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2:40 PM ET, March 5, 2021

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Unpaid, long hours at student newspapers are deterrents for low-income students and POC, perpetuating the cycle of poor minority representation in newsrooms — As with many other demanding extracurriculars, committing to your student news organization means having journalism assignments sprawled across …

Protocol:

With Tidal, Square may give artists more control over the revenue streams they create, offer advances, royalty processing, and more traditional label services — Teaming up with Jay-Z's music streaming service may seem like a move done for flash, but it's ultimately all about the money (and Cash).

Discussion: Vox, @gtewallace, @protocol, @owenthomas, @jank0, @protocol, Insider, Fortune and Music Business Worldwide, more at Techmeme »

Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Mobile payments company Square is buying a “significant majority” stake in music streamer Tidal for $297M; Jay-Z and others bought Tidal in 2015 for $56M

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

Teen Vogue names Axios political reporter Alexi McCammond, whose relationship with ex-White House aide T.J. Ducklo recently made news, as editor-in-chief — Ms. McCammond's relationship with a former Biden press aide, T.J. Ducklo, recently made news after he threatened a reporter and was forced to resign.

Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Front Row, @brianstelter, The Wrap, The Hill, @alexi, @ameshiacross, @stevekrak, @teenvogue, @abbydphillip, @jakesherman and @chantalfdez

The Guardian:

UK court rules Mail on Sunday must publish a front-page statement about Meghan Markle's victory in her privacy suit against the paper — High court makes ruling after Duchess of Sussex's victory in copyright claim against paper — The Mail On Sunday must publish a front-page statement …

Discussion: Mediaite, Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Vanity Fair, Sky News and @simonscott1975

Dylan Byers / NBC News:

Lachlan Murdoch says it is Fox News' job to be the loyal opposition to the Biden administration, as MSNBC was to Trump, and the stance will improve Fox ratings — Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Thursday it is the job of Fox News to serve as the opposition to the Biden administration …

Discussion: @dylanbyers, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, CNN, @lachlanmcintosh, @jasonhirschhorn, @bettercallsaul1, @brucerguthrie, @sawyerhackett, @ggreeneva, @epicciuto, @terryheaton, @tatecurtis, @dylanbyers, @kt_so_it_goes, Insider, The Hill and The Wrap

Angilee Shah / Poynter:

A look at Women Do News, a volunteer effort that aims to get more entries about female journalists on Wikipedia; it has completed 28 new entries and improved 10 — From The Cohort, Poynter's newsletter for women kicking ass in digital media … At the beginning of 2021 …

Discussion: @freedomofpress, @poynter and @raju

Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:

Since March 2020, when the Tow Center started tracking newsroom cutbacks due COVID-19, 66 outlets have shut down and the shift away from print accelerated — In March of 2020, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism began tracking newsroom cutbacks in the wake of the pandemic.

Discussion: @sulliview and Talking Biz News

Will Oremus / OneZero:

Q&A with Twitter's senior director of curation Joanna Geary on how her team decides which trends to summarize and how to contextualize them, more — ‘Twitter description guy’ isn't a guy. It's Twitter's curation team, and I talked to the woman who runs it.

Discussion: @willoremus, @risj_oxford, @moneyries, @willoremus, @thedextriarchy, @raju, @jeffjarvis, @gregoryhills, @kerrymflynn, @marklittlenews and @joannag

Reuters:

Sources: after becoming embroiled in legal cases and police investigations in India for its series Tandav, Amazon is delaying streaming a new season of a show — MUMBAI (Reuters) - Controversy in India over Amazon's political drama “Tandav” has put Bollywood and global video streaming giants on edge …

Discussion: MediaNama and @adityakalra

David Folkenflik / NPR:

Michael Pack, former head of USAGM, signed a no-bid contract with an outside law firm to investigate his own staff; the bill topped $1M in the first few months — Last summer, an appointee of former President Donald Trump was irate because he could not simply fire top executives who had warned …

Discussion: @waltshaub, @npr, @deirdrekwalsh, @nickconfessore, @kagrox, @chrisgeidner, @nprinskeep, @davidfolkenflik, @maxkennerly, @donmoyn, @katiephang, @donmoyn, @donmoyn, @markszaidesq, @clairecmc, @donmoyn, @chrisgeidner and @davidfolkenflik

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:

A look at The Trade Desk, whose stock fell 8% as Google removes cookies, and its potential to compete with Google in ad-buying, where it has 8% of the market — The Trade Desk is second in the market for buying ads across publishers' sites — Alphabet Inc.'s Google has crushed almost …

Discussion: MediaPost, @thetradedesk, @asharma and Street Fight

Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:

As Clubhouse grows in popularity, companies like the just-launched Audio Collective seek to cater to creators, offering event planning and brand consulting — A new company called Audio Collective has launched to help build businesses on Clubhouse as brands rush to leverage the platform.

Discussion: @leitihsu, Riyadh Bureau, Lia Haberman's Newsletter, @katcoleatl, Wired, @meldhensley, @hyla, @farokhgoodlife, @taylorlorenz, @katcoleatl, @joshconstine, @weareaco, @taylorlorenz, @danprimack, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz and @taylorlorenz, more at Techmeme »

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John Power / South China Morning Post:
Australian broadcaster SBS is suspending use of content from Chinese news services CGTN and CCTV after a human rights group complained about their content

Discussion: The Guardian and Reuters

Chelsea Cirruzzo / Nieman Reports:
A look at healthcare reporters' experiences one year into the pandemic, from helping readers get vaccine appointments to keeping up with scientific developments

Discussion: @chelseacirruzzo, bookforum.com, @ldserio, @steffdaz, @amanduhgomez, @niemanreports and @margaretbarthel

Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Former and current employees of NBCUniversal's Golf Channel describe sexism, misogyny, and harassment at the network; the network disputes many of the claims

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Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Turntable.fm has relaunched with involvement from its founder and a separate site, Turntable.org, is expected to launch in beta in April with a subscription fee

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Tribune Publishing Company:
Tribune Publishing reported Q4 revenue of $192.7M, down 19.5% YoY, and digital-only subscribers rose 30.5% YoY to 436K; sale to Alden expected to close in Q2

Discussion: MediaPost, @marcatracy, @nydnunion, @dpyoung13, @_david_matthews, @newswhore, @bozatwork, @marygracekeller, @jenwsheehan, @saragregory, @mcallguild, @jenwsheehan, @tzigal, @mcallguild, @t_schnupp and @marcatracy

Steven Perlberg / Insider:
At WSJ, managers push for more service-oriented articles and SEO-driven stories, causing some tension; EIC Matt Murray also wants more diversity in sourcing

Discussion: @perlberg, @lmoses, @edward_hyatt, @louisestory, @pkafka, @joepompeo and Talking Biz News

Elizabeth Djinis / Poynter:
A look at local news on Substack, as journalists in Charlotte, NC, Sarasota, FL, and more find underserved niches and add competition for legacy news outlets

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Gordon Russell / The Advocate:
Judge rules that Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who sued a reporter over her public records request, must turn over the relevant records

Discussion: @amyjbrittain, Media Nation, @davidhammerwwl, @katie_rcfp, @aegallo, @aegallo, @kerrymflynn and Louisiana Illuminator

Hannah Stonebraker / The Impact Architects:
Knight Foundation and others commission a framework to assess the health of local news systems, find opportunities for strengthening it, and measure progress

Discussion: Knight Foundation, @dw_grant, @kljdavis, @googlenewsinit, @gteresa, @democracyfund, @jcstearns, @alexanderrusso and @spj_tweets

Peter Kafka / Vox:
Antenna: in Jan. US consumers subscribed to 1.5 streaming services; Netflix had the highest retention rate and its users were least likely to have another sub

Discussion: @ranimolla, @tprstly, @kjlabuz, @draecomino, @ea1co, @lennysan and @ranimolla

BuzzFeed News:
NYT's David Brooks draws a salary for work on an Aspen Institute project funded by Facebook, Jeff Bezos' father, and others, without disclosure in his columns

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon might carry “a significant number” of Thursday night NFL games exclusively on Prime Video, with only teams' local markets also showing games

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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

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