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Upwork • 3rd April 2022

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GOJA - We buy Amazon businesses • 3rd April 2022

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Beyond Bylines • 26th July 2019

Media Insider: Talks of a Gannett/GateHouse Merger, BuzzFeed Recognizes Employee Union, NYT Obits Get More Diverse

Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week.

Late last week, it was announced that Gannett and GateHouse are close to finalizing a merger deal. An official announcement could be made in the next few weeks. If the merger goes through, the combined company would own 265 daily titles — one of every six daily newspapers in America. While the two companies are staying quiet, experts expect GateHouse’s owner, New Media Investment Group, will acquire Gannett because

Beyond Bylines • 14th June 2019

Media Insider: Spotify Launches News and Music Playlist for Drivers, Publishers Love Twitch, Facebook Used Banned App to Collect Device Data on 187,000 Users

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THE VERGE | ASHLEY CARMAN

Spotify mimics the radio with a news and music playlist for drivers

Spotify launched a new playlist that will incorporate news podcasts called “Your Daily Drive.” Spotify users in the U.S. can now listen to the music they already enjoy with the option to hear new music recommendations and some news podcasts. Despite the new playlist’s title, anyone can access it regardless of whether th

Beyond Bylines • 17th May 2019

Media Insider: Twitter Fights Vaccine Misinformation With New Search Tool, The Washington Post Adds Subscription Tools to Arc, Instagram is Killing its Standalone Direct App

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THE VERGE | MAKENA KELLY

Twitter fights vaccine misinformation with new search tool

To prevent the spread of anti-vax misinformation, Twitter launched a new search tool that will prompt users searching for vaccine-related tweets to head to vaccines.org. Twitter — and other social media companies — have faced growing pressure over the last few months from lawmakers and the public to remove anti-vaccination propag

Beyond Bylines • 3rd May 2019

Media Insider: Medium Is Creating 4 Publications, G/O Media Lays Off 25 Employees, ESPN To Shut Down Its Flagship Magazine

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ADWEEK | SARA JERDE

Medium Is Creating 4 Publications That Revolve Around Topics Popular Among Readers

In the effort to expand its editorial efforts, Medium has hired four new editors in chief to launch publications about topics its readers want more of. Siobhan O’Connor, vp of editorial at Medium, told Adweek, “The reason we’re investing so much in editorial is because the business model is working.” After the

Beyond Bylines • 19th April 2019

Media Insider: Vox Acquires Epic Magazine, HuffPost Launches HuffPost Plus, Why Fact-Checkers Couldn’t Contain Misinformation About The Notre Dame Fire

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NEW YORK POST | KEITH J. KELLY

Vox moves into film and entertainment with Epic acquisition

Vox Media is moving into film and entertainment by acquiring Epic Magazine and Epic Digital Studios movies. According to the article, Epic not only plans to produce content for commercial brands including Google, GE, IBM, and Ford, but it has “40 film and TV projects under development and has a first-look deal with 21st Ce

Beyond Bylines • 5th April 2019

Media Insider: Media Companies Take a Big Gamble on Apple, Reuters Trains Reporters to Spot ‘Deepfakes,’ How to Save the News Media

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With the recent launch of the Apple News Plus app, major publishers like Meredith, Condé Nast, and Dow Jones put their caution aside and joined Apple’s media initiative. The app that charges subscribers $9.99 a month ($12.99 in Canada) promises to blast out content across more than a billion devices worldwide. For casual readers, Apple News Plus is a bargain. According to the article, “The Journal, by contrast, cha

Beyond Bylines • 1st March 2019

Media Insider: White House Press Corps Booted from Kim Jong Un's Hotel, Medium Lowers Paywall For Twitter Users, Seattle Weekly Stops The Presses

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After weeks of setting up equipment and establishing camera positions for the Trump-Kim Summit, Kim’s security personnel forced reporters from the White House press filing center to be removed from the hotel where the North Korean leader is staying. A few hours before the facility was supposed to open for Kim to arrive, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry tweeted that “the American Media Center will be relocated from M

Beyond Bylines • 15th February 2019

Media Insider: Facebook Watch Creates New Program To Fund Publisher Shows, BuzzFeed News Employees Plan To Unionize, NAJA launches Indigenous Investigative Collective

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DIGIDAY | SAHIL PATEL

Facebook Watch has a new program to fund publisher shows starring influencers

In an effort to work closer with publishers and influencers, Facebook has created a new funding program for new shows on Facebook Watch. The shows — which would include topics ranging from entertainment, news, and sports — would be funded by Facebook, produced by the production partner, and starring influencers wi

Beyond Bylines • 15th February 2019

Media Insider: Facebook Watch Creates New Program To Fund Publisher Shows, BuzzFeed News Employees Plan To Unionize, NAJA launches Indigenous Investigative Collective

Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week.

DIGIDAY | SAHIL PATEL

Facebook Watch has a new program to fund publisher shows starring influencers

In an effort to work closer with publishers and influencers, Facebook has created a new funding program for new shows on Facebook Watch. The shows — which would include topics ranging from entertainment, news, and sports — would be funded by Facebook, produced by the production partner, and starring influencers wi

Beyond Bylines • 13th July 2018

Media Insider: Twitter To Slash Fake Accounts, YouTube Puts $25M Toward News Initiatives, Sinclair To Launch Streaming TV

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THE NEW YORK TIMES | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE AND GABRIEL J.X. DANCE


In an effort to restore trust, Twitter has announced its initiative to immediately start removing tens of millions of suspicious accounts from users’ followers. The company recognizes that users inflate their followers with automated or fake accounts to boost their social influence and therefore are going to crack down on those fake accounts. Those

Beyond Bylines • 7th June 2018

Expand Your Network: 4 Tips to Conquer Your First Journalism Conference

In the ever-changing world of journalism, it’s important for bloggers, journalists, and members of the media to grow and adapt.

Journalism conferences are a special beast to allow you to do that. These conferences offer workshops, job opportunities, networking, and so much more.

But, attending your first conference or event can be intimidating and nerve-racking, to say the least.

Usually, events with a media focus take two different tracks.
• Conferences or summits with emphasis on speaker pa

Beyond Bylines • 20th April 2018

Media Insider: Google Expands Publisher Tool to Combat Ad Blocking, Report for America Supports Journalism, Facebook Announces Fact-Checking in India

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DIGIDAY | LUCIA MOSES

Google expands its tool for publishers to combat ad blocking

Google announced earlier this week its plan to expand a tool for publishers to deal with ad-block software users. The tool, called Funding Choices, was launched a year ago in the U.S. and a few other markets and now is expanding to 31 countries in Europe and Canada. After users have viewed a certain amount of articles, the tool wo