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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN selects Kaitlan Collins, who hosted the Trump town hall, to host a new weeknight show at 9pm ET, elevating her to one of the most coveted time slots — The appointment caps a fast rise at the network by Ms. Collins, 31, who previously covered the Trump and Biden administrations.
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
The NYT launches New York Times Audio on iOS after ~1.5 years in private beta, with short-form stories, a daily news show called The Headlines, and more — While the rest of the audio industry craters, the Gray Lady debuts a one-stop app for subscribers, with new short-form stories and an even shorter daily morning podcast.
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The New York Times Company, Adweek, @nytimespr, @sarthakgh, @pkafka and @vanityfair
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A quick analysis of The Messenger's content shows an outlet with stories that resemble those from a British tabloid and bylines apparently overwhelmingly male — The new site from the former owner of The Hill — backed by $50 million — feels like a remnant of an earlier age. — command-f, c, a, r, r, o, l, l.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
BBC News announces BBC Verify to “pull back the curtain” and offer “radical transparency” on its journalists' work, with a team of 60 from OSINT and elsewhere — BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness said BBC Verify would “pull back the curtain”.
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@pressgazette and @marcusryder
Wall Street Journal:
Antenna: Netflix's $6.99 ad tier had 937,616 US subscribers in March, out of ~55M total, and Disney+'s ad tier, launched a few weeks after Netflix, had 863,791 — Streaming leader had fewer than one million U.S. subscribers on its ad-supported plan as of March
Discussion:
The Streamable, MediaPost, @jbflint and Insider
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Former NFL punter Pat McAfee breaks his four-year $120M FanDuel contract to move his show to ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN's YouTube channel, set to start in the fall — “The Pat McAfee Show” is moving to ESPN in a multimillion-dollar deal that he is expected to begin in the fall, The Post has learned.
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Reuters:
Since April 6, the Cyberspace Administration of China closed 107K online accounts of counterfeit news outlets and anchors and removed 835K pieces of content — China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts …
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The Register
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Masha Gessen resigns from the board of free expression group PEN America after a panel with Russian writers was canceled due to objections by Ukrainian writers — Masha Gessen stepped down following the free expression group's decision to cancel an event at its World Voices Festival after Ukrainian writers threatened to boycott.
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@wbearpjr, @phschlenker_ac, @adamshatz, @mironov_fm, Reason, Associated Press and The Atlantic
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
A New York appeals court reinstates parts of a sexual assault lawsuit against former ABC News executive Michael Corn; a lower court dismissed the suit in 2022 — Michael Corn, who left ABC News in 2021, has denied the allegations — A New York appeals court reinstated parts …
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@johnnydollar01, @jbflint, @jbflint and @vplus
Tech Transparency Project:
Researchers find that YouTube recommends videos on guns and school shootings to young gamers, despite the platform's policies against “violent or gory content” — YouTube says it delivers ‘responsible’ video recommendations. But its algorithms steered accounts …
Discussion:
Beyond Search, Forbes, Android Police, The Messenger, Comic Book, New York Daily News, Engadget and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
In an email, the WGA negotiating committee says its proposals would cost an estimated $429M per year, including $75M to Disney, $68M to Netflix, and $47M to WBD — The Writers Guild of America argued Tuesday that the strike will end up costing studios more if it goes on for “weeks and months” …
Discussion:
@gabrielsherman, Collider, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Jeanie Bergen / The Cut:
A TV writer describes her career path, sporadic income, side gigs, and expenses to explain why she is on food stamps now and why the WGA strike is necessary — Sign up here. — I was working as a cater waiter when I sold my first TV show. One evening, while working a party, I ran into someone I knew in college.
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Bloomberg, @anylaurie16, @lisatozzi, @saba_h, @lalasoo and World Socialist Web Site
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