Top News:
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 …
Discussion:
@oliverdarcy, Washington Post, Puck, Very Serious, Poynter, @feliciasonmez, @hsforeman, @hsforeman, @hsforeman, @hsforeman, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @hsforeman, @hsforeman, @hsforeman, New York Post, Gawker, @bydavidgardner, @venkatananth, Digressions and Dysfluencies, @bernybelvedere, @niemanlab, @charlottetklein, @ericnewcomer, @adityakalra, @wesleylowery, The Daily Beast, @blackamazon, @genepark, @oliverdarcy, @sivavaid, @jeongpark52, @eggerdc, @mlcalderone, @matthewstoller, @walterolson, @heminator, @jaxelburgh, @chrishartline, Mediaite, @oliverdarcy, @jaxelburgh, @wajahatali and Fox News
RELATED:
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
Discussion:
@oliverdarcy, @feliciasonmez, @ashleyrparker, @feliciasonmez, @postroz, @amyegardner, @oliverdarcy, @stevemullis, New York Post, Mediaite, @danbalz, @feliciasonmez, @sophanho, @camilovilaseca, @carolleonnig, @cselley, @ksieff, @peterbdoran, @esaagar, @feliciasonmez, @corbinbolies, @nickmiroff, @ggreenwald, @feliciasonmez, @feliciasonmez, @oliverdarcy, @froomkin, CNN and The Desk
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.
Discussion:
Insider, @hayskali, @claireatki, Too Much TV Newsletter, @natjarv, @claireatki, Fierce Video, The Wrap, @aagave, Fortune, Forbes, Insider and @alistairmbarr
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.
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 …
Discussion:
Axios, Deadline, @vincenzolandino, @kerrymflynn, IndieWire, The Wrap, @thr, @borys_kit, The Qualifier, SlashFilm, The A.V. Club, The Playlist, AppleInsider and Sportico
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 …
Discussion:
Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, TechCrunch, Spotify, Bloomberg and The Wrap, more at Techmeme »
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Vox Media debuts its own supply-side platform for programmatic sales of ads reaching sites from publishers that use its Concert marketplace, including Vox sites — If you want something done right then do it yourself, as the saying goes — and at Vox Media that's truer than ever …
Discussion:
@ronan_shields, @maxthecomrade and @jason_kint
RELATED:
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Australia's ABC plans to abolish 58 librarian and archivist jobs and make journalists research and archive their stories, due to “more efficient work practices” — A further 17 contract positions will also be axed with many of the staff affected based in regional areas
Discussion:
@rabbitandcoffee, @remembrancermx, @stephaniedowric, @thatstevetaylor, @jodimca, @avanidias, @richardaedy, @michellearrow1, @brucehillmelb, @limlouisa, @amymullins_, @backupbear, @attardmon, @theriverfed, @zizzyballord, @geoffhutchison, @michaelsmyth_, @heldavidson, @thebigjohnnyd, @kevcorduroy, @bridgeyb, @percykaren, @viveka, @summersanne, @mckinleaf, @kjbar, @dawsonej, @milliganreports, @whereisdaz, @danilic, @manjusrii, @samdspence, @mrkrudd and @rgcooke
David Folkenflik / NPR:
An interview with incoming New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn on succeeding Dean Baquet, discouraging reporters from “wallowing” in Twitter hate, and more — Joe Kahn takes over next week as executive editor of The New York Times as the newspaper is riding high on a new crop …
Discussion:
@davidjoachim, @davidfolkenflik, @dangillmor, @clockwerks and @dangillmor
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.
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount's free, ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV is set to expand into Canada this fall in partnership with local broadcaster Corus Entertainment — Paramount Global's free, ad-supported streamer, led by Olivier Joliet, is headed north of the border to debut this fall in partnership with Corus Entertainment.
Discussion:
Variety, The Streamable, Media Play News, Deadline and Next TV
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
At White House briefings between January 1 and May 9, 2022, Biden aides took 347 questions from Fox News, more than any other network, followed by CBS with 263 — On Day 2 of the Biden administration, Fox News host Sean Hannity taunted White House press secretary Jen Psaki by hyping network White House correspondent Peter Doocy.
Discussion:
Politico, @espiegler, @arianapekary, @oliverdarcy, @meredithshiner, @alexthomp and @owillis
RELATED:
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Unlike ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC, Fox News will not carry Thursday's primetime January 6 Committee hearing, airing the proceedings on Fox Business instead
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Atlantic, @brianstelter, @brianstelter, @jayrosen_nyu, @theplumlinegs, @mattsheffield, @mollyjongfast, @digiphile, @susanmcp1, @theplumlinegs, @sulliview, @jakesherman, @theplumlinegs, @jayrosen_nyu, @guygavrielkay, @oliverdarcy, The Signorile Report, @pbump, @mattgrossmann, @adamkinzinger, @jayrosen_nyu, @jayrosen_nyu, @jeremylittau, @pbump, @jayrosen_nyu, @jayrosen_nyu, @sawyerhackett, @accountablegop, @asharangappa_, @keithboykin, @juliehinds, @rschooley, @mollyjongfast, @chrisstigall, HuffPost, New York Times, Bloomberg, The Guardian, UPROXX and The Hill
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 …
Discussion:
@alexlaughs, @drewmagary, New Yorker, @alexlaughs, @_sashayed, @niemanlab, @mckinneykelsey, @dlberes, @drewmagary, @drewmagary, @austinlouisray and @saba_h
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Newsquest reports £45.2M in 2021 profit on £142M revenue, up from a £45.1M loss in 2020 on £139.7M revenue; average staff numbers fell 18% YoY to 1,489 — Newsquest Media Group swung back into £45.2m profit last year following a £45.1m loss the year before.
Discussion:
@pressgazette, @pressgazette, HoldtheFrontPage and find-and-update.company …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Kamal Ahmed, EIC of UK-based The News Movement, says the social media-first startup almost doubled its editorial staff to 16 and might launch fully in the fall — The News Movement, the social media-first news start-up founded by Kamal Ahmed and Will Lewis, has almost doubled the size of its editorial staff to 16.
Discussion:
@kamalahmednews, @pressgazette, @pressgazette and @anitamorris
Energy & Commodities Editor, Tokyo — 
Politics Reporter, TX — 
Consumer Brands Reporter, GA — 
Deputy Editor - Health Care, VA — 
Product Editor, CA — 
Indigenous Affairs Editor, Sydney — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Bangor Reporter, ME — 
Commerce Editor - Health, Remote US — 
Sports Editor, MI — 
Managing Editor, Remote US — 
Lex Writer, London — 
Trending News Reporter, NY — 
Weekend Editor, CA — 
Part-Time Reporter, AZ — 
Political Correspondent, NV — 
Sr. Reporter, Singapore — 
Evening Dep. Breaking News Ed., CA — 
Copy Editor - Miami HQ, FL — 
Police & Courts Reporter, OH — 
Senior Science & Health Writer, NY — 
Data Journalist, MN — 
Tech Correspondent, CA — 
City Government Reporter, OR — 
Healthcare Business Reporter, MA — 
Senior Consumer Tech Reporter, NY — 
Washington Correspondent, DC — 
Editorial Director - Audio & Video, NY — 
Local Editor - Morris County, Remote NJ — 
Deputy Managing Editor, IA — 
Senior Editor - NBA, Remote US — 
Immigration Reporter, CA — 
Breaking News Editor - Weekend, HK — 
Reporter - National, Remote NY — 
