Daily Mail plans to launch a dozen long-form shows on YouTube by the end of 2024, focusing on popular verticals including entertainment, sports, and the royals (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)

Mediagazer: Daily Mail plans to launch a dozen long-form shows on YouTube by the end of 2024, focusing on popular verticals including entertainment, sports, and the royals (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)

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Reuters Institute:

RISJ's 2024 Digital News Report with a survey of 90K+: six platforms, like TikTok, reach 10%+ of respondents for news use, compared to just two a decade ago— This year's report comes at a time when around half the world's population have been going to the polls in national and regional elections …
Discussion: Nieman Lab, Reuters Institute, @andrewstroehlein …, Reuters Institute, Boing Boing, Media Voices, Journalism.co.uk, LatAm Journalism Review, Jacob Granger on LinkedIn, Aisling McCabe on LinkedIn, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, BBC, Press Gazette, WAN-IFRA, Reuters Institute,

Discussion:

Andrew Stroehlein /
@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social: News use across online platforms fragmenting: 6 networks “now reaching at least 10% of our respondents, compared with just 2 a decade ago”. — YouTube used for news by 31% each week, — WhatsApp 21%, — TikTok 13%, — Twitter 10%. — https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ...

Allan Rose Hill /
Boing Boing: 40% of people don't care about the news, survey says

Esther Kezia Thorpe /
Media Voices: 5 things we learned about the state of podcasts from the Digital News Report 2024

Katherine Pennacchio /
LatAm Journalism Review: Using Facebook for the news in decline and concerns grow over AI's influence on misinformation: Reuters Institute report

Jacob Granger /
Jacob Granger on LinkedIn: Happy Digital News Report day! The study I look forward to most every year. Huge congratulations to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism team for another incredible body of work …

Aisling McCabe /
Aisling McCabe on LinkedIn: The Reuters Digital News Report is out with lots of information and great insights. Some which stood out for me include: …

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Excellent, as ever, @risj_oxford news report. Interest in news down (UK halved since '15), avoidance up (now 39%). Facebook down 4%. TikTok & news up, beating Twitter (should it really be banned in an election?) Subscription flat & destination strategies borked (should publishers market more?) …

Noor Nanji /
BBC: More people turning away from news, report says

Clara Aberneithie /
Press Gazette: Trust in news up slightly in UK but remains lower than global average

Teemu Henriksson /
WAN-IFRA: Digital News Report 2024: Business challenges mount as subscription growth slows

Dr Craig T. Robertson /
Reuters Institute: How much do people pay for online news? And what might encourage more people to pay?

Dr Amy Ross Arguedas /
Reuters Institute: Public attitudes towards the use of AI in journalism

Dr Richard Fletcher /
Reuters Institute: More than ‘just the facts’: How news audiences think about ‘user needs’

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Press Gazette:
A look at news influencers in the US, the UK, and France: a majority are mainstream journalists in the UK, much higher YouTube use for news in the US, and more

Discussion:
Reuters Institute

Digiday:

Daily Mail plans to launch a dozen long-form shows on YouTube by the end of 2024, focusing on popular verticals including entertainment, sports, and the royals— In a bid to earn more ad revenue, Daily Mail is making a big push into long-form video with plans to debut a dozen shows on YouTube by the end of this year.

Discussion:
The Media Leader and Press Gazette

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Jack Benjamin /
The Media Leader: Daily Mail unveils new global video strategy

The Guardian:

Australia complains to the Chinese embassy over efforts to block the view of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who previously was detained in China, at an event— Anthony Albanese describes behaviour of officials at Parliament House during Chinese premier Li Qiang's visit as ‘clumsy’

Discussion:
Daily Mail, Australian Financial Review, Agence France-Presse, ABC, CNN, ABC, Australian Financial Review, The Age, Australian Financial Review, Daily Mail, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, @taliaotg, @wmdglasgow, @3awneilmitchell, @knottmatthew, @stephendziedzic, The Australian, ABC News (Australia) on YouTube, The Conversation, The Daily Telegraph, Sky News Australia on YouTube, The Times, Sky News Australia on YouTube, The Canberra Times, The Australian, BBC, Breitbart and Voice of America

Discussion:

Max Aitchison /
Daily Mail: Cheng Lei blocked off by Chinese media officials as Li Qiang visits Australia Agence France-Presse: Australian reporter Cheng Lei, detained in China, says diplomats tried to ‘block’ her at Li Qiang event CNN: Chinese officials' attempt to ‘block’ formerly detained journalist mars Australia goodwill tour

Nick Bonyhady /
Australian Financial Review: ‘Grow a backbone’: Dutton accuses PM of misleading public The Age: ‘Rude, inappropriate’: Albanese toughens language on Cheng Lei incident as Chinese premier departs

Andrew Tillett /
Australian Financial Review: Australia criticises China for sea skirmish in sign tensions remain

Brett Lackey /
Daily Mail: Aussies turn against Anthony Albanese after his unbelievable response to China's disgraceful act inside Parliament - as the PM is forced to finally call out the behaviour

Agence France-Presse:
Australia's Albanese concerned over ‘ham-fisted’ China diplomats incident with journalist @taliaotg: @daithaigilbert @MoustafaAyad Man the countering disinfo field that got co-opted by grifter disinfo manufacturers sure has deteriorated.

Will Glasgow /
@wmdglasgow: An illustrative example of the limits of Chinese diplomacy in the Xi era: The two Chinese embassy staff will likely be applauded for showing “fighting spirit” as they try to block Cheng Lei from view. Most Australians will be appalled by their behaivour https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ ...

Neil Mitchell /
@3awneilmitchell: If Albo really does not know about the Chinese bullying of Cheng Lei it is absurd he was not told. But now he does know what will he do? This was on OUR soil,

Matthew Knott /
@knottmatthew: Australian officials try to intervene after officials from the Chinese embassy try to block journalist Cheng Lei from being filmed at a signing ceremony at Parliament House [video]

Stephen Dziedzic /
@stephendziedzic: Absurd. Chinese officials try to block cameras from getting a shot of Australian journalist Cheng Lei and Premier Li Qiang in the same frame. Good on PMC officials for putting a stop to it all https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ ...

Stephen Dziedzic /
@stephendziedzic: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Chinese officials who attempted to block cameras from filming Cheng Lei in Parliament House behaved in a “pretty clumsy” manner and Australian officials have expressed concern to the Chinese Embassy [image]

Greg Sheridan /
The Australian: Cheng Lei incident diminishes PM, nation The Australian: ‘Shooting themselves in the foot’: Cheng Lei the focus after security bid to keep her from view ABC News (Australia) on YouTube: Australian government flags Chinese officials' censorship of Cheng Lei | ABC News

Michelle Grattan /
The Conversation: Albanese told Chinese premier that officials' behaviour towards Cheng Lei was ‘unacceptable’ and ‘not appropriate’ Sky News Australia on YouTube: ‘Condemn it on the spot’: Albanese under fire for not defending Cheng Lei sooner

Hannah Ritchie /
BBC: Chinese officials appear to block freed journalist

John Hayward /
Breitbart: Police Accused of Repressing Protesters as Chinese Premier Visits Australia

The Hollywood Reporter:

Fremantle and Pluto TV strike a global deal to launch 25 FAST channels across 13 countries, including the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy— Pluto TV users will get 24/7 broadcasts of ‘Baywatch,’ 'Three's Company,' ‘Family Feud Classic’ and 'Let's Make a Deal' across 13 new global markets.

Discussion:
The Wrap, Next TV, TVNewsCheck, Realscreen, Advanced Television, WORLD SCREEN and Broadband TV News

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Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Fremantle, Pluto TV Strike Distribution Deal for 25 FAST Channels, Including ‘Baywatch,’ ‘Family Feud’

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: Fremantle To Launch 25 FAST Channels on Pluto TV

Mark Miller /
TVNewsCheck: Fremantle To Launch 25 FAST Channels in Expanded Worldwide Deal With Pluto TV

Andrew Tracy /
Realscreen: Fremantle, Pluto TV expand FAST channel partnership

Kristin Brzoznowski /
WORLD SCREEN: Pluto TV & Fremantle Expand FAST Channel Partnership

Financial Times:

French ad agency Havas plans to invest €400M in AI and data-led initiatives in the next four years, and prepares for a four-way breakup of parent Vivendi— French company launches AI strategy as it prepares to split from parent group Vivendi — Havas will invest €400mn …

Discussion:
The Media Leader, Ad Age, MediaPost, Adweek, @davidclinchnews, PRWeek, @havas and Havas

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Joe Mandese /
MediaPost: Havas Unveils ‘Converged,’ New Four-Year Strategic Plan

Rebecca Stewart /
Adweek: Havas Bets $400m on AI, Confirms Vivendi Spin-Off Plans

David Clinch /
@davidclinchnews: AI + advertising may become a scattered nightmare, but has the potential to create a new dynamic with better Ads being seen by real people in a validated context and based on actual attention time to minimize waste. I hope it is the latter.

Gideon Spanier /
PRWeek: Havas pushes integration with new ‘Converged’ strategy and invests €400m in AI and tech @havas: Today marks a significant milestone for Havas as we proudly unveil our new global strategic plan: #Converged. After a decade of our #Together strategy, this new chapter represents a bold step forward for our organization. https://www.havas.com/... [image]

Wall Street Journal:

Social media creators say earning a decent, reliable income is getting harder, as platforms pay less for popular posts and brands get pickier about partnerships— Platforms are paying less for popular posts, brands are pickier about partnerships and a possible TikTok ban looms

Discussion:
Business Insider, @hoofnagle, @albertfong98 and r/technology, more at Techmeme »

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Amanda Perelli /
Business Insider: The rise of STEM influencers: 3 top takeaways from a conference that serves as an annual science fair for YouTubers

Chris Hoofnagle /
@hoofnagle: WSJ: “Last year, 48% of creator-earners made $15,000 or less, according to NeoReach, an influencer marketing agency. Only 13% made more than $100,000.” https://www.wsj.com/...?

Albert Fong /
@albertfong98: Most young people see becoming a social media influencer as a viable career. They may want to rethink that since most find just making ends meet tough https://www.wsj.com/... @saraheneedleman @itstheannmarie #influencers #marketing #socialmedia #career

Nieman Reports:

A look at AP Corporate Archives, launched in 2003 to preserve the organization's history and since then expanded with initiatives like an oral history program— Two decades ago, The Associated Press set out to preserve the organization's history. What it created is an archive that sheds light …

Discussion:
@niemanreports

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The Verge:

Q&A with Tubi CEO Anjali Sud, who joined from Vimeo in September 2023, on the streaming industry, working within Fox, subscription fatigue, copyright, and more— TV isn't just competing with Netflix for your time — it needs to beat TikTok, too. … Today, I'm talking with Anjali Sud, the CEO of Tubi.

Discussion:
The Guardian, @hi.im.vijay@threads.net, @reckless1280@threads.net, @anjsud and r/television

Discussion:

Jesse Hassenger /
The Guardian: ‘Virtual video store appeal’: how Tubi became America's best free streaming service

Vijay Pemmaraju /
@hi.im.vijay@threads.net: There was a point in time where my entire TikTok feed was just bootlegged clips, I think I watched like 3 whole episodes of Suits on TikTok alone, it was wild

Nilay Patel /
@reckless1280@threads.net: All those bootlegged movie clips on TikTok aren't driving any viewers to streaming platforms, Tubi CEO Anjali Sud tells me on this week's Decoder https://www.theverge.com/...

Anjali Sud /
@anjsud: Back for round 2! Thoroughly enjoyed my convo with @reckless, editor-in-chief of @verge on his Decoder pod. Listen as we discuss all things video, Hollywood, GenAI and Tubi's take on the F-word in streaming (aka flywheel) 🔄 https://www.theverge.com/...

Bloomberg:

Blackstone plans to buy Japanese digital comic provider Infocom in a ~$1.7B deal, in its biggest private equity transaction in Japan to date— - Offers to buy Japanese digital comic provider Infocom — Sees money-making opportunity stemming from original content

Discussion:
Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Blackstone and Teijin, more at Techmeme »

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Kosaku Narioka /
Wall Street Journal: Blackstone to Buy Japanese E-Comic Provider Blackstone: Blackstone Announces a Tender Offer for Infocom, Japan's Leading Provider of Digital Comics, in the Largest Private Equity Transaction in Japan of the Year Teijin: Notice of Change in a Consolidated Subsidiary (Share Transfer) and Revision of Financial Forecasts

Euronews:

Study: anonymous pro-Russian actors are barraging journalists in Europe with fake news, in an effort to overwhelm fact checkers and amplify fake narratives— A new report says that the scheme also seeks to amplify certain fake narratives by having reporters publish their debunks and share them far and wide.

Discussion:
@heidireports and Check First

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Heidi Przybyla /
@heidireports: Heads up, US: Russia deliberately flooding newsrooms with fake content to overwhelm fact-checkers, study says 👉Operation Overload has targeted more than 800 news organisations in Europe and beyond so far https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ ... via @Yahoo_MY

The Daily Beast:

A profile of The Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, once one of the UK's most feted journalists, and a look at the many compromises he's made in pursuit of power— DON'T STOP ME NOW — Lewis, the embattled CEO of the Washington Post, has long sought power and success.

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Oliver Darcy /
CNN: Jeff Bezos is facing a dilemma as ethical questions surrounding The Washington Post publisher grow louder

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Last night, I told @nprkelly that Rob Winnett would never step foot in DC as WaPo editor. Fwiw, Merida told me he was not contacted when Will Lewis decided to replace Sally Buzbee I've not heard of anyone else considered other than his pal Rob. https://www.npr.org/...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Acting news chief Matt Murray would be well suited to continue the job over the conventional newsroom. Lewis could pick another innovator - not Murray's strongest suit. Lewis' own job is in grave doubt. Winnett's is not: He has no support that I can find among WP journalists.

David Folkenflik /
NPR: ‘Washington Post’ CEO and editor under scrutiny for how they broke stories in U.K.

Matthew Cooper /
@mattizcoop: Deus Ex *Merida* ending to @washingtonpost crisis? Wins back staff doesn't solve the existential issues, but neither does “third newsroom.”

Ben Mullin /
@benjaminmullin@threads.net: tidbit: The Washington Post has canceled a splashy dinner it was planning to host at La Colombe d'Or. Lots of talk about this on the Croisette — this was supposed to be Will Lewis' reintroduction to the ad community as CEO of The Post

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: This is exactly what some Post reporters are wishing for: @meridak's return

David Bauder /
Associated Press: New Leaders At Washington Post Haunted By Ethical Questions From Work In UK

Harry Lambert /
@harrytlambert: I've written a new longread for @thedailybeast - on Bezos, Murdoch, Harry, Dowler and Will Lewis' long thirst for power. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Some Tina Brown Daily Beast restoration here https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@threads.net: Will Lewis sounds a charmer and a suck-up who sold himself to Patty Stonefiser and Jeff Bezos as tech bro kind of media guy who speaks the language of innovation and disruption. Shame on them for not seeing through it and for failing to do their due diligence. JournalismThreads

John Johnson /
Newser: Washington Post Mess Takes Another Turn

Tom Jones /
Poynter: Washington Post publisher Will Lewis was more involved in a phone-hacking scandal than previously known

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@davidfolkenflik:
Former WaPo Senior Managing Editor Cameron Barr is now overseeing the paper's coverage of the controversies around CEO Will Lewis and next editor Rob Winnett

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David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Wash Post releases new statement further detailing oversight of coverage of the scandals surrounding publisher Will Lewis and his choice for editor, Rob Winnett, who is to take over in November [image]

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: NEW: The Post turns its famously rigorous newsroom on itself. w/@katie_robertson https://www.nytimes.com/...

Hamza Shaban /
@hshaban: The “third newsroom” at the Washington Post is just stories about Will Lewis and ethically compromised media bosses

David Freedlander /
@freedlander: Incredible respect for these guys (and their editors) [image]

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Cameron Barr, who stepped down as Washington Post managing editor last year, is now overseeing the paper's coverage of controversies surrounding the paper's publisher Will Lewis and incoming editor Rob Winnett. “We cover The Washington Post independently, rigorously and fairly,”

Staci D Kramer /
@sdkstl: Cameron Barr, who left WaPo last year, is the senior editor who shrugged off the Alito flag news in 2021 as “a single-slice story about the flag, because it seemed like the story was about Martha-Ann Alito and not her husband.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Cara Lynch /
@caradox: Great job by management all around. Maybe they should ask the News Guild for tips on leadership and authenticity. Might be a profit in it even.

David Corn /
@davidcorndc: Does democracy die if newspapers have to spend too much time reporting on their own internal controversies?

Heidi N. Moore /
@moorehn: Cameron Barr is English and is the same editor who barred a sexual assault survivor from reporting on any other sexual assaults, and then retaliated against her for years in the newsroom. No ethics. It was inevitable that Lewis would glom onto someone else as dishonest as he

James Queally /
@jamesqueallylat: When you have to create a team to cover your publisher's scandals ... perhaps that says something about your choice in publisher. @chrisgeidner: Cameron Barr, who was most recently in the news for taking responsibility for the Post not running the Alito flag story in 2021: https://www.semafor.com/...

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: The Third Newsroom is just all the people now writing about the new management.

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: A Fourth Newsroom, if you will

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: When I talked to Barr a couple weeks ago, he was working from the north of England. This is getting complicated ....

Derek Thompson /
@dkthomp: Fuck It We're Adding a Fourth Newsroom [image]

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling /
New Republic: Washington Post Now Has a Team Just Covering Its Management Scandals

Talking Biz News:

Dow Jones and the union that represents journalists at WSJ, Barron's, and MarketWatch reach a tentative agreement on a four-year deal after a year of bargaining— The union that represents journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch and parent company Dow Jones & Co. announced Monday …

Discussion:
@katie_robertson, @natalieandrews, @gzuckerman, IAPE 1096, MediaPost

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Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: NEW: Dow Jones says it has reached a tentative contract deal with the union representing WSJ staffers, including a combined 8% pay increase for the first two years of the contract, with 3.75% boosts in 2025 and 2026

Natalie Andrews /
@natalieandrews: After one year and a day of negotiations... We have a tentative agreement between IAPE and Dow Jones! I'm proud this helps our lowest-paid members and gives every member a salary increase of 8% effective July 1, 2024 More details: https://www.iape1096.org/...

Gregory Zuckerman /
@gzuckerman: Dow Jones and union reach contract deal after year of difficult bargaining. Terms seem reasonable at first blush (says this union member). Nice to move on from this.

Ray Schultz /
MediaPost: Union And Dow Jones Agree To A Four-Year Contract

The Wrap:

Sources: 25 unionized staffers at The Daily Beast took buyouts, equivalent to ~70% of the guild, including almost all of the outlet's senior staffers— The Daily Beast is gutting its senior editorial team after implementing voluntary buyouts last month, with nearly 70% of unionized staffers leaving the outlet, TheWrap has learned.

Discussion:
Poynter, @nataliekorach and @willsommer

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Tom Jones /
Poynter: Could social media soon have warning labels?

Natalie Korach /
@nataliekorach: New: The Daily Beast is gutting its senior editorial team after implementing voluntary buyouts last month, with 70% of unionized staffers leaving the outlet https://www.thewrap.com/...

Will Sommer /