Internal memo: Norah O'Donnell plans to step down as CBS Evening News' anchor after the 2024 US presidential election and become a senior correspondent (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

Mediagazer: Internal memo: Norah O'Donnell plans to step down as CBS Evening News' anchor after the 2024 US presidential election and become a senior correspondent (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

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NABJ faces backlash after announcing Trump will be interviewed at its convention by ABC News' Rachel Scott, Fox News' Harris Faulkner, and Semafor's Kadia Goba— - President Biden addressed a joint NABJ and NAHJ conference virtually in 2020. — Hillary Clinton spoke at a joint conference between …
Discussion: NABJ, The Wrap, Mediaite, @karenattiah, Donald J. Trump …, @jimtrotter_nfl, @onpointpress_, The Daily Beast, @jalexander1079, @reichellaw, @rolandsmartin, @naima, @adr1600@threads.net, @keithboykin@threads.net, @heatherrosemarie_92 …, @karenattiah, @sarafischer, The Hill, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Kstewart /
NABJ: NABJ to Host Former President Trump for a Conversation in Chicago During Annual Convention

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: National Association of Black Journalists Chair Defends Decision to Invite Trump to 2024 Convention

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: National Association of Black Journalists Co-Chair Steps Down After Trump Announces Q&A at Convention

Karen Attiah /
@karenattiah: I have decided to step down as co- chair from this year's #NABJ24 convention in Chicago. To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck. For everyone else, I'm looking forward to meeting and reconnecting with all of you in the Windy City. #nabj Donald J. Trump For President 2024: President Donald J. Trump to Attend the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Chicago

Jim Trotter /
@jimtrotter_nfl: This is such a poor decision by @NABJ that it's difficult to put into words. 🤦🏾 ♂️

Carmen Glover /
@onpointpress_: @NABJ If you insist on going through with this remove Harris Faulkner and replace her with Roland Martin or another heavyweight journalist who will push back on the lies, while asking salient questions on the candidate's record, Project 2025, criminal convictions & the Epstein files.

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: Black Journalists' Association Co-Chair Steps Down After Trump Accepts Invite

Jay Alexander /
@jalexander1079: @rolandsmartin ... I asked the same question to @kenlemonnabj has been silence How credible will this discussion be if Faulkner is leading it with her explicit bias? Will he be fact checked in real time or will he bulldoze like he always does? Why no black males? Why are you doing this on his terms

Mark J. Reichel /
@reichellaw: @rolandsmartin ... I'm confused. @HARRISFAULKNER is actually “moderating” a Q&A in front of Black Journalists with Trump as the guest? How does Faulkner get into a society of professional journalists? Has she ever met a journalist or looked up the term? My $ says no. @rolandsmartin: It is an abomination that the @NABJ leadership is allowing @HARRISFAULKNER to participate in a panel questioning Donald Trump. Her network is 100% in the tank for Trump. They also paid $787 million for advancing his lies about the 2020 election. That disqualifies them COMPLETELY.

@rolandsmartin:
Furthermore, I am dismayed, angered, and offended that not ONE Black male journalist out of 4,000 was selected. If this was three brothers, sisters would be rightfully pissed, and I would be calling them out to. And NO ONE from Black-owned media? Explain that @NABJ @TIAreports!

Naima Cochrane /
@naima: From what I understand, @NABJ invites every major candidate, every election year. Trump was also invited in 16 and 20. This is routine. He's just so pressed he accepted the invitation this time.

Naima Cochrane /
@naima: So after a week of talking about unity in protecting Black women — y'all on here attacking a Black woman? All these people who I know good and well have chaired and sat committees suddenly acting like decisions are unilateral acts of one person? NABJ convention decisions don't

April D. Ryan /
@adr1600@threads.net: As NABJ JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR FOR 2017, I object to the presumed orchestrated session with Donald Trump in Chicago.

Keith Boykin /
@keithboykin@threads.net: As NABJ gives a platform to Trump, I would hope they ask him about the many times he attacked Black journalists like Yamiche Alcindor, April Ryan, and Don Lemon. But Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner is on the panel, and she has shown herself to be in the tank for Trump. @heatherrosemarie_92@threads.net: We know the felon doesn't sit for interviews unless the networks are friendly to him. My question is, did the felon get to select the journalist he wants to take questions from?

Karen Attiah /
@karenattiah: While my decision was influenced by a variety of factors, I was not involved or consulted with in any way with the decision to platform Trump in such a format.

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Trump conference invite sparks fierce infighting within @NABJ —Some members argue it's tradition to invite presidential candidates, and that should be honored —Others say Trump poses a unique threat to journalists of color w @RussContreras https://www.axios.com/...

Cheyanne M. Daniels /
The Hill: NABJ members divided over decision to allow Trump to speak at conference

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: National Association Of Black Journalists Leaders Defend Planned Donald Trump Q&A As Some Members' Protest Invite To Former POTUS

Variety:

Internal memo: Norah O'Donnell plans to step down as CBS Evening News' anchor after the 2024 US presidential election and become a senior correspondent— Norah O'Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “CBS Evening News” after the 2024 presidential election in favor of a new role …

Discussion:
The Hollywood Reporter, Puck, @dylanbyers and Deadline

Discussion:

Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: Norah O'Donnell Leaving ‘CBS Evening News’ for Interview Show

Dylan Byers /
Puck: Norah the Explorer — O'Donnell is leaving her anchor perch at 'CBS Evening News …

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: SCOOP @PuckNews: Norah O'Donnell tells me she will step down as anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News for a new role focusing on major cross-platform interview specials. ... Evening News may pivot to rotating anchors... https://puck.news/...

The Verge:

Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with partners such as Time, Der Spiegel, Fortune, and WordPress.com, after weeks of plagiarism accusations— Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with publishing partners following weeks of plagiarism accusations.

Discussion:
The Media Leader, TechCrunch, MediaPost, Perplexity AI, Search Engine Land, CNBC, The Information, @pranavdixit, VentureBeat, @perplexity_ai, Fast Company, @kyliebytes, WordPress.com News, Press Gazette, Semafor, Digiday, Engadget, @kyliebytes, Bloomberg, @aravsrinivas, @mattrosoff, CNBC Television on YouTube, The Drum and San Francisco Chronicle, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Perplexity launches “Publishers' Program” after plagiarism accusations

Rebecca Bellan /
TechCrunch: Perplexity details plan to share ad revenue with outlets cited by its AI chatbot

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Perplexity Unveils Publisher Program, How It Will Sell Ads In Search

Stephanie Palazzolo /
The Information: AI Search Engine Perplexity Announces Partnerships With Publishers @pranavdixit: Shevelenko refused to comment on the recent controversies that Perplexity has been involved in but acknowledged that onboarding publishers had become harder. “Some [of our talks] were in a great place and then the bad press hit and then they, you know, raised more questions.” @perplexity_ai: A core belief at Perplexity is that everyone should have access to relevant and accurate information on the topics that matter to them. To ensure that publishers can benefit as Perplexity grows, today we're excited to launch our publishers program with our first partners: @TIME, [image]

Mark Sullivan /
Fast Company: Perplexity will soon start selling ads within AI search

Kylie Robison /
@kyliebytes: NEW: Perplexity is cutting newsrooms a check following plagiarism accusations as part of a new partner program Perplexity's CBO declined to share exact deal terms but said that the revenue share is a multiyear agreement with a “double-digit percentage” https://www.theverge.com/... WordPress.com News: Why We're Partnering With Perplexity — One of our key values at Automattic is that access to knowledge …

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: Perplexity to share ad revenue with signed-up publishers after flurry of criticism

Reed Albergotti /
Semafor: Perplexity announces revenue sharing deal with publishers

Kayleigh Barber /
Digiday: Perplexity's new rev-share publisher program is live, but not all pubs are sold

Pranav Dixit /
Engadget: Perplexity will put ads in its AI search engine and share revenue with publishers

Kylie Robison /
@kyliebytes: The program will temporarily provide cash advances on revenue to publishers as Perplexity builds a long-term advertising model. “It's a much better revenue split than Google, which is zero,” @photomatt told me https://www.theverge.com/...

Shirin Ghaffary /
Bloomberg: AI Startup Perplexity Partners With Time, Fortune After Plagiarism Claims

Aravind Srinivas /
@aravsrinivas: Today, we're announcing the Perplexity Publishers Program. Our success relies on ensuring answers are factually grounded in high-quality sources of information. The most scalable and sustainable way to work with creators and publishers is to share our revenue and make our [image]

Matt Rosoff /
@mattrosoff: Something about this feels weird to me. A bit like, we're going to do this anyway, so take what we give you. https://techcrunch.com/... via @techcrunch

Webb Wright /
The Drum: Why Perplexity has agreed to share revenues with Time, Fortune & other publishers

Chase DiFeliciantonio /
San Francisco Chronicle: AI company in San Francisco unveils plan to pay publishers for their content — sometimes

Bloomberg:

WPP says Philip Jansen, former BT Group CEO, will become its chairman in January 2025, replacing Roberto Quarta who's been with the company for almost a decade— WPP Plc said that Philip Jansen, former chief executive officer of UK telecommunications company BT Group Plc, will become chairman in January.

Discussion:
MediaPost, City A.M., Reuters and Financial Times

Discussion:

Steve McClellan /
MediaPost: WPP Names Jansen To Succeed Quarta As Board Chair

Amber Murray /
City A.M.: WPP: Ad giant names former BT boss Jansen as new chair to navigate AI challenges

Financial Times:

A look at Amazon Prime Video's appeal for advertisers, who say its ads are cheaper than Netflix's; Antenna: <10% of Prime subscribers paid for no ads, as of May— Ecommerce group's ad-supported streaming service possesses the retail clout in an increasingly competitive market

Bloomberg:

The K-pop industry is betting on an internationalized business model to expand its appeal; ~50% of the K-pop songs released in 2024 had majority English lyrics— The industry is betting on a new internationalized business model that could be a make or break moment for the idol music genre.

Discussion:
@cecianasta, Sohee Kim on LinkedIn, @soheefication, @lucas_shaw and @nicola_news

Discussion:

Cecilia D'Anastasio /
@cecianasta: Obsessed with @soheefication's story on why K-pop is betting on English lyrics. And the graphics treatment is SO cute. The mouse cursor is a wand! https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Sohee Kim /
Sohee Kim on LinkedIn: 🎵 Bloomberg News 📢 Exclusive interviews with SM Entertainment CEOs, K-pop Idol band RIIZE, WooJin CHA, Spotify executives and more: …

Sohee Kim /
@soheefication: The business of K-pop. And the rise of @RIIZE_official. Our team put tremendous efforts to create a story that explains everything behind them. Now watch & read 🎬 https://www.bloomberg.com/... [video]

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: The next big thing in K-Pop is... singing in English? Great story + infographic from @soheefication et al https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Financial Times:

Sources: WBD is in talks with rivals, including Virgin Media, to carry Max content as part of their bundles in the UK after WBD's deal with Sky runs out in 2025— US group's discussions raise questions over its exclusive agreement with Sky to show programmes such as ‘Game of Thrones’

Discussion:
Advanced Television, The Desk and Broadband TV News

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: WBD could launch Max in UK after Sky deal runs out

The Guardian:

A profile of Joshi Herrmann and his outlet Mill Media, which publishes local longform journalism in four UK cities via newsletters with 100K subscribers overall— Local newspapers in the UK are disappearing fast, creating news deserts and leaving councils unscrutinised.

Discussion:
The Mill, @magstaylorish, @charliemoloney and @dhayes_news

Discussion:

Margaret Taylor /
@magstaylorish: It won't be long before @joshi's Mill Media launches in Glasgow. It's the most positive thing to happen in Scottish journalism in years https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Charlie Moloney /
@charliemoloney: Look, I sometimes feel like the last man in Europe with any scepticism left about these outlets, but in my view a London-based role where you need at least 3 years experience and can only expect to earn £30-£40k is just the same old problem in a new form https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Dan Hayes /
@dhayes_news: “This is the future.” That's what I thought in 2020 when I first read @ManchesterMill. Six months later, @joshi and I were setting up @sheffieldtrib Huge thanks to born and bred Sheffielder @MsRachelCooke for this great piece in @ObsNewReview about us 🙏 https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

KUOW News & Information:

Brady Walkinshaw, a former state lawmaker, bought several Index Media publications, including Seattle's longtime alternative media outlet The Stranger— The Stranger, Seattle's longtime alternative media outlet and self-proclaimed “only newspaper” has new ownership.

Discussion:
New York Times, @sydbrownstone and @cruickshank

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Katie Robertson /
New York Times: The Stranger in Seattle Gets a New Owner, With Plans for Expansion @sydbrownstone: I have a lot of questions about a politician buying a newspaper and installing an editor in chief. Wouldn't be a good look if Walkinshaw hires pals from his political circle and tries to influence Stranger endorsements. Journalists are paying attention. https://www.kuow.org/...

Barrett Media:

An interview with and profile of CNBC media and entertainment reporter Alex Sherman, who is helping build the new CNBC Sport vertical to reach younger audiences— “This package of material that is not bound by the cable bundle is essential for CNBC to survive and flourish with a younger audience that is not tied to the cable bundle."

Discussion:
@sherman4949 and Adweek

Discussion:

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: A preview of some of what's to come for CNBC Sport https://barrettmedia.com/...

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Twitch remains unprofitable a decade after Amazon's acquisition; Docs show Twitch generated ~$667M in ad revenue and $1.3B in commerce revenue in 2023— The live-video service has slowing user growth, and workers are expecting more layoffs, changes ahead

Discussion:

Laura Mandaro /
The Information: CrowdStrike's Comeback Hits an Air Pocket

Salvador Rodriguez /
Salvador Rodriguez on LinkedIn: There's an assumption among some that when Big Tech companies acquire popular up-and-coming start-ups that it's a sure-fire recipe for success. …

Ian Whittaker /
Ian Whittaker on LinkedIn: This looks to be a classic acquisition ie #Twitch by #Amazon which is not going anywhere. Twitch seems to have several issues at least/ . …

Salvador Rodriguez /
@salrodriguez@threads.net: Nearly 10 years since Amazon bought it for $1 billion, the live-streaming service Twitch remains unprofitable and insiders worry that its at risk of more layoffs. Some are concerned it could become a “zombie brand” at Amazon, which are internal projects or acquisitions that have been sidelined because they haven't lived up to expectations, like the app Goodreads. …

Travis Vocino /
@vocino@threads.net: I remember when Amazon acquired Twitch for $970M in 2014. Their office was near our startup in San Francisco and we would see them for coffee all the time. Despite soaring to $3B revenue in 2023, Twitch still isn't profitable. Twitch gives $AMZN access to a young male audience for ad, high costs of hosting live video are dragging down margins. …

Austin Johnsen /
@eaustinj@threads.net: Delivering video globally is phenomenally expensive. Twitch was only going to get profitable with scale and live is too niche to hit that scale (people want to watch what they want when they want it, not watch a 10 hour stream waiting for something interesting to happen, which is why on demand is 10x+ the scale of live) https://www.wsj.com/...

Brett Byll /
Dot Esports: ‘Zombie brand’: Amazon reportedly losing hope in $1 billion buy Twitch as profits slump

Virginia Glaze /
Dexerto: Twitch CEO Dan Clancy defends trips & dinners with streamers amid employee backlash

David Amador /
@djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place: Rarely use twitch these days but I was under the impression it was doing well, did YouTube picked up pace or maybe poor financial management. https://www.wsj.com/... [image]

Deadline:

Diamond Sports Group and Comcast reach a carriage deal to restore 15 RSNs to Xfinity Ultimate TV subscribers on August 1, ending a three-month blackout— Bankrupt regional sports network operator Diamond Sports Group has reached terms with Comcast on a carriage deal restoring 15 RSNs to Xfinity pay-TV systems.

Discussion:

Daniel Kaplan /
Awful Announcing: Is Comcast deal a life saver for Bally Sports RSNs or temporary fix?

David Satin /
The Streamable: What Comes Next for Diamond Sports Group After New Carriage Deal with Comcast? Morningstar, Inc.: Diamond Sports and Comcast Reach Agreement to Return Bally Sports RSNs to Xfinity TV Customers @spacemnkymafia: Congratulations to Diamond Sports for blacking out 15 RSNs for three months only to capitulate to Xfinity and get absolutely nothing out of it. Elite negotiating

Alden González /
@alden_gonzalez: I'm told Xfinity customers who upgrade to “Ultimate TV” by Aug. 30 will get it free for three months, after which it's $20 more a month. So essentially if you sign up when it launches on Thursday (Aug. 1), you can watch your baseball team for free through the end of the season.

Alden González /
@alden_gonzalez: Comcast and Diamond Sports Group announced they've reached a new carriage deal today. Under the agreement, fans who subscribe to Xfinity's “Ultimate TV” package can watch MLB games again beginning Thursday. They can also stream on the Bally Sports app using Xfinity credentials.

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Bally Sports channels returning to Comcast under new deal

Alden Gonzalez /
ESPN: Comcast, Bally Sports announce carriage deal set for August

Anthony Crupi /
Sportico: Diamond Sports RSNs, Comcast Settle Carriage Dispute

Lillian Rizzo /