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Brian Welk / The Wrap:
Jeffrey Toobin leaves CNN after 20 years as a legal analyst and writer; CNN placed Toobin on leave in 2020 after he acknowledged exposing himself on a Zoom call — “We are grateful for Jeffrey's contributions to the network over the years and wish him all the best in his future endeavors,” a CNN spokesperson says
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Stephen Proctor / Yahoo Entertainment:
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade showed a photoshopped image on air depicting the judge who signed off on the Mar-a-Lago raid grafted over an image of Jeffrey Epstein — On Thursday's Tucker Carlson Tonight, guest host Brian Kilmeade showed a clearly photoshopped image of U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart …
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Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: before ATT, Apple and Meta discussed revenue-sharing deals, such as Apple taking a cut of “boosted posts” via IAP and an ad-free, Facebook subscription — The two tech giants discussed revenue-sharing arrangements, including a potential ad-free, subscription version of Facebook
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Charter plans to shut down Spectrum Originals, after launching the original scripted content initiative in 2019, amid increased production costs and competition — EXCLUSIVE: Charter Communications is getting out of the original programming business. The decision to shut down Spectrum Originals comes …
Hamish McKenzie / On Substack:
Substack's Hamish McKenzie changes his title from COO to Chief Writing Officer to signal the company's respect for writers and says “I'll be writing a lot more” — The first job title I've ever taken seriously … Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
The Information hires Karl Wells, formerly Dow Jones' chief subscriptions officer, as its first chief commercial officer, to grow revenue — It's been a busy few months at The Information. Our newsroom has been leading the narrative in coverage, from our early reporting on Netflix's dramatic move …
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Vanity Fair, @nickwingfield, @lessin, @jessicalessin and @anthony
Marketing Brew:
The Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, and others juice traffic by buying ads in the mobile game Subway Surfers, which offers rewards for viewing ads or articles — We played Subway Surfers for three weeks. Of 365 ads, 124 were articles from 26 different publishers.
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@jblock49, @simonowens, @danbeucke, @marketingbrew, @deepsee_io, @bymeg, @ryanbarwick and @deepsee_io
James Anderson / Nieman Lab:
A look at The Kansas City Defender, which has one full-time staffer, two part-timers, five interns, and four freelancers, rooted in abolitionist press tradition — Most news outlets don't organize basketball park takeovers. The Kansas City Defender is not like most outlets.
Steven Perlberg / Insider:
Editor-in-Chief Sumi Aggarwal and COO Annie Chabel are leaving the Center for Investigative Reporting and Reveal, a month after 10 of 68 employees were cut — - Editor-in-Chief Sumi Aggarwal and Chief Operating Officer Annie Chabel are leaving CIR and Reveal, its award-winning radio program.
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@perlberg, @clarajeffery, @mgafni, @mikejcorey, @byardduncan and @mattdrange
Washington Post:
Journalists juggle the news value of ransomware attacks with the knowledge that ransomware gangs lie and use stories to recruit and pressure victims into paying — Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202! Please enjoy this navel-gazing edition. — Below: A jury convicts an ex-Twitter employee for spying …
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@suzannemsmalley, @brfreed, @spj_tweets, @uuallan, @flashpointintel and American Press Institute
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's National Union of Journalists plans 24-hour strikes on August 26 and August 31, 2022, and a 48-hour strike in September over 3% raises at Reach outlets — National and regional journalists at Reach have voted to strike starting this month over a “meagre” 3% pay rise offer.
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@pressgazette, HoldtheFrontPage and @pressgazette
Scott Deveau / Bloomberg:
Activist investor ValueAct Capital takes a 7% stake in The New York Times and urges an aggressive rollout of subscriber-only bundles; NYT's stock jumps 10%+ — Activist investor ValueAct Capital Management has built a new position in the New York Times Co., contending the iconic newspaper company …
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New York Times, @nytimesbusiness, @trengriffin, @jeffjarvis, @benmullin, Axios, @bernstein, @newsynick, @espiers, @felixsalmon, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and CNBC
Eric Mandel / Atlanta Business Journal:
Mailchimp co-founder Ben Chestnut plans to step down as CEO after 21 years and transition to a founder-advisor role; Intuit's Rania Succar will take over — Managing Editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle — See Correction/Clarification at end of article — Ben Chestnut is stepping …
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