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Jennifer Orsi / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
The Herald-Tribune apologizes for publishing a guest column on its opinion page characterizing the white nationalist Proud Boys as just “caring school parents” — To our readers: — The Herald-Tribune erred Sunday in publishing a guest column on our opinion page and website with the headline …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Atlantic digitizes its print archive of more than 1,900 print magazines, dating back to 1857, available on the web and subject to its standard paywall — The library includes original writing from Twain, Hemingway, Plath and other authors — The Atlantic announced Monday morning …
Tom Jones / Poynter:
An interview with Phoebe Connelly, director of The Washington Post's Next Generation Audiences, which was launched to acquire younger and more diverse audiences — The job is to not only figure out how to reach new audiences now, but in the future when there could be platforms that haven't even been invented yet.
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New York Times:
Over 300 bookstores have opened in the US in the past two years, and many have seen profits jump, in a surprising turnaround that has increased diversity — More than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.”
Clayton Davis / Variety:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences promotes VP of impact and operations Jeanell English to the newly created position of EVP, impact and inclusion — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has upped Jeanell English to the newly created position of executive vice president, impact and inclusion.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Channel 4's privatization could be dropped by the UK's next prime minister, as several Conservative leadership candidates express doubts about the plan — As well as ambivalence among Conservative MPs towards the issue, there is uncertainty over what the caretaker government can do
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Courtney C. Radsch / Center for International Media Assistance:
An analysis of government policies aimed at making Big Tech pay for news content and the implications for independent news outlets in low-income countries — KEY FINDINGS — As policymakers around the world consider how to rebalance the relationship between Big Tech and the news industry …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Justin and Ben Smith's Semafor plans to debut video programming shortly after launch and hires Joe Posner, co-founder of Vox Video division, to lead the effort — Semafor wants “to build helpful antidotes to the toxic, polarized information ecosystem that blankets cable news and social platforms,” Posner says.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
IAC's Dotdash Meredith debuts product-recommendation sites affiliated with existing Meredith titles, including People, Better Homes & Gardens, and Real Simple — Dotdash Meredith looks to leverage the magazine brands it bought to boost affiliate revenue
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
As some publishers slow hiring, WaPo, Forbes, and others continue recruiting; BuzzFeed News says it has resumed regular hiring, after jobs cuts in early 2022 — Layoffs and hiring slowdowns are sweeping the tech and media industries, as companies keep their foot on the brakes and look for ways to cut costs amid a tightening economy.
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Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
NPD BookScan: total US print book sales were down 6.6% YoY in H1 2022 to 362.6M units, after soaring 18.9% YoY in H1 2021; adult nonfiction sales fell 10.3% YoY — After soaring 18.9% in the first half of 2021 over the comparable period in 2020, unit sales of print books retreated in the first half of 2022 …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix interviewed various executives including Pooja Midha, chief growth officer of Comcast's ad unit, to lead the creation of an ad-supported tier — Streaming company plans to bring ads to its service for the first time — Netflix Inc. NFLX -3.96%▼ …
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