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Sources: Elon Musk has a new Twitter CEO lined up and offered monetizing ideas, like charging websites for quoting or embedding tweets from verified accounts — Elon Musk told banks that agreed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) that he could crack down on executive …
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Max Tani / Politico:
Some White House correspondents complain that Biden Administration storylines, while important and substantive, are “boring” and don't create star journalists — Washington reporters have long considered the role of White House correspondent to be the crown jewel of American political journalism.
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Amaris Castillo / Poynter:
A look at the American Mosaic Prize, which awards $100K annually each to two freelance journalists reporting on underrepresented and/or misrepresented US groups — The idea is, 'These are amazing leaders. These are people with incredible talent. Give them resources and let them decide what to do with them.'
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Geoff Morrell is out as Disney's chief corporate affairs officer after less than four months, replaced by Kristina Schake and General Counsel Horacio Gutierrez — After less than four months, there is another changing of the communications guard at the Walt Disney Company.
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Natalie Oganesyan / The Wrap:
Source: Netflix lays off writers and editors from fan site Tudum, launched in December 2021, in a marketing reorganization that globally laid off 25 out of 500+ — Netflix's companion fan website Tudum — the streaming service's hub for news about its original content and additional marketing arm …
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Corin Faife / The Verge:
Thomson Reuters, parent of Reuters, tells shareholders it is assessing the human rights impact of its software including Clear, used by US immigration agents — The announcement follows years of activism from the Canadian BCGEU, a minority shareholder in the company
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Report finds Amazon and third parties collect data from interactions with Alexa through Echo speakers and share it with as many as 41 advertising partners — Amazon and third parties use data from smart speakers to sell you stuff, says report — A report released last week contends …
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Stuart McGurk / New Statesman:
A deep dive into GB News as the British outlet nears its one-year anniversary: lack of production experience, competition from Murdoch's talkTV, and low ratings — When Angelos Frangopoulos addressed his newly assembled staff in early May last year, the atmosphere was jubilant, giddy even …
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Deloitte: 33% of US consumers both canceled and added a paid video streaming service over the past six months; Gen Z and millennials had 50%+ churn rates — For subscription video services, signing up new customers is only half the battle. Keeping existing subscribers engaged, and making sure they don't cancel, is just as important.
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Source: Vice Media is working with PJT and LionTree to explore the sale of its studio business, which is Vice's biggest business unit by revenue contribution — Vice Media is exploring the possible sale of its studio business, looking to take advantage of rising valuations for production companies in recent months.
Angelina Chapin / The Cut:
A look at the cutthroat workplace culture at the NY Post in light of ex-editor Michelle Gotthelf's lawsuit; 20 people have left the paper in the last six months — Michelle Gotthelf's final day at the New York Post started like any other: an hour-long commute from New Jersey …
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Epic Games, which acquired Bandcamp in March, asks a court to bar the app's removal from the Play Store if it doesn't implement Google Play Billing by June — Epic opens a new line of assault against Google payments — Epic Games has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Google …
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