley, formerly head of Disney+ marketing and operations, as president of Hulu — Disney reorganized its global direct-to-consumer streaming organization, including installing Joe Earley, formerly head of Disney Plus marketing and operations, as president of Hulu.
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David Roeder / Chicago Sun-Times:
Chicago Public Media's board approves the Chicago Sun-Times acquisition, set to close on or about January 31, which will convert the Sun-Times into a nonprofit — The noncash transfer will not be final until contracts are approved, but both media organizations said they hope to close on the deal by the end of the month.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
A group of philanthropies invests $20M+ to launch an independent nonprofit news operation in Houston with about 40 journalists late this year or early next year — Three Houston philanthropies are coming together to launch an independent nonprofit news operation in Houston, executives tell Axios.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram Subscriptions launches as an alpha in the US, initially letting 10 creators offer paid access to exclusive Instagram Live videos and Stories — Instagram is giving creators more ways to make money with today's launch of Instagram Subscriptions. The feature, which was spotted hitting …
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Variety and @caseynewton, more at Techmeme »
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Axios Pro launches with three newsletters, costing $599 per year for each or $1,799 for All Access, including two more newsletters launching in the spring — The smart brevity publisher Axios launched its first paid subscription product Wednesday morning, a series of three newsletters covering investment …
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@kendallbaker, @kerrymflynn, @markstenberg3, @kerrymflynn and @emilyrpeck
Clive Cookson / Financial Times:
The Royal Society finds social media sites banning misleading content is ineffective and can drive misinformation to “harder-to-address corners of the internet” — Risks of removing information rejected by the mainstream outweigh benefits, according to the Royal Society
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Gizmodo, @mattnavarra, @daveleeft, @royalsociety and @originalspin, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
RocaNews, which delivers news via Instagram, raises a $4.4M seed and acquires River News, an app that provides news stories via a TikTok-like video feed — RocaNews, an Instagram news brand with 1 million followers, has raised $4.4 million in a seed round led by Ori Allon, the co-founder and executive chair of Compass Real Estate.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Filmhub, which lets filmmakers distribute their work to over 100 streaming channels, including Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV, raises a $6.8M seed led by a16z — As the streaming market grows, so has the demand for content. But even though it's now easier than ever for filmmakers to create …
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nexttv.com, @andrewchen and @devindra
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Dr. Rebecca Whittington, Reach's first online safety editor, on her background, the abuses journalists face, and creating good reporting systems — “What's really struck me is the variety of issues I've seen reported in recent weeks. Not one of them has been the same."
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@janebsinger, @heres_christine, @lvzwestcott, @risj_oxford, @chanders, @ladaprice, @leonaoneill1 and @hanaatameez
Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
Study: Sky is Europe's largest TV company by revenue at €16.3B in 2020, followed by ARD at €6.53B and Netflix at €6.15B; Netflix has a 35% VOD market share — M&A activity is picking up pace in Europe, driven by the streaming wars and the COVID crisis, according to a new report by the European Audiovisual Observatory.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube says it's winding down YouTube Originals after six years and will only fund programs that are part of its Black Voices and YouTube Kids Funds — YouTube is getting out of the business of originals: The Google-owned video giant said it is winding down its original productions team after more than six years.
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
YouTube's global head of original content, Susanne Daniels, is leaving on March 1 after almost seven years
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