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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A look at The New York Times' relationship with The Athletic; some NYT sportswriters objected to Athletic reporters introducing themselves as NYT journalists — Not long after the New York Times bought the Athletic earlier this year, the founders of the popular sports website held an all-staff call.
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Axios:
An investigation finds a network of 51+ locally branded news sites across 10 midterm battleground states, tied to a progressive news outfit and a Democratic PAC — Writers for a D.C.-based media operation run by prominent Democratic operatives are behind a sprawling network …
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@parcastunion:
Gimlet's and Parcast's unions say Spotify blindsided them with 38+ layoffs, each bargaining unit lost ~30% of members, and Spotify can still help laid-off staff — .@GimletUnion & our joint statement on yesterday's layoffs @ParcastNetwork @Gimletmedia @Spotify https://twitter.com/...
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Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
With ~100K new music tracks uploaded to streaming platforms every day, UMG's CEO says record companies are becoming more critical to helping musicians' careers — MBW's Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a single data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry.
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@mitchlafon, @blackamazon, @elite_gz, @brianzisook, @tedgioia and Variety
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
SEC filing: News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson received total compensation of $19.7M in FY 2022, down 14.6% YoY; his base salary of $3.06M didn't change since 2019 — Robert Thomson, the chief executive officer of News Corp., saw his total compensation decline by 14.6 percent in its 2022 fiscal year …
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@arashmassoudi, Thanks:@talkingbiznews
Melanie Walsh / Public Books:
A look at BookScan, a subscription service for book sales data, exclusive to publishing executives, and its open-access alternative Post45 Data Collective — Culture industries increasingly use our data to sell us their products. It's time to use their data to study them.
Bloomberg:
Sources: ESPN is nearing a large new partnership with DraftKings, the sports-betting firm in which Disney acquired a stake when buying Fox's assets in 2019 — Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN is nearing a large new partnership with sports-betting firm DraftKings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Critics should quit dragging Maggie Haberman for holding Trump stories for her book; Haberman says she helped editors post scoops like the paper-clogged toilet — A traitor is defined as someone who “betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty,” according to Merriam-Webster.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Report: if Canada passes its Online News Act, Google and Meta could be forced to pay ~CA$329.2M per year to news publishers, covering ~30% of editorial costs — Google and Facebook could be forced to pay out CA$329.2m a year to Canada's news publishers after the country passes its Online News Act …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Pluribus News, founded by longtime DC journalist Reid Wilson, debuts with six newsroom employees aiming to report on policy trends at statehouses across the US — Numerous news start-ups have raced to fill a void of statehouse coverage. Pluribus News is planning to report on the policy trends making …
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Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak:
Over 100 rights holders and media groups demand that the EU take action to end live streaming piracy, especially illegal streams for sports and similar events — After years of trying to contain the meteoric rise of illegal streaming sites and pirate IPTV services, rightsholders in Europe have seen enough.
Nancy Scola / Wired:
A look at Courier Newsroom, eight progressive US state news sites aiming to prove the journalism network for the left is not just a political outfit — Former Democratic operative Tara McGowan is sinking millions into Meta's ad network to build Courier Newsroom, a media powerhouse for the left.
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@kylewilsontharp, @nancyscola, @wiredscience, @nkulw, @ryanlcooper, @taraemcg, @couriernewsroom, @peterhimler, @apublictrust, @margaretomara, @logandobson and @nancyscola
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