Q&A with Mona Chalabi about winning a Pulitzer for her in-depth reporting about Jeff Bezos' wealth, using data visualization to tell a story, and more (Cath Virginia/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/24093294/mona-chalabi-interview-palestine-gaza-data-viz
http://mediagazer.com/240312/p2#a240312p2 

 Over 50 media and civil rights groups write US AG Merrick Garland, imploring the DOJ to release its reasons for searching Tim Burke's home and seizing equipment (Freedom of the Press Foundation)

http://freedom.press/news/rights-orgs-broadcasters-demand-info-on-fbi-raid-of-journalists-home/
http://mediagazer.com/231004/p21#a231004p21 

 An interview with Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publisher and President Andrew Morse, on the goal of growing digital subscribers from ~60K now to 500K by 2026 (Sophie Culpepper/Nieman Lab)

https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/10/aiming-for-500000-subscribers-by-2026-the-atlanta-journal-constitution-takes-a-big-swing-on-growth/
http://mediagazer.com/231003/p15#a231003p15 

 In a memo to staff, Campbell Brown, Meta's head of global media partnerships, says she's stepping down from the role in the fall as Meta backs away from news (Sara Fischer/Axios)

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/03/scoop-campbell-brown-exits-meta
http://mediagazer.com/231003/p7#a231003p7 

 Ofcom launches an investigation into the Dan Wootton Tonight show on GB News after Laurence Fox insulted journalist Ava Evans, sparking 7,300 complaints (Andre Rhoden-Paul/BBC)

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66952284
http://mediagazer.com/230929/p17#a230929p17 

 Epic Games confirms it is laying off about 830 staffers, 16% of its workforce, and intends to divest from Bandcamp and spin off "kid-tech" company SuperAwesome (Ash Parrish/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/28/23894266/epic-games-layoffs-fortnite-unreal-engine
http://mediagazer.com/230928/p7#a230928p7 

 Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl: AI will greatly affect the music industry in the next year, and YouTube's Content ID can be a blueprint to protect rights holders (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/27/warner-music-ceo-robert-kyncl-says-ai-to-impact-the-music-industry-within-the-next-year/
http://mediagazer.com/230927/p16#a230927p16 

 Source: National World lines up advisers for a £600M takeover bid for The Daily Telegraph, joining multiple other interested parties, including Lord Rothermere (Mark Kleinman/Sky News)

https://news.sky.com/story/former-mirror-chief-montgomery-assembles-backing-for-telegraph-bid-12970633
http://mediagazer.com/230927/p15#a230927p15 

 WGA leaders lift the strike order as of 12:01am PT Wednesday, release the tentative AMPTP deal, and allow writers to return to work before final ratification (Jennifer Maas/Variety)

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/writers-strike-over-wga-votes-end-work-stoppage-1235735512/
http://mediagazer.com/230926/p19#a230926p19 

 Google plans to shut down Google Podcasts later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/26/google-podcasts-to-shut-down-in-2024-with-listeners-migrated-to-youtube-music/
http://mediagazer.com/230926/p7#a230926p7 

 How Meta's Facebook and Instagram news blackout in Canada is having an outsized effect on student publications and nonprofit community outlets in the country (Mack DeGeurin/Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/facebook-instagram-canada-news-student-journalist-meta-1850835646
http://mediagazer.com/230926/p2#a230926p2 

 Sources: Fox News fired veteran executive John Finley on September 8 following a woman alleging he sexually harassed and stalked her; Fox settled with the woman (Mediaite)

https://www.mediaite.com/media/exclusive-top-fox-news-executive-fired-after-woman-alleges-sexual-harassment-and-stalking/
http://mediagazer.com/230915/p5#a230915p5 

 Southern California Public Radio CEO Herb Scannell says he'll retire, three months after 12% of LAist staffers were laid off amid news of big salaries for execs (Stephanie Kaloi/The Wrap)

https://www.thewrap.com/southern-california-public-radio-laist-ceo-herb-scannell-to-retire/
http://mediagazer.com/230913/p15#a230913p15 

 Some small independent publishers struggle after Amazon ended Kindle Periodicals on September 4; Fantasy Magazine said its last issue will be in October 2023 (Barbara Krasnoff/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/23861370/amazon-kindle-periodicals-unlimited-ended
http://mediagazer.com/230906/p19#a230906p19