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Email: Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council, saying it isn't “the best structure” for “external insights into our product and policy development work” — Meanwhile, a former top Twitter official fled his home amid attacks following Musk tweets
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Wall Street Journal:
News Corp names Sunday Times Editor Emma Tucker as EIC of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, starting on February 1 as the first woman to lead the WSJ — Currently the editor of the Sunday Times in the U.K., Ms. Tucker will assume her new position at the Journal on Feb. 1
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Urvi Dugar / Reuters:
Elon Musk says Blue subscribers will see half the number of ads as non-subscribers and that Twitter plans to offer a higher tier with no ads in 2023 — Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Twitter's Basic blue tick will have half the number of advertisements and the social media platform …
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Laura Forman / Wall Street Journal:
Similarweb: desktop visits to Twitter's ad manager fell ~74% YoY in Oct. and 85% in Nov., the largest drop since Musk's takeover; the trend continues in Dec.
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Twitter:
Twitter relaunches Blue for $8/month on the web and $11/month on iOS with a checkmark after an account review, 1080p video uploads, an edit button, and more
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bari Weiss and Nellie Bowles launch The Free Press, hiring 10 full-time employees and more than 12 contractors, who plan to publish newsletters and podcasts — Bari Weiss, the New York Times columnist turned independent newsletter writer, has hired ten full-time employees and over a dozen contractors …
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The Free Press, @bariweiss, @sarafischer and @niubi
@bookforum:
Bookforum announces plans to close after 28 years and that its current December/January/February issue will be the magazine's last — https://twitter.com/...
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Zucker joins RedBird and IMI's new joint venture as CEO, where he will oversee $1B in investments in sports, media, and entertainment entities — New venture is partnership between International Media Investments and RedBird, part owner of Boston Red Sox and LeBron James's entertainment company
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Mediaite, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Twitter starts testing Blue for Business, which adds a gold checkmark for “corporate entities”, including media organizations — Alongside of the relaunch of Twitter Blue, Twitter's controversial subscription service, Twitter has begun rolling out a new offering called Blue …
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NPR, Twitter Help Center, The Drum, The Indian Express, 6abc, The Hill, CNET, New York Post and Bloomberg
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK-based LGBTQ+ outlet Pink News adds an “uplifting” stories filter to its app after studies show more consumers avoid news because of its impact on their mood — The LGBTQ+ brand has added an “uplifting” news feature to its new app. — LGBTQ+ brand Pink News has given …
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@michellemanafy, @pressgazette, @pressgazette, Media Voices and @pressgazette
Lili Bayer / Politico:
An interview with Zoltán Varga, one of Hungary's last independent media moguls, on Viktor Orbán's tactics to silence the media, including via tax probes — Zoltán Varga, one of Hungary's last independent media moguls, tells POLITICO Viktor Orbán has taken his tactics to a ‘new level.’
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@martapardavi, @politicoeurope and @panyiszabolcs
Freedom of the Press Foundation:
A coalition of ~40 press rights and civil liberties organizations urges Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to get PRESS Act to a vote before Congress adjourns — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — A coalition of nearly 40 press freedom, civil liberties and other organizations led by Freedom …
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@protecting1st, @evan_greer and @trevortimm
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
The HFPA announces the 2023 nominations for the Golden Globes, which will air on NBC and stream on NBCUniversal's Peacock in January as part of a one-year trial — The tarnished awards ceremony will air on NBC in January in a one-year trial. But which stars will show up to collect their trophies?
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Justin Smith says Semafor is on pace to generate ~30% of its first-year revenue from events arm SemaforX and is planning 40+ events in 2023, up from 15 in 2022 — The publisher, whose inaugural Africa Week begins Monday, will host 40+ events in 2023 — The news and business publisher Semafor …
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@seangriffey, @markstenberg3, @justin_b_smith and Semafor
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