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Media Archive

Archives for June 2018

Technology
The podcast business is still teeny tiny. Which is great news for podcasts.The podcast business is still teeny tiny. Which is great news for podcasts.
Technology

A whopping $314 million last year. Let’s hope it stays small for a while.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Watch MSNBC and Recode’s latest ‘Revolution’ TV specialWatch MSNBC and Recode’s latest ‘Revolution’ TV special
Technology

Recode’s Kara Swisher, Peter Kafka and Dan Frommer interview executives from Facebook, Snapchat, Uber, Airbnb and Spotify.

By Meghann Farnsworth
Technology
Welcome, MSNBC viewers!Welcome, MSNBC viewers!
Technology

This is Recode. Join us.

By Dan Frommer
Politics
Trump’s targeting of a New York Times journalist, explained by expertsTrump’s targeting of a New York Times journalist, explained by experts
Politics

“The potential for misuse of the information is staggering.”

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Spotify is starting to compete with the music labels by signing direct deals with music actsSpotify is starting to compete with the music labels by signing direct deals with music acts
Technology

Just like it said it would.

By Peter Kafka
Media
Scott Pruitt is mired in scandals — but you wouldn’t know it from watching Fox NewsScott Pruitt is mired in scandals — but you wouldn’t know it from watching Fox News
Media

Fox News isn’t turning on Pruitt. It’s ignoring him.

By Alvin Chang
Politics
The internet was supposed to save democracy. I asked 4 tech optimists what went wrong.The internet was supposed to save democracy. I asked 4 tech optimists what went wrong.
Politics

After Cambridge Analytica, social networks look less like a savior than a menace.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Next year, people will spend more time online than they will watching TV. That’s a first.Next year, people will spend more time online than they will watching TV. That’s a first.
Technology

It’s happening faster than expected.

By Rani Molla
Technology
BuzzFeed is laying off about 20 people — and hiring 45 more — in another reorganizationBuzzFeed is laying off about 20 people — and hiring 45 more — in another reorganization
Technology

It’s part of a move away from Facebook and toward other revenue sources.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
How Ken Auletta tried (and failed) to break the Harvey Weinstein story in 2002How Ken Auletta tried (and failed) to break the Harvey Weinstein story in 2002
Technology

Fifteen years later, Auletta helped Ronan Farrow finally make the stories of Weinstein’s victims public.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Amazon’s Premier League deal shows it’s serious about TV sports. But the TV guys are even more serious, for now.Amazon’s Premier League deal shows it’s serious about TV sports. But the TV guys are even more serious, for now.
Technology

Amazon just bought the exclusive rights to 20 big-time soccer games. But the TV guys still own everything else.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Facebook has failed to build a business for publishers. Now it’s trying again with news programming.Facebook has failed to build a business for publishers. Now it’s trying again with news programming.
Technology

Instant Articles and live videos didn’t stick. What about made-for-Facebook news shows?

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
Trump tried to make the Philadelphia Eagles a culture war. Then Fox News fumbled it.Trump tried to make the Philadelphia Eagles a culture war. Then Fox News fumbled it.
Politics

Fox News tried to run with Trump’s lies about the Eagles. It ended up insulting Christians.

By Jane Coaston
Technology
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel: Facebook can copy our features, but ‘our values are hard to copy’Snap CEO Evan Spiegel: Facebook can copy our features, but ‘our values are hard to copy’
Technology

“Fundamentally, they’re having a really hard time changing the DNA of their company.”

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Improvisation is ‘yoga for your social skills’ and can make you better leaders, Second City’s Anne Libera and Kelly Leonard sayImprovisation is ‘yoga for your social skills’ and can make you better leaders, Second City’s Anne Libera and Kelly Leonard say
Technology

“We can use these improvisational exercises to help people understand their own behavior,” Libera said.

By Johana Bhuiyan