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Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
How local US news outlets in the total solar eclipse's path are covering the event, using it as an opportunity to broaden their appeal beyond current audiences — “Celestial events tend to draw highly engaged audiences, and this one is no exception.” — Incarcerated New Yorkers facing a lockdown (and suing successfully against it).
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify debuts AI Playlist in beta for its Premium users in the UK and Australia, letting Android and iOS users generate and revise playlists using text prompts — Spotify already found success with its popular AI DJ feature, and now the streaming music service is bringing AI to playlist creation.
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MediaPost, Spotify, Observer, Variety, Music Ally, Filipe Roque on LinkedIn, 9to5Mac, Music Business Worldwide, @spotifynews, @carnage4life, @stufflistings, Mashable, @scobleizer, Gautam Talwar on LinkedIn, Steven Finch on LinkedIn, Tom's Guide, @tonyjebara, The Verge, BGR, @cweichen, @eldsjal, Matt Cronin on LinkedIn, Jan-Paul Jeffrey on LinkedIn, CMU and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
LA Times names Terry Tang as executive editor, the first female editor in the paper's 142-year history; Tang has been interim executive editor since January — Terry Tang, who has been leading the Los Angeles Times newsroom since late January on an interim basis, has been formally named executive editor.
Clara Aberneithie / Press Gazette:
Former Business Insider EIC Jim Edwards and two others launch MoneyIn2, a personal finance brand on Substack, offering two minutes of information per day — MoneyIn2 hopes to tell those who don't yet have money how to make it. — Open publishing and newsletter technology has “opened the market” …
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Talking Biz News, @jim_edwards, @jim_edwards and Jim Edwards on LinkedIn
Kaya Yurieff / The Information:
TikTok expands TikTok Lite, which gives people financial incentives to watch its videos, to Spain and France, amid growth struggles in Europe — TikTok's growth in Europe has slowed down so much that it's rolling out a new app that gives people financial incentives to watch its videos.
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TechCrunch, @iatalkspace, Politico and Bloomberg
Bloomberg:
Sources: if Skydance and National Amusements merge, David Ellison would become CEO of the combined company; Ellison aims to spend billions to rebuild Paramount — - Producer, tech heir has a month to seal a definitive agreement — He needs to sell Paramount's board on merger with his company
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The Wrap, The Desk, The Streamable, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, Variety and CNBC
Corey Hutchins / Inside the News in Colorado:
More than 30 Colorado newsrooms, led by COLab, launch a statewide initiative to better cover the 2024 US elections by focusing on voter concerns — More than two dozen Colorado newsrooms have launched an unprecedented collaboration to better cover the 2024 elections.
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Media Nation, @jayrosen_nyu, Coloradoan Online, Colorado Public Radio, Denver Post and Colorado Newsline
Claire Atkinson / The Media Mix:
Sources: The Overseas Press Club is split about naming a new award after Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American journalist killed by an Israeli soldier — The Middle East conflict divides a group of international journalists. — The Overseas Press Club is at war over a new award for covering conflict.
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@davidmcneill3, @lailaalarian, @rafat, @linaabuakleh, @lukeoneil47 and @freddydeknatel
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Unionized workers at two Gannett outlets, the Austin American-Statesman and the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, strike over stalled contract negotiations — Unionized workers at the Austin American-Statesman and the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle are striking over stalled contract negotiations
Discussion:
@susandecarava, @poynter, MediaPost and The NewsGuild
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK-based The News Movement's EIC and co-founder Kamal Ahmed leaves to join The Telegraph as director of audio, its second co-founder to leave in recent months — Ahmed, one of five co-founders of The News Movement, will co-host The Daily T with Camilla Tominey.
Discussion:
@beccahutson, @kamalahmednews, @pressgazette, @pressgazette and @pressgazette
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources say Soros Fund Management's move to become the largest shareholder in radio company Audacy could be the beginning of a bigger audio buying spree — The Scoop — George Soros thinks it's good business, and perhaps good politics, to be in your ears.
Discussion:
@maxwelltani, @roblevine82, The Daily Caller and @semafor
Bloomberg:
Nielsen data from 2021 to 2023: nine of the 10 most-watched streaming programs are reruns, but a majority of the 100 most popular titles are original series — Netflix isn't the most-watched streaming service in the US. But it does have the most hit shows. — We are inching closer to Paramount having a new owner.
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The Verge, @lucas_shaw, The Hollywood Reporter, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and @lucas_shaw, more at Techmeme »
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