BuzzFeed has sold Complex, the entertainment media brand it acquired for $300 million in 2021, to livestream shopping platform NTWRK for $108.6 million, the companies announced Wednesday. BuzzFeed also announced a plan to cut expenses, which includes 16% layoffs.Why...
On Wednesday, Press Forward announced an expansion of its local chapters at the opening of the Knight Media Forum. Eleven communities joined six established chapters in the effort to get $500 million into local newsrooms and communities that need...
Instagram said today that it is expanding its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries. The new markets that will get access to this marketplace include Canada, Australia, New Zealand,...
The New York Times is recruiting partners to test new ad-targeting solutions using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) beginning next quarter, executives told Axios. It plans to make the new tool widely available to marketers in the second half of...
The Financial Times has launched US Election Countdown, a new newsletter delivered twice a week that will serve as an essential guide to one of the most consequential presidential elections in decades.Led by the FT’s Washington reporter Steff Chávez,...
Nielsen today released its January report on viewing usage across linear TV and streaming, which revealed that YouTube is once again the overall top streaming service in the U.S., with 8.6% of viewing on television screens. Netflix, meanwhile, saw...
It’s tough working in media these days. Just ask Grover, Sesame Street’s beloved blue Muppet — and aspiring reporter. The furry monster (not at the end of this article) announced his new profession on Monday and quickly heard about the...
After Joseph Lelyveld, a former executive editor of The New York Times, died last month, his brother Michael Lelyveld went online to see how he was being remembered. He found obituaries in major news outlets, as expected. But he...
he broadcaster on dealing with abuse, the power of the Barbie movie, and watching Spurs with her dad@juderogersSun 18 Feb 2024 10.30 CETBorn in south-west London in 1996, Marianna Spring was appointed the BBC’s disinformation and social media correspondent...
The decline of American newspapers poses a threat to democracy and informed citizenship. Economic struggles have led to a loss of local reporting, impacting communities across the nation. The future of journalism depends on innovative solutions and support for...
