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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Facebook unveils Bulletin, its Substack competitor, with recruited writers including Malcolm Gladwell and Erin Andrews, won't take a revenue cut “at launch” — Facebook won't take a cut ‘at launch’ — Facebook is getting into the subscription newsletter game.
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Axios:
Analysis: after Trump left office, monthly traffic to outlets has declined across the ideological spectrum, from -43.8% for far-right to -27.3% for far-left — In the months since former President Donald Trump left office, media companies' readership numbers are plunging …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News agrees to pay a $1M fine for “a pattern of violating the NYC Human Rights Law”; Fox also must remove secret arbitration clauses from hiring contracts — Fox News effectively admitted to a pattern of misconduct and has agreed to pay a civil penalty in New York.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Amazon buys exclusive rights to celeb interview podcast SmartLess, hosted by Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes; sources say the deal is worth $60-80M — - Company will air new episodes before they appear elsewhere — Podcast features Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Bloomberg says clickthrough rate for Odd Lots newsletter is up 100% and open rate is up 50%, two months after beginning to offer subscriber-only content — The two words every publisher wants to hear? “Subscriber retention.” As publishers gradually shift their focus from attracting …
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Nat Ives / Wall Street Journal:
WPP's GroupM says it aims to spend $75M through Group Black, a collective to encourage marketers to spend on Black-owned media, including Shade Room and Essence — Group Black Inc. also intends to invest some proceeds in Black-owned media properties — Group Black Inc. …
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Catie Keck / The Verge:
Senator Warren asks the FTC for a “broad and meticulous review” of Amazon's MGM acquisition, citing Amazon's anticompetitive history and growing monopoly power — Warren argues the deal could hurt consumers — Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling on the Federal Trade Commission …
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Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Nelk Boys, the YouTube stars known for pranks and parties, don't rely on ads; instead, Nelk says they sold $50M in merchandise in 2020 and expect $70M in 2021 — Known for their pranks, parties and crude humor, the YouTubers are used to getting in trouble. But for them, the backlash is the brand.
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Kat Stafford / Associated Press:
25 members of Congress signed a letter urging the FCC to examine how policies and programs have disparately harmed Black Americans and communities of color — Congressional leaders and a media advocacy group are urging the Federal Communications Commission to examine how policy decisions …
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Pew Research Center:
Pew State of the News Media 2020: daily newspaper circulation was down 6% from 2019, newsroom staff fell 12%, ad revenue fell 29% for public newspaper companies — Newspapers are a critical part of the American news landscape, but they have been hit hard as more and more Americans consume news digitally.
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Rana Ayyub / Washington Post:
The Indian government is attempting to present journalists as instigators of violence as a journalist faces harassment and criminal charges over a tweet — During the virtual Group of Seven summit a couple of weeks ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a joint statement to promote …
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Associated Press:
Russian authorities raided the apartments of investigative journalists in connection to a story about the interior minister and a documentary on organized crime — MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Tuesday morning raided the apartments of several investigative journalists and their family members …
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