Mediagazer: Sources: Apple is in early stages of developing a product that combines an Apple TV with a HomePod speaker and has a FaceTime camera and smart home functions (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

2:20 AM ET, April 13, 2021

Top News:

Substack strikes deals with trans writers, amid claims it supports allegedly anti-trans writers and is a kind of lucrative off ramp for “cancel culture” victims — A company that makes it easy to charge for newsletters has captivated an anxious industry because it embodies larger forces and contradictions.

Discussion: @benyt, @katienotopoulos, Nieman Lab, The Guardian, @hunterw, @anthony, @benyt, Politico, @davewiner, Boing Boing, Connecting Thoughts, @wolfejosh, Where's Your Ed At, @espiers, @ezraklein, @emilygould, @mathewi, @ezraklein, @ggreenwald, Mediaite, Quorum, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, @eisingerj, One Man & His Blog, @dlind, @jordanzakarin, @jmrivera02, @sarthakgh, @jamesfdennin, @noonanjo, @seamushughes, @davidyelland, @nbashaw, @espiers, @espiers, @joshsternberg, @dnvolz, @lukeplunkett, Inkcap, @mattyglesias, @ggreenwald, @bernybelvedere, @davidgross_man, @bro_pair, @clairlemon, @digiphile, @lindseyadler, @nicktagliaferro, @katienotopoulos, @lisatozzi, @athertonkd, @blgtylr, @lwoodhouse, @waxpancake, @joshconstine, @chrisalbon, @davidsirota, @parkermolloy, @sorayaroberts, @alicefromqueens, @caseynewton, @crtejada, @benjamingoggin, @will_bunch, @nytimes, MediaPost, @sethamandel, @oneunderscore__, @taylorlorenz, @kittypurrzog, @mccarthyryanj, @harrysiegel, @mattyglesias, @taylorlorenz, Sunday Snapshots, bookforum.com, Wild West and The Wazzock's Review

Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:

Charlie Warzel announces he is leaving NYT Opinion to launch a new Substack called Galaxy Brain, aiming to forge a deeper relationship with readers — Why I'm leaving (The) New York (Times). — 3 hr ago — Hello! Hi! I have a new job — you're looking at it. Welcome to Galaxy Brain, my humble internet outpost.

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Casey Newton, 7 other writers covering tech, media, and culture to launch Sidechannel, a “virtual newsroom” on Discord open to subscribers of their publications

Discussion: Garbage Day, @mathewi, @cwarzel, @caseynewton and @ericnewcomer

Oliver Darcy / CNN:

In a letter, Lachlan Murdoch dismisses ADL complaint and claims a review of Tucker Carlson's comments found Carlson “decried and rejected replacement theory” — New York (CNN Business)Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch dismissed the Anti-Defamation League's demand …

Reuters:

Reuters News names Alessandra Galloni as its next EIC, starting April 19; she will be the first woman to lead the news agency — (Reuters) -Reuters News is set to name one of its top editors, Alessandra Galloni, as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the globe-spanning news agency in its 170-year history.

Discussion: @stephenjadler, The Hill, Mediaite, @scottnover, Bloomberg, CNN, Talking Biz News, @raju, @aagalloni, @dionrabouin, @tostevinm, @aagalloni, The Wrap and PR Newswire

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

Sources: Apple is in early stages of developing a product that combines an Apple TV with a HomePod speaker and has a FaceTime camera and smart home functions — - Company also exploring Amazon-like speaker with iPad as screen — Apple has trailed Amazon, Google in the connected home market

Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:

Vox Media says it's buying Cafe Studios Inc., which publishes podcasts including one hosted by ex-US attorney Preet Bharara; Café Studios will remain as a brand — Bharara, a former Manhattan U.S. attorney, will join Vox Media as a host and creative director

Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:

Will Smith says his film Emancipation will not shoot in Georgia due to the state's new voting law; Apple bought the film last June for a reported $130M — Said star Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua: “At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting …

Discussion: Variety, USA Today, New York Times, The Playlist, The A.V. Club, Collider, Insider, @scottporch, TheGrio, Mediaite, @ethanbearman, Forbes, /Film, @elizlanders, Talking Points Memo and Just Jared

Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:

Vice launches an affiliate vertical called Rec Room, after a post during its six month trial led to more than 600 sales with a conversion rate of 9% — Refinery29 set the example for what a successful commerce strategy looks like at Vice Media. With that inherited foundation …

Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:

Polish court suspends state oil giant Orlen's purchase of hundreds of local media outlets, as it considers competition watchdog's authorization of the takeover — A court in Poland has suspended the purchase of hundreds of local newspapers and websites by state oil giant Orlen.

Discussion: @globalfreemedia, @notesfrompoland and Balkan Insight

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:

Kakao Entertainment, the digital comic and movie unit of South Korean mobile giant Kakao, says it is considering a US IPO, seeking a valuation of $17.8B+ — - Kakao's digital comics arm seeks more than $17.8 billion value — KakaoBank and Kakao Pay are other Kakao units that could list

Discussion: @wolfofharcourt and @cestlavie9090

Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News:

Reporting on tech from India “feels like having a front-row seat to the country's rapid slide into authoritarianism”, as Big Tech companies remain silent — I love writing about tech. But covering how a Hindu nationalist government is using it to destroy a secular democracy isn't what I signed up for.

Discussion: @caitlin__kelly, @beingmirchi, @nehapoonia, @nilanjanaroy, @sesmith, @roopalisriv, @sbengali, @deblebrown, @reckless, TechCrunch, The India Cable, @shivamshankars, @pranavdixit and @carolecadwalla

Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

Sources: a record ~110K viewers complained about BBC coverage of Prince Philip's death; 116 complained that BBC is making it too easy to complain about coverage — 110,000 people have complained, mostly about excess but also about Andrew, attire - and ease of complaining

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, @ascottreid, @scottygb, The Daily Beast, @woodgnomology, @jimwaterson, @lizsly, @tinabop29, @lauraph222, @ianvisits, @jaspjackson, @claire_phipps and The Guardian

Archived Page Info:

This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 2:20 AM ET, April 13, 2021.

View the current page or another snapshot:

Who's Hiring in Media?

Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — Reuters

Energy Markets Reporter, London — WSJ

Oil Reporter, Singapore — Bloomberg

Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — AP

Business Reporter, SC — Post & Courier

State Government Reporter, WA — Seattle Times

Climate Crisis Columnist — Prospect UK

Multimedia Journalist, CA — Paramount

Community Engagement Mgr., DC — Freedom Forum

Staff Writer - Business, NY — WIRED

Editor, MA — Nieman Reports

Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — Toronto Star

Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — Newcomer

Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — Star Tribune

Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — The Verge

News Reporter, MA — Berkshire Eagle

Multimedia Journalist, PA — Observer-Reporter

Managing Editor, WA — Everett Herald

Private Credit Reporter, NY — Debtwire

Legislative Reporter, CA — Sacramento Bee

Reporter, PA — Tribune-Review

Visual Editor, Remote — Rest of World

Staff Writer, MI — Watershed Voice

California Playbook Writer, CA — Politico

Senior Media Editor — Digiday

National Investigative Reporter, NY — HuffPost

Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — Las Vegas Sun

Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — Island Packet

Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — CT Mirror

Coordinating Editor, OR — OPB

Staff Reporter, CA — Daily Kos

Data Editor, NY — ProPublica

Editor-in-Chief, AZ — Phoenix New Times

Add your company here

See Also:

Mediagazer: site main

Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer

Mediagazer Mobile: for phones

Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources

Subscribe:

Mediagazer RSS feed

Mediagazer on X

Mediagazer on Mastodon

More News:

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Google to shut down Play Movies and TV app for Roku, Samsung, LG, and Vizio on June 15, will push users to use YouTube instead

Discussion: The Desk, Gizmodo, Android Central, The Streamable, The Verge and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
BuzzFeed UK had revenues of £18.9M in 2020, down from £22.4M YoY, with operating losses down 60% to £2.9M, driven by the sale of Germany and Brazil units

Discussion: @pressgazette

Michael Grothaus / Fast Company:
Bustle Digital Group confirms it is reviving Gawker under former Gawker writer Leah Finnegan

Discussion: @leahfinnegan, @mcoatney, @keithpandolfi, @stevekovach, @chaykak, @kod, @leboism, @thousandfabrics, @neontaster, @petersterne, @alexweprin, @imjasondiamond, @laurkrouse and The Wrap

Bloomberg:
Sources: Ofcom chair shortlist includes former UK culture secretary Ed Vaizey, former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre, and others

Discussion: @jasminedotiwala

Earlier Picks:

Rebecca Ratcliffe / The Guardian:
Cambodia condemns Vice for publishing colorized victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide, with some apparently edited to add smiles to the victims' faces

Discussion: @vinkjohn, @theycallmelyd, @reecejonesuh, @williamcson, @whoresofyore, @rob_hoffman, @williamcson, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP and Boing Boing

Yuan Yang / Financial Times:
Sources: Tencent Music, a joint venture with Spotify, gave up some licensing deals in recent months as it prepares for a Chinese antitrust investigation

Discussion: New York Times and @andreaslandwehr

Clayton Davis / Variety:
In 2020 Oscar nominations, only 4 of the 23 categories had any form of Latino representation; 2021 is likely to have more Latino nominations

Discussion: @ashkan, @ms_lizc, @dennsgonzalez, @anantlife, @antonionegret, @rosasreviews, @seranzoategui, @josemolinatv, @chrissiefit, @analydiamonaco, @awardscircuit and @variety

Priya Sippy / Rest of World:
Tanzania's late president limited broadcasters' political coverage and revoked newspapers' licenses; activists hope his successor restores their digital rights

Discussion: @yinkawrites, @mvzelenks and @rasmus_kleis

From Techmeme:

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: T-Mobile's network was among the systems hacked by the China-linked Salt Typhoon group, and some foreign telecommunications firms were also compromised

Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
Musk v. Altman: email shows Brockman and Sutskever had concerns about Altman in 2017, Musk claims Altman proposed OpenAI sell its own cryptocurrency, and more

Ari Levy / CNBC:
Palantir stock jumps 11% after announcing a move from the NYSE to the Nasdaq; its stock is up 50%+ since reporting better-than-expected earnings on November 4

Sister Sites:

Techmeme
Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web

memeorandum
What US political commentators are discussing online right now

WeSmirch
The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page