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6:55 PM ET, February 16, 2021

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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 …
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.
Discussion: @seangriffey
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: @buzzfeedpr
Amy Qin / New York Times:
Travel restrictions in China are powering a blowout box office resurgence as Detective Chinatown 3 sets a new world record for largest opening weekend at $397M  —  “Detective Chinatown 3” received tepid reviews, but Covid-19 travel restrictions drove many to the movies when they might have been journeying to their hometowns instead.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
CTA: US music, audiobook, and podcast services are expected to reach $10B in revenue in 2021, up 19% over last year  —  The mass adoption of wireless headphones and smart devices, combined with people being home all day and not in public spaces, has created a boom for audio …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
McClatchy and Gannett are partnering to sell national ads to the combined 300 local communities they reach; USA Today will lead the new strategy  —  Two of the country's biggest local news companies are joining forces to sell national ads to their combined reach of over 300 local communities.
 
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Q&A with Bon Appétit EIC Dawn Davis, appointed in August, on her plans for the outlet, including improving diversity and highlighting underrepresented voices
Greg Evans / Deadline:
CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin announces she is leaving the network in April; she has been with the network since 2008
Jacob Granger / Journalism.co.uk:
Financial Times-backed tech and startup news site Sifted has launched a membership program; members will get investor surveys, market analyses, and more
Discussion: Sifted
David Meyer / Fortune:
TikTok has been hit with a volley of complaints from Europe's consumer protection watchdogs over “misleading” privacy practices and “ambiguous” terms
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Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
Claudia Conway's American Idol appearance, the worst sort of exploitation of a minor, should prompt deep reflection among ABC executives
Georgina McKay / Bloomberg:
Australia says Google and Facebook are nearing agreements to pay domestic media companies for news
Ben Smith / New York Times:
NYT says it will not restart its reporter-led trips after the McNeil controversy, as its personnel dramas attract broad attention, like public morality plays
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve

 
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