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The Guardian:
Sources: analysis shows a message from Saudi Crown Prince MbS' WhatsApp account to Jeff Bezos in 2018 included file “highly” likely to have hacked Bezos' phone — Revealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff Bezos — ‘People are fearful’: New Zealand police admit gang violence is out of control
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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Federal prosecutors in Brazil charge Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes, alleging he was part of a “criminal organization” hacking phones of public officials — Mr. Greenwald is accused of being part of a “criminal investigation” that hacked into the cellphones of prosecutors and public officials.
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The Intercept:
The Intercept condemns Brazil's action against Glenn Greenwald and calls the move a “blatantly politically motivated charge” made as “apparent retaliation” — On Tuesday, a federal prosecutor in Brazil announced a denunciation of American journalist …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Glenn Greenwald calls Brazil's allegations an attack on journalism: “I did nothing more than do my job as a journalist—ethically and within the law” — The charges are “an obvious attempt to attack a free press in retaliation for the revelations we reported about …
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Netflix:
Netflix Q4 revenue grew 31% YoY to $5.467B and net income rose to $587M, surpassing 100M paid memberships outside the US; global paid net additions totaled 8.8M — Fellow shareholders, We had a strong finish to 2019, with Q4 revenue growing 31% year over year, bringing full year 2019 revenue …
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Joshua Fruhlinger / Thinknum Media:
Analysis: Netflix now boasts 1,211 originals and has been adding one show a day on average over the past eight months
Analysis: Netflix now boasts 1,211 originals and has been adding one show a day on average over the past eight months
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Polygon, @fruhlinger and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
The Information:
Sources: Quibi's CEO Meg Whitman, in an internal meeting, compared reporters' friendly rapport with their sources to how sexual predators groom their targets — Quibi CEO Meg Whitman lashed out against the media at an “all-hands” staff meeting last Thursday, drawing an analogy between reporters …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is weighing producing original podcasts tied to shows on its TV+ streaming service, including for original shows, and sought pitches last summer — - Apple has approached producers about coming up with ideas — The move is latest signal of Apple's entertainment ambitions
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Sara Jerde / Adweek:
Bloomberg Media debuts Bloomberg Green, a vertical on climate change, with five ad partners, a daily newsletter, podcast, events, and an upcoming print magazine — Bloomberg Green goes live with a constantly updating data dashboard — Key insights: — Bloomberg Media went live …
Andrew Wallender / Bloomberg Law:
Barstool Sports reaches settlement with NLRB that calls for deletion of anti-union tweets from co-founder David Portnoy, removal of other anti-union material — Four months after Barstool Sports co-founder David Portnoy drew criticism for posting anti-union tweets, the company reached …
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The New York Times Company:
NYT memo: the Standards department, led by Phil Corbett, will absorb much of the work of the Reader Center; Corbett also will work with the Opinion department — Nothing is more important than maintaining our readers' trust. It's why we long ago established a Standards department to ensure …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Journalists faced tough restrictions on the first day of Trump's impeachment trial, and the government controlled the only TV cameras in the Senate chamber — With the government in control of the production, “the emotion” of Tuesday's session was missing, said Chris Wallace of Fox News.
Amelia Nitz / The Reporters Committee …:
Reporters Committee will launch its Local Legal Initiative in CO, OK, OR, PA, and TN to provide pro bono legal support to local journalists and news outlets — Lawyers will provide local news organizations in Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee with pro bono legal support
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