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Gannett appoints Bryan West as its Taylor Swift reporter, working out of the Tennessean's newsroom for USA Today and other Gannett local dailies — Gannett, the biggest newspaper chain in the U.S., no longer has a blank space under the title of “Taylor Swift reporter.”
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@annatarkov.bsky.social, @variety, Media Play News, @annatarkov.bsky.social and @marcuskdowling

TikTok says its $1B creator fund will end on December 16 2023 for creators in the US, UK, Germany, and France; creators in Italy and Spain won't be affected — TikTok's $1 billion creator fund will come to an end on December 16th, 2023, the company told users today.
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@paninid@mastodon.world

Digital-i: fewer than 5% of Netflix's original programs in 2022 would have triggered performance bonuses under the new WGA-AMPTP contract — Using Hollywood's new metrics, less than 5% of streaming originals count as hit shows. — Let's kick things off with a fun data point.

An interview with ex-TMZ staffer Kristi Cook, who revealed herself to be the person behind popular YouTube channel Spill Sesh, which covers social media stars — For years, people have wondered who's behind the popular Spill Sesh channel. On Friday, the person behind the account unmasked herself.
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@4evrmalone, @takethepoints20 and @4evrmalone

Meta says there are now 1M active subscriptions to Instagram creators, just over a year after launching the subscriptions feature, and unveils new creator tools — There are now 1 million paid subscriptions to creators on Instagram, slowly transforming the platform into a space where creators can get paid directly by their fans.
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Meta, more at Techmeme »

Sources detail Hunterbrook's plans for a “news hedge fund” and questions over its operations, complying with securities law, and retaining credibility — ‘Narrow needle to be threaded’ as start-up combines journalism with trading house — This summer, as investor Nathaniel Brooks Horwitz …
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@tanarrowz, @jfk_america and @justin_cash_1

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemns the killing of journalist Juan Jumalon, shot while broadcasting from his home, and orders an investigation — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday strongly condemned the killing of a Filipino journalist and ordered the police …

A look at changes in MrBeast's hometown of Greenville, NC: studios, high-stress new jobs, random pyrotechnics, and a college course on creating YouTube content — Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson brought jobs to his North Carolina hometown. Now locals are part of the show, whether they like it or not.
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Jim Roberts on LinkedIn, @sara__pequeno, @kelsaywhat, @supdogsecu and @mattnavarra@threads.net

The Washington Post names former Wall Street Journal publisher and former Dow Jones CEO William Lewis as its new publisher and CEO, effective January 2, 2024 — The Washington Post announces William Lewis as its new Publisher and CEO. Lewis will assume the role effective Jan. 2, 2024 …
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Bill McIntosh on LinkedIn, New York Post, Talking Biz News, Washington Post, @emilybell, Axios, @tcarmody.bsky.social, @sarafischer, @benmullin, @jason0x21.bsky.social, Press Gazette, @phostetlerart.bsky.social, @hammancheez.bsky.social, @samdrinksbeer.bsky.social, @trengriffin, @trengriffin, Financial Times, @nicolelee.bsky.social, MediaPost, @rahawahaile.bsky.social, @louisestory, @chrisgalea, @katie_robertson, @washpostpr, @_queenofstaves, @louisestory, @katie_robertson, @jeffjarvis@threads.net, Fox Business, Kamal Ahmed on LinkedIn, The Hill, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Axios and Reuters
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How an open letter supporting Palestinians led to Artforum EIC David Velasco's firing, staff quitting in protest, and repercussions that are still playing out — The touchstone art publication's editor David Velasco decided, along with some members of his staff, to post an open letter …
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Washington Post, @profitratedown, @nkulw, @noahhurowitz, @tobihaslett and MediaPost

OpenAI debuts Copyright Shield, promising to defend ChatGPT Enterprise users and OpenAI customers facing copyright infringement claims related to its services — OpenAI — bowing to peer pressure — today announced it'll step in and defend businesses using OpenAI products …
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@nathanwchan, more at Techmeme »

Sources: Spotify sets the threshold to receive royalties at 1,000 annual streams per track, demonetizing 0.5% of its Streamshare that earn less than $0.05/month — Last month Music Business Worldwide broke the news that major changes were coming to Spotify's royalty model in Q1 2024.

The Pulitzer Prize Board expands eligibility for its awards to written journalism from digital news sites operated by broadcast and audio organizations — The Pulitzer Prize Board has decided to expand eligibility for its journalism awards to digital news sites operated by broadcast and audio organizations.
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@pulitzerprizes and @raju