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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, EatingWell, Health, Parents, and People en Español will cease printing after April, becoming digital brands and cutting ~200 jobs — The publications, which IAC's Dotdash acquired when it bought Meredith last year, will live on as digital-only brands
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney beats Q1 estimates with 129.8M Disney+ subscriptions worldwide, up 37% YoY, and $21.82B in revenue, up 34% YoY; stock up 8%+ after hours — Disney Plus powered to a strong year-end finish, with the media giant's flagship streaming business blowing past expectations to hit almost 130 million users.
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
The bitcoin-related arrest of a writer who posted 47 times on Forbes.com highlights earlier use of Forbes' contributor network for scams, PR, or bad journalism — That “rapper” accused of billions in crypto fraud was also a Forbes contributor. Is it finally time to move past the contributor network?
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Sarah Emerson / BuzzFeed News:
One of two people charged with conspiring to launder ~$3.6B in stolen bitcoin has been a consistent contributor at Forbes since late 2017 and at Inc. since 2016
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Discovery says its merger with AT&T's WarnerMedia received US antitrust clearance, following European Commission approval in December — The mega-deal is expected to close in the second quarter.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Discovery sees Zucker's departure as an opportunity for a reset at CNN to make it less opinionated; ratings have declined noticeably in recent months — Ever since Jeff Zucker seized the reins at CNN in early 2013, the cable-news network has been one of loudest voices in media circles.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In a deposition, James Bennet says that he included a direct apology to Sarah Palin in a response to CNN's questions, but the apology didn't make it past NYT PR — “America's Lethal Politics,” the June 14, 2017, editorial at the center of Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit, is cause for apology.
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Vicky Ward disputes Isaac Chotiner's article about her 2003 Jeffrey Epstein profile and blames Graydon Carter for omissions; Carter calls her a serial liar — Ward released what she said were transcripts of conversations with Jeffrey Epstein and the Vanity Fair editor-in-chief, who called her a “serial liar.”
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Nieman Lab:
A study of 430 local Seattle journalists from 2015-2021 finds ~40% had the same job after six years, ~30% left the industry, and 16% advanced in their careers — A bleak look at journalism careers in one U.S. city — It's been almost an entire generation since the recession …
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Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
The BBC will launch a new live team with 31 journalists to expand coverage beyond COVID-19, after its live pages collectively saw 1B+ visits during the pandemic — The pandemic has attached “rocket boosters” to news live blogs and led to more investment from publishers as sites try …
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@davidclinchnews, @stuartmillar159, @jasminecoleman, @ponniahkevin and Talking Biz News
Sara Fischer / Axios:
As ABC News, ESPN, Daily Mail, and other outlets amass over 1M TikTok followers, some suggest the surge is reminiscent of their growth on Facebook in 2015 — A handful of news media companies now have more than 1 million followers on TikTok, a testament to how much the viral video platform …
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Understanding TikTok, @jaysunsilver, @_andersonbecca, @shannmclellan, @callingcaterina and @evanmcmurry
Bloomberg:
After crypto's recent plunge, FTX and Crypto.com seek new customers with Super Bowl ads; iSpot.tv data: $112.9M+ has been spent on US crypto TV ads since 2020 — It's a testing time for crypto exchanges to be making their Super Bowl ad debuts. — Recruiting new users can be simple when prices are skyrocketing.
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@silvermanjacob, @gardnerakayla, @crypto and @ryanlawler, more at Techmeme »
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Interview with Capital B co-founder and CEO Lauren Williams on fundraising, the value of social platforms and search, the new Atlanta newsroom, and more — Lauren Williams is the co-founder and CEO of Capital B, a new nonprofit media company dedicated to news for Black audiences.
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