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4:20 AM ET, August 30, 2022

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl plans to leave in early 2023 after 12+ years as a senior executive; Google veteran Mary Ellen Coe will replace him  —  Robert Kyncl will exit YouTube in early 2023 after more than 12 years as a senior exec at video giant.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBC launches Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts in 170 countries and regions, with 400+ hours of exclusive programming, for $2.99/month or $29.99/year in the US  —  True crime is among the most popular podcast content categories — and now NBC's “Dateline,” one of the genre's OGs, is looking to cash in.
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Apple says the number of Apple Podcast subscribers grew by 300%+ since June 2021 and 25%+ of the top 100 shows in its Top Shows chart now offer a subscription  —  Dateline, NBC's true crime newsmagazine show, is offering a paid podcast subscription through Apple's in-app product starting today.
Calder McHugh / Politico:
A profile of Jelani Cobb, the Columbia Journalism School's new dean, as some say journalism schools feel slightly anachronistic and students worry about debt  —  Everyone is in their back-to-school finest.  For the incoming Columbia Journalism School class, this means …
National Union of Journalists:
After Reach pay and workload talks break down, the UK's National Union of Journalists plans to strike on August 31 and from September 13 to September 15, 2022  —  Following two days of negotiations over the bank holiday weekend, brokered by ACAS the arbitration service, talks between the NUJ and Reach have broken down with no deal.
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Discussion: @jason_kint
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Poynter and NewsGuild: Gannett's August 2022 layoffs cut at least 70 to 90 newsroom jobs, after a 35% drop in the newspaper's workforce from 2019 to 2021  —  The latest cutbacks at Gannett come amid an industry-wide trend of shrinking newspaper newsrooms  —  The only full-time news reporter …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at the growing divergence between critics' reviews and viewers' ratings of top movies over the years; 2022 so far has the largest opinion gap to date  —  Good afternoon from Los Angeles, wherever you may be.  Earlier this year, I noticed that critics seemed especially critical of the new crop of big movies.
Corbin Bolies / @corbinbolies:
Sources: Condé Nast's Allure magazine will end its print edition after its December issue and move to a digital-only model  —  SCOOP: @Allure_magazine will be ending its print run after its December issue, sources said, and it will feature Jennifer Aniston on the cover. The sudden announcement to staff last week had some afraid of layoffs, though a spokes said no changes are planned right now. Read: https://twitter.com/...
Discussion: @jeffjarvis
Kurt Gessler:
Tribune Publishing says disabling Google's AMP led to very little impact on mobile search referrals, as year-long drops mostly aligned to broader search trends  —  Ahead of its June 2021 algorithm update, Google made a significant announcement as part of its shift to emphasize overall page experience …
 
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Vikram Dodd / The Guardian:
Some UK police forces are asking officers to disclose personal ties with news reporters; some policing figures and freedom of speech groups oppose the clampdown
Brandon Katz / The Wrap:
SEC filing: Triller raised $200M and is targeting a $3B valuation in its IPO before the end of 2022; source: Triller is on track for a $250M run rate in 2023
Discussion: @lthomasnews
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Gwendolyn Glenn / WFAE 90.7:
Q&A with The Charlotte Observer's Rana Cash, on her first year as executive editor, reimagining the paper, connecting with communities of color, and more
Jessica Votipka / Grand Island Independent:
In Nebraska, high school administrators shut down a journalism program after students published editorials on LGBTQ topics, which some call an act of censorship
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix may launch its ad-supported tier in 2022 in 6+ markets, and plans to charge $7 to $9 per month in the US, selling ~4 minutes of ads per hour