Mediagazer: Rachel Tashjian, most recently the fashion critic for The Washington Post, joins CNN as a senior style reporter for a new digital product (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Rachel Tashjian, most recently the fashion critic for The Washington Post, joins CNN as a senior style reporter for a new digital product — CNN treads regularly in the halls of government, but now it's getting ready for a stroll on the catwalk. — Rachel Tashjian, most recently …

Discussion: @katie_robertson, Washington Post, Fashionista, The Wrap, CNN and The Business of Fashion

Oliver Darcy / Status:

Sources: WaPo plans to launch video podcasts, one hosted by columnist Megan McArdle next month and a flagship show led by Opinion Editor Adam O'Neal in January — Mentioned in this edition: Bari Weiss, Tom Cibrowski, Rebecca Blumenstein, Lachlan Murdoch, Ben Shapiro, Laura Loomer, Paul Beckett …

Discussion: New York Post, @davejorgenson.bsky.social, @passantino.bsky.social, @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, @oliverdarcy.bsky.social and @status.news

Phil Stewart / @phildstewart:

The Pentagon Press Association formally objects to Defense Department rules “that appear designed to stifle a free press” and expose journalists to prosecution — Very strong and important statement from the Pentagon Press Association about how its members may soon lose their credentials. Please read and share. A free press matters. [image]

Discussion: @natashabertrand and TVNewsCheck

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Filing: PA Media Group reports 2024 revenue up 3% YoY to £116.3M, its eighth consecutive year of revenue growth, but profit before tax declined by 4% to £8.6M — Accounts for 2024 are first under new CEO Emily Shelley. — PA Media Group has grown its revenue for the eighth year in a row …

Washington Post:

An analysis of 1,100 TikTok users' watch histories across six months in 2024 shows just how effective TikTok is at getting even its heaviest users to watch more — More than 800 U.S. TikTok users shared their data with The Washington Post. We used it to find out why some people become power users, spending hours per day scrolling.

Discussion: Meghan Hoyer on LinkedIn, @hern.bsky.social, @BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io, @sfcpoll.bsky.social, @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org, @meghanhoyer.bsky.social, @caulfieldtim.bsky.social, @justinhendrix.bsky.social, @bradheath.bsky.social, The Boston Globe, NextDraft and FlowingData, more at Techmeme »

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:

Lemonade Stand, a business podcast launched seven months ago by three Twitch streamers, grows to over 16,000 Patreon subscribers, generating $58K+ per month — The business show Lemonade Stand has an audience that is 91% male and 60% Gen Z — Welcome back to Soundbite.

Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:

Spotify enters into a direct music publishing agreement with BMG, following deals in 2025 with UMG, Sony Music, Warner Chappell, and Kobalt — “Working directly with Spotify helps us reinforce our mission to ensure songwriters are fairly represented and rewarded for their work," BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld said.

Discussion: Billboard, Spotify and Music Business Worldwide

Marc Caputo / Axios:

HarperCollins UK apologizes to Melania Trump and recalls a book that repeated unverified claims that Jeffrey Epstein helped introduce her to President Trump — Book publisher HarperCollins UK apologized to First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday and recalled a book that repeated unverified claims …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, NewsMax.com, The Post Millennial, Mediaite, @melaniatrump, @harpercollinsuk, @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social, Raw Story, @marcacaputo, Fox News, Blaze Media and The Bookseller

Colby Hall / Mediaite:

On his two-year anniversary as CNN CEO, Mark Thompson talks about the core value proposition of CNN, cable news, CNN's alleged left-leaning bias, and more — Since taking the helm of CNN two years ago, Sir Mark Thompson—both a British Knight and American citizen—has been something …

Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:

Reporters describe the absurdity of covering the Eric Adams administration, a tumultuously entertaining four years for New York City's press corps — “He's one of the oddest people in politics that I've ever covered.” — Room 9, the press room at City Hall, is full of memorabilia …

Discussion: @mlcalderone

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:

Sources: Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff on Tuesday's morning call, saying she wants to “win” and ending by saying “let's do the fucking news” — Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to “win,” which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: “Let's do the fucking news.”

Christopher Beam / Wired:

A profile of Josh Wallace Kerrigan, also known as Neural Viz, a filmmaker using AI tools from Midjourney to Runway to create a cinematic universe — Behold Neural Viz, the first great cinematic universe of the AI era. It's from a guy named Josh. — The filmmaker could not get Tiggy the alien to cooperate.

Discussion: @jcbeam, @jholston.bsky.social and @mausellmoli.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »