Mediagazer: A look at Substack in the wake of the pandemic's “rocket ship growth”, given fresh competition from WordPress, Beehiiv, and Ghost, the Twitter feud, and more (Joe Pompeo/Vanity Fair)

Rocio Fabbro / The Messenger:

Staff writers at Disney's National Geographic say the outlet is laying off all remaining writers and will rely on freelancers and people with outside funding — Several staff writers announced their layoffs over Twitter — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article …

Discussion: Washington Post, Outsider, CNN, The Wrap, Observer, @craigawelch, @bethreinhard, @afreedma, @jklina@ruby.social, @mikeisaac, Deadline, @bug_gwen@mastodon.online, @philwahba, @jackmjenkins, @eringriffith, @michaelgreshko, @drewhinshaw and Poynter

Bloomberg:

Sources: WBD plans to add live CNN programming to Max outside the US later in 2023 and is weighing different approaches for the US — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is planning to add live programming from CNN to the Max streaming service later this year, according to people familiar with the matter …

Discussion: @lucas_shaw, Variety, Deadline, The Streamable, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social, @samyoungman, @nkulw, @mediaevan, @semaforben, The Information and Cord Cutters News

Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:

Analysis: BBC News is the biggest newsbrand on Instagram with 25.7M followers, adding 7.4M since 2021; only three of the 10 biggest accounts are broadcasters — BBC News is the biggest newsbrand on Instagram, while Healthline Media is the fastest-growing. — Once largely shunned for news …

Discussion: @pressgazette

Angie Drobnic Holan / Poynter:

A survey of 101 fact-checkers and academics finds 87% deem research on new fact-checking formats, like video fact-checks and graphics, “very useful” or “useful” — A recent survey received more than 100 suggestions for valuable research

Discussion: @poynter

Rachel Shin / Fortune:

An interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner about journalism's key jobs as AI gets deployed, layoffs at Bild, negotiating with big platforms, and more — Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, the largest periodical publisher in Europe—and an increasingly major presence in American media …

Discussion: The Wrap and @ajs

Jennifer Maas / Variety:

Turner Classic Movies executive Charles Tabesh, a 25-year veteran of the network, will remain in his post, a reversal after backlash to WBD downsizing — In a cinematic twist, Turner Classic Movies programming executive Charles Tabesh will remain in his post following Warner Bros. Discovery's …

Discussion: The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, SlashFilm, The A.V. Club, The Wrap, IndieWire and World of Reel

Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

A look at Substack in the wake of the pandemic's “rocket ship growth”, given fresh competition from WordPress, Beehiiv, and Ghost, the Twitter feud, and more — The six-year-old self-publishing platform is still a magnet for writers, but WordPress and Beehiiv are vying for market share.

Discussion: @substackinc, @joepompeo, @jamiemaglietta, @vanityfair, @claireatki, @alishalisha and @rafat

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

AP redesigns its website and aims to double ad revenue from 5% to 10% over the next two years; AP currently generates ~80% of its revenue from content licensing — The publisher currently generates 80% of its revenue from its syndication business — launched a newly redesigned version …

Discussion: @markstenberg3

Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:

Alden's The Boston Herald and The Denver Post plan to end reader comments on July 1; Herald says it wants to speed up its site and Post cites uncivil comments — At least two daily newspapers owned by Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group will end reader comments on July 1.

Discussion: American Press Institute, Poynter and Boston Herald

Kenneth Li / Reuters:

Thomson Reuters plans to buy UK-based digital content management company Imagen, which owns the Screenocean video distribution service, for an undisclosed price — Thomson Reuters (TRI.TO) will buy Imagen, a digital content asset management company, for an undisclosed price …

Discussion: @iron_emu, Imagen, @imagen_io and Castext

Emma Ross-Thomas / Bloomberg:

OPEC cancels Bloomberg, Reuters and WSJ reporters' accreditation to cover its Vienna conference, the second time they are excluded from its meetings since May — OPEC has canceled accreditation for reporters from three major news organizations to cover a conference in Vienna that will feature …

Discussion: Talking Biz News, @javierblas, @mattzeitlin, @magdaborowik, @jmglachant and @onaircoop

Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:

Staff at France's Le Journal du Dimanche strike to protest the appointment of a far-right EIC, ahead of the key Sunday paper's acquisition by a billionaire — Public figures back strike at Le Journal du Dimanche to protest against appointment of Geoffroy Lejeune

Discussion: @astraea1974, @soundmigration and Reporters Without Borders