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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Q&A with Margot Susca on her new book Hedged, which details how the US chain newspapers including Gannett were purchased and squeezed by PE firms like Alden — A journalism professor blames Wall Street for the newspaper industry's collapse. — The great American newspaper ain't what it used to be.
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
HBO delays posting Last Week Tonight With John Oliver segments on YouTube for a few days after episodes premiere, to nudge more people to watch the show on Max — The delay in posting to the video site is intended to nudge more people to watch the show on Max.
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@iamjohnoliver, Variety, @tvgrimreaper, @aagave, CarterMatt, 9to5Google, The Desk, The Wrap, @ernie@writing.exchange, Deadline, @tvgrimreaper, TVLine, Decider and Cord Cutters News
Eduardo Suárez / Reuters Institute:
Q&A with AG Sulzberger on becoming the NYT publisher, what he misses about being a reporter, the NYT's goal of reaching 15M subscribers by 2025, and more — In this exclusive interview, he discusses his role in shaping the paper and preserving its values
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@juanmabenitez, New York Post, @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io, @jeffjarvis, Jeff Jarvis on LinkedIn, Marcia Parker on LinkedIn, @nancylevine, @risj_oxford, Politico, @aaronhuertas_de@threads.net, @kennethpvogel@threads.net, @rasmus_kleis, National Review, Mediaite, @eduardosuarez, Fox News and The Hill
Samantha Chery / Washington Post:
Polk Awards: The New York Times and ProPublica both win three awards, Vice News wins for Television Reporting, Reuters wins for Business Reporting, and more — Now in its 75th year, the George Polk Awards for journalism honors stories from 2023 about wars in Ukraine and the Middle East …
Emily Smith / The Wrap:
Media experts and former CNN executives say CEO Mark Thompson needs to cut costs as he remakes the network, and some top anchor salaries will likely be pruned — As the cable network suffers ongoing dismal ratings, Thompson needs to cut costs — including $50 million in on-air talent
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@durgaraghunath, Poynter, @mendlovitzmark, @johnnydollar01, Media Voices and Simon Owens on LinkedIn
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The UK's National Association of Press Agencies criticizes News UK for its freelance rates remaining unchanged in 40 years; The Sun pays £20 for a news in brief — The Sun pays from £10 for a picture used online and £20 for a print news in brief.
Discussion:
@pressgazette, @charliemoloney, @pressgazette, @mediaguy19, @propertyjourn, @etansmallman, @pressgazette and @ruthbushi
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
AI-generated biographies, often riddled with gross grammatical and factual errors, are appearing for sale online soon after the death of well-known people — Books — often riddled with gross grammatical and factual errors — are appearing for sale online soon after the death of well-known people.
Discussion:
Don Heymann on LinkedIn and @gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Monty Sarhan, CEO of European streamer SkyShowtime, on adding a cheaper ad-supported tier, not revealing subscriber numbers, cutting spending, and more — The European streaming joint venture of Comcast and Paramount is not cutting back because “the U.S. narrative is not our narrative …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The UK agrees to add safeguards to the “Snoopers' Charter”, requiring spy agencies to get an independent review before searching for journalistic material — Spy agencies will now need to secure independent review before searching for journalistic material.
Discussion:
@pressgazette, @pressgazette and National Union of Journalists …
David Satin / The Streamable:
Ampere Analysis: Disney has the biggest library of desirable titles at 148, followed by Paramount Global's 72; Netflix would be Disney's best licensing partner — Disney's catalog contains the highest number of titles that other streamers might find desirable, according to new data from Ampere Analysis.
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The Desk, The Hollywood Reporter and Media Play News
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at efforts by pro-Israel groups such as the 10/7 Project to discredit journalists like WaPo's Louisa Loveluck, who they deem to be biased against Israel — The Scoop — Pro-Israel groups, deeply critical of American news outlets such as the Washington Post over their coverage of the war in Gaza …
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@elivalley, @emmavigeland, @tobiaschneider, @levinejonathan, @mehdirhasan, @semafor, @elizondogabriel, @heminator, @daveweigel, @onyadon and @fkamiah17@toot.wales
Jude Rogers / The Guardian:
Q&A with BBC Disinformation & Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring on her book Among the Trolls, being the target of 80% of BBC's online abuse, and more — The broadcaster on dealing with abuse, the power of the Barbie movie, and watching Spurs with her dad
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