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Sources: CNN probe found that Allison Gollust, then a top marketing exec, passed along Gov. Andrew Cuomo's preferred topics to producers before a 2020 interview — An internal investigation found that a top executive, Allison Gollust, had extensive communications with then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Q&A with Dean Baquet on star journalists, the rise of off-the-cuff opinionating in journalism, not caring about the “unnuanced voices on Twitter”, and more — Ahead of his expected retirement, the Times' executive editor reflects on his newsroom's unprecedented growth …
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Dean Baquet is unable to acknowledge major flaws undermining his newsroom, casting himself as a savior of journalism against Twitter critics and young staffers — Even in the most unrevealing interviews, New York Times editor Dean Baquet's arrogance, cluelessness, and complete disregard for his critics …
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Sources detail the tumult inside Spotify's podcast division, which is yet to release any shows from marquee deals with Ava DuVernay and others after over a year — - Spotify inked deals with Ava DuVernay, Jordan Peele, and more but many of them have released no podcasts.
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Sources: the value of Spotify's deal with Joe Rogan, which covers three and a half years, was at least $200M, twice the $100M that reports suggested at the time
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Len Blavatnik's Access Industries agrees to a $4.3B recapitalization of DAZN, clearing the streamer's debt, and subscribes to another $250M in new shares — Len Blavatnik has agreed a $4.3 billion recapitalization of DAZN, as the billionaire doubles down on his loss-making sports entertainment company …
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Philadelphia NPR station WHYY has had 49% turnover since January 2021 as staff complain about poor communication, organization, and focus on short news pieces — Thirty-four WHYY journalists signed a letter to top managers last February complaining about how they were running the newsroom …
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Netflix announces four comedy specials to be hosted and produced by Dave Chappelle, with a focus on other veteran comedians — The controversial comic will host and produce four comedy specials focusing on other veteran comedians. … The streamer announced Friday the release …
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How advertisers are dealing with Meta's ad price increases prompted by Apple's ATT changes, with some shifting their ad budgets to Google, Amazon, and TikTok — Privacy features prompt e-commerce businesses to slash ad spending; ‘Apple has changed the game’ — Facebook was long one of the surest bets in digital advertising.


Digital media executive Sree Sreenivasan joins Arizona State University to lead CronkitePro, an education program for journalism and comms professionals — Sree Sreenivasan, an internationally acclaimed journalist, digital media executive and educator, will join Arizona State University's …
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In December 2021, 33% of Americans said they pay a “great deal” of attention to national news, down from 54% in November 2020 — Fewer Americans are paying attention to national news now than at any time since early 2018. In December 2021, a third of Americans (33%) said they pay …
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Journalists should tell their audiences that the media itself is in the crossfire of an information war, amid repeated alarms over a Russian invasion of Ukraine — “With Buildup on Land and Sea, Russia Closes Noose on Ukraine” (two columns, below the fold).
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A look at Gazeta Wyborcza, one of Poland's leading dailies with 280K digital subscribers and a premium tier offering direct contact with the editorial team — For any newspaper, 280,000 digital subscribers is a hefty achievement. It propels a title into the rarified ‘100K Club’ and for Gazeta Wyborcza …