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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Atlantic digitizes its archive of over 1,900 print magazines, dating back to its 1857 founding, available on its website 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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Jennifer Orsi / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
The Herald-Tribune apologizes for publishing a guest column on its opinion page describing the white nationalist group the Proud Boys as “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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New York Times:
Over 300 bookstores opened in the US in the past two years and many have seen profits jump, in a surprising revival that has increased book and author 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.”
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: the UK's next prime minister could drop Channel 4's privatization; several Conservative leadership candidates have previously doubted the sell-off 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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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Justin and Ben Smith's Semafor plans to roll out video programming shortly after launch and hires Vox Video division co-founder Joe Posner 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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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery is in talks with Amazon to return HBO Max to Prime Video, if Amazon agrees to share viewer behavior data and other terms — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has been in talks with Amazon.com Inc. about restarting a distribution agreement for the online retailer …
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Pluto TV reorganizes its US channel lineup, adding four channels and categories Game Shows, Daytime TV, Home, Food, and Lifestyle & Culture, to draw in viewers — Today, Pluto TV reorganized its U.S. channel lineup, adding five new categories and four channels to the service in hopes …
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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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Meta launches Sphere, an open-source AI knowledge tool based on 134M public webpages; Wikipedia, Sphere's first user, is using it to verify articles' citations — Facebook may be infamous for helping to usher in the era of “fake news”; but it's also tried to find a place for itself in the follow-up …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
IAC's Dotdash Meredith launches 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
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
BuzzFeed News resumes regular hiring after jobs cuts in early 2022; The Washington Post, Forbes, Bloomberg, Hearst, and others also resume or continue hiring — 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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