One Netflix exec said, though, that it will be coming, and he added, "I think it’s worth noting that this will not be a universally popular move." - Wired
And those heads aren't spinning in a "get rich podcasting!" kind of a way. "Call it a pivot, call it a withdrawal; ... whatever the nomenclature, the financial realities of Spotify needing its big podcast bets to pay off have been true for some time." - Vulture
"It gave a name to the very common human experience of realising that you’re stuck. ... And that you can’t seem to get out of this repeating pattern of behaviours and consequences." But also, it offered hope. - The Guardian (UK)
When ratings drop, and with them advertising revenues, correspondents change, anchors change, coverage changes. News, especially but not only cable news, is curated for an audience. So, obviously, is the information published on social media. - The New Yorker
Cory Doctorow: "Here is how platforms die: First, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die. I call this enshittification." - Pluralistic
"All this has left the documentary world suffering an identity crisis. What even is a documentary anymore? There is more money than ever, but it has come with expectations that didn't exist when the industry was closer in ethics and taste to public broadcasting than to Hollywood." - New York Magazine
"They're right. They're right to take issue with the mangling of Remarque's timeless narrative into what is essentially a grisly picaresque, a high-budget Black Forest Chainsaw Massacre without any of the horror genre's usual pleasures." - Slate
“Strengthening local public radio stations is a democratic imperative. With additional funding, public radio has the capacity to fill much of the gap in local news created by the decline of the newspaper." - Inside Radio
The goal is to connect KPCC to the LAist’s presence online and in social media and in-person events. The rebrand for KPCC will be rolled out over the coming weeks. - Variety
"Unlike the dutiful news interstitials that vitamin-fortified other Saturday-morning cartoon lineups, Schoolhouse Rock harnessed the power of comedy and ear worms. The facts and figures made it educational. But they weren't what made it art. That was the animation, psychedelically colorful and chock-full of rapid-fire slapstick gags." - The New York Times
"No punitive action will be taken by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences against best actress Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough or those who lobbied for her to receive recognition for her portrayal of a spiraling alcoholic in To Leslie." - The Hollywood Reporter
If you’re switching subtitles on because you simply can’t make out what the actors are saying, it’s (probably) not your ears that are to blame. - The Guardian
"The corporation said it is cutting hundreds of jobs in its World Service and has been forced to make the cuts because of the United Kingdom government's imposition of a freeze on the license fee money it receives." BBC says it will continue producing digital content in Arabic. - Al Jazeera
Last summer, Current got over 300 responses to an anonymous survey of ex-public radio staffers. Nearly three-quarters said they believe in public radio's mission and would like to come back — if conditions were better and management were more responsive. Here, several speak on the record about their frustrations. - Current
It was a grassroots campaign. But was it allowable? (And how exactly was it different from the million-dollar campaigns studios mounted for other stars?) - Washington Post
