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First Look Media

April 24, 2023

For the home video company formerly known as "First Look Media", see First Look Studios.

First Look Media is an American nonprofit media organization founded by Pierre Omidyar in October 2013 as a venue for "original, independent journalism".[1][2]

First Look Media
TypeNonprofit organization
IndustryMass media
FoundedOctober 2013; 9 years ago (2013-10)
FoundersPierre Omidyar
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
Key people
Michael Bloom (CEO)
ProductsInvestigative journalism, new media
Subsidiaries
Websitefirstlook.media

Overview

The project was started as a collaboration with Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Laura Poitras with a promised $250 million in funding from Omidyar.[2][3][4] The organization has announced plans to support multiple publications, the first of which is The Intercept, which launched in February 2014. On March 10, 2014, the company announced the addition of Gawker editor John Cook as editor-in-chief of The Intercept,[5] as well as Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrew Jerrell Jones as writers for the site.[6] In June 2014, it was announced that Morgan Marquis-Boire was joining First Look Media as the Director of Security.[7]

A second publication was announced in February 2014 that would focus on financial and political corruption, headed by Matt Taibbi. Although the name of the publication has not been publicly announced, the name Racket has been reportedly chosen.[8] The publication was to be launched autumn 2014[9][10] but in October, it was reported that Taibbi was on leave after "disagreements with higher-ups".[11] On October 28, Omidyar stated in a press release that Taibbi had left First Look.[12]

In December 2014, First Look Media announced the launch of Reported.ly, a social media news service led by Andy Carvin.[13] However, in August 2016, Reported.ly said FLM has "chosen to part ways with us," and was planning to shut down.[14]

In February 2015, senior investigative reporter Ken Silverstein, who had been hired in December 2013, announced his resignation. Writing in Politico, Silverstein described First Look as "a slowly unfolding disaster, not because of editorial meddling from the top, but because of what I came to believe was epic managerial incompetence. …For all of the bean counting and expense account-approving that Omidyar's organizational structure imposed on us, they were shockingly disinterested in the actual journalism. …Top management was so aloof that it was hard to figure out who was in charge."[15]

In January 2015, Betsy Reed joined as the editor in chief of The Intercept, replacing John Cook.[16] Shortly thereafter, she hired Charlotte Greensit as managing editor in April 2015.[17]

In February 2016 First Look Media announced they would be partnering with Matt Bors to relaunch The Nib.[18]

In 2017, First Look Media launched the photo and video website Topic.com.[19] Topic Studios was also launched as part of this.[20] They have helped produce Roman J. Israel, Esq.,[21] Risk,[22] Spotlight and Leave No Trace.[23][24]

In May 2017, First Look Media relaunched the Press Freedom Defense Fund[25] to fund first amendment court cases.[26]

In June 2019, First Look Media decided to stop funding The Nib and laid off its staff as of the end of July 2019.[27]

On October 29, 2020, Glenn Greenwald announced his resignation from The Intercept and First Look Media, citing editorial censorship of his story concerning the Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory and allegations concerning Joe Biden's conduct with regard to China, and also citing attempted interference with his contractual right to publish rejected stories elsewhere.[28] Greenwald published his resignation letter and rebuttal on Substack.[29][30] Betsy Reed, The Intercept's editor-in-chief, disputed Greenwald's accusations and claims of censorship, and accused him of presenting dubious claims by the Trump campaign as journalism.[28][31][32]

On November 30, 2020, Laura Poitras was fired by First Look Media, allegedly in relation to the Reality Winner controversy.[33][34] More recently, the Topic Studios unit of First Look Media inked a first look deal with Loveless.[35]

On January 9, 2023, The Intercept announced that it would restructure as an independent non-profit organization, with financial help from First Look.[36]

Podcasts

First Look Media began partnering to produce podcasts in 2016.[37] Shows include:

References

  1. ^ "About - First Look Media". FirstLook.media. First Look Media. 2018. from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Jay Rosen (December 19, 2013). "A First Look at NewCo's structure". Pressthink.org. from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "The extraordinary promise of the new Greenwald-Omidyar venture (Updated)". Columbia Journalism Review. from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Here's Who's Backing Glenn Greenwald's New Website". Reuters via HuffPo. from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  5. ^ Kafka, Peter. "Gawker's John Cook Joins First Look Media". Re/code. from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  6. ^ Greenwald, Glenn (March 10, 2014). "The Intercept Welcomes Its New Editor and Two New Writers". The Intercept. from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Morgan Marquis-Boire Joins First Look Media as Director of Security". First Look Media. from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  8. ^ Barr, Jeremy (August 20, 2014). . capitalnewyork.com. Politico. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  9. ^ Somaiya, Ravi (February 19, 2014). "Start-Up Site Hires Critic of Wall St". The New York Times. from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  10. ^ Taibbi, Matt (August 12, 2014). "Matt Taibbi Expands Team for Upcoming Digital Magazine" (Press release). First Look Media. from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  11. ^ Somaiya, Ravi, "Matt Taibbi Is on Leave Only Months After Joining First Look Media" 2018-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  12. ^ Omidyar, Pierre (October 28, 2014). "Important Announcement" (Press release). First Look Media. from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  13. ^ Andy Carvin. "Welcome to Reported.ly". from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  14. ^ "Andy Carvin Talks About First Look Media Shutting Down Reported.ly". Fortune. August 8, 2016. from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  15. ^ Silverstein, Ken, "Where Journalism Goes to Die: Glenn Greenwald, Pierre Omidyar, Adnan Syed and my battles with First Look Media" 2015-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, Politico, February 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-2-27.
  16. ^ Gold, Hadas. "The Intercept hires Betsy Reed as editor". POLITICO. from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Intercept Names Charlotte Greensit Managing Editor". from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  18. ^ "Matt Bors Brings The Nib to First Look Media - First Look Media". First Look Media. from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  19. ^ "First Look Media Launches Topic.com as Visual Storytelling Destination (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  20. ^ "First Look Media Officially Brands Its Entertainment Studio 'Topic'". www.businesswire.com. March 15, 2017. from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  21. ^ "Roman J. Israel, Esq. Photos and Toronto Premiere Info". ComingSoon.net. August 31, 2017. from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  22. ^ Petski, Denise (August 17, 2017). "First Look Media's Topic Unveils Scripted TV Development Slate: Projects From Alex Garcia Lopez, Channing Tatum, More". from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  23. ^ McNary, Dave (June 28, 2018). "Topic Studios Backs Sundance Comedy-Drama 'The Climb'". from the original on August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  24. ^ "Topic Studios". Topic. from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  25. ^ "The Press Freedom Defense Fund". First Look Media. from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  26. ^ "Press freedom group to deploy $1M Bezos gift, its largest ever, on local level". Columbia Journalism Review. from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  27. ^ "From the editor: the future of The Nib". us15.campaign-archive.com. from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  28. ^ a b Tani, Maxwell; Baragona, Justin (October 29, 2020). "Glenn Greenwald Resigns From The Intercept, Claims He Was Censored". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  29. ^ Greenwald, Glenn (October 29, 2020). "My Resignation From The Intercept". greenwald.substack.com.
  30. ^ Greenwald, Glenn. "Emails With Intercept Editors Showing Censorship of My Joe Biden Article". greenwald.substack.com.
  31. ^ Robertson, Katie (October 29, 2020). "Glenn Greenwald Leaves The Intercept, Claiming He Was Censored". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  32. ^ Tani, Maxwell (October 31, 2020). "Intercept Staffers Roll Their Eyes Over Glenn Greenwald's Censorship Claim". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  33. ^ "Laura Poitras says she's been fired by First Look Media over Reality Winner controversy. Now she's questioning the watchdog's integrity".
  34. ^ "Praxis Films". www.praxisfilms.org. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  35. ^ Jackson, Angelique (February 23, 2021). "Topic Studios Sets First-Look Deal With Loveless (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  36. ^ Bralow, David (January 9, 2023). "The Intercept Announces Restructuring as Independent Nonprofit Organization". The Intercept. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  37. ^ Wang, Shan (June 29, 2016). "First Look Media is building a new platform that aims to include everything from films to podcasts". NiemanLab. President and Fellows of Harvard College. from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  38. ^ Kedas, Jeannie; Michaels, Morgan; Friedman, Taylor; Wethington, Kari (February 15, 2014). "First Look Media Announces Missing Richard Simmons". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway Company. from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  39. ^ "Podcasts". The Intercept. March 13, 2018.
  40. ^ "Podcaster Dan Taberski on 'Running from COPS' | The Business". KCRW. from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

External links

  • Official website  

April 24, 2023
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For the home video company formerly known as First Look Media see First Look Studios First Look Media is an American nonprofit media organization founded by Pierre Omidyar in October 2013 as a venue for original independent journalism 1 2 First Look MediaTypeNonprofit organizationIndustryMass mediaFoundedOctober 2013 9 years ago 2013 10 FoundersPierre OmidyarHeadquartersNew York City New York United StatesKey peopleMichael Bloom CEO ProductsInvestigative journalism new mediaSubsidiariesThe InterceptThe NibField of VisionTopic StudiosTopicPress Freedom Defense FundWebsitefirstlook wbr media Contents 1 Overview 2 Podcasts 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe project was started as a collaboration with Glenn Greenwald Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras with a promised 250 million in funding from Omidyar 2 3 4 The organization has announced plans to support multiple publications the first of which is The Intercept which launched in February 2014 On March 10 2014 the company announced the addition of Gawker editor John Cook as editor in chief of The Intercept 5 as well as Natasha Vargas Cooper and Andrew Jerrell Jones as writers for the site 6 In June 2014 it was announced that Morgan Marquis Boire was joining First Look Media as the Director of Security 7 A second publication was announced in February 2014 that would focus on financial and political corruption headed by Matt Taibbi Although the name of the publication has not been publicly announced the name Racket has been reportedly chosen 8 The publication was to be launched autumn 2014 9 10 but in October it was reported that Taibbi was on leave after disagreements with higher ups 11 On October 28 Omidyar stated in a press release that Taibbi had left First Look 12 In December 2014 First Look Media announced the launch of Reported ly a social media news service led by Andy Carvin 13 However in August 2016 Reported ly said FLM has chosen to part ways with us and was planning to shut down 14 In February 2015 senior investigative reporter Ken Silverstein who had been hired in December 2013 announced his resignation Writing in Politico Silverstein described First Look as a slowly unfolding disaster not because of editorial meddling from the top but because of what I came to believe was epic managerial incompetence For all of the bean counting and expense account approving that Omidyar s organizational structure imposed on us they were shockingly disinterested in the actual journalism Top management was so aloof that it was hard to figure out who was in charge 15 In January 2015 Betsy Reed joined as the editor in chief of The Intercept replacing John Cook 16 Shortly thereafter she hired Charlotte Greensit as managing editor in April 2015 17 In February 2016 First Look Media announced they would be partnering with Matt Bors to relaunch The Nib 18 In 2017 First Look Media launched the photo and video website Topic com 19 Topic Studios was also launched as part of this 20 They have helped produce Roman J Israel Esq 21 Risk 22 Spotlight and Leave No Trace 23 24 In May 2017 First Look Media relaunched the Press Freedom Defense Fund 25 to fund first amendment court cases 26 In June 2019 First Look Media decided to stop funding The Nib and laid off its staff as of the end of July 2019 27 On October 29 2020 Glenn Greenwald announced his resignation from The Intercept and First Look Media citing editorial censorship of his story concerning the Biden Ukraine conspiracy theory and allegations concerning Joe Biden s conduct with regard to China and also citing attempted interference with his contractual right to publish rejected stories elsewhere 28 Greenwald published his resignation letter and rebuttal on Substack 29 30 Betsy Reed The Intercept s editor in chief disputed Greenwald s accusations and claims of censorship and accused him of presenting dubious claims by the Trump campaign as journalism 28 31 32 On November 30 2020 Laura Poitras was fired by First Look Media allegedly in relation to the Reality Winner controversy 33 34 More recently the Topic Studios unit of First Look Media inked a first look deal with Loveless 35 On January 9 2023 The Intercept announced that it would restructure as an independent non profit organization with financial help from First Look 36 Podcasts EditFirst Look Media began partnering to produce podcasts in 2016 37 Shows include Politically Re Active with W Kamau Bell amp Hari Kondabolu with Earwolf Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill with Panoply Media Maeve in America hosted by Maeve Higgins with Panoply Media Missing Richard Simmons hosted by Dan Taberski with Pineapple Street Media 38 Deconstructed with Ryan Grim Murderville GA with Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith 39 Running From Cops with Dan Taberski 40 References Edit About First Look Media FirstLook media First Look Media 2018 Archived from the original on August 23 2020 Retrieved August 31 2020 a b Jay Rosen December 19 2013 A First Look at NewCo s structure Pressthink org Archived from the original on February 8 2014 Retrieved February 10 2014 The extraordinary promise of the new Greenwald Omidyar venture Updated Columbia Journalism Review Archived from the original on October 17 2013 Retrieved February 10 2014 Here s Who s Backing Glenn Greenwald s New Website Reuters via HuffPo Archived from the original on December 21 2018 Retrieved August 31 2020 Kafka Peter Gawker s John Cook Joins First Look Media Re code Archived from the original on March 10 2014 Retrieved March 10 2014 Greenwald Glenn March 10 2014 The Intercept Welcomes Its New Editor and Two New Writers The Intercept Archived from the original on March 14 2014 Retrieved March 11 2014 Morgan Marquis Boire Joins First Look Media as Director of Security First Look Media Archived from the original on February 18 2017 Retrieved May 8 2015 Barr Jeremy August 20 2014 Matt Taibbi s First Look Media project looks like it s called Racket capitalnewyork com Politico Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved October 29 2014 Somaiya Ravi February 19 2014 Start Up Site Hires Critic of Wall St The New York Times Archived from the original on February 20 2014 Retrieved February 20 2014 Taibbi Matt August 12 2014 Matt Taibbi Expands Team for Upcoming Digital Magazine Press release First Look Media Archived from the original on December 21 2016 Retrieved October 24 2014 Somaiya Ravi Matt Taibbi Is on Leave Only Months After Joining First Look Media Archived 2018 04 02 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times October 28 2014 Retrieved October 28 2014 Omidyar Pierre October 28 2014 Important Announcement Press release First Look Media Archived from the original on October 29 2014 Retrieved October 29 2014 Andy Carvin Welcome to Reported ly Archived from the original on December 9 2014 Retrieved December 8 2014 Andy Carvin Talks About First Look Media Shutting Down Reported ly Fortune August 8 2016 Archived from the original on August 12 2016 Retrieved August 16 2016 Silverstein Ken Where Journalism Goes to Die Glenn Greenwald Pierre Omidyar Adnan Syed and my battles with First Look Media Archived 2015 02 28 at the Wayback Machine Politico February 27 2015 Retrieved 2015 2 27 Gold Hadas The Intercept hires Betsy Reed as editor POLITICO Archived from the original on May 1 2015 Retrieved August 31 2020 The Intercept Names Charlotte Greensit Managing Editor Archived from the original on December 13 2018 Retrieved August 31 2020 Matt Bors Brings The Nib to First Look Media First Look Media First Look Media Archived from the original on July 23 2017 Retrieved July 27 2017 First Look Media Launches Topic com as Visual Storytelling Destination Exclusive Hollywood Reporter www hollywoodreporter com Archived from the original on June 29 2018 Retrieved August 31 2020 First Look Media Officially Brands Its Entertainment Studio Topic www businesswire com March 15 2017 Archived from the original on March 16 2020 Retrieved August 31 2020 Roman J Israel Esq Photos and Toronto Premiere Info ComingSoon net August 31 2017 Archived from the original on June 29 2018 Retrieved August 31 2020 Petski Denise August 17 2017 First Look Media s Topic Unveils Scripted TV Development Slate Projects From Alex Garcia Lopez Channing Tatum More Archived from the original on January 8 2020 Retrieved August 31 2020 McNary Dave June 28 2018 Topic Studios Backs Sundance Comedy Drama The Climb Archived from the original on August 21 2020 Retrieved August 31 2020 Topic Studios Topic Archived from the original on August 28 2020 Retrieved August 31 2020 The Press Freedom Defense Fund First Look Media Archived from the original on July 23 2020 Retrieved August 31 2020 Press freedom group to deploy 1M Bezos gift its largest ever on local level Columbia Journalism Review Archived from the original on August 11 2020 Retrieved August 31 2020 From the editor the future of The Nib us15 campaign archive com Archived from the original on June 29 2019 Retrieved August 31 2020 a b Tani Maxwell Baragona Justin October 29 2020 Glenn Greenwald Resigns From The Intercept Claims He Was Censored The Daily Beast Retrieved October 29 2020 Greenwald Glenn October 29 2020 My Resignation From The Intercept greenwald substack com Greenwald Glenn Emails With Intercept Editors Showing Censorship of My Joe Biden Article greenwald substack com Robertson Katie October 29 2020 Glenn Greenwald Leaves The Intercept Claiming He Was Censored The New York Times Retrieved October 29 2020 Tani Maxwell October 31 2020 Intercept Staffers Roll Their Eyes Over Glenn Greenwald s Censorship Claim The Daily Beast Retrieved October 31 2020 Laura Poitras says she s been fired by First Look Media over Reality Winner controversy Now she s questioning the watchdog s integrity Praxis Films www praxisfilms org Retrieved January 14 2021 Jackson Angelique February 23 2021 Topic Studios Sets First Look Deal With Loveless EXCLUSIVE Variety Retrieved February 26 2021 Bralow David January 9 2023 The Intercept Announces Restructuring as Independent Nonprofit Organization The Intercept Retrieved January 9 2023 Wang Shan June 29 2016 First Look Media is building a new platform that aims to include everything from films to podcasts NiemanLab President and Fellows of Harvard College Archived from the original on February 14 2019 Retrieved March 19 2019 Kedas Jeannie Michaels Morgan Friedman Taylor Wethington Kari February 15 2014 First Look Media Announces Missing Richard Simmons Business Wire Berkshire Hathaway Company Archived from the original on February 14 2019 Retrieved March 19 2019 Podcasts The Intercept March 13 2018 Podcaster Dan Taberski on Running from COPS The Business KCRW Archived from the original on October 24 2019 Retrieved August 31 2020 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title First Look Media amp oldid 1148555299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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