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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Quartz CEO Zach Seward says the outlet is dropping its paywall after three years to focus on “the right kind of subscription”; Quartz has ~25K subscribers — Co-founder Zach Seward says site will focus on ‘right kind of subscription’ as it tries to build traffic and influence
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Kate Cox / The Counter:
The Counter, a nonprofit newsroom that investigated the forces shaping how and what Americans eat, will cease publication on May 20 after nearly seven years — I'm writing with news I hoped I'd never have to report. After nearly seven years publishing some of the most provocative …
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Axios:
Fox News says it didn't authorize a verified account on Truth Social, which for months has had unverified bot accounts for Fox Sports, TMZ, the NFL, and others — Just days after a verified account for Fox News appeared on former President Trump's social media app, Truth Social …
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A year after Facebook launched podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Meta has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping — Facebook's interest in podcasts is fading, barely a year after it began. — Last April, during a hot market for audio …
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Reuters:
Sources: a consortium led by radio industry veteran Jeff Warshaw offers to acquire Cumulus Media for close to $1.2B including debt; the stock closes up 39.86% — A consortium led by U.S. radio station industry veteran Jeff Warshaw has offered to acquire Cumulus Media Inc (CMLS.O) …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
A look at Fox News Books, an effort to “transcend” the news; the marketing department develops the book ideas and matches them with on-air talent for promotion — Shannon Bream, an anchor on Fox News, doesn't get into the kinds of noise-making controversies that propel the careers …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
YouTube Shorts now lets creators splice in 1- to 5-second clips from eligible long-form videos and Shorts; previously, creators could only add short audio clips — Creators can use clips from YouTube's billions of videos in their own content — Creators making YouTube Shorts will now be able …
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@lavrusik, Tubefilter, Mashable, TechCrunch and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
MLB renews its YouTube deal to stream 15 baseball games this season; the league has streaming deals with Apple TV+ for Friday games and Peacock for Monday games — The site will be home to 15 games in the 2022 season as MLB continues to cast a wide net with streamers.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Texas Tribune plans to hire reporters outside of big Texas cities, including its first Report for America position, to broaden perspectives on state policy — Texas, as you might have heard, is quite big. Even a semi-recent transplant, the Texas Tribune's editor-in-chief Sewell Chan …
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Dave Cantor / Poynter:
Vox Media signs ad partnerships with Gastropod and The Longform Podcast and is considering subscription audio, where paying listeners get bonus content — Digitally-focused media companies are consolidating brands. What benefits will be reaped from those actions remain to be seen.
Josh Funk / Associated Press:
Hedge fund Cannell Capital announced this week it increased its stake in Lee Enterprises to 9.1%; Cannell's head says Lee needs new, digitally savvy leadership — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is facing renewed pressure from a hedge fund to speed up its transition …
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@2xaught7, @suarez_cm, @lvernonsparks and @juwanthewriter
Bobby Ghosh / Bloomberg:
Q&A with Saad Mohseni, founder and CEO of Moby Group, which owns Afghanistan's TOLO TV, on hosting debates between Taliban factions, hiring more women, and more — This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve the world's most pressing policy challenges.
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@astronoodlecat, @bopinion, @omsamad, @cpeterkessler, @dearzari, @khalilnoori, @heatherbarr1, @kathygannon and @bbcyaldahakim
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