We hope you had a great Fourth of July week! Of course, the subscription news continued while we were away. Snapchat+ reaches 4 million paid subscribers in a year’s time, Warner Bros. Discovery may bring Live CNN to Max, and two Alden papers discontinue commenting. Also, National Geographic lays off remaining staff writers, Elon Musk puts new limits on tweets, and ByteDance, the parent of TikTok, is going to become a publisher.
Snapchat+ Reaches 4M Paid Subscribers Since Launching a Year Ago
TechCrunch
Warner Bros. Discovery May Bring Live CNN to Max Streaming Platform
Gizmodo
The Boston Herald and Denver Post, owned by Alden, Will End Commenting
DanKennedy.net
National Geographic Lays Off Remaining Staff Writers, Hires Freelancers
CNN
The World’s Oldest Newspaper Prints Final Edition After 320 Years
The Guardian
Elon Musk Puts New Limits on Tweets. Users and Advertisers May Go Elsewhere.
The Seattle Times
Lee Enterprises Unloads Some Midwestern Publications
Media Post
BookTok Can Make Bestsellers. So ByteDance Is Becoming A Publisher.
Tubefilter