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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Marty Baron's failure to enact a new social media policy is presenting a major test for Executive Editor Sally Buzbee on her one-year anniversary in the top job — A flurry of Twitter flare-ups and Slack spats involving Post journalists, along with a controversial suspension …
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Memo: Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee reiterates “in the strongest of terms” rules banning harassment, discrimination, and attacks on colleagues
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Martin Baccardax / TheStreet:
Roku's stock closes up 9.06% after a report says employees have been discussing a possible Netflix acquisition in recent weeks; Roku is down 56.31% in 2022 — Reports suggest employee chatter at San Jose-based has been focused on a potential takeover bid from Netflix.
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett is reducing daily editorial pages at its regional papers, refocusing on community dialogue, citing low readership, abundant opinions online, and more — The 250-title chain will largely cut back opinion to a few days a week and refocus opinion on community dialogue.
Lulu Cheng Meservey / @lulumeservey:
[Thread] Substack VP criticizes a Wired piece alleging Substack “recruits and pays extremists” and the author's unwillingness to remove the claim without proof — We keep seeing false claims about Substack that seem designed to mislead. Here's just one recent example, which the outlet refuses to correct. We believe the best way to fight misinformation is through open debate, so here are the facts. 1/x https://twitter.com/...
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN Digital interim chief Alex MacCallum plans to leave on June 30, and Wendy Brundige will take over the role; CNN Digital CTO Robyn Peterson is also leaving — A second senior CNN executive who was deeply involved in the launch of the company's CNN+ streaming-video hub is set to leave the company.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Reelz cable network picks up Live PD, the police reality show canceled following George Floyd's murder, and tentatively retitles it as On Patrol: Live — Hit police reality show, which was canceled by A&E following the 2020 killing of George Floyd, will appear on Reelz network
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Caitlin Cruz / Jezebel:
The Today Show should have chosen someone else to interview Johnny Depp's legal team, given Savannah Guthrie's disclosure that her husband consulted for it — Absolutely fascinating choice by Savannah Guthrie to reveal this conflict of interest now, post-verdict. — Alerts
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
A New York State Supreme Court judge dismisses a sexual assault lawsuit against ABC News exec Michael Corn, citing a lack of proof of a hostile work environment — A New York State Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Michael Corn, a former longtime executive producer at ABC News …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Apple strikes a unique deal for an F1 movie with a global theatrical window of 30+ days and the revenue split 50-50 between Apple and the filmmakers — The unique deal, which calls for a wide theatrical release with a meaningful window, will have the creative team paid three ways …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify's podcast business generated nearly €200M in 2021 revenue, up 300% YoY, but had a -57% gross margin; Spotify monetized 14% of listening time in Q1 2022 — Spotify disclosed some key financial metrics of its podcast business for the first time — and while the $1 billion-plus …
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Yousef Saba / Reuters:
Disney+ launches in the Middle East and North Africa; Digital TV Research says Netflix has 6.8M subscribers in the region and Starzplay has just under 2M — Disney+ (DIS.N) launched its streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa on Wednesday, vying for market share in a region …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Defector's Normal Gossip podcast, launched in early 2022, gets around 100K downloads per episode and helped boost subscription revenue for the worker-owned site — The sports and culture website earns 95% of its revenue from subscriptions. When Normal Gossip launched paid subscriptions last month …
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