Spotify launches its free tier in South Korea after entering the market in 2021; South Korean artists have 5.8B+ average monthly streams on the platform (Priyanka.G/Reuters)

Mediagazer: Spotify launches its free tier in South Korea after entering the market in 2021; South Korean artists have 5.8B+ average monthly streams on the platform (Priyanka.G/Reuters)

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The Hollywood Reporter:

Paramount's Shari Redstone backs CBS co-host Tony Dokoupil after execs criticized his work and says she lacks editorial control but “something needs to be done”— The mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount — including CBS — to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.
Discussion: Fox News, CNN, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, @dylanbyers, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, HotAir, The Wrap, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Jacobin, Washington Post, @brianstelter, @claytravis, Jewish Insider, Newsbusters, JNS.org, @hadas_gold, @brianstelter, New York Post, @coreypein.bsky.social, Adweek, TVNewsCheck, The Free Press and Breitbart

Discussion:
Fox News: CBS boss backs news network leadership after parent company chair disapproved its handling of Tony Dokoupil

Hadas Gold /
CNN: Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout

Stacey Matthews /
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Pandemonium at CBS News After Journalist Pushes Back on Anti-Israel Author Ta-Nehisi Coates

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: NEW: Paramount co-chief and CBS C.E.O. George Cheeks stands behind the CBS News leadership and its handling of the Tony Doukopil matter, despite frustrations of Paramount chair Shari Redstone > [image]

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Shari Redstone backs ‘CBS Mornings’ host over controversial Ta-Nehisi Coates interview

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Shari Redstone Defends CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil's Interview Of Ta-Nehisi Coates - “I Frankly Think Tony Did A Great Job”

David Strom /
HotAir: Maoist Struggle Sessions at CBS

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Shari Redstone Says CBS ‘Made a Mistake’ in Rebuking Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview: ‘Tony Did a Great Job’

Matthew Hennessey /
Wall Street Journal: You Can't Report in Here. This Is the Newsroom! — CBS News subjects Tony Dokoupil …

Branko Marcetic /
Jacobin: Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Bucking the Media's Palestine Consensus

Jeremy Barr /
Washington Post: Top CBS shareholder Redstone praises combative Tony Dokoupil interview

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Corporate owners don't ordinarily weigh in on TV news decisions. But this was no ordinary decision. Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made a “bad mistake” with their handling of the Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout, @Hadas_Gold and @Liam_A_Reilly report: https://www.cnn.com/...

Curtis Houck /
Newsbusters: New Reporting Details CBS's Dokoupil Thrown into Struggle Sessions for Grilling Coates

Andrew Bernard /
JNS.org: ‘CBS’ boss backs reporter after network says his Ta-Nehisi Coates interview didn't meet standards

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Here's the full statement from CBS president and CEO George Cheeks about the Coates/Dokoupil controversy: “There has been strong and growing discord within CBS News that needed to be addressed in an editorial meeting. This must lead to further substantive dialogue about

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Shari Redstone rips CBS clampdown on Tony Dokoupil after heated interview on ‘apartheid’ Israel: ‘Tony did a great job’

Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: “The comments from Redstone came during a panel at Advertising Week specifically focused on ‘using engaging content to fight hate.’” [embedded post]

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: Shari Redstone Defends Tony Dokoupil Amidst Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Fallout

Jill Goldsmith /
TVNewsCheck: Shari Redstone Defends CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil's Interview Of Ta-Nehisi Coates

Bari Weiss /
The Free Press: The Fallout at CBS Continues

RELATED:
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs

Discussion:
New York Post, The Wrap, Washington Post, Axios, Breitbart, @benmullin, The Daily Caller, JNS.org, @hadas_gold, @lizwolfereason, Foreign Policy, @hadas_gold, Fox News, Twitchy, New Republic, @brianstelter, The Hollywood Reporter, The New Arab, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, The Information, Bossip, Media Nation, The Root, Mediaite, Adweek, @dylanbyers and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: George Cheeks Stands by CBS News Leadership Amid ‘Growing Discord’ From Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Shari Redstone says CBS “made a bad mistake” in its handling of testy interview

John Nolte /
Breitbart: CBS Corruption - Anchor Shamed for Coates Interview, ‘60 Minutes’ Rigs Kamala Interview

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Packed house for @sarafischer's panel with Shari Redstone. Redstone said CBS made a mistake in the way it handled the aftermath of Tony Dokoupil's interview. “I frankly think Tony did a great job with that interview.”

Robert McGreevy /
The Daily Caller: CBS Employees Question Israel's Right To Exist Amid Tear-Filled Struggle Session: REPORT

Jonathan S. Tobin /
JNS.org: The big lie of Ta-Nehisi Coates's 10 days in ‘Palestine’

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Redstone says it was hard for her to go against her executive team but “ I think they made a mistake”

Liz Wolfe /
@lizwolfereason: i am begging you cowards to tell me which specific editorial standards were not met

Deborah Baker /
Foreign Policy: Ta-Nehisi Coates's Not-So-Radical Departure

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: “I've been working with the CEOs. I've been working with the woman who does a lot of our diversity training, and I think we all agree that this was not handled correctly, and we all agree that something needs to be done.”

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Shari Redstone at AdWeek says she does not think Tony Dokoupil crossed editorial standards - she thinks Tony did a “great job” in the interview “frankly I was very proud of the work he did” and she has let him know that

Fox News:
CBS parent company CEO says network leadership made ‘mistake’ in response to Tony Dokoupil's interview

Amy Curtis /
Twitchy: CBS Had Different ‘Editorial Standards’ When They Interviewed Dad of 8-Year-Old Israeli Hostage Last Year

Jonathan W. Gray /
New Republic: Ta-Nehisi Coates Corrects the Record

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of CBS parent Paramount Global, conveyed to CBS executives that she disagreed with how the situation was handled and that she didn't believe the interview violated editorial standards.” https://www.wsj.com/...

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: Paramount Co-CEO Pledges “Reflection” About Standards Following CBS' Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview

David Bauder /
Associated Press: When is an interview too tough? CBS News grappling with question after Dokoupil interview

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: CBS News won't discipline host after controversial Ta-Nehisi Coates interview about Israel

Martin Peers /
The Information: Roblox's Kids Cesspool

Zack Linly /
Bossip: CBS News Execs Admonish Tony Dokoupil's Discussion With Ta-Nehisi Coates On Israel And Palestine

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Less news, more happy talk: Why CBS News' reprimand of Tony Dokoupil is so ridiculous

Candace McDuffie /
The Root: In Leaked Audio, CBS Execs Admit Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Was Handled Poorly

Isaac Schorr /
Mediaite: Tony Dokoupil Is Being Ritually Humiliated for Asking the Wrong Person the Wrong Questions

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers:

The Keyword:

Google says the US DOJ's “radical and sweeping proposals” in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness— The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part …

Discussion:
Bloomberg, MediaPost, Reclaim The Net, The Times, Politico, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, The Wrap, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Verge, Fortune, MarTech, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, The Hill, Ori Sasson on LinkedIn, Jennifer Elias on LinkedIn, Associated Press, ZeroHedge News, New York Times, PCMag, WHDH-TV, @adamkovac, @khushitavasant, @wkasel, @jason_kint, @adamkovac, @balancecrafting, @adamkovac, @jason_kint, @adamkovac, Silicon Valley Business …, TechCrunch, CBS News, Financial Times, @eshumarneedi@threads.net, Android Police, MPR News, Reuters, 9to5Google, Investor's Business Daily, Business Times, Chamber of Progress, New York Times, Neowin and The Information, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Ray Schultz /
MediaPost: News/Media Alliance Lauds DOJ Google Antitrust Remedies

Dan Frieth /
Reclaim The Net: DOJ Takes Aim at Breaking Up Google

Alistair Osborne /
The Times: Some searching questions about a possible Google breakup

Maria Deutscher /
SiliconANGLE: Justice Department could seek to break up Google following antitrust ruling

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: The Justice Department could force Google to break itself up

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: DOJ Weighs Breakup of Google for ‘Unlawful Conduct’ in Search-Engine Dominance

Owen Klinsky /
Daily Caller News Foundation: ‘Remedying These Harms’: Federal Government Weighs Breakup Of $2 Trillion Tech Giant

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: How the DOJ wants to break up Google's search monopoly

Anu Adegbola /
MarTech: Google blasts DOJ's ‘radical’ proposed breakup plan

Todd Feathers /
Gizmodo: DOJ Reveals Its Plan for Breaking Up Google's Search Monopoly

Ashley Belanger /
Ars Technica: DOJ proposes breakup and other big changes to end Google search monopoly

Julia Shapero /
The Hill: Federal prosecutors eye asking judge to break up Google

Ori Sasson /
Ori Sasson on LinkedIn: History has a way of repeating itself in the tech world. — The DOJ's recent move to consider breaking up Google echoes the antitrust ruling …

Jennifer Elias /
Jennifer Elias on LinkedIn: The DOJ has officially submitted its recommendations for remedies toward Google following its search monopoly ruling. …

Shawn Chen /
Associated Press: US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case

Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: US Antitrust Officials Consider Google Breakup As ‘Trustbusting Era’ May Return

Kate Irwin /
PCMag: Android, Chrome May Split From Google in Antitrust Case

James Kukstis /
WHDH-TV: US government considers a breakup of Google

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: It's very clear that DOJ is starting broad, throwing out trial balloons to please the Google haters marching through DOJ's doors with far-out remedy ideas. If DOJ doesn't narrow their list, Judge Mehta will prob narrow it for them. https://x.com/... @khushitavasant: Google ought to be broken up, its businesses spun off, DOJ + several states just told a DC court in a high-level remedy framework as part of the search #monopoly suit. Technically, DOJ is “considering” it but I doubt DOJ will make U-turns in a final proposal in March 2025. [image] @wkasel: The @USDOJ_Intl case against @Google just dropped - with a framework for how they might approach this, and it's a 💣. Here is the link: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... 🧵.

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: There it is. Confirmation directly from the Department of Justice that divestiture of Chrome, Android and/or Play are all on the table as remedies to Google's antitrust abuses. US DOJ's remedies framework just posted. Their final proposal is due Nov 20th. /1 [image]

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: Most egregiously, DOJ proposes that Google share its search query data and algorithms - its secret sauce, spent decades refining - with rival search engines. This is exactly the kind of “duty to deal” idea that Judge Mehta already rejected. [image] @balancecrafting: DOJ wisely anticipates attempted noncompliance, so seeks an order to not destroy evidence, and to not retaliate against rivals - or anyone involved in remedies (presumably including whistleblower employees) Also good ban on Google owning competitors [image]

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: DOJ's Google antitrust remedy proposal is out - and as expected, DOJ chose the “remedy spaghetti” against the wall strategy. It floated a dozen remedies, many of which having nothing to do with Judge Mehta's ruling in the case.

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: lol. The Chamber of Google has weighed in on the remedies framework. This actually means DOJ hit the mark. ps it's absurd to suggest the list has “nothing to do with the ruling.” [image]

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: The big headline is DOJ teasing “structural remedies” (i.e. breakup) for Chrome, Play, and Android. But the DOJ never charged Chrome's use of Google search default as monopolizing behavior. And Android aspects of ruling can be dealt with by behavioral/contractual remedies. [image]

Anthony Duignan-Cabrera /
Silicon Valley Business …: DOJ files another Google breakup proposal CBS News: Break up Google? Justice Department says it may ask judge to force Google to sell Chrome, Android, other units @eshumarneedi@threads.net: ‪This is extremely radical and almost certain not to happen. That's all I'll say. ‬

Rajesh Pandey /
Android Police: The DOJ wants to break up Google, suggests splitting Chrome and Android

Dara Kerr /
MPR News: Justice Department calls for sanctions against Google in landmark antitrust case

Abner Li /
9to5Google: Google says DOJ's antitrust remedies, like Android/Chrome spinoff, are ‘radical and sweeping’

Karthik Mudaliar /
Neowin: The DOJ might force Google to spin off its search business

RELATED:
Bloomberg: Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case

Discussion:
Mumbrella, CNBC, The Information, US District Court for the District of Columbia, New York Times, Jill Caren on LinkedIn, @jason_kint, Barron's Online, @vidushi_law, @progresschamber, AV Club, @balancecrafting, Reuters, @jason_kint, News/Media Alliance, @mattdpearce, Financial Times, @jason_kint, The Times, New York Post, Harsh Singh on LinkedIn, iPhone in Canada Blog, @catherineperlo1, The Register, Quartz, Yahoo Lifestyle, Semafor, The Guardian, The Indian Express, Adweek, Daily Sabah and Reuters, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Neil Griffiths /
Mumbrella: US Department of Justice gunning for Google over monopoly on online searches

Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: DOJ indicates it's considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling

Martin Peers /
The Information: Google's Slow-Motion Drama

Jill Caren /
Jill Caren on LinkedIn: WOW - actually a bit surprised this went in this direction. Although it will take years of legal battles, it will be really interesting to see how this plays out. …

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Seriously, if you're linking to Google's blog post spin in response to the Dept of Justice filing but not to the actual DOJ filing then you may want to check yourself or your Google funding. Here is the link to DOJ filing: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: Okay let's dig in. DOJ starting off with justifying an expansive “unitary framework” that consists of behavioral and structural remedies to “eradicate existing evils.” [image] @progresschamber: The Justice Department is swinging for the fences with its proposed remedies in Google's search antitrust case - including a potential company breakup. Check out our statement on DOJ's high-level proposal, which dropped tonight: https://progresschamber.org/ ...

Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: The Justice Department is weighing breaking up Google

@balancecrafting:
DOJ's high level initial remedies framework is out. Headers hint at ties to findings - Search Distribution And Revenue Sharing - Accumulation And Use Of Data - Advertising Scale And Monetization Plus - Administration, Anti-circumvention & Anti-retaliation https://www.courtlistener.com/ ...

Mike Scarcella /
Reuters: Google's antitrust woes mount in U.S. cases over search, apps, ads

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Hat tip to Adam at the Chamber of Google for spending months making it clear to regulators that “choice screens” doesn't work for a monopoly brand used as a verb. It seems DOJ heard his advice. News/Media Alliance: Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Department of Justice Remedies in Landmark Google Antitrust Lawsuit

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: Notable for the news industry: Department of Justice is thinking about allowing publishers to opt in for being linked on Google Search while being able to opt out of Google AI summaries. [image]

Elaine Moore /
Financial Times: Google break-up could turn Big Tech into Medium Tech

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: It's a fairly broad, ten pages that starts by reiterating the findings of the DC Court and the duty to seek an order not only addressing the existing harms from Google's illegal conduct but - this is critically important - prevent recurrence going forward. /2 [image]

James Hurley /
The Times: What would a Google break-up mean for Alphabet?

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: DOJ may seek Google breakup after landmark antitrust case victory: ‘Unlawful conduct’

Harsh Singh /
Harsh Singh on LinkedIn: The DOJ's consideration to break up Google following its monopoly ruling has many of us wondering about the real impact. …

John Quintet /
iPhone in Canada Blog: Google: U.S. Plan to Split Company Could Hurt Android, Boost iPhone

Catherine Perloff /
@catherineperlo1: The DOJ is arguing for ‘structural’ changes to address Google's monopoly in search (and also wants to limit Google's web crawler ability to ingest sites for their AI and limits to Pmax) Read more here 👇🏻 https://www.adweek.com/...

Rocio Fabbro /
Quartz: Google might get broken up after its big antitrust loss

Alexis Keenan /
Yahoo Lifestyle: DOJ's Google breakup remedy puts tech world on notice

Jack Simpson /
The Guardian: Google faces US government attempt to break it up The Indian Express:

US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case

Jody Godoy /
Reuters: US mulling potential breakup in Google search case Financial Times: The US DOJ's quest to end Google's long-standing dominance remains the stuff of fantasy, as whatever the courts may order, any real reckoning will take years

Discussion:

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DOJ Considers Forcing Google to Sell Off Parts of its Business Including Chrome & Android to End Search Monopoly

Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: Futures Drop On DOJ's Google Crackdown, China Plunge

Lukasz Olejnik /
@LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social: Doesn't that FT op-ed sound rather absurd? Unpopular opinion: Today no web browser can finance itself on its own in a sustainable manner. Taking Chrome out of Google would not end well for security of web browsing. That's just a fact of nature. https://www.ft.com/... [image]

Richard Lawler /
The Verge: A Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyers

Wall Street Journal:
US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate

Discussion:

Leah Nylen /
Bloomberg: Will the US Break Up Google? What's at Stake in the Government's Antitrust Enforcement @wsjbusiness: U.S. antitrust enforcers haven't broken up a company in 40 years. Several cases, including two involving Google, could determine whether that dormant period comes to an end. https://www.wsj.com/...

Catherine Perloff /
Adweek: The DOJ Says Google May Need ‘Structural’ Changes to Undo Its Search Monopoly

Matt Novak /
@paleofuture.bsky.social: I like how legal experts pretend precedent is still a thing that's supposed to guide judges after all the bullshit SCOTUS has pulled. The norms respecters are playing by a very different set of rules. [embedded post]

Dave Michaels /
Dave Michaels on LinkedIn: I knew very little about antitrust before I started writing about it two years ago. Pretty much the only thing I knew was that antitrust law …

Reuters:

Spotify launches its free tier in South Korea after entering the market in 2021; South Korean artists have 5.8B+ average monthly streams on the platform— Spotify's (SPOT.N) free music and podcasts service option is now available in South Korea, the audio streaming platform said on Thursday, as it looks to widen its audience base.

Discussion:
Music Business Worldwide and Music Ally

Discussion:

Murray Stassen /
Music Business Worldwide: Spotify launches Free tier in South Korea

Stuart Dredge /
Music Ally: Spotify's global K-Pop streams have grown by 362% since 2018

Variety:

A look at TikTok's negotiations with indie music labels and the November 1 end of its deal with Merlin, the trade group that represents 500+ smaller companies— “TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay …

404 Media:

A group of Wikipedia editors form the WikiProject AI Cleanup to “combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content” on the website— A group of Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced …

Discussion:

Christine Johnson /
@christinkallama@mastodon.social: “In some ways, it seems, Wikipedia is at least for now better than other major internet services at detecting and filtering out misleading AI-generated content because the site has always relied on human volunteers to review new articles and track down any claims they make to reliable sources.” … @mvario@mastodon.social: The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes — https://www.404media.co/... > WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet. — [image] @kottke@mastodon.social: Stupid dipshits are starting to fill Wikipedia with “unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content” (that is also totally false in some cases), prompting a purging effort by some WP editors: WikiProject AI Cleanup. https://www.404media.co/... @cryptohagen@social.data.coop: Some #Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content. .” — https://www.404media.co/... ..is to protect one of the world's largest repositories of information from misleading AI-generated information that plagued Google search, books on Amazon, and academic journals …

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social: sorry, I should not have used the word “hallucinating” in the initial post - people using AI are fucking up wikipedia with fake shit that they are generating using AI or they are maybe earnestly trying to contribute but are using AI which is getting stuff wrong but I was running out of characters

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social: Wikipedia is perhaps the greatest cross cultural cooperative collaboration in the history of humankind and it is getting fucked up with AI and is taxing the volunteer editors who are already spread thin with bullshit like this: [image]

Joseph Cox /
@josephcox@infosec.exchange: New: some Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content on Wikipedia.” https://www.404media.co/...

The Hollywood Reporter:

Derek Jeter, co-founder of The Players' Tribune, launches Cap 2 Productions to produce TV and streaming content, with projects planned for ESPN, Apple, and more— The New York Yankees legend launches a shingle focused on family-friendly docs and scripted sports-related projects as buyers binge on star athlete-driven content

Discussion:
Sportico

Discussion:

Luke Cyphers /
Sportico: Derek Jeter Launches Company to Grow Hollywood Footprint

New Yorker:

An interview with Taylor Lorenz about “dancing on the grave” of legacy media, the creator economy coming for journalism, resigning from WaPo, and more— A reporter known for chronicling the “extremely online” is making the leap to the creator economy. The most surprising thing is that she waited this long.

Discussion:

Parker Molloy /
The Present Age: Journalist Taylor Lorenz Talks Going Independent and Leaving Legacy Media

Christopher Hooks /
@cd_hooks: those who can't write, influence https://x.com/...

Shakeel /
@shakeelhashim: Good piece, but odd that it doesn't mention the allegations that she lied to her editor about the Instagram post.

Laura Elliott /
@tinywriterlaura: i'd really like to be a full time writer without becoming an internet personality. bring back the days when it was acceptable/marketable to be a weird little hermit that everyone accepted was bad at socialising because 'well, they're a writer what do you expect'!

Damin Toell /
@damintoell: Yeah, we know

Egirl Tashi Duncan /
@xoxogossipgita: I truly hope the future of independent media is closer to a series of alt weeklies with full time staff and benefits as opposed to “Internet personalities” peddling newsletters.

Egirl Tashi Duncan /
@xoxogossipgita: I like writing, I like journalism, being an “internet personality” has brought me endless frustration and anxiety. I think you should be deeply suspicious of people who want to be full time “personalities.”

Egirl Tashi Duncan /
@xoxogossipgita: I would sincerely prefer to be able to be a full time writer without having to become an Internet personality out of necessity

Sydney Bauer /
@femme_thoughts: Interesting quote about newspapers not knowing what to do with talent. I think it's the opposite but the internet has rewarded a certain type of talent and that's not the same as journalistic talent.

Molly Taft /
@mollytaft: truly, genuinely, good for those who choose this route (except maybe bari and matt lol) but my god i wish there was a profitable journalism future right now for those of us who want to do deep investigative work with a collaborative newsroom and not be on tiktok

Niko Stratis /
@nikostratis: i don't even disagree with (some of) her points, but it just seems a bit funny to always read nice profiles of her in legacy media talking about she doesn't need legacy media and is doing things her way. A series of must be nice moments.

Niko Stratis /
@nikostratis: i truly, well and truly, dislike the push to “internet personality” instead of a writer or a journalist. That idea seems to only reward the people who have already built up enough of a name that they can just become this secret third media idea. @emilyctamkin: Not the point but: “When her editor there, a veteran journalist named Mark Seibel, retired, earlier this year, she felt adrift and considered quitting.” That's the @markseibel difference

Niko Stratis /
@nikostratis: the internet, esp the state it's in right now, rewards personalities and it's no surprise that someone like Lorez would say “yeah i'm just going to be an influencer adjacent person”, but that's not building a healthy future for media, that's just quick bursts of waning fame.

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: An OLD SCHOOL declining legacy media PRINT mag wrote about my decision to become a full time independent content creator https://www.newyorker.com/...

Kyle Chayka /
@chaykak: New @NewYorker column: Talking to Taylor Lorenz about dancing on the grave of legacy media, the creator economy coming for journalism, and how all US presidents are war criminals https://www.newyorker.com/...

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: Scooplet in here, former Vox journalist Johnny Harris now has a staff of seventeen(!) full-time employees working on his YouTube channel. https://www.newyorker.com/...

Michael Luo /
@michaelluo: Such a smart @chaykak column on @TaylorLorenz but also on the media landscape today. “I don't want to be a full-time writer. I want to be an Internet personality.” https://www.newyorker.com/...

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: Justice for Kyle https://www.newyorker.com/... [image]

The Verge:

X updates its Creator Revenue Sharing program to pay creators based on engagement with their content from Premium users, not how many see ads in their replies— X is making a big change to how creators can earn money from the platform. Since last year, X has shared ad revenue with creators based …

Discussion:
@x, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, TechCrunch, @stefan@stefanbohacek.online and @fraying@xoxo.zone, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:
@x: Creators! We're excited to unveil our biggest update to Creator Revenue Sharing yet. Payouts are increasing and you'll now be paid based on engagement with your content from Premium users - not ads in replies. Here's what's changing:

@x:
Ads in replies will no longer impact your payout. Instead, you'll be paid based on engagement with your content from Premium users. So, when your followers subscribe to X Premium and engage with your content, they support you directly.

Jason Lefkowitz /
@jalefkowit@vmst.io: This is a bit like parents hanging a pork chop around their unpopular kid's neck so the dog will play with him — https://www.theverge.com/... [image]

Stefan Bohacek /
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online: Twitter/X is now officially a pyramid scheme. — “Put another way: the more people that subscribe to X Premium and engage with content from other Premium subscribers, the more money they all make.” — https://www.theverge.com/... #news #TechNews #technology #Twitter #X

Derek Powazek /
@fraying@xoxo.zone: This is what happens when an out-of-touch billionaire is in charge. His only idea for how to get users to do something is to literally pay them to do it. — https://www.theverge.com/...

Semafor:

Blockworks, one of the biggest crypto media companies, says it will be profitable this year and launches a consulting business called Blockworks Advisory— The Scoop — One of the biggest names in crypto media is launching a consulting business. — Blockworks is set to announce …

Wall Street Journal:

Analysis: among 200 politically focused TikTok accounts with viral posts, ~20% were news influencers, as news influencers take a bigger role in the US election— Move over, Lester Holt. Popular TikTokers are commanding huge audiences on social-media platforms. — “It's official,” the news report on TikTok declared.

Discussion:

Josh Wingrove /
Bloomberg: How Harris Has Narrowed Trump's Advantage on Economy

Press Gazette:

OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news”— OpenAI's head of media partnerships has said the company does not currently intend to share ad revenue …

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The Wrap: OpenAI Media Chief Says Readers Reject ChatGPT Stories: ‘No One Wants to Read AI-Generated News’

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@tim_stevens: No one wants to read a lot of the stuff that's been shoveled onto the web by unscrupulous publishers over the past few years, but that hasn't stopped it from taking over the internet.

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MediaPost: SearchGPT To Integrate Into ChatGPT By End Of Year

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Memo: CNN executive Ken Jautz, who played a key role in running CNN and developing some top CNN personalities, is leaving by the end of 2024 after 36 years— Ken Jautz, a key senior CNN executive who played a critical role in both making the news giant run properly and developing …

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The Wrap: CNN Executive Vice President Ken Jautz to Exit After 36 Years

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Deadline: Top CNN Executive Ken Jautz To Depart At End Of Year

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