Bloomberg Media says it added 200K subscriptions in the past four months, and launches a magazine-style Weekend Edition led by ex-Quartz EIC Katherine Bell (Bron Maher/Press Gazette)
Mediagazer: Bloomberg Media says it added 200K subscriptions in the past four months, and launches a magazine-style Weekend Edition led by ex-Quartz EIC Katherine Bell (Bron Maher/Press Gazette)
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Press Gazette:
Bloomberg Media says it added 200K subscriptions in the past four months, and launches a magazine-style Weekend Edition led by ex-Quartz EIC Katherine Bell— Bloomberg Weekend Edition is intended to bring in new subscribers and give existing ones a reason to stay.
Axios:
The NewsGuild of New York files an NLRB unfair labor practice charge against the NYT, claiming management violated rules by interrogating staff about strikes— - “While we respect the union's right to engage in protected actions, threatening a strike at this time feels both unnecessary …
Discussion: @crguildny, @sarafischer, @bymikedavis, @anastasiakeeley and NewsGuild of New York
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Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Scoop: @newsguild files unfair labor practice charge against @nytimes —Claims at least 20 Tech Guild members have been pulled into 1:1 interrogation mtgs w managers to ask if they supported a strike. (Tech guild voted to authorize a strike last month.) https://www.axios.com/...
Mike Davis /
@bymikedavis: “Only contracts negotiated under the current NewsGuild leadership have taken more than two years” yeah because newsguild members decided they were absolutely fed up with acting like doormats for billionaire bosses. solidarity forever with @NYTGuildTech
Annie Shields /
@anastasiakeeley: NEWS: NYT Tech Guild members have been pulled into interrogation meetings with managers in the past few weeks to ask if they support a strike, and to tell employees that if they choose to work during the strike, the company will help them scab discreetly. https://www.axios.com/...
Reuters Institute:
Q&A with Benjamin Toff, recently senior research fellow at the Reuters Institute, about how news avoidance could shape the US election and candidates' tactics— “News avoiders see journalists as part of a disconnected elite,” says Benjamin Toff, who led our Trust in News Project and authored a book on the subject
Wall Street Journal:
Jefferies says the anime market in North America has grown from $1.6B in 2018 to $4B in 2024, as once-niche anime is shaping up as Japan's next big export— As Japanese animation and comics go global, opportunities abound for investors — Move over, Marvel. The next blockbuster entertainment franchise might come from Japan.
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Douglas Montgomery on LinkedIn and Semafor
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Douglas Montgomery /
Douglas Montgomery on LinkedIn: Anime the Apple of NY's Eye — The Wall Street Journal and the The Economist have both written articles on the global strength of #anime in the last few weeks. …
Paige Bruton /
Semafor: Fast-growing anime industry boosts Japan's soft power
The Hindu:
Wikipedia takes down a page about its court case with Asian News International, after a Delhi High Court order; Wikipedia is fighting to keep user IDs private— The takedown follows an order by the Delhi High Court that the Wikipedia page describing criticism of the lawsuit ‘amounts to interference in Court proceedings’
Discussion:
Bar and Bench and Scroll.in
Press Gazette:
The UK's Reach plans to hire 60 new editorial staff, including “audience writers” and “general assignment journalists”, after cutting 700 staff in 2023— Reach has said it is hiring 60 new editorial staff which will include “audience writers” and “general assignment journalists”.
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HoldtheFrontPage
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Local News Initiative:
With aid from Journalism Funding Partners, a retired Chicago Tribune architecture critic funded his replacement, a biweekly architecture columnist at the outlet— After the Chicago Tribune didn't replace retiring architecture critic Blair Kamin, he funded his own successor
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@troutgirl.bsky.social
New York Times:
The US charges a general in Iran's Revolutionary Guards in connection with a failed plot to kill Iranian American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad in 2022— The failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist, has already led to murder-for-hire charges against members …
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Agence France-Presse, Adweek, UPI, Al Jazeera, New York Post, Voice of America, KDFX-TV, The Hill, Associated Press, US Department of Justice, Axios, Semafor and Reuters
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Chris Benson /
UPI: U.S. charges Iranian general, others in plot to kill unnamed American journalist
Chris Nesi /
New York Post: Iranian terror group general charged in plot to kill dissident journalist in NYC
Liam Scott /
Voice of America: US charges Iranian Revolutionary Guard official in plot to kill VOA host
Hannah Rabinowitz /
KDFX-TV: Federal prosecutors charge Iranian Revolutionary Guards official in assassination plot on US soil
Ashleigh Fields /
The Hill: Iran Revolutionary Guard officer charged in plot to kill American author in US
Larry Neumeister /
Associated Press: US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC US Department of Justice: Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire Charges Against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Brigadier General and Former Intelligence Officer and Members of an Iranian Intelligence Network
Diego Mendoza /
Semafor: US charges senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards official in failed plot to kill human rights activist
Axios:
TollBit, which recently launched a content monetization marketplace for publishers and AI companies, raised a $24M Series A led by Lightspeed Ventures— - “As AI agents become more accessible and proliferate at an exponential rate, publishers and digital content owners need a way to monetize content …
Discussion:
Faraz Fatemi /
@f_fatemi21: And today, TollBit is unveiling the very first piece of content licensed & transacted via the platform is none other than @TIME's 100 Most Powerful People in AI list https://www.axios.com/...
Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Exclusive: AI startup @TollbitOfficial raises $24M series A — TollBit publishing partners include @PenskeMedia @TIME, @Adweek — Fittingly, the 1st piece of content licensed out using TollBit was @TIME 's 100 Most Powerful People in AI list More on @axios https://www.axios.com/...
Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: If I learned anything from the peak ad tech era, it's that there's a lot of money (for a while) in being a middleman. https://www.axios.com/... @tollbitofficial: TollBit is proud to announce our $24M in Series A funding to revolutionize how AI companies and publishers work together. We do this by making it easy to manage the entire lifecycle of AI data licensing and support innovative business models to protect the health of the entire [image] TollBit: Announcing Our Series A — TOLLBIT, A TWO-SIDED MARKETPLACE FOR AI COMPANIES AND PUBLISHERS …
Campbell Brown /
Campbell Brown on LinkedIn: Go team!!! — “As AI agents become more accessible and proliferate at an exponential rate, publishers and digital content owners need …
Deadline:
MPA expects Japan's online video industry to grow at a 7% compound annual rate and to account for 45% of total screen revenue by 2029, up from 35% in 2024— This will account for 45% of total screen revenue by 2029, including free TV, pay-TV and theatrical, versus 35% in 2024.
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WORLD SCREEN, Media Partners Asia and Variety
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Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: MPA Projects Gains For Japanese Online Video Sector
Politico:
Source: Trump is planning to record an interview for Joe Rogan's podcast on October 25; Harris has also reportedly been in talks to go on Rogan's podcast— Former President Donald Trump is expected to record an interview with podcasting behemoth Joe Rogan on Friday.
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Michigan Advance, Raw Story, NBC News, Breitbart, Business Insider, Shore News Network, USA Today, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Mail, Maine Morning Star, KHOU-TV, Variety, New York Post, New York Times, Forbes, RedState, Townhall, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, CBS News, HotAir, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Wrap, The Hill, Axios, New Republic, Reuters, ZeroHedge News, The Daily Caller, The National Pulse, Twitchy, Barrett Media, Associated Press, New York Daily News, freebeacon.com, Daily Kos and NPR
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Jon King /
Michigan Advance: U of M alum's Super PAC targets men, warning Project 2025 would ban porn
David McAfee /
Raw Story: ‘Part of the plan’: Analysis reveals how Trump's ‘buzzy sideshows’ could get him the win
Nick Gilbertson /
Breitbart: Report: Joe Rogan, Donald Trump Lock In Enormous Interview for Friday
Kelsey Vlamis /
Business Insider: Trump scores a Joe Rogan interview for the first time, with an eye on male voters
Fernando Cervantes Jr /
USA Today: Former President Donald Trump set to appear on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ later this week
Isaac Schorr /
Mediaite: FLASHBACK: Joe Rogan Said He Denied Trump's Requests to Come on His Show Because He Didn't ‘Want to Help Him’
Jim Hᴏft /
The Gateway Pundit: A Groundbreaking Interview in the Making: Donald Trump Set to Appear on Joe Rogan's Show in Austin, Texas This Friday
Charlie Spiering /
Daily Mail: Trump ramps up the pressure on Kamala with Joe Rogan appearance as her support with men plummets
Ashley Murray /
Maine Morning Star: Early voting now underway, Trump and Harris crisscross the battleground states
Stephen Pastis /
Forbes: Here Are The Biggest Moments From Trump's ‘Bro’ Podcast Tour Ahead Of Joe Rogan Appearance
Teri Christoph /
RedState: BREAKING: Trump Is About to Win the Podcast Wars
Dominic Patten /
Deadline: Donald Trump Heading To Joe Rogan's Podcast In Austin Same Day VP Is In Houston
Kathryn Watson /
CBS News: Trump to appear on Joe Rogan's podcast
Ed Morrissey /
HotAir: Oh My: Trump Beats Harris to the Rogan Podcast
Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: Donald Trump to appear on Joe Rogan's podcast: Report
Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Trump recording podcast with Joe Rogan this week
Erin Doherty /
Axios: Joe Rogan to interview Trump on his podcast
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling /
New Republic: Trump Cancels All His Events in Favor of One of the Worst People Ever
Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: Trump-Rogan Interview Set For Friday: Politico
Jason Cohen /
The Daily Caller: Trump Slated For Joe Rogan Podcast Appearance
Jack Montgomery /
The National Pulse: When Will Joe Rogan Interview Trump? Here's What We Know.
Joseph Wilkinson /
New York Daily News: Donald Trump to appear on Joe Rogan's podcast
Blake Mauro /
freebeacon.com: Trump Set To Appear on Joe Rogan's Podcast
Morgan Stephens /
Daily Kos: Trump will reportedly appear on Joe Rogan's podcast—is Harris next?
Wall Street Journal:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt criticizes AI, calling Hollywood a “canary in the coal mine” for other industries, and says studios “own the IP and I don't own any of it”— Actor says AI companies use movies and TV to make money without fairly compensating actors; industry should ‘get ahead of that flood’