Including a $56,000 minimum salary ($53,000 for overtime-eligible employees), annual raises in the 3 to 3.5 percent range, health benefits for many part-time employees, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, and commitments around diversity in hiring — among other things.

“Jesper Doub, Facebook EMEA, director of news partnerships, was an outspoken critic of Facebook until he joined the company last year…Facebook is putting together a list of trustworthy news sources, in addition to actively down-ranking clickbait content. ‘We look to treat trustworthy reporters and news organisations differently. It’s not only about the New York Times or Der Spiegel, we also look at individual journalists.'”

“The charges relate to an August 2018 Bloomberg story about how Turkish authorities and banks were responding to the biggest currency shock in the country since 2001. Kerim Karakaya and Fercan Yalinkilic, the reporters, are accused of trying to undermine Turkey’s economic stability.”

“The savings from this round of consolidation will disappear into the maw of the next recession leaving precious little left for the business transformation that these groups and the communities they serve need.”

“Currently, the layout for a premium users’ library is tricky to navigate, with all your media — playlists, songs, albums, artists, podcasts, and videos — crammed together at the top. This new design, while not necessarily a monumental change to how people listen on the audio platform, makes the experience slightly more pleasant, especially considering that people haven’t loved Spotify’s podcast treatment.”

“The format served presidents and the press well for decades. But Trump and Sanders ultimately decided it was not in their personal interest to provide the same level of transparency as past administrations.”

“The ‘Journalism is not a Crime’ letter was published in News Corp Australia newspapers, including The Australian, and Nine newspapers, including The Sydney Morning Herald…It comes following the raids on Annika Smethurst, a News Corp journalist, and the ABC over two separate stories relating to the Afghan Files and alleged plans for government spying on Timor-Leste.”

“Frequently, stories about scientific research declare an exciting new treatment works but fail to mention the intervention was performed on mice. Or stories that breathlessly report what the latest study finds on the health benefits (or risks) of coffee, without assessing the weight of the available evidence. The truth is, a lot of these misconceptions start as the one around McAuliffe’s study did: with the university press release.”

“This would double the $130 million in retail sales of BuzzFeed-branded products in 2018…and easily slot BuzzFeed onto a list of the world’s biggest brand licensors…The company is using that success to pitch itself as some type of food-commerce whisperer to advertisers.”

“BuzzFeed is really great at executing. They launch fast, learn quickly and pivot. The New York Times is good at long-term strategic planning, slower to execute but very thoughtful when they do.”