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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok rolls out its redesigned Subscription feature, which lets creators offer three tiers, to eligible creators in select regions, including the UK and the US — TikTok announced on Monday that its redesigned “Subscription” monetization offering is rolling out to eligible creators in select regions …
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TikTok, @wildtiktokss, @liahaberman, @zachbussey, @tiktokcomms, ZDNET, MediaPost and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
Eve Batey / Vanity Fair:
The relationship between Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. casts renewed scrutiny on the ethical line between all journalists and subjects — An allegedly inappropriate relationship between the New York reporter and 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has rocked the media world
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Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at Tim Miller's “Never Trump” outlet The Bulwark's surging popularity on YouTube, with subscribers up from 50,000 in September 2023 to 631,000 now — The Scoop — Tim Miller doesn't enjoy making the MrBeast face, the wide-eyed, open-mouthed smile of a million YouTube thumbnail images.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Interview with Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood on plans to make The Daily Beast “an intelligent tabloid” with 30+ new contributors like Tina Brown, Kara Swisher — If the media industry is burning, Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood aren't afraid to play close to the flames.
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The Daily Beast, @variety, LateNighter and @bristei
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
A look at Racquet, a tennis magazine whose co-founders, David Shaftel and Caitlin Thompson, are in a legal dispute over their differing visions for the magazine — The indie magazine Racquet aims to become a major player in the business of tennis — after a messy dispute between its two founders.
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Katie Paul / Reuters:
Source: Meta plans to launch the voices of Judi Dench, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key for its Meta AI chatbot at Connect this week — Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) is planning to announce this week that it has secured deals with actors including Judi Dench …
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The Wrap and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Al Jazeera says Israeli forces raided its Ramallah bureau in the West Bank early September 22 with a military order to immediately close the office for 45 days — Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday …
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CNN, Al Jazeera, Sverre Haanæs on LinkedIn, Deadline, Sandra Rasheed on LinkedIn, BBC, @mkpetkova@mastodon.world, @fkamiah17@syzito.xyz, Adweek, Rolling Stone, Broadband TV News, Raw Story, The Guardian, Committee to Protect …, @afp, @biesanak, @sahouraxo, @gazanotice, @mariambarghouti, Reuters, New York Times, Associated Press, @Amputado@mastodon.cc, ABC, The Times of Israel, NDTV, @attackerman.bsky.social and National Union of Journalists …
Ryu Spaeth / New York Magazine:
An interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new nonfiction book The Message, how US journalistic institutions failed in covering the Israel-Hamas war, and more — A decade after “The Case for Reparations,” he is ready to take on Israel, Palestine, and the American media.
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@coopercooperco, @bwdbwdbwd, @hofrench, @strawburriez, @dwallacewells, @jackmirkinson, @dbattistella@mstdn.ca, @wireracing, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @jazzedloon, @longreads@mastodon.world, @achingkneejoint, @zschrieber, @seywarddarby, @ryuspaeth, @damonlinker, @brianstelter, @yacobg42, @jackmirkinson and Longreads
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
DMG Media CEO Rich Caccappolo discusses how UK tech regulation and Google lawsuits may benefit news publishers, Mail Online's partial paywall success, and more — Revenue and profit up for DMG Media this year after Mail Online partial paywall move. — DMG Media chief executive Rich Caccappolo …
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
How Russia uses criticism of the US and the West to spread propaganda through RT and related networks in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa — Social media companies may try to ban RT, the Russian state media broadcaster. But the network has proved in the past to be a wily adversary …
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Jay Paxton on LinkedIn and Jay Janzen on LinkedIn
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg: WP Engine is a “cancer to WordPress” and profits off the confusion between the WordPress project and WP Engine's paid services — Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.”
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Nate Hoffelder, WordPress News, @michaelbishop.me, @varunkrish and Matt Mullenweg, more at Techmeme »
Rajesh Pandey / Android Police:
Reddit users say YouTube has raised the prices of individual and family YouTube Premium plans outside the US, with hikes of 30% to 50% based on the region — - YouTube is increasing subscription prices outside the US, affecting both individual and family plans.
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The Verge, Digital Music News, How-To Geek, The Desk, 9to5Google and @MylesRyden@social.vivaldi.net
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