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Jack Mirkinson / Discourse Blog:
CNN's “interview” with Jeff Bezos, where he gave the broad but non-specific promise that he plans to give most of his money to charity, is shameful PR nonsense — CNN's ‘interview’ with Jeff Bezos was shameful PR nonsense. — Let's say you're a billionaire tyrant and the company you founded …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
An interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner on expanding Politico to foreign capitals by adding 100-150 staff, advising Elon Musk on Twitter, and more — We are living through the twilight of the press baron. Once, there were conquerors of newspapers, magazines …
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Richard Rushfield / The Ankler:
Source: Michael Lewis shadowed Sam Bankman-Fried for the past six months and the CAA is pitching Lewis' yet-to-be-written book on FTX's fall to Hollywood buyers — Author compares Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance's CZ to ‘Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader’ in email sent by CAA — In this issue:
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Meta eliminated many journalism-adjacent positions as part of its 11K layoffs, including David Grant, The Meta Journalism Project Accelerator's program manager — “Meta had the resources at its peak to do incredible things. Not just the dollars, but the encouragement to think of the best outcome possible …
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@sarahscire, @frankwords, @_llebrun, @rafat, @laurahazardowen, @ckrewson, @razarumi and @dorrine
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at the New York Post under Editor-in-Chief Keith Poole, as the ex-Sun digital editor tries to attract a national audience by taking on the MailOnline — This summer, as the New York Post bludgeoned her reelection campaign, New York Governor Kathy Hochul sought via an aide to arrange …
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@sallygold, @aaronacarr, @timothypmurphy, @markdistef, @jblumgart, @lisatozzi and Poynter
Larry Edelman / The Boston Globe:
The Boston Globe announces NPR SVP for News Nancy Barnes will be its next editor, succeeding Brian McGrory on February 1 to become the first woman in the role — The Boston Globe announced Monday that Nancy Barnes would be its next editor, tapping a deeply experienced journalist …
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Media Nation, MediaPost, New York Times, @katzish, @markpothier, @tednesi and @leung
Brad Stone / Bloomberg:
Sequoia deleting its 14,000-word SBF profile by journalist Adam Fischer shows VCs' media pivot isn't about informing readers but spreading corporate propaganda — A now-infamous profile of the fallen FTX founder illustrates the predictable dangers of corporate content creation. But first...
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Sunday Times Editor Emma Tucker is expected to replace Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Matt Murray, who took the role in June 2018 — News Corp. executives in London have told associates they expect the editor of the Sunday Times, Emma Tucker, to take the top editorial job at the Wall Street Journal.
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Talking Biz News, The Information and @semafor
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Bleacher Report plans to offer more animated videos in its Qatar World Cup coverage; posts with animated content see 72% more engagement than other soccer posts — Bleacher Report is creating animated videos to join the conversations around the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar later this month - with a unique, satirical spin.
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@bleacher_pr and @digiday
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: The Washington Post Managing Editor Steven Ginsberg is leaving the newspaper to run The Athletic; Ginsberg lost out on the job to Sally Buzbee in 2021 — I grew up reading the New York Post, and have watched it transform itself into a national Republican outlet.
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube introduces a Live Q&A feature designed to help creators select and manage viewers' chat questions during livestreams — YouTube is introducing a new “Live Q&A” feature that is designed to make it easier for creators to interact with viewers during livestreams.
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The Podcast Host, ScreenRant and Insider
Malcolm Harris / New York Magazine:
A look at the rise of “influencer capital”, in which celebrities use their fame to promote and buy ownership stakes in otherwise mediocre products or services — How social media, celebrity promoters, and banks looking for a quick buck transformed the markets.
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