Give it up for… giving up on books
Giving up. It’s a concept that, in these days of workplaces that joyfully claim to be “always at 150%!!!”, self-actualising business bores, multiple Iron Man marathon runners, and streaming services… Read more »
The internet should be a public utility, Ajit Pai is obviously in the pocket of ISPs, and how to save the internet: A primer
When I tell people that I work for an independent publisher, they usually give me a confused look. For most, media is media is media. If a conglomerate happens to own… Read more »
A new platform dedicated to all things sports — all things women’s sports, that is
NBCUniversal is partnering with Refinery29 to bring more attention and coverage to women’s sports, according to Sahil Patel at Digiday. The mega-huge media corporation thinks the increased attention to women’s issues and rights will… Read more »
Vox lays off fifty employees, many in “social video” departments across platforms
Vox Media Group announced this past Wednesday that they’re laying off fiften people, and shifting roles for another dozen. Todd Spangler at Variety reported on the story. In an email to employees,… Read more »
New from Discovery’s Outbrain, it’s “Sphere”
As much as we’d like to believe technology can anticipate and cater to our needs, there’s still a long way to go — particularly when you’re sifting through worthless related content… Read more »
HQ CEO throws a temper tantrum, learns about journalism
The story Taylor Lorenz planned to write for the Daily Beast was about how HQ—the live trivia game that hundreds of thousands of people are playing every day from their… Read more »
There is power in the union: The Writers Guild of America sucessfully negotiates concessions from Joe Ricketts after the closure of DNAinfo and Gothamist
Not quite two weeks after it was announced that billionaire bison enthusiast and big-time fucko Joe Ricketts was shuttering DNAinfo and Gothamist, Josh Eidelson, a labor reporter for Bloomberg News… Read more »
Let’s start the week with a feel-good newspaper story: Meet the all-new Baltimore Beat
In light of the recent disgustingness that is Gothamist and DNAInfo being shut down because they voted to unionized, here’s a wee bit of good news: Baltimore is getting a new… Read more »
Mike Cernovich is also a Shitty Media Man
Perhaps inevitably, the “SHITTY MEDIA MEN” Google sheet that we wrote about last week has gotten into the hands of at least one Shitty Media Man. For The Cut, Ruth… Read more »
What’s in a name? If the name is “Weinstein,” a whole lot of fleeing revenue
In a development surprising literally none people, Weinstein Books is officially shitcanned. Hachette Book Group announced in a statement last week that Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s eponymous imprint was terminated… Read more »