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Steven Perlberg / Insider:
Sources: Substack has approached NYT writers including Liz Bruenig, who was offered a $200K advance, double her salary, and Taylor Lorenz, who was offered $300K — - The New York Times is readying a newsletter push as Substack comes after top journalists. — Substack offered opinion …
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Will Oremus / Slate:
News outlets can respond to Substack poaching their best-known opinion writers by embracing more diverse perspectives in op-ed pages and by refocusing on news — This week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg granted a rare, live, hourlong interview to a tech journalist, where he revealed the company's plans for a slew of new audio products.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma has been increasingly in demand for its newsroom training sessions on covering traumatic events and coping tactics — “We were changed by the practicalities of the pandemic. But we're also changed by a radical shift of awareness in journalism …
Benjamin Toff / Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute study: trust in media is based more on feelings about news brands and how articles are presented rather than on specific editorial standards — What do people really mean when they say they do not trust the news media? And what can news organizations do to restore trust where it is deserved?
Shelly Banjo / Bloomberg:
TikTok has earned loyalty from the musicians on its platform by paying college tuition, providing tech support, connecting them with brands, and more — When Megan Thee Stallion took off her bright orange mask and walked onstage to accept her Grammy on March 14, she fought back tears and thanked God …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
As major studios and streamers increasingly turn to in-house production, a look at the independent TV production companies that have eschewed overall deals — While running NBCUniversal's boutique TV studio UCP, Dawn Olmstead thought of the company behind such shows as “Dirty John” and …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Profile of new NY Post EIC Keith Poole, who previously made The Sun UK's biggest online brand, as sources say he sees The Daily Mail as NY Post's main rival — Keith Poole arrived last month with plans to make the tabloid more digital. Many on his staff have yet to hear from him.
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Labor Dept. found in 2019 that Alden likely mismanaged $294M of staff pensions by putting them into its own funds; Alden agreed to pull the money and pay $20.7M — Alden Global Capital admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to pull employees' pension money out of its own funds and pay them $20.7 million …
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Spotify to announce an Apple Podcasts Subscriptions competitor next week that will let podcasters set prices without charging them or taking a cut — Podcasts exploded in popularity during the lockdown and are on track to bring in more than $1 billion in U.S. ad revenue this year
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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Disney says it's sold out of ad inventory for the Oscars on Sunday despite falling ratings; Kantar: a 30-second spot in 2020 was $2.15 million, up 9% from 2019 — - Disney Advertising Sales said it's sold all ad inventory for the 93rd Oscars telecast on Sunday.
Kate Kaye / Digiday:
NYT says that, unlike WaPo, it won't be using cookie-replacing tech like Unified ID 2.0 and is instead interested in exploring contextual ad targeting — As other publishers kick the tires on identity technologies designed to replace third-party cookies, The New York Times is ruling them out.
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Interview with Sharon Waxman, founder and CEO of The Wrap, on streaming services dominating Oscar nominations, diversity in HFPA, and growth at The Wrap — As the streaming industry has taken off during the pandemic, The Wrap, Waxman's entertainment industry website, has grown along with it
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