Mediagazer: About 45 Mastodon servers out of ~12K block journa.host, a server for journalists, as reporters move with Twitter habits like “mining social media for fodder” (Mathew Ingram/Columbia Journalism Review)

Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:

About 45 Mastodon servers out of ~12K block journa.host, a server for journalists, as reporters move with Twitter habits like “mining social media for fodder” — Ever since Elon Musk completed his $45 billion takeover of Twitter last month, there has been a steady stream of users …

Discussion: @clivedavisuk, @anothergreeneno, @_bizbaz, @scottbrodbeck, @jsadinolfi, @cjr, @anothergreeneno, @mkarolian, @niemanlab, @jaredbkeller, @grrlscientist, @asteris, @dw_innovation, @mathewi, @chadsapieha, The Guardian, Current and What's New in Publishing

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Internal memo: Outside Media, which publishes magazines including Outside, Backpacker, Climbing, and Ski, lays off 12% of its staff, after a 15% cut in May 2022 — The publisher cited economic headwinds as the rationale for the cuts — Lifestyle media company Outside Media …

Discussion: @irosarioc and Here & There

Mia Sato / The Verge:

How BuzzFeed built a media empire by repackaging content from social media sites like Reddit and Tumblr, a strategy now less effective as it is no longer unique — BuzzFeed built a digital media empire in part by aggregating viral content from social media. A decade later, what's next?

Discussion: @dalrymple, @miarsato, @petersterne, @matthewkeyslive, @tomgara, @summeranne, @sarahjeong, @reckless, @bradesposito and @blackamazon

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

Amid an advertising downturn and lower linear viewership, CNN, ABC News, CBS News, and other networks are asking staff to trim costs, find savings, and more — As CNN, ABC News and others grapple with an advertising downturn and lower linear viewership, the new mandate is to trim costs …

Discussion: Variety, @michaelsocolow, @joeconchatv, @rossgarber, The Desk, New York Post, @alexweprin, @themediaisdying, @tvgrimreaper and @alexweprin

Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl plans to step down after 26 years at the network as part of the company's “restructuring and streamlining of leadership”

Discussion: New York Times, Radio & Television …, @snoodit, Adweek, TVLine, Variety, Deadline, The Wrap and IndieWire

Ben Mullin / @benmullin:

Internal memo: Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc tells staff the company's goal is to “reduce our cost structure by up to 15%” as management finalizes the 2023 budget — NEW: Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc emails staff that the company is reducing its costs by up to 15%. https://twitter.com/...

Discussion: @jason_kint, @mrwillhayward, @williamturton, @viceunion and Barrett Media

Peter White / Deadline:

Apple plans to launch its Major League Soccer Season Pass on February 1 for $15/month or $99/season and $13/month or $79/season for Apple TV+ subscribers — Apple has unveiled more plans for its launch of Major League Soccer (MLS). — The streamer has revealed the pricing and launch details …

Financial Times:

OnlyFans plans to let creators sell merchandise directly to viewers in partnership with e-commerce platform Spring — Social network will allow content creators to sell merchandise directly to their viewers — Content creators on OnlyFans will be able to sell merchandise directly to their viewers …

Discussion: Insider, more at Techmeme »

Dade Hayes / Deadline:

Sources: Paramount begins layoffs largely concentrated in its ad sales group and expected to affect fewer than 100 employees — EXCLUSIVE: Layoffs are under way at Paramount Global, with several dozen employees expected to formalize their departures today, insiders have confirmed to Deadline.

Discussion: The Wrap and Insider

Matthew Keys / Radio Ink:

NPR News plans to open a Kiev bureau led by international correspondent Joanna Kakissis for more “consistency and depth” in covering the Ukraine-Russia conflict — NPR News says it will open a bureau in Kiev, Ukraine that will help the news organization better cover the conflict there.

Discussion: NPR, @elbeardsley, @nancycbarnes, @emilyzfeng, @marklowen and Current, Thanks:@matthewkeyslive

@mmfa:

Media Matters for America names Angelo Carusone as chairman, replacing David Brock, who founded the organization in 2004 and is leaving effective immediately — Washington, DC - Media Media Matters for America and Media Matters Action Network today announced that their Boards of Directors have named Angelo Carusone as Chairman. Carusone fills the board positions previously held by David Brock who founded Media Matters for America in 2004

Discussion: @davidbrockdc, Breitbart, @comfortablysmug and @redsteeze

Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:

Princeton professor Imani Perry wins the nonfiction National Book Award for South to America: a Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation — Tess Gunty received the fiction prize for her debut, “The Rabbit Hutch.” Art Spiegelman, the author of “Maus,” received a lifetime achievement award.

Discussion: Nieman Storyboard, @ericabuddington, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and The Atlantic

Ray Schultz / MediaPost:

US survey: 53% of digital publication subscribers aged 18 to 64 canceled at least one subscription in H1 2022 and 29% plan to reduce subscriptions by year's end — Readers are pruning the number of digital publications they subscribe to, according to a new study by Toolkits and National Research Group.

Discussion: Toolkits, @dcnorg, Toolkits and Toolkits