Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

The "why won't the billionaire who gave us $$$ give us more $" q is a knotty one. But the "we're selling subscriptions but it's not enough (or we're not selling them for enough) to cover the collapse of ads" problem is straightforward, and applies across journalism. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@bijanstephen Which brings us back to your point: You can work at a place that does good stuff, has a good model and is owned by a billionaire and it's still no guarantee. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@bijanstephen Ah yes. Well, that's a different thing, too. Certainly no safe jobs in journalism, but turns out we're just like everybody else. If you have the capacity/luck/talent you can try to insulate yourself by looking for jobs at companies with better management/backing/biz model. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@NReviewed Not to be an "actually" guy but since you started: Bird Box was 45mm. Long since surpassed. Basically at this point whatever big new movie netflix puts out becomes their biggest movie. Was Spenser Confidential prior to this. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

You pay Fidelity to manage your money; Fidelity uses that money to invest in MasterClass; MasterClass is the last remaining advertiser on the Web; those ads keep you employed, so you can keep paying Fidelity. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@bijanstephen Well, now you're talking about something different. There are a bunch of reasons for the pre-pandemic contraction, and there isn't one satisfying bogeyman (blame Facebook!). — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@xieish Hello! We discussed all of this in my chat with @JeffreyGoldberg last month. Here's a link, it's free: https://t.co/ClW1NxgLuv — PolitiTweet.org

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@bijanstephen Sorry, that's not true. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@MichaelBKelley Yup, asked Goldberg about the biz side and whether they would have to contract during that convo. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

One last piece of grim. Atlantic publisher Bradley explaining why he’s laying people off (with 16+ weeks of severance) instead of furloughs: “Surely, we would have paused over furloughs instead of severance if we believed the positions were coming back.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Last month I asked Atlantic’s @JeffreyGoldberg if that would be enough to stave off cuts. He didn’t want to answer. https://t.co/C8Xbw7Yr4F — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

The Atlantic is doing all the things a 2020 publisher is supposed to do: Their edit product is excellent - some of the best and most essential work during the pandemic. And they have moved to a subscription-first strategy with decent success. Still had to cut. https://t.co/a3X7gCqve5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

“made necessary—by the overnight and near-complete undoing of in-person events and, for now, a bracing decline in advertising”. Reminder: The majority owner of the Atlantic is billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Extraction is the first movie Sam Hargrave has directed. It is also the most popular movie Netflix has ever made, with ~ 90 million viewers. I talked to the former stunt man. https://t.co/jNO8Yscmyz https://t.co/WW1ibiFxU6 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @TheKendallBaker: Went back and did the math and can confirm that I just sent my 1,000th daily newsletter. 2016-17: Launched and wrote… — PolitiTweet.org

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@katierosman hahah. Also, thank you for informing me of the existence of Ana de Armas. I am now in the phase of life where I learn about the existence of celebrities via tweets about New York Times articles. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SaraMorrison: You can count on three fingers how many states have signed to this so far. https://t.co/4Li5tojPST — PolitiTweet.org

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And again from yesterday's news cycle https://t.co/FqeVwT6SDo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Good run for 2019 cultural explainer pieces suddenly relevant in the last 48 hours. Here's @harvilla's excellent entry: https://t.co/EX4geetmzr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

The one tweet explainer. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@sriramk But the kind of person who says "they have my interest" wrt to Snyder Cut — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@sriramk Or the other Sriram. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@sriramk Not you, actually. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I just made a joke about Eddie Money's basement tapes and I don't think it landed but I'm pretty proud of it. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@sriramk i was just dm'ing about you. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

hahah https://t.co/MdUOKWAINT — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Time to re-write your HBO Max walkups, people. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @notrobwalker: Miss the sounds of NYC’s subway? Check out this app https://t.co/v0ttC8wsVf via @Verge. "includes ‘Stand clear of the clo… — PolitiTweet.org

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Google translate says Olle called my semi-emergency @joerogan pod with @zachthemack ”good quick analysis as usual.” Thank you, Olle! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@DanielStrauss4 @ashleyrgold @LoganDobson Thx. These are both good. https://t.co/pMuxl0nw8n https://t.co/FqeVwT6SDo — PolitiTweet.org