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Jessica Testa / New York Times:
An interview with former Puck reporter Tara Palmeri, who says she is taking her political reporting to YouTube to speak to audiences from “the middle” — Tara Palmeri, who formerly wrote for Puck and Politico's Playbook, said she wanted to speak to larger audiences in “the middle.”
Discussion:
@tarapalmeri, @arthurschwartz, @jtes, @rbillsimmonspod, @jameslynch32, @benmullin, @emily_sundberg, @holly_harris, @nick_field90, The Red Letter and @ryanheathai
New York Times:
How MeidasTouch is reshaping the progressive media landscape since Trump took office, as Democrats seek to replicate the media ecosystem that the GOP has built — The company is a leader among numerous digital-first outlets that have been reshaping the progressive media landscape since President Trump took office.
Discussion:
@jacksonboaz.bsky.social, @civex, @theanthonydavis.bsky.social and @seangraf
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Many media moguls were excited for Trump, but so far the new admin has caused issues for David Ellison's Paramount deal, Comcast's spin-out plans, and new IPOs — The new administration has already caused problems for two major deals and isn't making it easy for potential IPOs.
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Amazon says The Apprentice hosted by Donald Trump will be available to stream on Prime Video, starting with season 1, which originally debuted in 2004 — “The Apprentice” is coming to Prime Video. — Amazon announced on Monday that the former reality competition series hosted …
Discussion:
@claireatki, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sony Music takes down 75K+ items of AI-generated material, as executives say the detected fakes are probably a fraction of those available online — Label uses scale of problem to argue against UK government's proposed loosening of rules — Sony Music has revealed the scale of its battle …
Discussion:
Music Business Worldwide, Music Ally, The Times, Canadian Press and Rolling Stone
Edmund Lee / New York Times:
Q&A with Jessica Lessin on investing in Racquet magazine and Nicholas Carlson's Dynamo, changes at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and more — The media entrepreneur Jessica Lessin chats with DealBook about the news landscape and her latest media bet.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Artisan Gateway: animated movie Ne Zha 2 reached $2.04B in China's Box Office, the first film to pass $2B, and climbed to 6th in the all-time IMAX rankings — China's box office maintained its robust pace, with “Ne Zha 2” continuing to dominate. The Cococartoon release grossed RMB274.9 million …
Discussion:
Variety, Deadline, r/boxoffice, r/boxoffice and r/movies
Financial Times:
Source: Bain and WPP plan to break up and sell market research group Kantar, shifting from a planned IPO; Bain bought 60% of Kantar in 2019 at a ~$4B valuation — Decision to abandon listing reflects continued weakness in IPO market as buyers look to cash out
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
FOI data: the BBC spent £1.3M+ on investigating the Huw Edwards scandal and a resulting review of its procedures, on top of £3.3M to investigate Tim Westwood — Broadcaster's spending under scrutiny as it enters talks with the government over the future of the licence fee
Margi Murphy / Bloomberg:
Wikipedia editors and administrators detail the turmoil over maintaining neutrality on pages about the Israel-Hamas war and other conflicts in the Middle East — Shadow edit campaigns and political disputes have created headaches for overwhelmed editors and administrators.
Janko Roettgers / Fast Company:
How focusing on West Africa helped music streamer Audiomack grow alongside industry giants like Spotify; 50% of its 40M monthly listeners are from Africa — By focusing on rising stars from West Africa, Audiomack has been able to grow alongside much larger streaming music services. — Kendrick Lamar.
Saurav Rahman / Fulton Sun:
A look at Mississippi-based Carpenter Media Group, which now owns and manages 270+ media properties in the US and Canada after its recent buying spree — Jenelle Baumbach is at a crossroads in her career. — For the past few months, she's been thinking about whether she should stay in journalism or switch to something else.
Thomas Germain / BBC:
A look at YouTube's hidden world: most of the videos on the platform capture everyday life and have rarely been seen, with the median video having just 41 views — There's a secret side of YouTube, just beyond the guiding hand of the algorithm - and it's nothing like what you know.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company
A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company
Discussion:
@brianros1, @egkeller, @variety, @eff, @simonowens, @nealmohan, @nealmohan, @xpangler, @ytadvertisers, @seanseaevans, @xpangler, Todd Spangler on LinkedIn, Abhinav Rastogi on LinkedIn, Eric Barradas on LinkedIn, @eff@mastodon.social, Bao Nguyen on LinkedIn, Rahul Jindal on LinkedIn, Adweek and @rachelcoyleohio.bsky.social
Christo Grozev / The Insider:
Former Bellingcat journalist Christo Grozev details how Bulgarian spies for Russia, recently convicted, plotted to kidnap and murder him and his colleague — A jury at the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, has just found six of my compatriots — citizens of Bulgaria …
Discussion:
The Sun, @theins.press, Financial Times and The Guardian
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BBC:
A UK court finds three Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia; they targeted journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, who have worked with Bellingcat
A UK court finds three Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia; they targeted journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, who have worked with Bellingcat
Discussion:
The Guardian, Guernsey Press, Press Association, Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera, WTOP News, Mirror, CBS News, Reuters and GB News
