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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,” …
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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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Associated Press, @tvmojoe, @edlantz, @richlightshed, The Verge and NPR
Kathy Jones / Committee to Protect Journalists:
In the first five days of the Israel-Hamas war, at least seven journalists have been killed, two are missing, and two have been injured — The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war …
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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, @paul@oldfriends.live, @travelfishery@threads.net, @sergiomarbel, @claesdevreese@mastodon.social, The Times of Israel and Los Angeles Times, more at Techmeme »
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, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @kcoledalton@threads.net, @sarahfrier@threads.net, @alluring@threads.net, @originalspin@threads.net, @drewharwell@threads.net, @matthewbreen0@threads.net, @raysteelewfyi@threads.net, @iddybud@threads.net, @luckytran@threads.net, @daultonvenglar@threads.net, @jasonszep@threads.net, @timsilverbonito@threads.net, @ajb0211@threads.net, @jonkeeganstories@threads.net, @ckopyar@threads.net, @mateosboy@threads.net, @gaberivera@threads.net, @craigmod@threads.net, @yayitsrob@threads.net, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, @miasato.2@threads.net, @jamespollard@threads.net and Media Makers Meet, more at Techmeme »
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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Jennie Baird on LinkedIn and Jen Brown on LinkedIn
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Paul Sandle / Reuters:
The UK CMA launches an investigation into whether the BBC, ITV, Hat Trick, Tiger Aspect, and others broke competition law when buying services from freelancers — Britain's antitrust regulator said it suspected that television production companies including the BBC, ITV (ITV.L) …
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The Guardian, Deadline, GOV.UK and @lewis_crofts
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.
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Kif Leswing on LinkedIn and @eARCwelder@mastodon.social, more at Techmeme »
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok updates its $6M Effect Creator Rewards fund to add lower eligibility rules, a revamped payout model, and a lower threshold to start collecting rewards — TikTok is updating its Effect Creator Rewards program with lower eligibility requirements, a revamped payout model …
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Engadget, TikTok Effect House, Mashable SEA and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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, Adweek, New York Post, @menendezrand, Newser, The Wrap, Deadline and Reuters
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
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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@corbinbolies, Washington Post, @glennthrush, New York Post, The Wrap, Poynter, The Guardian, The Information, The Hill and New York Times
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