Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Today’s entry is about the New York Times and its effort to find New York Times subscribers that aren’t traditional New York Times subscribers. And how one result of that is that the New York Times is now competing for readers and $ with local newspapers for the first-time ever. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

🧵Fact check: Ben is correct! I’ll be delivering fresh content every Wednesday. Form, length, topics will change/evolve but the idea is make words about the stuff I’m interested in: The intersection of media and tech and what that means for business, culture and society. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@jealouscraig @voxdotcom You will get your wish, probably a month from now. — PolitiTweet.org

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New from me: The New York Times’ old rich Democrat problem, and a $600 million solution. https://t.co/AxFl8vqoRY via @voxdotcom — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @voxdotcom: Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up Big Everything https://t.co/3ulJ7j071o — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FrancoOlivera: "I’ll speak at a higher level about the industry in general. I think it’s fair to say there are more players in the stre… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here, simpler: WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is leaving because his company is being handed off to Discovery. Here’s my Q&A with him about movies and more. — PolitiTweet.org

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Not included: Any discussion of his next move. Though I would bet on something games-related. — PolitiTweet.org

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Did an almost-exit interview with WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilad in December. Here’s the official one: Future of movies, media consolidation, defense of his Zucker push. https://t.co/Ubdhk9SRBI — PolitiTweet.org

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@sarafischer Omg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @arctictony: https://t.co/P0Bk76zyBm — PolitiTweet.org

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“Elon Musk did not buy 9.2% of Twitter to make money. He already has all the money. He bought 9.2% of Twitter because he has money, and wants to spend some of it on being more annoying on Twitter.” — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Given that Peloton’s new video camera doesn’t seem to do anything except give Peloton a way to extract more subscription revenue from its most committed super-fans (and will then disappoint them) this is a worrisome sign for the Barry McCarthy era. — PolitiTweet.org

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Remember the Truth Social deck that referred to a tech exec named “Billy B”? Turns out that was an actual person and he actually worked there. https://t.co/1LZ9B53UjH — PolitiTweet.org

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Neither Adams nor Boozer disclosed their work at Truth Social on their LinkedIn profiles, which list numerous other jobs and ventures from their past.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“The company’s political bent limited its hiring pool. At least one candidate rebuffed a recruitment overture, saying he couldn’t stomach working for Trump” — PolitiTweet.org

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“To gauge whether potential recruits were a good fit, hiring managers explored candidates’ political ideology, in at least one case by scanning their social media profiles and listening to their appearances on podcasts” — PolitiTweet.org

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“The former president so far has written only one post - or “truth” - on the platform, writing on Feb. 14: “Get Ready! Your favorite President will see you soon!”” — PolitiTweet.org

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“Adams and Boozer worked at a level just below Wes Moss and Andy Litinsky, both former castmates on “The Apprentice,” Trump’s hit reality TV show” — PolitiTweet.org

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Tremendous read, great deadpan: “The exit of two executives critical to the app-launch efforts could imperil the company’s progress as it tries to prove it can compete with mainstream platforms such as Twitter.” — PolitiTweet.org

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You guys I think Donald Trump’s social network may not work as advertised. — PolitiTweet.org

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So Musk’s move is meaningful (just like Eliott Management’s was a couple years ago). And it’s why Facebook and Google will remain controlled by their founders as long as they want to control them. — PolitiTweet.org

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Unlike many other tech companies (and some media ones, too) Twitter doesn’t have a special class of shares that give its founders and execs the ability to control the company. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donmoyn: Yesterday: Disney has declared war on America’s children. Time to fight back. Today: Wife is out of town so raise that white… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @oliverdarcy: When Murdoch sold most of Fox's assets to Disney, the Murdoch family reportedly became the second largest Disney sharehold… — PolitiTweet.org

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@whitneymcn https://t.co/SQOUnABp4z — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @voxdotcom: .@pkafka explains that the iPhone changed the world forever. We explore Apple's impact on a new episode of Land of the Giant… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @amir: 💸👀 The chorus of caution grows louder... https://t.co/biDVyPA1D6 via @jtoonkel — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DelRey: America finally gets an Amazon union. About 55 percent of workers voted in favor of unionizing with the @amazonlabor union at… — PolitiTweet.org