MEDIA NEWS + MOVES

As of Tuesday, just 3% of verified Twitter accounts had subscribed to the paid Twitter Blue plan, as the platform’s sweeping – and unevenly enforced – policy changes continue. Also this week, the site faced pushback for labeling NPR as “U.S. state-affiliated media.”
PressPal, a new tool announced by the PR tech platform Muck Rack, will use AI to draft press releases and recommend media targets based on the content.
The Financial Times acquired a controlling stake in the medical news publication Endpoints News.
With Meta shuttering its Reels Play bonus program and the looming threat of a TikTok ban in the U.S., thousands of Gen Zers are turning to Patreon rival Fanfix to monetize their content.

Average monthly spending on video streaming services in the U.S. dropped 23% from Q1 2021 to Q3 2022. However, 87% of internet households have at least one streaming services.
Journalists’ beats in the U.S. vary widely by gender and other factors, new Pew Research shows. According to a survey of 12,000 U.S. based journalists, women are far more likely to cover health and education.
YouTube began integrating podcasts to its Channel pages in an effort to bring users closer to popular podcast playlists, rather than requiring a manual search.

Business [Reporting on business from newspapers, magazines and online sources]

Jhodie-Ann Williams – editor (business/finance), Bloomberg Opinion; previous: opinion editor, NBC News (Cision)
Katia Porzecanski – New York bureau chief, Bloomberg News; promotion (Cision)
Hanna Rosin – host of The Atlantic podcast “Radio Atlantic;” previous: writer, The Atlantic (Muck Rack)
Henry Epp – radio reporter, Marketplace; previous: business and economy reporter, Vermont Public (Cision)
Rosie Bradbury – financial news writer (VC + startups), PitchBook Data; previous: freelance journalist, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (Muck Rack)
Katherine Hamilton – team reporter, Forbes; previous: staff reporter, CoStar Group (Cision)
Monika Drake – deputy managing editor, The New York Times; promotion (Cision)

Technology [Covering startups, advanced technologies and the intersection of tech/business]

Sara Ruberg – associate producer, NBC News; previous: reporting intern, The Wall Street Journal (Twitter)
Anissa Gardizy – reporter, The Information; previous: technology reporter, The Boston Globe (Muck Rack)

Health/Science [Writing about health and science across mainstream + trade publications]

Kelly Hooper – health care reporter, Politico; previous: breaking news reporter, Politico (Talking Biz News)
Lauren Young – associate health editor, Scientific American; previous: associate science editor, Popular Science (Talking Biz News)

More Moves of Interest [Additional updates from notable journalists + editors]

Claire Bryan – higher education reporter, The Seattle Times; previous: higher education reporter, San Antonio Express News (Cision)
Laura Testino – education reporter, Chalkbeat; previous: reporting fellow, NOLA.com (Talking Biz News)
Carl Nasman – senior broadcast journalist, BBC; previous: producer, ITN (Talking Biz News)

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