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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
An interview with Deborah Turness, who joined as BBC News' first CEO in 2022, on investing in fact-checking brand Verify, BBC Studios, BBC.com plans, and more — BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness has promised more investment in fact-checking and transparency brand BBC Verify …
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Michaela Zee / Variety:
Producer Alexandra Poolos sues CBS, CBS News, and parent company Paramount Global for gender discrimination, claiming she was wrongly terminated from 60 Minutes — A former producer on “60 Minutes” is suing CBS, CBS News and parent company Paramount Global for gender discrimination …
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Adweek, Hollywood Reporter, New York Post, The Wrap, Newser, @menendezrand, Deadline and Reuters
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram head Adam Mosseri reiterates Threads' position on hard news, saying that Threads does not intend to “amplify” news because it's currently “too risky” — Instagram's new Twitter-like app Threads is not prepared to truly challenge Elon Musk's X …
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
A look at the work of a small group of journalists based full-time in the now blockaded Gaza Strip, reporting for the BBC, the AP, Reuters, AFP, and Al Jazeera — “As I drove around, it felt as if there had been an earthquake,” writes the BBC's Gaza correspondent, Rushdi Abu Alouf …
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: in a testy staff meeting about layoffs, interim Washington Post CEO Patty Stonesifer said “this is a really good business that we overshot on expenses” — A meeting between Washington Post leadership and staff grew contentious over its buyout program.
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Washington Post, The Wrap, @glennthrush and The Guardian
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Washington Post is offering voluntary buyouts over the next few weeks, aiming to cut ~240 jobs out of 2,500 to offset digital subscription and ad challenges
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Washington Post, New York Post, @willoremus@mastodon.social, @nkulw, @benmullin, Media Nation, @farhip, @kemettler, The Messenger, Poynter, @postguild, @postguild, @postguild, @postguild, @postguild, @davidfolkenflik, NPR, NPR, Press Watch, @blogdiva@mastodon.social, @brianvastag@sciencemastodon …, The Information, The Daily Beast, The Hill and @oliverdarcy@threads.net
Gabe Bullard / Nieman Reports:
Internal memo: NPR traffic loss has been negligible in the six months since it left Twitter, after the platform labeled NPR “US state-affiliated media” — The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn't worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Piper Sandler survey of 9,000+ US teens: 29.1% of their daily video consumption time is on YouTube, beating Netflix for the first time at 28.7%, and ~7% on Hulu — - Teenagers in the United States say they watch more video on YouTube than Netflix, according to a new survey from investment bank Piper Sandler.
Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Studies: DMG Media, News UK, and Reach control 90% of the UK national newspaper market and 40%+ of the audience reach across the UK's top 50 online news brands — Report finds that three UK publishers control 90% of print reach and 40% of online reach. — There are “dangerous levels …
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@gordy_mc1ntosh, @josiahmortimer and @pannusf10
The Guardian:
China releases Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was jailed in August 2020 on ill-defined security allegations of sharing Chinese state secrets overseas — The Australian journalist was freed and is back home in Melbourne after being detained in August 2020 over national security-related accusations
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Bloomberg, Bloomberg, BBC, NPR, @drewpavlou, @andrewbgreene, @zdaniel, @leo_puglisi6, @kieran_gilbert, @stephendziedzic, @birmo, Newser, @albomp, @bendohertycorro, @senpaterson, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Washington Post, Sydney Morning Herald, ABC, Associated Press, CNN, Al Jazeera and New York Daily News
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposes requiring TV providers to issue rebates to multichannel subscribers in the event of a blackout of broadcast stations — - Joe Biden Condemns Hamas “Act Of Sheer Evil” In Attacks On Israel, Says Americans Among Hostages; Journalists Describe Scene Of Massacre At Kibbutz
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The Verge, The Desk, Variety, Radio & Television … and Next TV
Bloomberg:
Apple spent $200M to $250M on Killers of the Flower Moon, debuting on October 20, the first test of the company's plans to spend $1B/year on movies for theaters — The tech giant is hoping the big screen will help sell little ones. — At the Cannes Film Festival, red carpets are unfurled …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: BBC Newsnight editor Stewart Maclean quit to work for the BBC in Nairobi, as the BBC weighs cutting up to £5M from its flagship current affairs TV show — EXCLUSIVE: Newsnight editor Stewart Maclean has unexpectedly quit as the BBC considers making dramatic cuts to its flagship current affairs show.
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