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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Publishing has agreed to be acquired by Alden Global Capital in a $630M deal; Tribune will become a privately held company; Alden to sell Baltimore Sun — Tribune Publishing, publisher of the Chicago Tribune and other major newspapers, has agreed to be acquired by Alden Global Capital in a deal valued at $630 million.
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Baltimore Sun, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Hill and Bloomberg
Vox Media:
Swati Sharma is named editor-in-chief of Vox, starting next month, taking over from Lauren Williams; Sharma is currently managing editor at The Atlantic — Melissa Bell, Co-Founder of Vox and Publisher of Vox Media, announced today Swati Sharma, Managing Editor at The Atlantic …
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Roku is planning to build out “an expanding slate of original content”, according to a job listing for a lead production attorney — The streaming device maker is hiring to build its own slate of original content. — Not content anymore with just streaming Hollywood's old shows and movies …
Max Willens / Digiday:
Forbes quietly launched its first-party data platform ForbesOne in 2020, which it says it can be used to reach about 40% of its audience — Forbes has spent the past several years trying to build out an ecosystem that can attract and support professional communities.
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@seangriffey
Nieman Lab:
Ideologically extreme members of the US House get more national cable and broadcast TV time than moderates do, helping stoke TV ratings and conflict — Committee assignments are normally a blessing for new House members. But some of today's newer members, like freshmen Republican …
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@joshuadarr, @kfrancisco, @loganex, @niemanlab, @annieisi, @avitalrachel, @profwaynegarcia, @kevinloker, @elyseea, @tiagodf, @mlcalderone, @eric_a_anderson, @maryellenklas, @kfrancisco and Brookings
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Study: in Q3, non-US shows accounted for nearly 30% of demand in the US; UK, Japan, Canada, Korea, and India are the top five international markets in the US — Content from abroad is boosting its share of the American entertainment diet, thanks in large part to streaming, the pandemic and the creator economy.
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@hotlinejosh, @hotlinejosh, @sarafischer, @cmf_fmc, @cnyari and @diesel_labs
Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: former Disney and TikTok exec Kevin Mayer is exploring a deal to roll up several independent media companies, with Blackstone financing the effort — The ambitious venture, on which Mayer is teaming with former Disney chief operating officer Tom Staggs, is expected to focus …
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The Wrap, @kimmasters and @lucas_shaw
Post and Courier:
South Carolina's Post and Courier launches Uncovered, a collaboration with community newspapers to expose corruption by local officials as news deserts expand — 1. LIGHT — Corruption festers when people aren't looking, when the spotlight doesn't shine.
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@scmitchp, American Press Institute, Post and Courier, @jaredrutecki, @bobbymagill, @david_wren_, @ericgeller, @barilladanielle, @cericconnor, @postandcourier, @kaitlinstansell, @pcgreenville, @ajasonlenar, @wardjolles, @mudkevin, @deftlyinane, @averygwilks, @buddjenn, @markberman, @spj_tweets, @emilykdaily, @timmcguire, @johnffarrell and @melaniesill
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
BuzzFeed finalizes its acquisition of HuffPost; as part of the deal, Verizon Media and BuzzFeed will syndicate content across each other's platforms — BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti, a co-founder of the Huffington Post with Arianna Huffington, on Tuesday finalized his company's acquisition of the left leaning news and culture site.
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@buzzfeedpr
David McCabe / New York Times:
Revelations from government investigations have paved the way for private antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook brought by publishers and advertisers — Government antitrust lawsuits have created openings for numerous private cases against Big Tech, with more expected to come.
Discussion:
@nancyscola, @nytimestech and @_katya_long, more at Techmeme »
Austin American-Statesman:
Austin American-Statesman says it won't deliver print edition newspapers today due to power outages that affected its printing facility — Through it all, the American-Statesman is here for Austin. — No matter what the news brings, we press on. Delivering a daily newspaper has been our heartfelt mission for 150 years.
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Houston Chronicle, @newsalliance, @houstonchron, @brianstelter and NBC New York
Gabby Shacknai / Forbes:
Q&A with Bon Appétit EIC Dawn Davis, appointed in August, on her plans for the outlet, including improving diversity and highlighting underrepresented voices — For as long as she can remember, Dawn Davis has had a love affair with food. It was there during her childhood in Los Angeles …
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