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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Insider Inc. is in talks to buy a controlling stake in newsletter startup Morning Brew, in a deal that values the company at $75M+ — Startup Morning Brew has popular email newsletter on business and finance — Business Insider parent Insider Inc. is nearing a deal to acquire …
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
How The 1619 Project, a collection of provocative magazine articles about the ways slavery shaped our nation, helped fuel a culture war in an election year — One morning in mid-September, Nikole Hannah-Jones woke to a text message from a friend noting an unusual event on President Trump's schedule …
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The New York Times Company:
Dean Baquet says he welcomes NYT Opinion's “role in hosting a wide range of views” but rejects questions raised about journalistic standards of The 1619 Project — 1619 is one of the most important pieces of journalism The Times has produced under my tenure as executive editor.
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
NYT Guild apologized on Sunday after denouncing an NYT column from Bret Stephens that said “the 1619 Project has failed”
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ has sued a former adviser of Melania Trump, claiming she breached an NDA by publishing a scathing book; one expert called the suit an abuse of DOJ resources — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former adviser and confidant of first lady Melania Trump …
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Bon Appétit relaunches its YouTube channel with a diverse slate of new chefs after several hosts quit over allegations of racial inequity — Bon Appétit relaunched its YouTube channel Tuesday with a diverse slate of new chef-hosts after months of turmoil and the exit …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
WordPress debuts a new tool that can take blog posts, including accompanying images and videos, and post them as Twitter threads automatically — Earlier this year, WordPress .com introduced an easier way to post your Twitter threads, also known as tweetstorms, to your blog with the introduction of “unroll” option for Twitter embeds.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
WaPo's new election modeling tool will help determine where votes remain uncounted and if election is too close to call, as outlets move away from calling races — The Washington Post has created a vote modeling tool that will help the newsroom determine with reasonable confidence if an election …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Changes to BuzzFeed's ecommerce operations amid COVID-19 have prepped it for a more responsive holiday shopping season, as its commerce revenue is up 34% YTD — BuzzFeed's commerce team knows it is going to have to act fast this fall. — As the venture-backed publisher finishes getting ready …
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Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
Netflix has stopped offering its 30-day free trial across all markets — It's either you're all in or you're all out with Netflix as the streaming giant has removed their free trial. — As first spotted by Phil Swann, the streamer is no longer giving users a chance to try the service for free.
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CNBC:
Facebook announces a global policy banning anti-vaccination ads but will allow ads that advocate for legislation around vaccination policies — - Facebook said Tuesday it is launching a new global policy that bans ads that discourage people from getting vaccines.
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Ashley Spinks / @ashleyinfloyd:
[Thread] A reporter who ran a one-person weekly newsroom in Virginia says she was fired for giving an interview about owner Lee Enterprises' job cuts — An update: I got fired today for doing this interview. Less than 24 hours before the Press goes to print. The paper is not finished, don't know how it will be. On a personal level: it's 3 days before my wedding, which my superiors knew. They couldn't even wait for next week. 1/x https://twitter.com/...
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
How Dan Baum, a reporter who died last week, helped birth Media Twitter in 2009 by describing his experience working at New Yorker in a series of tweets — The journalist Dan Baum died last week. I haven't found an obituary anywhere, but it's been confirmed by friends and former employers, like Harper's.
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