Digital Media
What the SPAC? Media’s New Favorite Funding
Bustle Digital Group, Group Nine and Joanna Coles are among the players getting in on the action.
Michele Ghee Named New CEO of Ebony and Jet
Ghee plans to relaunch digital sites on March 1, but is yet to make a decision on if print will return.
Media People: Emma Rosenblum of Bustle Digital Group
BDG's chief content officer opens up about how she got into journalism, her new role, potential health, food…
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Host of NYT Podcast ‘The Daily’ Apologizes for Actions Around ‘Caliphate’
Michael Barbaro is seen to have pressured some reporters and radio stations covering issues with another NYT…
L’Officiel Freelancers Take Legal Action in France for Unpaid Wages
Freelancers are still pursuing getting paid in full for work they've done for the magazine.
Businesses, CEOs Now More Trusted Than Media, Government
Business for the first time is seen as more trustworthy and more competent. Meanwhile, trust in any kind of…
Media Carousel: More Changes at Condé Nast and Other Media Jobs News
A roundup of who's been hired, fired or maybe just jumped ship in media land over the past few weeks.
Anna Wintour Addresses Kamala Harris’ Vogue Cover
This is the first time the Vogue editor in chief and Condé Nast chief content officer has publicly commented…
Google Giving $3M in Grants to Fight COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
With the vaccine rollout still in its earliest stages, false information about it is rampant, and apparently…
Will Fashion Editors Flock to Substack in 2021?
While 2020 saw more journalists join the newsletter tech platform, there hasn't been an influx of fashion…
This Could Be the Year Google, Facebook Really Pay Publishers for Content
After years of public barbs and private talks, Internet rulers may start to regularly pay publishers for…
InStyle, Mother Drop Capsule Collection
The magazine has been expanding into e-commerce through its Badass platform.
Twitter, Facebook Suspend Trump After Day of Inciting Capitol Riots
Firsts for both, Twitter threatened Trump with permanent suspension and Facebook followed with a temporary…
Meredith Sells Travel + Leisure for $100 Million
The buyer is Orlando, Fla.-based timeshare company Wyndham Destinations.
Virtual Collections Continue to Offer Sustainable Solutions
The importance of digitalization and virtual reality grew throughout 2020, but they are only at the dawn of…