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DCN’s must reads: week of November 18, 2021
November 18, 2021 | By Michelle Manafy, Editorial Director – DCN@michellemanafy
Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week:
- NiemanLab | The end of “click to subscribe, call to cancel”? One of the news industry’s favorite retention tactics is illegal, FTC says (3 min read)
- The Hollywood Reporter | How Broadcast Stacks Up With Streaming in Total Minutes Viewed (3 min read)
- Axios | The Substack scaries are over for media companies (4 min read)
- Vanity Fair | A Good Newsletter Exit Strategy Is Hard to Find (7 min read)
- Journalism.co.uk | How has the pandemic changed media recruitment? (4 min read)
- Variety | China Eyes 100,000 Movie Screens and Closer Ties to Cannes: Six Takeaways From Country’s Five-Year Film Plan (6 min read)
- The Hollywood Reporter | Why Suits Against Netflix Could Shake Streaming (7 min read)
- Northwestern University | Medill’s New Index Puts Spotlight on Rescuing At-Risk Subscribers (13 min read)
- NiemanLab | About a third of news organizations have already adopted a remote or hybrid working model (6 min read)