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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
A look at factors that prolonged the WGA strike, like different priorities for streaming services and studios, and how dialog may prevent another standoff later — Why did it take five months? — That's the vexing question that entertainment industry insiders are wrestling with even as they cheer …
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@tvmojoe, @edlantz, @richlightshed, The Verge and NPR
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
SAG-AFTRA and the major studios suspend talks; the AMPTP says that the gap between the two sides is “too great” and accuses studios of “bully tactics” — In a statement to members after midnight, the union accused the studios of engaging in “bully tactics,” …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Automattic expands ActivityPub support to WordPress.com hosted sites, letting blog owners reach 13.3M users across the fediverse, including Mastodon's 1.8M MAUs — Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plugin that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse …
Gabe Bullard / Nieman Reports:
Internal memo: NPR lost a negligible amount of traffic in the six months since leaving Twitter, after the service labeled the outlet “US state-affiliated media” — The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn't worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
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Digiday, @randfish@mastodon.social, @Johannab@wandering.shop, @emmalbriant@mastodon.online, @aulia@threads.net, @travelfishery@threads.net, @Zeb_Larson@zirk.us, @thesiswhisperer@aus.social, @mosseri@threads.net, @tchambers@indieweb.social, @dangoodin@infosec.exchange, @kalihays.bsky.social, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, The Times of Israel, @paul@oldfriends.live, @travelfishery@threads.net, @sergiomarbel, @claesdevreese@mastodon.social and Los Angeles Times, more at Techmeme »
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: in a testy staff meeting about layoffs, interim Washington Post CEO Patty Stonesifer said “this is a really good business that we overshot on expenses” — A meeting between Washington Post leadership and staff grew contentious over its buyout program.
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Washington Post, @glennthrush and The Wrap
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Washington Post is offering voluntary buyouts over the next few weeks, aiming to cut ~240 jobs out of 2,500 to offset digital subscription and ad challenges
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Washington Post, @kemettler, @willoremus@mastodon.social, @nkulw, @benmullin, New York Post, @farhip, Media Nation, Poynter, @postguild, @postguild, @postguild, @postguild, @postguild, @davidfolkenflik, NPR, NPR, The Guardian, Press Watch, @blogdiva@mastodon.social, @brianvastag@sciencemastodon …, The Information, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, The Hill and @oliverdarcy@threads.net
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram head Adam Mosseri reiterates Threads' position on hard news, saying that Threads does not intend to “amplify” news because it's currently “too risky” — Instagram's new Twitter-like app Threads is not prepared to truly challenge Elon Musk's X …
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@mosseri@threads.net, @jason_kint, @jonkeeganstories@threads.net, @iddybud@threads.net, @jasonszep@threads.net, @timsilverbonito@threads.net, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @daultonvenglar@threads.net, @ajb0211@threads.net, @luckytran@threads.net, @raysteelewfyi@threads.net, @mateosboy@threads.net, @originalspin@threads.net, @ckopyar@threads.net, @gaberivera@threads.net, @kcoledalton@threads.net, @matthewbreen0@threads.net, @sarahfrier@threads.net, @alluring@threads.net, @drewharwell@threads.net, @yayitsrob@threads.net, @craigmod@threads.net, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, @miasato.2@threads.net, @jamespollard@threads.net and Media Makers Meet
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
A look at the work of a small group of journalists based full-time in the now blockaded Gaza Strip, reporting for the BBC, the AP, Reuters, AFP, and Al Jazeera — “As I drove around, it felt as if there had been an earthquake,” writes the BBC's Gaza correspondent, Rushdi Abu Alouf …
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Variety, @rushdibbc, Associated Press, Screen, Committee to Protect …, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Washington Post, Adweek, Mediaite, Insider, CBS News and Al Jazeera
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
An interview with Deborah Turness, who joined as BBC News' first CEO in 2022, on investing in fact-checking brand Verify, BBC Studios, BBC.com plans, and more — BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness has promised more investment in fact-checking and transparency brand BBC Verify …
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Michaela Zee / Variety:
Producer Alexandra Poolos sues CBS, CBS News, and parent company Paramount Global for gender discrimination, claiming she was wrongly terminated from 60 Minutes — A former producer on “60 Minutes” is suing CBS, CBS News and parent company Paramount Global for gender discrimination …
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Hollywood Reporter, @menendezrand, Adweek, New York Post, The Wrap, Newser, Deadline and Reuters
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Piper Sandler survey of 9,000+ US teens: 29.1% of their daily video consumption time is on YouTube, beating Netflix for the first time at 28.7%, and ~7% on Hulu — - Teenagers in the United States say they watch more video on YouTube than Netflix, according to a new survey from investment bank Piper Sandler.
Katie Fairbanks / Montana Free Press:
A look at nonprofit news service ICT's three-person mountain bureau at the University of Montana School of Journalism, covering Indigenous peoples in the region — About a year and a half ago when the nonprofit Native news service ICT was considering locations for a new regional bureau, Montana rose to the top.
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@journalismproj
Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Studies: DMG Media, News UK, and Reach control 90% of the UK national newspaper market and 40%+ of the audience reach across the UK's top 50 online news brands — Report finds that three UK publishers control 90% of print reach and 40% of online reach. — There are “dangerous levels …
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Media Voices, @gordy_mc1ntosh, @josiahmortimer and @pannusf10
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