Mediagazer: A look at The Salt Lake Tribune, now with nonprofit status but facing the recent loss of its top editor and a potential end to a joint operating agreement (Rick Edmonds/Poynter)

4:55 PM ET, September 8, 2020

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Sean Burch / The Wrap:

Disney faces criticism for thanking a Chinese bureau tied to Uyghur concentration camps and four other Chinese propaganda departments in the credits for Mulan — Disney's “Mulan” remake is facing scrutiny after its credits thanked the Turpan Municipal Bureau of Public Security …

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Daniel Roberts / Yahoo News:

Sensor Tower: Disney+ downloads from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6 rose 68% compared to the week before and in-app spending rose 193% as customers paid the $30 Mulan fee — Disney made a controversial decision when, after — twice delaying the theatrical release of its live-action “Mulan,” it

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Dawn Chmielewski / Forbes:

Profile of Reed Hastings as Netflix thrives during the pandemic, adding ~1M subscribers/month in the US and Canada and another 2M/month globally since March — The man responsible for keeping the world entertained does so, at least this day, alone in front of a computer screen, in his son's largely unadorned childhood bedroom.

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Interview with Reed Hastings, on the future of Hollywood, the US election and social media, his new book about Netflix's aggressive company culture, and more

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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:

Gannett names Mayur Gupta to the newly created position of chief marketing and strategy officer as the newspaper chain focuses on attracting digital subscribers — Covid-19 crisis hurts advertising revenue, as challenges grow for company's local markets — Gannett Co. has named Mayur Gupta …

Discussion: @media_evan, @kerrymflynn and The Media Nut

Andrew Webster / The Verge:

Epic unveils a three week concert series on Fortnite, starting Sept. 12, which will broadcast from a new LA studio specially outfitted for live performances — It starts with Dominic Fike performing on Saturday — Music is about to become a much bigger part of Fortnite.

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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:

Tribune Publishing, which announced the closure of Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis last month, barred staff from holding a farewell event at the building — In Annapolis, the roots of the Annapolis Capital and Maryland Gazette newspapers date to the Gazette's founding in 1727.

Discussion: American Press Institute, @dankennedy_nu, @pkcapitol, @djlavoie, @amlwhere, @chesapeakeguild, @jim_brunner, @meredithshiner, @nikkiusher, @pwoodreporter, @seamushughes, @bethreinhard and The Rural Blog

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

UK's JPI Media is creating ~24 new jobs for its new central digital content team and cutting 20-30 editorial jobs as its focus shifts to online readership — JPI Media has told staff it is reopening itself to bidders after coming through lockdown in a “strong place” on the same day it revealed plans to cut up to 30 jobs.

Discussion: @bbcdouglasf

Todd Spangler / Variety:

The Apple TV app is now available on Vizio's SmartCast-enabled TV sets in the US and Canada, with three free months of Apple TV+ for users in the US — The Apple TV app — including access to Apple TV Plus — is now available on Vizio's SmartCast-enabled TV sets to users in the U.S. and Canada.

Discussion: The Streamable, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Light Reading, MacRumors, Cord Cutters News and Media Play News, more at Techmeme »

David Sharman / HoldtheFrontPage:

UK regional publisher Archant launches Archant Ventures to offer companies marketing and advertising support in exchange for small equity stakes — A regional publisher has unveiled plans to start investing in local businesses in what is thought to be an industry first.

Discussion: InPublishing, archant_corporate and Talking Biz News

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

A look at The Salt Lake Tribune, now with nonprofit status but facing the recent loss of its top editor and a potential end to a joint operating agreement — A month ago, Jennifer Napier-Pearce resigned abruptly as editor of The Salt Lake Tribune. Neither she nor chairman-publisher Paul Huntsman …

Discussion: @rickedmonds, Salt Lake Tribune, @poynter and @poynter

Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:

Stars and Stripes ombudsman says he reckons three years of Trump's anti-press messaging emboldened Pentagon members to cut funding for the independent outlet — For more than six months now, the future of Stars and Stripes—a military newspaper that is owned by, yet editorially independent from …

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal and @jon_allsop

Joshua Yaffa / New Yorker:

Compared to the likes of Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Donald Trump, the perceived menace of disinfo from Russian trolls far surpasses its actual reach — The spectre of foreign manipulation looms over the coming election. But in focussing on the tactics of the aggressors we overlook our weaknesses as victims.

Discussion: @arictoler, @wiczipedia, @angelsdiaz_, @peterpomeranzev, @akinunver, @jason_kint and @yaffaesque

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Tom Pritchard / Gizmodo UK:
Gizmodo UK's editor says it will cease operations on September 9 after Future Publishing decided to stop licensing the brand from G/O Media

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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Media must start preparing the public for the possible election-night uncertainty now and resist answering the question “who won?” until it is settled

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