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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Profile of Robert Allbritton, son of a Houston TV mogul and now among the top media investors of the century after Axel Springer agreed to buy Politico for ~$1B — From “son of” to mogul in his own right: Robert Allbritton just became the unlikeliest winner of the new media sweepstakes.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney held unsuccessful mediation talks in June with alleged sexual assault victims of ex-ABC News exec Michael Corn, who was pushed out in April — Claims surfaced in lawsuit last week against former top producer Michael Corn, who denies the allegations; ABC is also a defendant
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Variety, @anthony, The Wrap, @nycsouthpaw, deadline.com, New York Post, @asharma, TVNewser, @kimmasters, @brianstelter, @julieroginsky and @jbflint
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: Facebook plans to downrank current events content and political posts in the News Feed, which could reduce traffic to some news publishers — Subscribe to Axios Markets for the latest market trends and economic insights. Sign up for free. — Enter your email address
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Insider, TechCrunch, @tonyromm, @calebjhull, @kailijoy and @saralang, more at Techmeme »
Micah Singleton / Billboard:
Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic, giving users six free months of Apple Music, and will launch its own classical music app in 2022 — Apple has acquired Primephonic, the classical music streaming service, for an undisclosed amount, the company tells Billboard.
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Apple, Broadcasting Cable, RAIN News, TechCrunch, @cheriehu42, @susanlitv, @pcmag, @benedictevans, Forbes, @edwardlucas, Gizmodo, @davidtaylor_uk, @markgurman, Hollywood Reporter, MacRumors, @svengrundberg, @jherskowitz, @adrs, @fafnerthekite, @martinsfp, @micahsingleton, The Verge, @viticci, CNBC, @ihnatko, @stshank, MSPoweruser, @brianroemmele, AppleInsider and Music Business Worldwide, more at Techmeme »
Newmark J-School:
Sarah Bartlett, dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, to retire next June after nearly nine years in the role — - HOME- / - STUDENT- / - SARAH BARTLETT TO STEP DOWN AS NEWMARK J-SCHOOL DEAN — Sarah Bartlett, dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism …
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@newmarkjschool, @jeffjarvis, @lpolgreen, @justinhendrix, @cathyndavidson, @s_m_i, @juliesandorf, @ormorrison, @chanders, @ckrewson, @brizzyc, @benyt, @jennychoinews, @sulliview, @jczamora, @ccmnewmarkj, @nicdawes, @nicdawes, @sarah__bartlett, @mimapamundi, @raju, @walterreports and @gmochkofsky
Pew Research Center:
Partisan divide in US media trust widened in the past 5 years, as the percentage of Republicans with trust in national media dropped from 70% in 2016 to 35% now — In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half - dropping from 70% in 2016 to 35% this year.
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Outlets like Quartz and LAT are fighting subscription fatigue by hiring retention experts, analyzing reader habits, and investing in new forms of content — For all of last year's business challenges, publishers' focus on subscriber acquisition worked. — In 2020, subscription revenue …
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@risj_oxford
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Vice Media is raising $85M from existing investors since SPAC talks have ended; as part of the deal, co-founder Shane Smith is giving up voting control — Vice Media is raising over $85 million in fresh capital from existing investors, as talks to go public via a special purpose acquisition company …
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Axios, The Wrap, @joeljohnson, @jakesherman, @richlightshed, @parismartineau and @kenli729
Emily Atkin / HEATED:
Activists launch a campaign to pressure NYT to stop creating and running fossil fuel ads, as NYT staff say the practice undermines its own climate reporting — As climate disasters devastate America, activists aren't the only ones wondering why the paper of record is still advertising fossil fuels.
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@jgkoomey, @doctorvive, @emorwee, @jamieclimate, @gabefilippelli, @emorwee, @billmckibben, @emorwee, @kerrymflynn, Discontents, @emorwee, @benfranta, @jksteinberger and @yearsofliving
Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:
FreeWheel: premium video ad views in the US jumped 50% YoY in H1 2021, with connected TV accounting for 60% of those views and set-top box VOD generating 15% — Premium video ad views in the U.S. jumped 50% in this year's first half compared to first-half 2020 — and connected TV (CTV) …
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Profile of Tolo, Afghanistan's largest broadcaster famous for its hard-hitting news, as it plans to broadcast from Europe or the Middle East if it is shut down — Tolo came to prominence with hard-hitting news, raucous reality shows and lurid Turkish soap operas.
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CNN, Columbia Journalism Review, @sfrantzman, @kenroth, @danbilefsky, @abramowitz, @nytimesmusic, @ksoltisanderson, @vali_nasr, @raju, @kenroth, @borealissaves, @nytimes, @nawiedjabarkhyl, @elaheizadi, Insider and The Week
Celeste Katz Marston / Nieman Reports:
A look at six rural news outlets trying to fill the information gaps in places sometimes dismissed in the national media as flyover country — These local newsrooms are helping audiences better understand the places sometimes dismissed as “flyover country”
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@niemanreports and @celestekatznyc
Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
Digital media, as a business, is broken because outlets are being SPAC'd into vague network blobs publishing the same content, not because people no longer read — Yesterday, VICE laid off over a dozen people, many of them employees who had been at the company for a long time.
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@michellemanafy, Fingers, @hkesvani, @kyurieff, @pdglenn, contextisking.com, @broderick, @derektmead, @shockleysmith, @stokel, @jahhills, @markgongloff, @markgongloff, @caseynewton and @mediaevan
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