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This Business of Art Fix: Fake News From Sick People

Topics include press freedom in the age of Trump, layoffs and restructuring at the Medium network and Fusion, The Establishment’s new membership program, email follow-ups that’ll get you in trouble,…

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Jan 18, 2017

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This Business of Art Fix: “People Don’t Get Suspended in Newsrooms Unless They Plagiarize or Punch an Editor”

The story behind Arianna Huffington’s departure from the Huffington Post, the ladies of The Financial Diet get real about funding for women’s media companies (there isn’t any), Gawker Media clashes…

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Sep 14, 2016

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Business of Art Fix #35: Oh Gawker Were We Ever So Young

In which I say goodbye to Gawker.com for many words and also: freelancers getting fucked over by Vice, straight people reporting on LGBTQ stories and other fascinating tidbits of information…

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Sep 1, 2016

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Business of Art Fix #34: FIRST

Univision buys Gawker, Arriana Huffington leaves The Huffington Post, Laur M. Jackson on “citation as a loving practice,” NPR shuts down comments, the worst clickbait headlines and so much more!

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Aug 16, 2016

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This Business of Art Fix #33: First Step Twitter Verification, Next Step Fame and Inevitable Fortune

Topics include Twitter’s magical blue check, Nick Denton filing for bankruptcy, the case against the media by the media, and questions about the utility of alleged “neutrality” from journalists covering…

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Aug 3, 2016

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This Business of Art Fix: Why Chase Clicks When You Can Chase Human Hearts

Topics include Talking Point Memo and The New York Times doubling-down on reader support, Twitter opening up verification to applicants, This shutting down, how to talk to your boss about…

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Jul 20, 2016

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Business of Art Fix: Facebook’s News Feed “Tweaks” Could Hurt Indie Niche Publications Most Of All

Topics include the latest Facebook news feed tweak, Gaby Dunn on owning your work, goodbye to The Toast, the history of American Black media, the UVA/Rolling Stone story, Buzzfeed shutting…

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Jul 6, 2016

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This Business of Art Fix #31: Bustle Sure Is Good At SEO and Other Important Stories

Topics include my personal problems with Bustle’s SEO strategy, beating airport boredom, Gawker Media filing for bankruptcy and more!

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Jun 23, 2016

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This Business Of Art Fix #30: Where Do You Work (From Home)?

Topics include sitting on the couch, the most popular political candidates on social media, work/life balance, changes at Longform and moar!

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Jun 8, 2016

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Business of Art Fix #29: If “The Toast” Was Your BFF You’d Respect Her Need To Move Out But Still Miss Her So Much

Topics include the closing of The Toast, layoffs at Vice and The NY Times, preparing for last-minute interviews, Buzzfeed’s shift towards video and so much more!

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May 25, 2016

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This Business of Art Fix #28: What If Your Most Important Financial Relationship Is With The Reader

Topics include why people pay for the New York Times but won’t pay for Buzzfeed, liberal bias in Facebook’s trending topics, how Bitch Magazine got started, being productive in your…

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May 11, 2016

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This Business Of Art #27: Your Problem Is That You Make A Lot Of Cheap Shit

Topics include bold ladies, The Awl co-founder getting his first “real job,” a new Facebook algorithm, additional ad-blocking-related panic, a profitable “college paper on steroids” supported by 10, 0000 unpaid…

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Apr 27, 2016