Mediagazer: News influencers survey: 20% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more (Pew Research Center)

12:45 PM ET, November 18, 2024

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Pew Research Center:

News influencers survey: 20% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more — The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media — Table of Contents Table of Contents

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Bloomberg:

Pew: 77% of news influencers have no links or background with news outlets, 63% of news influencers are men, and 37% of adults under 30 rely on news influencers — Pew Research found 40% of young adults rely on social media influencers without formal journalism training

Discussion: The Wrap, MediaPost, Radio & Television …, User Mag, The Independent, @maraleia.bsky.social, @ali_lev and Associated Press

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:

Sunday Express Editor David Wooding becomes the latest top Reach executive to leave, as the Express moves to create a seven-day operation amid Reach layoffs — Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operation

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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Gemma Aldridge, the editor of Reach tabloids Sunday Mirror and Sunday People since early 2021, says she is leaving the publisher “for pastures new”

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Max Tani / Semafor:

Q&A with Emily Sundberg, whose Feed Me newsletter on business and culture has over 50K subscribers and ranks sixth on Substack's paid leaderboard — The News — One of the most talked-about writers in business and culture journalism last year wasn't employed by The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg.

Discussion: Emily Sundberg on LinkedIn

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:

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Bloomberg:
Netflix says 60M households watched the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent viewers, despite connection issues

David Folkenflik / NPR:

An interview with Andrew Morse, the publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on his plans to revive the ailing newspaper, its culture coverage, and more — Dashed hopes and slashed jobs define the local news industry in far too many corners of the country.

Discussion: Media Nation, @bluestein.bsky.social, Jennifer George on LinkedIn, Stephanie Smith on LinkedIn, Sharif Durhams on LinkedIn and The Guardian

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

IAC documents show OpenAI is paying Dotdash Meredith at least ~$16M per year to license its content — The figure is a minimum and does not include payment for the ‘variable’ component — The artificial intelligence firm OpenAI is paying the digital media company Dotdash Meredith a minimum …

Discussion: @markstenberg3

Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:

WBD plans to roll out Max in Asia this week, banking on its flow of Hollywood movies and TV shows over investing in local content to attract new subscribers — The streaming platform is bucking the trend of investing in local content — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is rolling …

Discussion: Hindustan Times

Jin Yu Young / New York Times:

Australian police arrest retired controversial talk radio host Alan Jones and charge him with nearly 24 counts of sexual abuse between 2001 and 2019 — The retired radio host, who was granted bail after being arrested, was accused of abusing eight victims over nearly 20 years.

Discussion: Variety, Crikey, Deadline and Reuters

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