@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialRebuild Local News and Syracuse University are launching the Local News Research Hub, a curated, searchable database for data-driven research on local news (Sophie Culpepper/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/heres-a-
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialHey GenX? Remember Morton Downey Jr? The pioneer of ugly, right-wing rage-bait act so common amongst losers today?
His bottom feeding audiences didn't want logic, debate or decorum. They wanted a hateful drama: A classless man in a cheap suit insulting & screaming vitriol at everyone.
Sound familiar?
▶️ The Rage-Bait King: The Rise & Fall & Redemption of Morton Downey Jr (April 24th, 1989)
@Techmeme@techhub.socialBeehiiv launches Community, which lets subscribers chat with each other, adds programmatic ads and an AI tool that helps creators manage their audiences (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/newsletter-platf…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzHow the Cowboys helped comedian Will Ferrell quit a dead-end job at Disneyland https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/07/17/cowboys-will-ferrell-disney-job-fake-tryout-podcast-story/…
@servelan@newsie.social4,000-year-old texts to reach new audiences in digital project
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-year-texts-audiences-digital.html
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialBeehiiv launches Community, which lets subscribers chat with each other, adds an AI tool that helps creators manage their audiences, and adds programmatic ads (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/newsletter…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzProjecting the 2026 NFL schedule's most-watched national TV games https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7279452/2026/05/15/nfl-schedule-2026-national-tv-games-thanksgiving-christmas/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNew York Post Media Group is launching its first FAST channel with 150 hours of programming from across the NY Post, California Post, Page Six, and more (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/16/new-york-post-fast-channel-video
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow museums are using AI chatbots to reach new audiences, as some museum staff worry AI-generated inaccuracies and bias could undermine them as trusted sources (Naomi Rea/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/998152e8-90cd-4d95-ae43-e07b773ab943
@compfu@mograph.socialThere are a few evergreen movie quotes that every German knows but which might not be well-known or popular in their countries of origin (note: German movies have always been dubbed for general audiences).
One such example is from French comedian Louis de Funès and I've never heard the original words. Looked it up in Youtube today. 1971 movie! Relieved to see it's a literal translation and the voice actors captured the French exchange perfectly!
@servelan@newsie.socialSeein's how Elvis is dead, that is a true statement...
Trump: I Might Replace Freedom 250 Concert With Trump Rally Since I Get "Larger Audiences Than Elvis" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/05/trump-i-might-replace-freedom-250-concert-with-trump-rally-since-i-get-larger-audiences-than-elvis/
@david@boles.xyzWhat the Dramatist Knows About Monsters
I sold my first paid byline to a Lincoln, Nebraska, newspaper at the age of ten. That was 1975. In the fifty-one years since, I have continued to be paid to construct figures that audiences will find frightening, or sympathetic, or contemptible, or laughable, on schedule, in plays and musicals and screenplays and novels and podcast scripts and editorial work.
@cjust@infosec.exchangeA reboot of The Littlest Hobo.
I'm hoping that they keep the same theme song and stock footage of a helicopter for the show opening.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rogen-hobo-revival-9.7223538
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialQ&A with news influencer Sylvia Salazar, who launched her brand Tono Latino in 2017, on fighting disinformation in Spanish, providing cultural context, and more (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/fueled-b
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at "YouTube whisperers" like Paddy Galloway and Mario Joos, a booming class of advisers that help popular YouTube creators grow their audiences (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/10/youtube-advisors-mrbeast-top-creators-platfor…
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaControl the conversation, control the population.
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#RoundMidnight
- New from Sarah Elizabeth Charles
Yazmin Lacey concludes her 4/4 feature week tonight with an album by a late jazz vocalist who deeply influenced contemporary music, many artists and audiences, including Yazmin.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ksl7
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: Paramount is weighing expanding its podcast business into distribution and has had talks with Katie Miller, the Paragon Collective, and Jubilee Media (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/14/paramount-katie-miller-podcast-business
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialReuters launches its first documentary, Death in Darfur, on the Reuters website and YouTube, seeking to reach audiences who are less interested in text (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/
@laxsill@social.spejset.orgsamtliga högertyckare så fort det dyker upp ett kändisupprop
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow LinkedIn is transforming into a "post-cringe" social network as it courts high-profile influencers, who are building audiences on corporate-friendly topics (Isabella Kwai/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.co…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFred Rogers Productions launches a Mister Rogers' Neighborhood YouTube channel, curating content based on monthly themes and focusing on reach over monetization (Marah Eakin/Current)
https://current.org/2026/06/mister-rogers-neighborhood…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzAre Public Libraries Becoming Children’s Libraries? https://www.404media.co/are-public-libraries-becoming-childrens-libraries/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialApple TV relies on a few tentpole titles to draw audiences, like HBO did in the past, while Netflix uses its catalog size and algorithms to keep viewers engaged (Janko Roettgers/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/column/948295/apple-tv-new-hbo
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at the race to capture audiences with FIFA World Cup-related content on YouTube, podcasts, social media, and at live events, beyond live match broadcasts (Samuel Agini/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/35db147f-6062-419f-a31d-9c6b09969fe6
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at "YouTube whisperers" like Paddy Galloway and Mario Joos, a booming class of advisers that help popular YouTube creators grow their audiences (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/10/youtube-advisors-mrbeast-top-creators-platfor…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFacebook brings back Facebook Creator Studio as a stand-alone app with built-in AI chatbot to help creators grow their audiences through personalized guidance (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/facebook-rolls-out-an-ai-companion-…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #NightTracks
Claude Debussy & Pierre‐Laurent Aimard:
🎵 Preludes, Book 2: VII. La Terasse Des Audiences Du Clair De Lune. Lent
#ClaudeDebussy #PierreLaurentAimard
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at the declining representation of LGBTQ characters on TV, as smaller audiences and slow growth pressure execs to cater to "safer" mainstream audiences (Jose Alejandro Bastidas/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialHow LinkedIn is transforming into a "post-cringe" social network as it courts high-profile influencers, who are building audiences on corporate-friendly topics (Isabella Kwai/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.co…
@servelan@newsie.socialIn case you want to keep apprised of today's 2 minute hate by the right (recent headline shows WSJ drank the 'Smithsonian bad' koolaid):
theRighting – Alerting Mainstream Audiences to Today’s Headlines from the Right
https://therighting.com/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTikTok is making it difficult for indie media outlets like TPM and Garbage Day to build audiences, sometimes taking down multiple videos without explanation (Talking Points Memo)
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/tiktok-doesnt-want-us-to-tal…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe Economist launches Economist Play, a $15-per-month audio and video tier, costing around $10 less than its all-access premium subscription (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/the-economists-new-audio-and-video-tier-targets-youn…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialPinterest launches its CTV audience extension offering, following its acquisition of tvScientific, in a deal reportedly valued at between $300M and $350M (Ronan Shields/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media-buying/pinterest-debuts-audience-extension-offerin…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialYouTube launches new Premium podcast features, including an AI-powered recommendation tool, an "Auto speed" setting, and a new on-the-go listening mode (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/yout
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialForbes unveils Forbes Creator, which uses TikTok, Instagram, and events to push video-led coverage fronted by six creators, with flexible, case-by-case payments (Alyssa Mercante/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/forbes-tests-a-creator-led-audie…
