News Corp Makes More Job Cuts at Aussie Newspapers
Guardian: News Corp has made more job cuts, this time to its metropolitan mastheads in Australia, as the company again signals it is moving away from print to become more focused on digital. Staff at the Herald Sun, the Daily Telegraph and the Australian were told of...
McClatchy Eliminates Offices for Seven US Newspapers
Poynter: As journalists from newsrooms across the country started working remotely because of the coronavirus, eventually, a question arose: Could newspapers just eliminate newsrooms and have everyone work from home? One major newspaper chain is about to find...
New York Times Flap Stirs Chatter of Editor Succession
New York Post: Recent upheaval inside the New York Times could force executive editor Dean Baquet to stay in his job till 2022 — despite hitting the company's mandatory retirement age next year. Editorial page editor James Bennet had been widely viewed as a top...
Conde Nast’s Wintour Confesses to Intolerant Behavior
New York Post: Anna Wintour has admitted that Vogue has been "hurtful and intolerant" — and not done enough to promote black staff and designers. In an emotional note to staff, Wintour wrote: "I want to start by acknowledging your feelings and expressing my...
Hearst Names Its First Black Editor for Harper’s Bazaar
NBC News: Harper's Bazaar is set to be run by its first black editor in the magazine's 153-year history. Hearst, which owns the magazine, appointed Samira Nasr as editor-in-chief of the US edition. She will start on July 6, replacing Glenda Bailey, who stepped back in...
American Media’s Radar Online Goes Dark After Layoffs
The Wrap: The celebrity gossip site Radar Online went dark in April just weeks after massive company-wide layoffs. The most rent post on the 17-year-old site's homepage is from April 20. A rep for publisher American Media Inc did not immediately respond to a request...
Bloomberg Media Launches Quarterly ‘Green’ Magazine
Talking Biz News: Bloomberg Media has launched Bloomberg Green magazine, a quarterly collection of climate journalism. The new print product is part of the recently launched Bloomberg Green website, a cross-platform editorial brand dedicated to reporting on climate...
Conde Nast Under Pressure from Magazine Video Show
USA Today: After the resignation of editor Adam Rapoport, many members of Bon Appetit's Test Kitchen — the YouTube component of Conde Nast's food and entertainment magazine — said they would not appear in videos until compensation issues were addressed....
AT&T’s WarnerMedia to Face New Tech in Office Return
CNBC: As New York City reopens for business, so too will offices in the city's largest new real estate development, Hudson Yards. It will not, however, be business as usual upon entry. Tenants will be scanned in several ways, using some of the latest identity...
Fox Corp Delays Reopening of Offices During Pandemic
Hollywood Reporter: Fox News Channel is not coming back to the office on June 15, as parent company Fox Corp had originally targeted. Instead, the network said it will be extending its remote work timeline "through at least the end of...
Comcast Commits $100 Million to Help Fight Inequality
CNBC: Comcast has committed to spending $100 million over three years to help combat racism and injustice, CEO Brian Roberts announced in an email to staff Monday. The commitment is for $75 million in cash and $25 million in...
Netflix Says Black Films, TV Shows Make Good Exports
Associated Press: "When They See Us," the Emmy-winning miniseries about the Central Park Five case, was watched by 31 million households worldwide in its first four weeks of release, according to Netflix, with 51% of the audience outside the...
Quibi Insiders Admit Short-Form Service Isn’t Essential
Business Insider: Quibi insiders said they were disappointed with the response to the mobile-video startup, and some found themselves not considering the content "essential" in their own media diets. "I'm not using it as much as I thought I...
AT&T-Owned CNN Silent About ‘Naked’ Anchor in Video
New York Post: Chris Cuomo was apparently caught in the nude in the garden of his Hamptons home during a social media yoga session filmed by his wife, Cristina Greeven Cuomo. The CNN anchor is seemingly seen in a screengrab strutting his...
Google Maps to Alert Users of Virus Travel Restrictions
Reuters: Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about Covid-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better The update would allow users to check how crowded a train station might be at a particular...
ByteDance Eyes Live Broadcasts, DIY Videos for TikTok
CNET: TikTok is betting that live broadcasts and educational content will play a bigger part in its future. During the pandemic, TikTok is seeing people experiment with the creation of different types of content, including cooking, fashion and...
Bezos’s Washington Post Studies Staff Social Media Use
@benyt: A copy of the "Recommendations for Social Media Use," by the Washington Post national desk, posted on Twitter, summarizes staff surveys and suggestions regarding social media usage by the newspaper's...
Vice Media Says Refinery29 Editor to Exit After Backlash
WWD: Christene Barberich, the cofounder and global editor in chief of Refinery29, has stepped down. The move comes just days after a number of women of color took to Twitter to share their negative experiences of working at the...
Conde Nast Editor Steps Down Following Offensive Photo
Associated Press: Adam Rapoport, the editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit, resigned after a photo of him dressed in a stereotypical Puerto Rican costume surfaced on social media. Staffers at the magazine had criticized him after the photo circulated on...
Report: 1,000+ Book Publishing Pros Strike Over Racism
Vulture: The publishing industry took a stand against racism Monday by striking, donating money, and serving the black community. Over 1,300 workers committed to taking the day off and using it to protest and "work only on books by Black...
Gannett Rejects Proposal for Annual Journalism Report
USA Today: A proposal for Gannett to create an annual report detailing its commitment to news failed to win the support of investors. The board said it was "concerned that the expense to produce the proposed journalism report would not be...
IAC Rolls Out Bold Homepage Redesign at Daily Beast
MediaPost: The Daily Beast has redesigned its homepage, with new, static sections and a bolder structure and visuals. The Daily Beast team said it found that users who use the homepage have the highest conversion rate to paid...
Maven Media Adds Tesla Daily to Help Boost TheStreet
MediaPost: Podcast and video brand Tesla Daily has joined Maven’s platform and will provide updates, reporting and analysis about the car company. Tesla Daily, which will be available via TheStreet, reports more than 1 million monthly...
G/O Media Predicts Profits Despite Big Traffic Declines
Business Insider: G/O Media has been battered by financial losses, an employee exodus, lawsuits, and a revolt against the CEO. But CEO Jim Spanfeller said that he foresees the company becoming "nicely profitable" by the end of the year....
Axios Gives Green Light to Journalists Joining Protests
New York Times: The head of Axios said in a memo that the company would support staff members who take part in public protests, a shift from the stance journalists normally adopt to avoid the appearance of...
The Information Hires Media Reporter After Flap at FT
Talking Biz News: The Information has hired the Financial Times's Mark Di Stefano and Wired's Paris Martineau. Di Stefano resigned last month from the FT after he was accused by the Independent of listening in on sensitive Zoom meetings....
Netflix Looks Abroad as California OKs Film, TV Shoots
Los Angeles Times: California will allow film and television shoots to resume as soon as Friday, marking a major step toward reviving the entertainment business after the coronavirus outbreak crippled it nearly three months...
Disney Pushes Hulu, Disney Plus in Pitch to Ad Buyers
Deadline: Disney, which barely a year ago took full control of Hulu and seven months ago launched Disney+, made both streaming services key parts of its presentation to ad buyers: "Disney is a leader with connecting Generation Family with Generation...
AT&T’s HBO Max to Remove Guns from ‘Looney Tunes’
The Hill: Elmer Fudd won't hunt Bugs Bunny with a gun in the new "Looney Tunes Cartoons" series on streaming service HBO Max. "We're not doing guns," said Peter Browngardt, the series executive producer. "But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme...
ViacomCBS Donates $5 Million to Social Justice Groups
Deadline: ViacomCBS has committed $5 million to social justice causes, set a virtual community day for June 18 and is preparing to announce new members of its combined global inclusion advisory committee, said CEO Bob Bakish in a memo to...