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Thursday, March 22, 2018
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Newsonomics: Is Tronc about to go on the market?Even without the L.A. Times, it still controls a lot of important newspapers. Will it sell them to Gannett, Murdoch, local individuals in each city — or to yet another private equity firm looking to strip papers for parts? By Ken Doctor. |
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“The Internet is telling you you’re pregnant, dying, or both.” Clue wants to do better.“We’re thinking about our voice as an empathetic older sister who happens to be an OB-GYN.” By Laura Hazard Owen. |
What We’re Reading
Variety / Todd Spangler
Campbell Brown: Facebook has “been caught flat-footed” with the data scandal →
“Brown also acknowledged that it was a mistake for Facebook to threaten legal action against the U.K.'s Guardian prior to the newspaper publishing a story about Cambridge Analytica's misuse of Facebook data. ‘Not probably our wisest move,’ she said.”
The Membership Puzzle Project / Anika Gupta
On-air, online, and on demand: The changing face of public radio membership →
And see their database of 50 public radio stations’ membership pitches here.
Bloomberg / Firat Kozok
Turkey gives its aggressive TV censor control over the web →
“The regulation will require online video streaming companies and pay-TV services to apply for a license from the watchdog, known by its Turkish initials RTUK. Courts can block access for Turkish users if the necessary permits aren't secured. RTUK has become notorious for aggressively handing out penalties or banning broadcasts that it judges to be immoral, inconsistent with Turkish family values, or that stray from the government line on politics.”
Poynter / David Beard
Why CNN’s S. Mitra Kalita believes the homepage is not dead →
“In the rush to get our content on other platforms, let’s not forget about our own.”
Buzzfeed / Emily Dugan and Mark Di Stefano
This man’s gun-loving friends were kicked off Facebook. So he started Gunbook →
Gunbook “was set up by David Scott, a 57-year-old shooting instructor who lives in Kilsyth, 20 miles from Dunblane. It went live three weeks ago and he says it already has more than 1,000 members, around 60 of whom are from the US.”
Reuters
Meredith will cut about 1,200 jobs and sell Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, and Money magazines →
Separately, in Politico’s Morning Media, Michael Calderone reported on Meredith CEO Tom Harty’s town hall meetings: “Harty took questions from employees, including whether Meredith would sell Time or Fortune to David Pecker, a Trump ally and CEO of National Enquirer parent company American Media, Inc. Harty said they would not, while stressing that Meredith would only work with buyers who similarly value editorial integrity and independence, according to staffers.”
Recode / Kara Swisher and Kurt Wagner
Here's the transcript of Recode's interview with Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica controversy →
Kara Swisher: What is "open," is that a "yes" or a "no"? Mark Zuckerberg: Well. Kara Swisher: They want you, Mark.