Brad Kelly Exiting Nielsen Audio Amid Executive Reshuffle
Kelly took the managing partner role in 2016, ascending from the role of Senior Vice President of Sales, marking the organization's first ever radio-focused executive after Nielsen purchased Arbitron in 2013.
Wall Street Journal Names Emma Tucker New Editor in Chief
“She will take over at a time of unprecedented volatility in the world on virtually every front — a time for The Journal to continue to double down on our core and on our unique role in society."
The Washington Post Tells Staffers Layoffs Are Coming
"A number of positions will be eliminated. We anticipate it will be a single digit percentage of our employee base, and we will finalize those plans over the coming weeks."
Elon Musk Vows to Remove All ‘Legacy Blue Checks’ From Twitter
"The way in which they were given out was corrupt and nonsensical."
Veritonic, Acast Partner For Podcast Data
"The powerful combination of our attribution and brand lift technology provides unparalleled and comprehensive measurement of audio campaigns from top to bottom in one unified and intuitive platform.”
Saga Communications Rebuffs Unsolicited Takeover Offer
The first offer, according to Saga, was a "cash buyout in the range of $30-$33 per share for all outstanding shares of Saga common stock".
New York Times Staff Walks Out With No Labor Deal In Place
“While the company and the NewsGuild remain apart on a number of issues, we continue to trade proposals and make progress toward an agreement.”
New York Times Reporters Encourage Readers to Walk Digital Picket Line
Amanda Hess and Maggie Astor tweeted readers should walk the “digital picket line” Thursday; that’s when 1000 unionized Times staff will go on strike for 24 hours.
After Facebook Threat, Journalism Bill Left Out Of Year-End Legislation
“These threats were attempted before the Australian government passed a similar law to compensate news outlets, played out unsuccessfully, and ultimately news publishers were paid.”
GE Purchases Every Ad In The New York Times
GE included more than 22 full-page color ads in the paper of record's print edition Tuesday.
