In just the past half year, TikTok mobs have dived headlong into engagement-baiting investigations of recent murders, online “pedophile rings,” and the legitimacy of popular creators’ neurological or psychiatric conditions. - The Atlantic
“Doomscrolling is essentially an avoidance technique used to cope with anxiety, so wherever you are vulnerable to anxiety, doomscrolling can become an unhealthy coping mechanism.” - Wired
In 2021, just 20 revenue-sharing U.S. titles were released in Chinese cinemas, compared with 31 U.S. tentpole releases before the pandemic, in 2019. - The Hollywood Reporter
"Many of them seem tired of the demands of online celebrity and seem to be moving on from pushing for ever more shocking videos. And while it's made them a lot of money, it seems many of YouTube's biggest stars are facing reckonings about whether it's been worth it." - BuzzFeed
Meta, Mark Zuckerberg's umbrella corporation for Facebook and the companies it's bought, has been paying conservative consulting group Targeted Victory to place letters to the editor and op-ed essays portraying TikTok as a danger to American children and teens. - The Guardian
"Stations rose to the occasion to provide refuge from a world that felt scary and uncertain. That has translated into ratings records" — WDAV in Charlotte actually reached no. 1 in its market — "strong fundraising and a reminder of the value of classical stations to local arts organizations." - Current
In its annual plan, it also set out a target of 25 percent of staff being “from lower socio-economic backgrounds” by 2027 to “ensure our workforce is more representative of the audiences we serve.” - The Hollywood Reporter
"The fact is the Oscars are always political — just like Hollywood," writes J. Hoberman. Just ask Marlon Brando and Sacheen Littlefeather. Or Michael Moore. Or Oscar winner Al Gore. Or Ronald Reagan, who taped a message, just before he got shot, for the 1981 Oscars. - The Nation
Does it make sense to continue to threaten the major networks and their shrinking share of viewers with huge fines for the utterance of words that are legally permissible everywhere else in the universe of television? - Slate
Survey results show a divide between those who've been producing podcasts for more than five years and less than that — on censorship, false or dangerous content, the role of Apple, technical details, and even what makes a podcast a podcast. - Inside Radio
In 1965, KYW-TV debuted Eyewitness News, followed in 1970 by WPVI's Action News, creating many of the local newscast conventions still in place today. Soon those formats were copied all over the country. Yet the "if it bleeds, it leads" mentality made some longstanding American problems worse. - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Many researchers say things like Instagram and TikTok probably aren’t entirely bad for all adolescents. They’re not entirely good, either, and can cause documented problems with body image, but the impact varies. - The Verge
"In a deal valued at $16 billion, Nielsen has agreed to sell itself to a consortium of private equity firms led by Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. and Brookfield Business Partners. The $28-per share offer includes the assumption of the measurement giant's debt." - Inside Radio
Even after that change, and after another year of invitees in 2021 that continued the trend, the Academy still stands at 81 percent white and 67 percent male. And, as a THR analysis of the 17 voting branches shows, the gains have been uneven, among the crafts in particular. - The Hollywood Reporter
