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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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WaPo subscribers canceling shows how much its anti-Trump stance was marketing, as many seemed to be there for the mission, not necessarily the content  —  THE SCOOP  —  The wave of canceled subscriptions to the Washington Post marks the end of an era in which news organizations marketed themselves …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
USA Today says it won't issue a presidential endorsement, nor will any of Gannett's 200 other papers; USA Today's 2020 Biden endorsement was a first since 1982  —  PLAYING IT SAFE  —  The national newspaper, which endorsed Joe Biden four years ago, says it'd rather have its editors focussed on local elections.
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
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube Q3 ad revenue grew 12.2% YoY to $8.92B, vs. $8.89B est.; total ads and subscription revenues passed $50B over the past four quarters for the first time  —  YouTube generated a cool $8.92 billion in advertising revenue for the third quarter of 2024 as the world's biggest video-streaming …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN says commentator Ryan Girdusky will no longer be welcome on the network after his offensive remark to fellow guest Mehdi Hasan on the NewsNight show  —  “There is zero room for racism or bigotry at CNN or on our air,” the network said in a statement shared by host Abby Phillip tonight.
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Amazon plans to shut down its Kindle Vella serialized story platform in February 2025; users won't lose access to unlocked stories after the program closes  —  It's winding down the service over the next few months.  —  Amazon, in what it described as a “difficult decision,” …
Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of The Rest Is History, the most popular history podcast with 11M monthly downloads; sources: TRIH has 45K+ paying subscribers and earns $200K+/month  —  ‘The Rest Is History’ dives into the past with raucous good cheer and has captured a growing audience of young listeners.
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: the LA Times, with fewer than 400,000 subscribers, saw 7,000+ cancellations for “editorial reasons” after declining to endorse in the presidential race  —  - Both papers have faced reader anger after declining to endorse, with critics saying the institutions failed them.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Andrea Mitchell says she will end her daily MSNBC show in January after the inauguration but will keep reporting for NBC News; she joined the network in 1978  —  On MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports today, she told viewers, “And after sixteen years of being in the anchor chair every day …
 
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