Q&A with Kevin Rose on Digg, what Reddit got right, the rise of news feeds, why there is no universal internet homepage like Techmeme is for tech, and more (David Pierce/The Verge)

Mediagazer: Q&A with Kevin Rose on Digg, what Reddit got right, the rise of news feeds, why there is no universal internet homepage like Techmeme is for tech, and more (David Pierce/The Verge)

Top News:

CNN:

Filings: Ryan Lizza denied ex-fianceé Olivia Nuzzi's accusations against him and accused her of “catastrophically reckless behavior” in her affair with RFK Jr.— Political journalist Ryan Lizza has accused his ex-fianceé, the acclaimed magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Washington Post, RADAR, Cele|bitchy, Wall Street Journal, @dylanbyers, @mistergeezy, @madisonkittay, People, @mc_of_a, @nick_field90, @ampersine@mastodon.online, Newser, @canderaid, The Wrap, @bradmossesq, @nick_field90, New York Post, @gabrielmalor.bsky.social, HuffPost, @karenho.bsky.social, @wagatwe.com, Page Six, @wagatwe.com and New York Daily News

Discussion:

Angilene Gacute /
RADAR: Inside the Drama-Filled Life of RFK JR's Glamorous ‘Mistress’ Olivia Nuzzi — From Political Links to ‘Sext’ Pics and New York Magazine ‘Affair’ Scandal

Isabella Simonetti /
Wall Street Journal: Claims Over Reporter's Relationship With RFK Jr. Surface in Her Legal Feud With Ex

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: 👀 Olivia Nuzzi-Ryan Lizza filing: Lizza says Nuzzi told him RFK Jr. wanted to “possess,” “control” and “impregnate” her and that there was a “huge power disparity” between them. Nuzzi's counsel says it will not “dignify” Lizza's “salacious and irrelevant claims.”

Greg /
@mistergeezy: .@ryanlizza can you tell us about the first personal indiscretion that Olivia Nuzzi had in your relationship with her? @madisonkittay: I love this for them. “Both journalists are being investigated by their respective employers and are on leave.” https://www.cnn.com/...

Charmaine Patterson /
People: RFK Jr. Wanted to ‘Possess’ and ‘Impregnate’ Journalist Olivia Nuzzi, Her Ex Reportedly Alleges in Court Filing

Michael Caley /
@mc_of_a: cheat on me once, shame on you also sabotage my book project once, shame on you for that, separately

Nick Field /
@nick_field90: Every sentence I read about Lizza and Nuzzi raises more questions than answers [image] @ampersine@mastodon.online: @Mediagazer — Put both of them, Trump, and RFKJR on a Starship. Strap Elon and JD to the outside. Then launch it at Mars.

Evann Gastaldo /
Newser: The Saga of Olivia Nuzzi, Her Ex, and RFK Jr. Gets Twistier @canderaid: “second presidential cycle in a row” There is a small but nonzero chance that Olivia Nuzzi had an affair of some kind with Senator Bernie Sanders

Jacob Bryant /
The Wrap: Olivia Nuzzi Ex Claims RFK Jr. Wanted to ‘Impregnate’ Her and She Described the Affair as ‘Psychotic’

Bradley P. Moss /
@bradmossesq: I don't know at this point what to think of Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza but RFK, Jr. sure sounds like someone who probably shouldn't be set up to work in a possible Trump administration.

Nick Field /
@nick_field90: “Lizza didn't include more details about what happened in 2020, though he wrote in court Nuzzi had a “previous affair” that year” https://www.cnn.com/... https://x.com/... [image]

Nick Field /
@nick_field90: “I did tell Ms. Nuzzi,” Lizza writes, “that I thought she should be responsible for paying back our book advance since this is the second presidential cycle in a row where Ms. Nuzzi's personal indiscretions have sabotaged our book project.” Second time? https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...

Anna Young /
New York Post: Keith Olbermann makes incredibly crass comment after claims RFK Jr. wanted to ‘possess and impregnate’ ex Olivia Nuzzi

Gabriel Malor /
@gabrielmalor.bsky.social: Remember, the Nuzzi-Lizza-RFKj story can ALWAYS get worse.

Karen K. Ho /
@karenho.bsky.social: every new detail reported about RFK Jr.-Olivia Nuzzi-Ryan Lizza is somehow even worse than what has already been written and also makes me annoyed I know how to read @wagatwe.com: I know Lizza is a misogynistic dirt bag, but his response doesn't have any typical or obvious abuser cover-up flags. — if he's telling the truth, then Nuzzi is a HUGE liar. [image]

Mara Siegler /
Page Six: RFK Jr. told Olivia Nuzzi he wanted to ‘control and impregnate’ her during affair, her ex claims in bombshell court filing

@wagatwe.com:
headline focuses on one of the least important details. if Lizza isn't lying, Nuzzi's come out looking even worse than before. [embedded post]

New York Times:

Sources: Will Lewis has a mandate from Jeff Bezos to grow The Washington Post, including via acquisitions, and has explored deals with Punchbowl News and others— Will Lewis has said he has a mandate from the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, to grow the business, including through acquisitions.

Discussion:
@conorsen, @will_bunch, @benmullin and

Discussion:

Conor Sen /
@conorsen: Sounds like the Washington Post was kicking the tires on Punchbowl News: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Will Bunch /
@will_bunch: Just cover the damn election

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: new: The Post is also making a run at the Politico Pro model through something called “WP Intelligence” led by former Politico (and Messenger!) editor Marty Kady: https://www.nytimes.com/...

St. Louis Public Radio:

Lee Enterprises' St. Louis Post-Dispatch plans to outsource printing to Gannett in Columbia, MO, in January; late sports info will not be in its print edition— Come January, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch will not be printed in the St. Louis area for the first time in its 146-year history.

Discussion:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, @hollyedgell and St. Louis Business Journal

Discussion:

Alan Achkar /
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Post-Dispatch to outsource printing operations to Columbia, Missouri

Holly Edgell /
@hollyedgell: Two sad stories for journalism in the Midwest this week: 1/2 St. Louis Post-Dispatch printing plant layoffs https://www.stlpr.org/...

Nieman Lab:

Kansas City's news nonprofit The Beacon is shutting down its Wichita newsroom, three years after its launch with support from the Wichita Foundation— “We've realized that we can't do it all, and have made the decision to no longer have a staffed newsroom in Wichita.”

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, @sarahscire and The Beacon

Discussion:

Benjamin Mullin /
TVNewsCheck: Washington Post CEO Elevates Deal-Making To A Top Priority

Sarah Scire /
@sarahscire: Update: Nonprofit news startup The Beacon will close its Wichita newsroom. @thebeaconKC will refocus on local coverage in Kansas City and statewide coverage in Kansas and Missouri. “We've realized that we can't do it all ... ” https://www.niemanlab.org/...

The Verge:

Q&A with Kevin Rose on Digg, what Reddit got right, the rise of news feeds, why there is no universal internet homepage like Techmeme is for tech, and more— a couple of years, there was nothing on the internet so simultaneously thrilling and terrifying as having your website hit the front page of Digg.

Discussion:
@_blunderchief@threads.net and @imyke@threads.net, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Wes Davis /
@_blunderchief@threads.net: 2004 week has started at theverge. There are a few stories already up (linked in this article), one of which — an interview with Digg founder Kevin Rose — gave me unexpectedly warm fuzzies when I opened it. https://www.theverge.com/...

Myke Hurley /
@imyke@threads.net: @imdavidpierce I cannot tell me how much joy your Digg article gave me. THE DESIGN 🥰 https://www.theverge.com/...

Axios:

Spotify is paying hundreds of millions for audiobooks annually; US audiobook users average five more hours on the app in the 60 days after starting a book— - Without Spotify, the audiobook industry in the U.S. grew 14% in unit sales between Q4 2022 and Q4 2023, according to Bookstat.

Discussion:
Spotify: Spotify Launches Audiobooks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg—and Premium Listeners Get Instant Access

Douglas Stambaugh /
Douglas Stambaugh on LinkedIn: Simon & Schuster is excited to expand our partnership with Spotify by joining its initial launch of audiobooks in Europe. …

Videl Bar-Kar /
Videl Bar-Kar on LinkedIn: 🚀Congratulations Spotify on their first European markets for Audiobooks in Premium. So proud to be a partner. …

Carmen Josée /
Carmen Josée on LinkedIn: 🎧 Big news for audiobook fans! 🎧 — Spotify just launched audiobooks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg! …

Géraldine Igou /
Géraldine Igou on LinkedIn: Audiobooks are coming to Western Europe, starting today! Such an exciting time for this region - the first to welcome this new format after English-speaking markets like the US, the UK or Canada. …

Duncan Bruce /
Duncan Bruce on LinkedIn: I'm delighted that Spotify have launched Audiobooks in France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg! …

Carlo Carrenho /
Carlo Carrenho on LinkedIn: Spotify launches their subscription model for audiobooks in France and Benelux. Similar to the English markets, Premium users in this territories …

David Kaefer /
David Kaefer on LinkedIn: So much momentum for Audiobooks on Spotify, now available in France, Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg where we offer 12 hours of book listening a month included in our eligible premium plans. …

Steve Bennett /
Neowin: Spotify launches Audiobooks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Spotify Launches Audiobooks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, & Luxembourg

Press Gazette:

Regional UK news publisher Iliffe Media rolls out metered paywalls across its network, moving from an in-house system to the Piano platform— Regional news publisher Iliffe Media has rolled out a metered paywall strategy across its network. — Iliffe had already implemented metered paywalls …

The Hollywood Reporter:

Filing: Paramount sweetens compensation for its three co-CEOs ahead of its Skydance merger, expected in H1 2025; the deal protects their pay if they're demoted— The “Office of the CEO” just got additional bonuses — and the security of knowing that if they're demoted they can take their pay and walk away without a hit.

Discussion:

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Paramount Will Allow Its 3 Co-CEOs to Resign and Receive Severance If They Are Demoted @variety: With Paramount Global set to be taken over by Skydance Media in 2025, the three execs running Paramount as co-CEOs now have an additional provision in their employment agreements that will let them quit and receive severance benefits if they are demoted. https://variety.com/...

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Paramount Sweetens Golden Parachute for Co-CEOs With $3 Million Stock Awards, Other Incentives

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Paramount Grants Co-CEOs Additional Stock Awards Worth $3 Million, Other Sweeteners

Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: Paramount's Co-CEOs to Get Paid Even If They're Not the Boss

Wall Street Journal:

Source: CBS News chief Wendy McMahon has directed the network to consider an editorial review of fairness and objectivity, after the Dokoupil/Coates interview— Wendy McMahon has directed the news network to consider an editorial review to address fairness, objectivity concerns

Discussion:

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Shari Redstone has never been shy about weighing on CBS News coverage and it can create headaches for the network. https://www.wsj.com/...

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: CBS News President Wendy McMahon is getting a baptism by fire. Inside the network's tough week and some new news including a likely editorial review to address fairness and objectivity concerns https://www.wsj.com/...

The Hollywood Reporter:

Condé Nast reaches a tentative deal with The New Yorker union, ending a strike threat at the mag's annual festival; the union plans a final vote in a few weeks— The company's human resources department announced a tentative deal on Monday, a little over a week after the labor group threatened a work stoppage.

Discussion:
New York Post, NewsGuild of New York, Crooked Media and The Nation

Discussion:
NewsGuild of New York: DAYS AFTER NEW YORKER FESTIVAL THREATENED WITH STRIKE, CONDÉ NAST AND NEW YORKER UNION SETTLE CONTRACT

Sarah Lazare /
The Nation: The Call Is Out for Mass, Simultaneous Strikes in 4 Years

New York Times:

Five ex-Pitchfork journalists launch online music outlet Hearing Things, aiming to capture Pitchfork's independent spirit; subscriptions start at $70 per year— After the popular publication was folded into GQ, a group of them is striking out on its own. One of the first orders of business: doing away with album scores.

Discussion:

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Smart idea: The founders of Hearing Things are doing e-commerce links to the songs on their initial top-100 list https://www.hearingthings.co/ ...

Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: Former Pitchfork writers launch new music website, Hearing Things

J. Escobedo Shepherd /
@jawnita: Spent my summer (and spring!) making a music and culture publication with @ryandombal @jillian_mapes @CineMasai_ @cushac and gosh wow here we are :) https://www.hearingthings.co/

Jill Mapes /
@jillian_mapes: finally able to mention that some pals and I started our own music publication!!!!!!!!! @hearingthingsco https://hearingthings.co/

Jeremy D. Larson /
@jeremydlarson: So stoked for this huge crew @jillian_mapes @ryandombal @CineMasai_ @cushac @jawnita and for music journalism —> https://www.hearingthings.co/

Damon K /
@dada_drummer: Yes please

Tom Breihan /
@tombreihan: Exactly what the game's been missing. I cannot wait to see this thing soar.

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: new: Nearly a year ago, Condé Nast gutted Pitchfork. Now, a group of alumni are teaming up to build a new music magazine for the Tiktok/Spotify era https://www.nytimes.com/... @pellz_: Would be dope if this could be like, the next stereogum. Real ones are at work on this, so big hopes. We should all support it, i'ma subscribe next week.

Mark Richardson /
@markrichardson: some old friends from the p4k days have started an online music mag! thrilled for them & excited to be reading @jillian_mapes @ryandombal @cushac @jawnita @CineMasai_ on music https://www.hearingthings.co/ @Outpost@indieweb.social: Just look at this website! — “Five former Pitchfork journalists are getting the band back together to start a new online music publication, Hearing Things. The site, which launches on Tuesday, aims to capture the original independent spirit of Pitchfork while tuning out the stan armies that worship huge artists.” https://‪hearingthings.co/ ‬ …

Simon Owens /
@simondowens@threads.net: I always love it when journalist coworkers peel off to launch their own independent publication. It's basically a recognition that they were producing the majority of the value for their employer and yet were reaping a tiny portion of the revenue. — https://www.nytimes.com/...

Adweek:

Amazon expands its suite of AI-powered ad tools to let US advertisers use generative AI to make audio ads, available now in beta, and unveils AI creative studio— The tech giant announced new products at its annual ad conference — Soon, you'll hear more audio ads on Amazon's properties that were created with generative AI.

Discussion:
Digiday, Mumbrella, Inside Radio, Vijayananth Mani on LinkedIn and About Amazon

Discussion:

Kimeko McCoy /
Digiday: Marketers are not won over by new AI-powered search tools

Matthew Leong /
Mumbrella: Taboola announces generative AI tool, ‘Abby’

Vijayananth Mani /