Media Executives Share Their Predictions for 2020 The media industry has seen some things this decade. As have consumers. We've watched the rise of technology and new platforms from the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube--and now, TikTok. It's been an era of disruption, particularly in terms of the maturation of social media. So,
Vox Media Rolls Out New Data Marketplace to Compete With Upcoming Privacy Regulations Vox Media, as it continues to unify its brands with New York Media, wants to show the media industry that for all the talk about gloom and doom, there is opportunity. Almost two months after the pair officially merged, the new media
TikTok’s New Policy Restricts Users Under 18 From Giving Money to Streamers Without Parental Consent At the beginning of December, TikTok announced it was stepping in to curtail potential misuse of virtual gifting during livestreams, where users can directly pay the content creators they enjoy through virtual gifts. In a post on Dec. 3, the
Why Grassroots Political Organizations Rely on Facebook Facebook has been criticized for its policies on political ads as the 2020 presidential race heats up, but its robust targeting capabilities have proven to be vital for grassroots organizations focused not on promoting candidates, but on finding them, as well as getting people to the polls. "When
The 10 Most Important Features Facebook Rolled Out in 2019 Amid all of the controversy Facebook had to deal with in 2019, the social network found time to release some fairly significant features and updates for its users, as well. Click here to read more. We narrowed down the list to the top 10, which
Adweek’s 21 Most Popular Stories of 2019 Here we are, at the end of a seismic year for the advertising and marketing world, from the creeping death of the chief marketer role to #MeToo and every company scrambling to find its purpose. While those are important, ongoing stories, they weren't the headlines that really grabbed
Verizon Media Is Reportedly Laying Off More Than 100 Employees In the latest round of media layoffs that seem to come monthly, Verizon Media Group plans to let 150 employees go this week. The layoffs were first reported by CNN Business. It's unclear where exactly those cuts are going to come from, but Verizon owns
Discover the Winners of Adweek’s 2019 Podcast of the Year Awards If it feels like the world of podcasts has become bafflingly large, that's probably because it has. This year, an estimated 14 million more Americans--a 23% increase over 2018--became weekly podcast listeners, and the industry reached a milestone moment as 51% of Americans said
Instagram Begins Requiring Birthdays for All New Users Instagram now requires all people signing up for a new account to provide their birthdate, and anyone under 13 will be prohibited from starting an account. The Facebook-owned social media network's terms of use, amended Wednesday, now requires new members to be at least 13 years old
Digital Publishers Cross New Territory in Merging Companies With Unionized Staffers When media companies merge, questions of redundancies in operations, strategies and staffing naturally arise. Oftentimes, employees are left confused. But what happens to two newsrooms that have both unionized under different unions? Seeking fair working conditions amid a tumultuous time in the industry, staffers
