A profile of Robert Winnett, the low-key, scoop-obsessed UK editor who will take charge of WaPo's newsroom this fall after 17 years at The Telegraph (Michael M. Grynbaum/New York Times)

Mediagazer: A profile of Robert Winnett, the low-key, scoop-obsessed UK editor who will take charge of WaPo's newsroom this fall after 17 years at The Telegraph (Michael M. Grynbaum/New York Times)

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Washington Post:

WaPo says Matt Murray will be Executive Editor until the US presidential election, after which Robert Winnett will take on the new role of Editor— The Washington Post also announced today its intention to launch a new division of the newsroom dedicated to better serving audiences …
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Discussion:

Hanaa' Tameez /
Nieman Lab: The Washington Post loses its executive editor and heads in a new direction (or three)

Martin Peers /
The Information: Spotify's Price Rise Makes Apple Music More Appealing

Mike Roe /
The Wrap: Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee Exits After 3 Years, New Leaders Named in Newsroom Restructure

Noah Kulwin /
@nkulw: Will Lewis sounds like a proper cunt (britishism favored for low quality individuals)

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Jeff Bezos is reinventing The Washington Post — again. And this time he's on his own.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Hearing that this morning's all-hands meeting at the @washingtonpost turned rather testy - journalists asked sharp questions of CEO Will Lewis and incoming editor Matt Murray - Lewis bluntly told them to get with the program, so to speak

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Washington Post shakes up leadership as Buzbee steps down

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Arguably, the worst sign for WaPo is that they've lost *half* their audience since 2020 and *$77 million* last year.... and the fact that they have someone trying to get them out of that rut who isn't overly sensitive to their anxieties (or to P.R.-approved diction) is a net win Fox News: Washington Post executive editor steps down in surprise move, just months before November election

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Probably relevant tonight re WashPost changes: In 2010, when Will Lewis won UK journalist of the year at the Telegraph - Rob Winnett won best UK political reporter of the year as deputy politics editor of the Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...

Jane Croft /
The Guardian: Washington Post: Telegraph veteran to take over from Sally Buzbee as executive editor

John Schwartz /
@jswatz_tx@threads.net: Very worried about The Post.

Tom Gara /
@tomgara@threads.net: WSJ has been on an incredibly lively & scoopy run on the news side over the last decade, from Theranos to Stormy Daniels - IMO the WaPo is incredibly lucky to pick up its top news editor @cnn@threads.net: Sally Buzbee, the executive editor of The Washington Post, is stepping down from her role after leading the newspaper for three tumultuous years, the newspaper announced late Sunday. “Sally is an incredible leader and a supremely talented media executive who will be sorely missed. …

Rob Killion /
@callmem0se@threads.net: Another Murdoch protege. Awesome. @jeffjarvis.bsky.social: I'd already given up on The Times and was despairing for The Post. The crisis in American news isn't just local. It is national, with outlets that will credulously or willfully usher in fascism. This is bad. — medium.com/whither-news...

@jeffjarvis.bsky.social:
Keep in mind that Post boss Lewis is under suspicion of clearing away evidence of Murdoch's hacks' hacking. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/ media/...

Cheryl Rofer /
@cherylrofer.bsky.social: The worst part of the WaPo reorg is they haven't fired any of their columnists

@jeffjarvis.bsky.social:
I can't parse what the “third newsroom” is but it sounds very 2015—SEO, social, pivot to video—just as AI threatens to be a new web. I am worried that serving “Americans who feel traditional news is not for them but still want to be kept informed” is code for Post as Murdoch.

Joshua J. Friedman /
@joshuajfriedman.com: Here's part two. Very hard to know what this means and how much of it is original or desirable. I will be curious to see how their experiments go with flexible payment methods. www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/06/ 0... [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: Out with the “one-size-fits-all approach,” the Post says, we need to create news for a “broader range of readers and customers. This will focus more on video storytelling, embracing AI to help, and flexible payment methods.” It will be operational in Q3.

CK DexterHaven /
@ckshowalter.bsky.social: Okay but I'm curious about flexible payment methods. I'd love to be in a situation where I can pay for news on demand vs needing a subscription. Post's micropayments were very cool that way. I keep my subscriptions, but say I want to read the Boston Globe's article on something, I can do that

Warren Terra /
@warrenterra.bsky.social: They've announced they're going to: — Pivot. — To. — Video. — (while “embracing AI to help")

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Oh, Lord: The anodyne AP journalism of Buzbee to be replaced—in the design of the Murdochian henchman Willand, as bad if not worse, a Telegraph editor. The crisis in US national journalism worsens! — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Sally Buzbee Steps Down as Executive Editor of The Washington Post

Costas Pitas /
Reuters: Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee steps down

RELATED:

Washington Post:

A WaPo staff meeting to introduce new top editor Matt Murray turned contentious when staff questioned CEO William Lewis about Sally Buzbee's abrupt replacement— Murray, a veteran of the Wall Street Journal, said he plans to oversee an era of growth and innovation.

Discussion:

Fox News:
WaPo boss sounds alarm over dwindling audience in heated staff meeting: ‘People are not reading your stuff’

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: 'Can't Sugarcoat It': Washington Post CEO And Staff Reportedly Throw Down in Fiery Meeting After EIC's Abrupt Exit

David Folkenflik /
NPR: New CEO of ‘The Washington Post’ puts former colleagues in power

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Washington Post staffers clash with CEO at all-hands meeting after top editor exits: ‘Get with the program’

Eric Schultz /
@ericschultz: my favorite version of this is @jmpalmieri's “time to get with what's happening”

Rev. Angela Denker /
@angela_denker: This makes me really sad, and also glad that I already canceled my subscription @washingtonpost - despite the many very talented journalists who continue to work there, clearly the ship is turning the other direction.

Sam Litzinger /
@samlitzinger@journa.host: New Washington Post editor Matt Murray meets staff after abrupt Buzbee exit — “In his brief remarks, Murray did not share his specific editorial priorities, though he mentioned a few specific stories that will be top priorities for The Post, including the presidential election, Donald Trump and the trial facing Hunter Biden.” …

Scot Bertram /
@scotbertram: Lose $100M in a year and all of the sudden people want the activity causing that to stop. Go figure.

Steve Ross /
@vibinc: Exactly what “program” is that? Maybe @washingtonpost needs to disclose just what this “program” is to its readers.

Brian Vastag /
@brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com: Looks like my old workplace is turning into another media shitshow. Editor Sally Buzzbee was shit-canned on a Sunday night and a WSJ dude who's pals with the reich-wing publisher is now in charge. — A friend of mine who was a science editor at the Post recently left after just 18 months. …

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Washington Post Staffers Push Back on Sally Buzbee's Sudden Exit as Executive Editor

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: One notable thing given the number of senior Brits in different US newsrooms: UK newsroom leaders tolerate *markedly* less dissent than US ones. And have an especial distaste for disagreements escaping the newsroom and being reported elsewhere.

Gene Park /
@genepark: I want to express my eternal gratitude to the Washington Post's departing editor in chief, @SallyBuzbee. While I was sick, she made sure I was taken care of, that I stayed employed and paid, made accommodations while I recovered. She also read and enjoyed my work, went out of

Barbara Hoffmann /
@barbarahoff52: Remember the @washingtonpost is now being run by a bunch of aholes from the UK who got their start in the UK tabloids, just like Murdoch and of course some of them worked for Rupert Murdoch in the US.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: WaPo's story about tensions in the newsroom: Today's meeting “turned contentious when employees peppered publisher and CEO William Lewis with questions about a company reorganization and the abrupt replacement of executive editor Sally Buzbee.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

New York Times:

A profile of Robert Winnett, the low-key, scoop-obsessed UK editor who will take charge of WaPo's newsroom this fall after 17 years at The Telegraph— Robert Winnett is virtually unknown in the U.S. and keeps a low profile in his native Britain, too. This fall, he will oversee the newsroom of Woodward and Bernstein.

Discussion:
The Desk, @benmullin and @grynbaum

Discussion:

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Rat Boy to The Post! Delightful man in the news profile by @grynbaum: https://www.nytimes.com/...

New York Times:

The Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee steps down, replaced by Matt Murray, former editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal— Matt Murray, the former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, will take her place. — The executive editor of The Washington Post, Sally Buzbee …

Discussion:
@froomkin, @genepark, @criticalbill76, @fbajak, Mediaite, @plbarghouty, @maxwelltani, @kateefeldman, @dlboardman, @rasmus_kleis, @jamesrbuk, @eduardosuarez, @sarafischer, @jayrosen_nyu, @brianstelter, @sulliview, @hugolowell, @brianstelter, Associated Press, @davidbeard@threads.net, @sivavaidhyanathan@threads.net, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, @misterblifil@threads.net, @danmitchell.bsky.social and Talking Biz News

Discussion:

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: This could be really, really bad news @criticalbill76: @froomkin WaPo lost 50% of it's audience since 2020. A cornered animal does irrational things.

Frank Bajak /
@fbajak: Shakep at WaPo. Sally Buzbee out as exec editor. Replaced by three white men, one a Brit with no U.S. experience. Twist: New WaPo CEO Will Lewis has been accused of covering up UK celebrity voicemail hacking under Murdoch in former job. https://www.npr.org/...

Jamie Frevele /
Mediaite: Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee Steps Down

Leila Barghouty /
@plbarghouty: I don't know what happened to our editor in chief Sally Buzbee, but I've been the only Palestinian journalist in so many organizations and she was the first newsroom director to ever tell me that my existence in this country and industry was an asset and not a liability.

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: During the meeting, Lewis was asked leadership diversity and the decision to get rid of Sally Buzbee, the paper's first female top editor. One staffer also said on the call that Buzbee deserved better treatment, prompting some cheering/applause from staff.

David Boardman /
@dlboardman: This theory makes some sense — or at least more sense than the “third newsroom” memo put out by the @washingtonpost CEO. The reorg may be more about “meeting readers where they are” politically than digitally.

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen /
@rasmus_kleis: I hope not - leaving aside whether it's right to do, while the Post is competing is a /extremely/ crowded space for affluent centrist/liberal/left-leaning US audiences, the idea I think would only make sense on paper - legacy news brands are really hard to re-position editorially

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen /
@rasmus_kleis: As @SallyBuzbee has overseen newsroom that has won 6 Pulitzers in 3 years, and new leaders - whatever their editorial record - come from titles that are not exactly ahead digitally, is the idea to try to reposition the Post center-right à la the Telegraph? https://www.axios.com/...

Eduardo Suárez /
@eduardosuarez: “The Washington Post won six Pulitzers during Buzbee's three-year reign as executive editor” Incredible to wake up to @SallyBuzbee being fired and replaced (from the autumn) by a UK journalist with no experience whatsoever in the US https://www.axios.com/...

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: The Post's new CEO and Publisher Will Lewis last week laid out his vision to put subscriptions at the center of the Post's business, but he didn't provide a clear picture of the company's plan to revamp its editorial offering. Now we know why.

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: Read Brian's thread. The Post is parting ways with its top editor and reorganizing into three newsrooms: one for news, one for opinion, a third — to be run separately — for “service and social media.” To the extent I understand it, this third thing could be a fruitful idea.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @murraymatt WaPo's @AmyArgetsinger: “The shakeup at the top of the Post is the biggest move by far since Lewis — himself a veteran of both the Telegraph and the Journal — took over as CEO in January.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Shakeup atop the @WashingtonPost: “Sally Buzbee has stepped down as Executive Editor.” Many Post staffers have been wondering about Buzbee's status ever since William Lewis was announced as CEO last November. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @murraymatt The big change: The Post is restructuring itself as “three newsrooms.” One, the main newsroom that currently exists. Two, the “opinions newsroom” led by Editorial Page Editor David Shipley. And three, something new and nontraditional...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @murraymatt Right after election day, Matt Murray will segue full-time to be “leader of the third newsroom,” while Winnett will run all existing “core coverage areas, including politics, investigations, business, technology, sports and features.” (Nope, I've never seen anything like this.)

Margaret Sullivan /
@sulliview: Radical restructuring

Hugo Lowell /
@hugolowell: wow — rob winnett going to wapo from the telegraph to lead core political coverage. will be very english-centric

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: The transition plan: @MurrayMatt “will replace Buzbee as Executive Editor until the 2024 U.S presidential election, after which Robert Winnett, Deputy Editor of The Telegraph Media Group, will take on the new role of Editor... responsible for overseeing our core coverage areas,

Dave Beard /
@davidbeard@threads.net: Sally Buzbee is an extraordinary editor who had the misfortune to run the Post in the slumpy era after Trump lost in 2020. The last paragraph in this story gets at her later accomplishments; a path-breaking effort at @AP will come another time.

Siva Vaidhyanathan /
@sivavaidhyanathan@threads.net: His own people? Seems like Murdoch's people.

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@threads.net: It's too soon to say whether the @washingtonpost's declining fortunes were Sally Buzbee's fault, but it certainly made it easier for Will Lewis to replace her with his own people. The Marty Baron era is starting to look like a lost golden age. JournalismThreads https://www.thewrap.com/...

Elrond Hubbard /
@danmitchell.bsky.social: Meet the new boss. [embedded post]

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Former WSJ editor Murray to run Washington Post

Washington Post:

The Washington Post plans to launch a new newsroom division in Q3 2024 focused on “service and social media journalism”, led by Matt Murray from November 6— The departure of the first woman to run the nearly 150-year-old news operation was sudden and followed the arrival in January of a new publisher.

Discussion:
Politico, Poynter, @pkafka, Business Insider, @bgrueskin, @ninaburleigh, @jayrosen_nyu, @maxwelltani, Press Gazette, @adriana_lacy, @jasonshevrin, @susanbordson, @very__regular, @michaelroston, @davejorgenson, @sherman4949, @loudmouthjulia, @brianstelter, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, New York Post, @maleve@zeroes.ca and @willoremus@mastodon.social

Discussion:

Jack Shafer /
Politico: The Rupert Murdoch-ization of the Washington Post

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: I have some qs about the Washington Post's new, non-Washington Post publication launching this fall. Like: *Isn't this a 2015 playbook? *Really? *Hey who's going to work at this thing, besides robots? Wapo staff asked that last q this am: [image]

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: The Washpost will now have a news section. And an opinion section. And a news section for people who don't like traditional news. [image]

Nina Burleigh /
@ninaburleigh: What exactly is so non “exciting, accurate and compelling” in news as it is, or was when a woman ran the newsroom?

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: Need to know a lot more about it, but I can see a logic to this “third newsroom.” Instead of persuading the newsroom to try some new practice— whatever it may be— you can demo it in world three, then let the newsroom cherry pick. (Not saying this is some radical new approach.)

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Much more negative reception than last month's meeting. Lewis emphasized that the Post needs to reach untapped audiences, saying it is falling behind competitors. “You haven't done it,” he said when asked about reaching new audiences through the current newsroom structure.

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: Telegraph deputy of ten years Robert Winnett named Washington Post editor

Adriana Lacy /
@adriana_lacy: In this fragmented social media ecosystem, curious how and if this will work out. Also curious about why this needs to be another newsroom

Jason Shevrin /
@jasonshevrin: not news not opinion but a secret third newsroom

Susan /
@susanbordson: News consumer habits have changed dramatically the last 8 years and social feeds are now many people's “news sources”. The downside, of course, is less detail — which results in less nuance & depth. Pls let this new effort prioritize giving most *accurate impressions* possible

Lauren /
@very__regular: looking for a bright side: keeping all the AI generated crap walled off from actual news might be really beneficial when that bubble finally bursts and leadership pivots to the next dumb tech scheme

Michael Roston /
@michaelroston: This has LATimes 2018 plan written all over it. Good luck with that! @davejorgenson: My team has been doing this for five years - and it works! Excited to lean into it even more. (follow the Washington Post Universe on tiktok, shorts and reels!)

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: “Want news but don't like readin'?” (I actually commend WaPo for at least trying something different)

Julia Alexander /
@loudmouthjulia: Where it gets less interesting is if the move here is pure SEO play. Obviously some of it is. Every e-commerce and service journalism post is SEO play. Bad when Google wants to automate that entirely back to their page. But habit forming is so hard to do, not the worst start.

Julia Alexander /
@loudmouthjulia: Lot of immediate takes on how this is bad, but if you use a lower price point (even free to start) shorter form news vertical tied to specific interests, video, and eCommerce, you try to redirect scrolling behavior from one app to yours. Not the worst idea At least it's an idea!

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @murraymatt “This third newsroom will be comprised of service and social media journalism and run separately from the core news operation,” The Post says. “The aim is to give the millions of Americans - who feel traditional news is not for them but still want to be kept informed -compelling,

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: The Washington Post is about to lurch sharply to the right politically as former Murdoch apparatchik solidifies his grip on the organization. Current editor Buzbee is out, and he's bringing in people from Murdoch's Wall Street Journal and the Telegraph (right-wing UK news org). …

Patrick Reilly /
New York Post: Sally Buzbee abruptly resigns as editor of The Washington Post after 3 years

Matti Aleve /
@maleve@zeroes.ca: Sally Buzbee steps down as editor of The Washington Post - The Washington Post — So pushing the paper even further right. “Weird” how billionaires are buying up publications and pushing and agenda. — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Will Oremus /
@willoremus@mastodon.social: Washington Post editor in chief Sally Buzbee has stepped down, effective immediately, new CEO Will Lewis just announced. — She'll be replaced temporarily by former WSJ editor Matt Murray, and then permanently by Robert Winnett of the Telegraph. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

New York Times:

Source: Will Lewis told Sally Buzbee she could run one of the new WaPo divisions, in what would've been an effective demotion for her; Buzbee chafed at the idea— Sally Buzbee, who has been editor of The Washington Post since 2021, chafed at a major reorganization by the newspaper's chief executive.

Discussion:
@benmullin, MediaPost, Digital Journal, @ChrisBoese@newsie.social, Al Jazeera and The Information

Discussion:

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Some backstory: Washington Post Chief Executive Will Lewis told Sally Buzbee she could run one of the new divisions being created at The Post, but she resigned instead — it would've been an effective demotion for her. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: New: Sally Buzbee was informed on Sunday that Matt Murray would be joining The Washington Post. Matt is now taking meetings in Sally's 7th floor office, and her nameplate has been removed w/@katie_robertson https://www.nytimes.com/...

Ray Schultz /
MediaPost: ‘Washington Post’ Shakeup: Exec Editor Buzbee Out

Chris Boese /
@ChrisBoese@newsie.social: Backlash from Cronies? Sure looks like it. — Washington Post Newsroom Reels From Sudden Editor Exit — Sally Buzbee, who has been editor of The Washington Post since 2021, chafed at a major reorganization by the newspaper's chief executive. — https://www.nytimes.com/... NOTUS: WaPo staffers say they are concerned that Will Lewis is trying to impose a new editorial vision without giving them clarity ahead of the contentious US election

Discussion:

Mike Sims /
@peltast@mstdn.ca: @Mediagazer I'm afraid they're angry because they have clarity, not because they don't. New WaPo editorial vision will be hard right nuttery, that's clear to the staff and they're rightfully concerned.

Charlotte Klein /
Vanity Fair: “I Can't Sugarcoat It Anymore”: Will Lewis Bluntly Defends Washington Post Shake-Up

Charlotte Klein /
@charlottetklein: “We are losing large amounts of money. Your audience has halved in recent years. People are not reading your stuff. I can't sugarcoat it anymore,” WaPo CEO and publisher Will Lewis told staff Monday, amid a major leadership shakeup at the paper: https://www.vanityfair.com/...

Karl Bode /
@karlbode.bsky.social: real journalism doesn't serve affluent brunchlords — they want cheaply produced distraction and engagement bait peppered with just enough real journalism to give their incompetence a veneer of seriousness [embedded post]

Hamza Shaban /
@hshaban: A really dark look at first reactions inside the Washington Post, and a taste of the new leadership style that is rejecting staff input and installing close allies and unknown outsiders in key positions. Implicit in all these big decisions is the approval of Jeff Bezos....

Gillian Branstetter /
@gbbranstetter.bsky.social: “I've got to do better” but not now I guess [embedded post]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Will Lewis “was also asked whether he had interviewed any diverse candidates or women to be the new executive editor but did not give a definitive answer, per several sources.” https://www.notus.org/...

Hamza Shaban /
@hshaban: The Post's new leadership think they are telling naive staff the “hard truths” of revitalizing the news business. This posture is condescending and self-aggrandizing. In realty, new leaders are blaming journalists for the bad decisions of prior leaders, with no accountability

@davidfolkenflik:

Discussion:
@tanzinavega, @davidfolkenflik, @jpodhoretz, @tanzinavega@threads.net, @burnerobserv2, @moorehn, @25thcenturygirl, @froomkin, @moorehn, @sulliview, @davidfolkenflik, @edmundlee, @maxwelltani, @dlknowles, @davidfolkenflik, @lorna_tveditor, @loisbeckett, @deggans, @paulamoore, @davidfolkenflik, @williams_paige, @davidfolkenflik and @jeffjarvis

Discussion:

Tanzina Vega /
@tanzinavega: When you want to understand that newsroom leadership is often not about talent, but power. And when the good old boys want you out...they want you out.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: 2/ Buzbee didn't want to give up her job for an ill-defined position. Though Lewis praised her as “an incredible leader and a supremely talented media executive who will be sorely missed,” Buzbee offered no comments in statement announcing her departure /con't

John Podhoretz /
@jpodhoretz: OK, I'll say it. Sally Buzbee did a terrible job. You know it and I know it and she probably knows it too.

Tanzina /
@tanzinavega@threads.net: Apparently there are no qualified people who can run a newsroom in the United States. We must import talent from the UK to lead us. @burnerobserv2: The Wall Street Journal, CNN & Washington Post are now run by Brits. I hate it and want them out of USA media. They will turn those three into a tabloid shit show:

Heidi N. Moore /
@moorehn: Buzbee took an SA survivor off of any sexual assault stories, then gaslighted and persecuted her in the newsroom, then fired her. She elevated a bunch of sexist white guys. We need more women in news, we just don't need more patriarchal sellouts like Sally Buzbee. @25thcenturygirl: Murdoch henchman who ALLEGEDLY oversaw email deletion to cover up phone hacking at News Uk? https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ ...

Heidi N. Moore /
@moorehn: She was a total disaster as EIC and they should have recognized it years ago tbh

Margaret Sullivan /
@sulliview: Each of our three newsrooms will be led by an outstanding white male, which we feel is especially appropriate in Washington DC. If these three newsrooms are successful, we will consider a fourth and fifth

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: I'm an idiot. Also, Bloomberg News. Others? (Sky News in UK run by ex CBS News president David Rhodes)

Edmund Lee /
@edmundlee: David explains what's behind the restructuring moves at WaPo... good reporting

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Note from Washington Post CEO Will Lewis to staff annoucing executive editor Sally Buzbee's departure and the appointment of Matt Murray to lead the newsroom through the election [image]

Daniel Knowles /
@dlknowles: I wonder why struggling American newspapers might want to hire executives from British newspapers with rising revenues, rising headcounts and rising profits

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: WashPost exec editor Sally Buzbee out - replaced till election by ex WSJ editor Matt Murray. Then Murray will oversee “service and social media journalism” After elex, Telegraph Media Group (UK)'s Rob Winnett to lead conventional newsroom @lorna_tveditor: Washington Post's executive editor Sally Buzbee has stepped down and will eventually be replaced by Torygraph's Robert Winnett. Brits at the helm of very American media outlets the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Washington Post? Blimey. Good thread. 👇🏾

Lois Beckett /
@loisbeckett: Who was involved in this bizarre decision, and have they ever been on TikTok? (Which is FULL of people with ZERO expertise LITERALLY READING NEWS ARTICLES ALOUD) (also using them as a background and gesturing at them with angry expressions) https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image] @deggans: Great analysis as usual by David in this thread. Kind of blows my mind that three of America's most impactful news outlets are now run by Brits...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: 5. Murray is well regarded from his stint at the WSJ - many Journal alums are saluting him tonight. He is seen as nimble rather than a radical innovator. Fwiw, it has not gone unnoticed that all three Lewis newsrooms are headed by white males.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: 8. Another observation: there is queasiness among some at WaPo that these moves represent Lewis' drive to consolidate power after newsroom gave thorough coverage to troubling Qs facing him in U.K. No evidence one way or the other on that - may be clarified by detailing timing.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: 3/ That left Lewis with a conundrum: His pal, a Brit with no US experience, could not lead the WaPo newsroom during a heated presidential election cycle (not mention unprecendented legal troubles for a former and potentially future president). Enter Murray.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: 6. But Murray won't be the long-term editor of the paper - despite his title as executive editor. Nor will he oversee the conventional newsroom's chief. That will be Rob Winnett As I noted earlier, Winnett was a key reporter on Lewis team breaking Parliamentary expenses scandal

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: 7. A lingering question: Why Winnett, beyond the shared history with Lewis? Another: Will they foreswear paying sources for scoops, as they did for the British MP expense database? or are they open to redefining US and WaPo journalistic standards against such payments?

Paige Williams /
@williams_paige: dingdingding: “Will they foreswear paying sources for scoops, as they did for the British MP expense database?” As if American journalism weren't already struggling w/credibility issues.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: 9. Bonus reminder: the WSJ - CNN - WaPo all run by Brits right now / fin

CNBC:

Source: Paramount and Skydance agree to the terms of a merger, which will likely be announced in the coming days; Shari Redstone still needs to sign the deal— - CNBC Councils — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel — Supply Chain Values — Select Shopping — Ad Choices

Discussion:
CNBC, Fast Company, Barrett Media, SlashFilm, The Wrap, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Media Play News, New York Post, @tvgrimreaper, Deadline, Business Insider and Mediaite

Discussion:

Lillian Rizzo /
CNBC: Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal

Chris Morris /
Fast Company: After months of talks, Paramount and Skydance have reportedly agreed to a merger

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Paramount and Skydance Agree to Deal Terms as Merger Inches Closer, Shares Rise Over 7%

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Paramount, Skydance Agree on New M&A Deal Terms but Shari Redstone Hasn't Approved Pact Yet

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Shari's Choice: Paramount's Future in the Balance as Redstone Weighs Skydance's Revised Deal

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Skydance Media Reportedly Nearing Deal to Acquire Paramount Global

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Paramount Nears Finish Line With Skydance On Eve Of Shareholder Meeting And Town Hall - Update

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: Paramount Reportedly Set to be Acquired By Skydance

RELATED:

New York Times:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance deal sticking points include legal expenses in case of shareholder lawsuits, potential “go-shop” period, and a shareholder vote

Discussion:

Benjamin Lindsay /
The Wrap: Paramount Shareholder Aspen Sky Trust Decries Skydance Agreement as ‘Undervalued Bid’ That Only Benefits Shari Redstone Wall Street Journal: Revised Skydance Offer Gives Paramount Shareholders Opportunity to Cash Out at Roughly $15 a Share

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Paramount Shares Gain As Wall Street Gauges Skydance Deal; “The More Important Question Is What Happens Next,” One Analyst Notes

Dawn Chmielewski /
Reuters: Skydance awaits word on its enhanced bid for Paramount

Meg James /
Los Angeles Times: Skydance's David Ellison nearing deal for Paramount after sweetened offer

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Paramount & Skydance Media Reportedly Agree to Merge Pending Approval

Jordan Ruimy /
World of Reel: Paramount and Skydance Agree to $8 Billion Merger

Jessica Toonkel /
Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn: Sources tell me and Miriam Gottfried that Skydance's revised offer would give Paramount nonvoting shareholders the opportunity to cash out at around $15 a share …

David Satin /
The Streamable: Skydance, Paramount Appear Ready to Announce Merger Deal After Ellison Improves Offer

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Paramount, Skydance reach agreement on merger framework

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: scoop: Skydance has now agreed to put in at least $1.5 billion to pay down debt in event of a deal, plus a $15 a share tender offer. But there's still a big issue outstanding: Who would pay for a shareholder lawsuit? w/@LaurenSHirsch $PARA https://www.nytimes.com/...

The Verge:

Spotify plans to raise US prices: Premium from $10.99 to $11.99 per month, Duo from $14.99 to $16.99, and Family from $16.99 to $19.99, after a July 2023 hike— A year after Spotify first increased the price of Spotify Premium in the US, it's happening again.

Discussion:
Spotify, 9to5Google, The Hollywood Reporter, @ccm_brett, NME, The Desk, Variety, @film_girl, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, @radnorcapital, Gizmodo, BGR, Digital Trends, CBS News, Billboard, @alexweprin, @tomwarren, Music Business Worldwide, CNBC, Micah Willbrand on LinkedIn, CNN, Music Ally, 9to5Mac, The Media Leader, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Wrap and KTVX-TV, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Ben Schoon /
9to5Google: Spotify is raising prices in the US; $12 for single accounts, $20 for Family

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Spotify Hikes Prices of Premium Plans Again as Streaming Inflation Continues

Brett /
@ccm_brett: Spotify continues to gain market share on Apple Music and Amazon Music How important will YouTube Music be over the next five years? $SPOT [image]

Anagricel Duran /
NME: Spotify announce new Premium price hike for the US

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Spotify to raise prices on Premium, Duo and Family plans

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Spotify Raises U.S. Prices of Premium Streaming Plans for Second Time in One Year

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: Honestly, I'm going to have to consider charging the people who squat on my Spotify Family plan rent b/c this is like a $50 a year increase. Which is small but also WTAF. https://www.theverge.com/...

Ashley Carman /
Bloomberg: Spotify Shares Jump on US Price Increase @radnorcapital: Spotify $SPOT is raising prices again in the US and the stock is up ~5%. Individual +$1 or +9% to $11.99, Duo +$2 or +13% to $16.99 and Family Plan +$3 or +18% $19.99. Given the stock reaction, this move was likely sooner and/or larger vs. expectations. At the risk of stating

Dua Rashid /
Gizmodo: Spotify Is Raising Prices Yet Again

Phil Nickinson /
Digital Trends: Spotify is getting more expensive, again

Khristopher J. Brooks /
CBS News: Spotify hikes price of memberships as it seeks to drive profits

Marc Schneider /
Billboard: Spotify Again Raising Prices in U.S. — With Families Seeing Biggest Increase

Alex Weprin /
@alexweprin: The price of individual plans is going up by $1 a month. Family plans? $3 a month.

Tom Warren /
@tomwarren: Spotify is increasing its US prices again. Premium, Duo, and Family plans are all getting price hikes — the second in one year https://www.theverge.com/...

Murray Stassen /
Music Business Worldwide: Spotify hikes prices for Premium subscribers in the US... again

Ashley Capoot /
CNBC: Spotify raises prices of premium subscription plans

Micah Willbrand /
Micah Willbrand on LinkedIn: Have talked a bit on food costs but not it's time for streaming chats. — Fascinating that a company which eliminated 20% of it's work force …

Jordan Valinsky /
CNN: Spotify is hiking its prices again

Stuart Dredge /
Music Ally: Spotify raises its subscription prices in the US again

Benjamin Mayo /
9to5Mac: Spotify raising prices again, Family plan now $3/mo more expensive than Apple Music

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Spotify hits users with another price hike in less than a year

Sarah Fielding /
Engadget: Spotify is raising the cost of Premium subscriptions, again

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Spotify Raises Premium Plan Price for US Subscribers by 20%

RELATED:

Bloomberg:

Antenna: Spotify users are the least likely to cancel among major video or audio streaming services in the US, with a ~2% monthly churn rate, similar to Netflix— Its customers are the least likely to cancel among major video or audio streaming services. — Good afternoon from Chicago …

Discussion:
Deadline, @lucas_shaw, The Streamable, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: People don't switch from one audio service to another. That happens ALL THE TIME in video, where people cancel and resubscribe depending on new shows. But that doesn't exist with audio, where every service offers a similar product. [image]

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Spotify announced it is raising prices, as we first reported it would a couple months ago. Get ready for Spotify to raise prices regularly in the coming years. (As Netflix has in video.)

Ben Bowman /
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New York Magazine:

US prosecutors charge The Epoch Times' CFO Bill Guan with conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly moving at least $67M in illegally obtained funds— One of the strangest stories in media over the past decade is the Epoch Times, a formerly free newspaper distributed on the streets …

Discussion:
US Department of Justice, Business Insider, The Guardian, Mediaite, Courthouse News Service, @semaforben, @justinbaragona, @jbillinson@threads.net, @brandyzadrozny, @trueanonpod, @davidgerard, @daveweigel, @bryson_m, @jaredlholt, The Daily Beast, @emilybell, @scottnover, @kurtsh@mastodon.social and @annamerlan

Discussion:
US Department of Justice: Chief Financial Officer Of Multinational Media Company Charged With Participating In Scheme To Launder At Least $67 Million In Fraud Proceeds

Jack Newsham /
Business Insider: Conspiracy theory-fueled newspaper Epoch Times grew revenue 4x thanks to CFO's crypto crime proceeds, feds say

Richard Luscombe /
The Guardian: DoJ accuses far-right Epoch Times of being money-laundering operation

Erik Uebelacker /
Courthouse News Service: Feds accuse Epoch Times of $67 million fraud scheme using prepaid debit cards, stolen data

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Has anyone figured out whether the Epoch Times allegations suggest that the company is a front for money-laundering; or alternately that the money-laundering was intended to support the cause? Or both? https://www.justice.gov/...

Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: An Epoch Times spokesperson just told me they “have a guiding principle that elevates integrity in its dealings” and will cooperate in the money laundering investigation involving their CFO, who is suspended “until this matter is resolved.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...

Josh Billinson /
@jbillinson@threads.net: oh so now it's a crime to find a profitable way to run a media organization

Brandy Zadrozny /
@brandyzadrozny: Cannot tell you how many times when reporting on the Epoch Times over the years I've asked “how the hell are they making all this money??” Looks like the answer may be a global money laundering scheme! https://www.nbcnews.com/... [image] @trueanonpod: The DoJ is alleging that the vast majority of the Epoch Times revenue was obtained via blatantly criminal money laundering operations ran by its CFO. [image] @davidgerard: Bill Guan, the CFO of the Epoch Times, ran a crypto money laundering operation through the paper's companies https://www.justice.gov/... https://www.justice.gov/...

David Weigel /
@daveweigel: 5000 years of crimes in one indictment

Bryson /
@bryson_m: uhhh turns out the Epoch Times was a giant money laundering operation https://www.justice.gov/...

Justin Baragona /
The Daily Beast: Feds Accuse Far-Right Newspaper of Being a Money Laundering Operation

Emily Bell /
@emilybell: In my new role as CEO of the Epoch Times I will be introducing the ‘three newsroom’ model. There will be the newsy newsroom, the opiniony newsroom ....and the Making Money Online team .... https://www.justice.gov/... [image] @kurtsh@mastodon.social: This makes so much sense now. Paper media has struggled this past decade, yet the Epoch Times NEWSPAPER is drowning in cash? — They took out BILLBOARD & PRIME TIME TV ADS to advertise their propaganda rag. — They bought space in the Los Angeles Times paper delivery to be included in weekend subscriptions as an “advertising supplement”. …

TechCrunch:

X changes its adult content policies, formally letting users post consensual NSFW and AI content “provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed”— The internet has been home to all kinds of content for a long time, so it was no surprise to anyone when people started tweeting porn at each other.

Discussion:
X, The Verge, MediaPost, @allenholub, @iaponomarenko, PRWeek, Associated Press, Deadline, @carnage4life, TMZ.com, The Information, @safety, Variety, WCIA-TV and Hacker News, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:
X: Adult Content — You may share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior …

Emma Roth /
The Verge: X has new rules that officially allow porn now

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: X Allows In-App Adult Content @allenholub: The continuing degradation of Twitter into a putrid cesspool. Why are none of the perfectly-viable alternatives taking off, I wonder. I've tried both Mastodon and BlueSky, and they are very quiet places. https://www.theverge.com/...

Illia Ponomarenko /
@iaponomarenko: Seriously, fuck this shit. Twitter is supposed to be humankind's forum with everyone arguing about anything (and yes, with lots of fun and weird memes), but never a garbage porn and illegal music website like Russia's VK. This is pathetic and sad. https://www.theverge.com/...

Jessica Heygate /
PRWeek: X officially allows ‘consensually produced’ adult content Associated Press: Elon Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content — but there's a catch

Denise Petski /
Deadline: Elon Musk's X Updates Guidelines To Officially Allow Porn

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life: This announcement is strange since Twitter has allowed hard core pornography forever. My guess is that this is formalizing that they will now monetize this content and build an OnlyFans competitor versus just being top of funnel for those content producers https://techcrunch.com/...

Becky Peterson /
The Information: X Adjust Rules to Allow Porn and Violence @safety: We have launched Adult Content and Violent Content policies to bring more clarity of our Rules and transparency into enforcement of these areas. These policies replace our former Sensitive Media and Violent Speech policies - but what we enforce against hasn't changed. Adult

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Elon Musk's X Now Officially Allows Porn After Update to Policies

Julia Shapero /
WCIA-TV: X updates policies to formally allow porn

New York Times:

The Monday night shows of Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable, a sign of the staying power of established TV personalities— Once a week, Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable. — Liberal TV viewers have a new mantra: T.G.I.M.!

Discussion:
Liza Burnett Fefferman on LinkedIn, @johnnydollar01, LateNighter

Discussion:

Liza Burnett Fefferman /
Liza Burnett Fefferman on LinkedIn: The G.O.A.T. #jonstewart #thedailyshow — #mtventertainmentstudios Comedy Central Paramount — “A sign of the staying power of television personalities …

Johnny Dollar /
@johnnydollar01: Once a week, Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable. So sez @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/... Actually, five days a week @TheFive lures a bigger audience to basic cable...and does it at 5 in the afternoon. Sometimes topping Maddow+Stewart combined!

Johnny Dollar /
@johnnydollar01: Another data point: .@Gutfeldfox continues to crush The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, topping Stewart in May in viewers, 25-54 and 18-49 demos. This month, Gutfeld! notched its most watched weekday telecast ever with 2.9M viewers... https://press.foxnews.com/...

Nick Riccardo /