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9:12 AM ET, February 4, 2021

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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
In 2020, NYT hit 7.5M subscribers, added 2.3M digital-only subs, generating $598.3M in revenue, up 30% YoY; ad rev fell 26% YoY to $392.4M; profit hit $250.6M  —  In its fourth-quarter earnings report, The New York Times Company said 2020 was its biggest year for adding subscribers.
Washington Post:
Sean Hannity's on-air angst reflects the tumult inside Fox News, as it faces a dip in January ratings and renewed scrutiny from the Murdoch family  —  Since Donald Trump's election loss in November, Sean Hannity seems to have been working through a process, live and on camera …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Daily business newsletter The Hustle, which has 1.5M+ subscribers, is being acquired by sales and marketing software company HubSpot, source says for about $27M  —  HubSpot, a publicly-traded sales and marketing software company, is acquiring The Hustle, an email newsletter and content company targeted …
Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News:
India's IT ministry orders Twitter to block the recently restored accounts of dissidents and The Caravan magazine, or Twitter staff could face fines or jail  —  India's government has threatened to punish employees at Twitter with fines and jail terms of up to seven years for restoring hundreds …
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Vidya Krishnan / The Atlantic:
The latest attacks on the media in India, part of a pattern of legal cases and intimidation, make clear that freedom of the press is endangered in Modi's India
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify says it had 2.2M podcasts in Q4, up from 1.9M in Q3, 25% of total MAUs engaged with podcast content, and podcast consumption nearly doubled YoY in Q4
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Jeff Zucker is remaining at CNN through 2021, says he “wanted to honor the contractual agreement”  —  CNN attracted its largest audiences in history in 2020 and has been riding high in the ratings since election day.  —  The news channel finished January as the most-watched network …
The Daily Beast:
Over 150 NYT staffers sent a letter to bosses criticizing the handling of complaints that Donald McNeil Jr. used racist language on a NYT-sponsored trip  —  More than 150 employees excoriated paper brass for what they said was an insufficient response to allegations that a top reporter made racist comments on a 2019 trip with students.
Mandy Jenkins / The Compass Experiment:
McClatchy will operate Mahoning Matters and Village Media will take over The Longmont Leader, both launched via the Google-funded Compass Experiment  —  Mahoning Matters and The Longmont Leader pivoting to further sustainability  —  When we kicked off The Compass Experiment 18 months ago, we knew our mission was a tough one.
Brent Lang / Variety:
Streaming services dominated nominations for the 78th Golden Globes: Netflix got a record 42 nominations across film and TV and Amazon Studios got 10  —  Streaming services dominated nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards, signaling a power shift in Hollywood from traditional movie studios and TV broadcasters to digital upstarts.
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
TikTok is paying Group Nine Media's science brand, Seeker, to create videos aimed at Gen Z as part of TikTok's $50M Creative Learning Fund  —  TikTok is paying Group Nine Media's science brand, Seeker, to create original videos for young people stuck at home, as the platform's Gen Z audience continues to bloom.
Kathryn Hopkins / WWD:
Time launches $2.99/month paywall that kicks in after four free articles, starting in US and Canada; Sports Illustrated introduced $5.99/month metered paywall  —  Time's will start at $2.99, while Sports Illustrated's digital-only subscription is priced at $5.99.
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Ofcom:
UK's Ofcom revokes broadcasting license of China Global Television Network because the licensees didn't have editorial control over CGTN's output  —  Ofcom has today withdrawn the licence for CGTN to broadcast in the UK, after its investigation concluded that the licence is wrongfully held by Star China Media Limited.
 
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Jaeah Lee / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Nate Gartrell, a court reporter for East Bay Times, who says the US judicial system has turned into a black hole as local reporter numbers dwindle
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Any US legislation to ban anonymity online will be unconstitutional, will not work, and most importantly will put many marginalized/vulnerable people at risk
J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Gizmodo senior editor Alex Cranz says she was fired for involvement in a union letter and for false claims about performance; Gizmodo calls her claims meritless
Elaine Low / Variety:
YouTube reports $6.89B in Q4 ad revenue, up 46% YoY from $4.7B, as it more than doubled the number of advertisers on YouTube through its TrueView ad format