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 (Washington Post)
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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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@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.
Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Sally Buzbee Steps Down as Executive Editor of The Washington Post
Cheryl Rofer /
@cherylrofer.bsky.social: The worst part of the WaPo reorg is they haven't fired any of their columnists
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/ ...
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/ ...
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The Washington Post's Executive Editor Sally Buzbee steps down, replaced by Matt Murray, former EIC 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 …
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Mike Roe /
The Wrap: Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee Exits After 3 Years, New Leaders Named in Newsroom Restructure
Amy Argetsinger /
Washington Post: Sally Buzbee steps down as editor of The Washington Post
Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Former WSJ editor Murray to run Washington Post
Costas Pitas /
Reuters: Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee steps down
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]
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: @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,
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,
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— A special committee of Paramount's board of directors supports a merger with Skydance, a studio that has increased its offer in recent days.
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Wall Street Journal, @benmullin, The Wrap, The Desk and Advanced Television
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Wall Street Journal: Revised Skydance Offer Gives Paramount Shareholders Opportunity to Cash Out at Roughly $15 a Share
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/...
Jeremy Fuster /
The Wrap: Skydance Offers Paramount Shareholders a $15 per Share Cash-Out Option as Deal Nears
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Financial Times: Sources: a Paramount special committee approved the sweetened offer from Skydance; Paramount's board, chaired by Shari Redstone, will vote on the deal June 4
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Wall Street Journal, The Wrap and Reuters
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Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Paramount Special Committee Recommends Revised Offer From David Ellison's Skydance Media
GQ:
Q&A with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on his new docuseries Up For Debate: The Evolution of Sports Media, streaming on ESPN+, his motivation for the series, and more— The reigning king of sports media discusses his new docuseries, his upcoming contract negotiations, and his pick for the next Disney CEO.
Washington Post:
Hacked emails and documents: top editors of US-focused news website The Grayzone received funding from Iran's Press TV, as well as Russia's RT and Sputnik— Misinformation experts say an overlap in funding underscores concern that the spread of falsehoods and propaganda online is entering …
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Sydney Morning Herald, @charliearchy@mstdn.social, @jasonmbrodsky and @josephmenn
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Joseph Menn /
Sydney Morning Herald: The grey zone of misinformation: Iran, Russia's payments to US media outlet revealed @charliearchy@mstdn.social: The Grayzone is a foreign influence operation, and not a very well disguised one. — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Jason Brodsky /
@jasonmbrodsky: Recently unearthed documents reveal that leaders of @TheGrayzoneNews have received money from both #Russia's and #Iran's government media outlets. In Iran's case it's IRIB & PressTV, which are under U.S. sanctions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post:
Content creators are amassing audiences of thousands on Twitch by covering political news and raising funds for Palestinians, as other platforms eschew politics— Dozens of content creators are leveraging the live streaming app to raise funds for Palestinians, circumventing political content bans on other platforms.
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@taylorlorenz and Tubefilter
New York Times:
How TikTok influencers helped a self-published author sell 1M+ copies of her book, including ~700K on the TikTok shop, showing how TikTok changed book marketing— Keila Shaheen's “The Shadow Work Journal” shows how radically book sales and marketing have been changed by TikTok.
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Ian Rosales Casocot /
@sandwichspy: Everyone trying to figure out how TikTok works for books... https://www.nytimes.com/...
Maddy /
@worrierprincess: this absolutely proves that traditional book publishing is cooked right? right? https://www.nytimes.com/...
Linda Secondari /
Linda Secondari on LinkedIn: This very interesting NYT piece on how a self-published author leveraged TikTok to sell 1M books directly in the US is just another example of how #publishing is changing. …
Washington Post:
The Times Guild leaders say NYT, while rolling out expanded bio pages for staff, made “petty” cuts to the language in which staffers extolled their Guild work— After rolling out expanded bio pages designed to ‘bolster trust with readers,’ the Times excised language in which staffers extolled their work with the Guild
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Washington Post:
YouGov: the news sources Americans say they trust the most aren't always used most heavily; YouTube and Facebook are often sources for news but not trusted much— That's particularly true among Republicans. — Americans in 2024 again have a source of news that they agree is reliable …
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IndieWire:
The Tribeca Festival and OpenAI plan to feature five short films made using OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora on June 15— “Nanny” director Nikyatu Jusu is among the five filmmakers who created a film for the festival using the tech. — Post — Short films generated by artificial intelligence …
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Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
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Bloomberg:
LA-based Webtoon, owned by South Korea's Naver, files for a US IPO; sources: the online comics platform could seek to raise up to $500M at a $3B-$4B valuation— Los Angeles-based Webtoon said in a filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that South Korean internet company Naver …
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@ca_ecostrategy, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Reuters and The Korea Times, more at Techmeme »
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Caleb Anderson /
@ca_ecostrategy: @business Webtoon Entertainment's US IPO is an exciting move! Seeing digital comics grow is fantastic. ☺️ US Securities and Exchange Commission: FORM S-1 — As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2024.
Niket Nishant /
Reuters: Online comics platform Webtoon reveals revenue growth, profitability in US IPO filing
Anna J. Park /
The Korea Times: Naver Webtoon's Nasdaq IPO expected to foster growth of webtoon industry
Mediaite:
Eric Bolling, formerly of Sinclair and Fox News and host of Newsmax's 8pm show The Balance, is leaving the network after three years— Eric Bolling has parted ways with Newsmax. — The veteran television host, who helmed the conservative network's 8 p.m. hour with The Balance …
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@ericbolling: Important Announcement: Eric Bolling and Newsmax Part Ways [Press Release] https://ericbolling.com/...
Ethan Alter /
Adweek: Eric Bolling Parts Ways With Newsmax
Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Conservative commentator Eric Bolling exits Newsmax
Justin Baragona /
The Daily Beast: Ex-Fox News Star Eric Bolling Leaves Fox News Wannabe Newsmax
Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Eric Bolling Departs Newsmax After Three Year Run
Natalie Korach /
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