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Max Tani / Semafor:
US legacy news outlets' coverage of Trump is likely to change as they end internal debates about “normalizing” Trump and acknowledge a political realignment — The Scoop — With the final days of the 2024 campaign approaching, Sen. John Fetterman was campaigning hard …
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
The 2024 US election cycle has shown that few seem to agree on who constitutes “the media”, what their role should be, or how much influence they have in 2024 — “You are the media now.” That's the message that began to cohere among right-wing influencers shortly after Donald Trump won the election this week.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Daily Mail EIC Ted Verity says Mail+ has hit 100K paying subscribers, after launching the partial paywall in January 2024, and plans a US Mail+ launch in 2025 — Mail Online has hit 100,000 paying subscribers to its partial paywall in less than ten months.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Endeavor agrees to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and tech businesses, in a $450M management buyout backed by Endeavor chief Ari Emanuel — Endeavor agreed to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and technology businesses, in a $450 million management buyout backed …
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The Wrap, Reuters, Sportico, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and @lucas_shaw
Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
The NYT says the Tech Guild is ending its strike after a weeklong stoppage; during the strike, dozens of tech workers crossed the picket line — New York Times tech workers are ending their strike after a weeklong stoppage. — The strike threatened to disrupt election coverage but had limited impact on the Times' operations.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: VP and GM of Google News Shailesh Prakash, who moved from The Washington Post to Google two years ago, has resigned — Shailesh Prakash departs after two years at the tech giant; relationships between Google News and publishers remain strained — Shailesh Prakash …
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MediaPost and New York Post
Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris / The Wrap:
Slate says its daily subscription sign-up rate was 7x a normal day on November 6, the day after the 2024 Election, and 4x a normal day on election day itself — “We deeply appreciate the support of our Slate Plus members who believe in the power of journalism,” editor-in-chief Hillary Frey says
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@benmullin, @hilella and Slate
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Free London business newspaper City AM plans to drop its Monday print edition, going down to three days per week and putting a small number of roles at risk — Small number of jobs at risk as result of proposed print reduction. — Free London business newspaper City AM is looking at dropping …
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@athenae.bsky.social and Talking Biz News
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
A profile of Interscope CEO John Janick, who was promoted to run UMG's US West Coast labels in March 2024, adding to speculation that he will one day be UMG CEO — Why Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo chose John Janick — Dr Dre is frustrated. “What are you gonna do?” …
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@robinwigg, @annaknicolaou, Bloomberg and @arogdc
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
An interview with Arnon Mishkin, who has directed Fox News' decision desk for years, about its Fox News Voter Analysis, improvements for the 2026 midterms, more — At the start of Election Night, even executives at Fox News Channel didn't think Donald Trump had a decisive edge over Kamala Harris.
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Maria Heeter / Financial Times:
IAC says it is weighing spinning off its 85% stake in Angi and is open to selling other assets as Barry Diller's media group slims down — Home services marketplace launched in the dotcom era has seen plumbers and roofers cut ad spending — Barry Diller's IAC is exploring a spin-off …
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Barron's Online and CNBC
The Information:
Sources: more than a year before the election, TikTok execs revamped moderation rules and trust and safety staff to make TikTok more appealing to Trump fans — More than a year before Donald Trump's landslide victory in last week's presidential election, TikTok's top leaders insisted …
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