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Jeff Bezos / Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos says presidential endorsements “create a perception of bias” and WaPo ending them is a “principled decision”, but wishes the change was made earlier — The credibility gap can be bridged by independence. — Jeff Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: more than 200,000 people had canceled their WaPo digital subscriptions by midday Monday, or ~8% of the paper's paid circulation of 2.5M subscribers — The Washington Post has been rocked by a tidal wave of cancellations from digital subscribers and a series of resignations from columnists …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Two more Washington Post opinion writers, David Hoffman, who accepted a Pulitzer Prize last week, and Molly Roberts, resign from its editorial board — The Scoop — Two more Washington Post opinion writers resigned from its editorial board Monday as the paper reels into the US election amid an identity crisis.
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Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
[Thread] The Washington Post Opinions editor David Shipley told staffers that Jeff Bezos expressed reservations about an endorsement in late September — news: Post Opinions editor David Shipley told staffers at an intense meeting earlier this afternoon that Jeff Bezos expressed reservations about an endorsement in late September. Shipley told the staff he tried hard to get Bezos to move off of that position.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Guardian US received $1.1M in pledges after a note to readers highlighted its Harris endorsement, the biggest single fundraising day for its US operation — The Washington Post's competitors moved quickly to fill the space it vacated when it shifted from being a bulwark against former President Donald Trump …
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Netflix adds a Moments feature on iOS, letting users save, rewatch, and share scenes across Instagram, Snapchat, and others, and plans an Android launch soon — Netflix just added a way for you to watch that carriage scene from “Bridgerton” over and over and over again — and share it with your friends — without breaking a sweat.
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
UMG partners with AI music company Klay Vision to create an “ethical” AI model for AI-generated music; Klay plans to launch out of stealth in the coming months — The music major is focused on “ethical solutions for artists and the wider music ecosystem, advancing generative AI technology …
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Concord, one of the world's largest independent music companies, raised $850M in senior notes backed by its catalog of music assets that is valued at $5B — Concord, one of the world's largest independent music companies, has successfully closed a new series of $850 million in financing to “fuel strategic growth and acquisition.”
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Digital Music News and Music Business Worldwide
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Samsung says its FAST service, Samsung TV Plus, has 88M MAUs, on par with Roku Channel, Pluto, and Tubi, and has seen a 50%+ YoY increase in global viewership — The South Korean tech giant says that its Samsung TV Plus service now has 88 million monthly active users, on par with services like Roku Channel, Pluto, and Tubi.
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at the debate inside WSJ about how management missteps in Moscow and security decisions made in New York may have put Evan Gershkovich at risk in Russia — The Scoop — The Wall Street Journal's triumphant, relieved coverage of Evan Gershkovich's release this August includes …
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Interviews with current and former Snap employees detail Evan Spiegel's efforts to revive Snap, his divisive AR bet, high senior staff turnover, and more — Snapchat creator's ambitions in augmented reality and online advertising hit by growing strength of arch-rival Meta
Sam Bradley / Digiday:
The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media says the site publishes four to five articles averaging 500K-600K views/month, as it expands into print and IP licensing — Though fans have always been fascinated by the people who made up their chosen team, few outlets have put personality on a pedestal like The Players' Tribune.
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