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9:25 PM ET, March 10, 2021

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Linh Ta / Axios:
Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was acquitted of all charges by a jury after her arrest while covering a BLM protest last summer  —  Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was acquitted of all charges by a jury on Wednesday following her arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last summer.
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Lyz / Men Yell at Me:
Andrea Sahouri's trial was an actual threat to the First Amendment, and initial silence from state leaders showed who would defend journalism and who would not  —  This week, Des Moines Register journalist Andrea May Sahouri is o n trial after being arrested on May 31 while covering a Black Lives Matter protest for her job.
Archie Bland / The Guardian:
Ian Murray, executive director of UK's Society of Editors, steps down following backlash over his claims that there is no racism in the UK press  —  Ian Murray steps down amid backlash over his article criticising duchess's claims of UK media bigotry  —  The executive director of the Society …
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David Sharman / HoldtheFrontPage:
UK's Society of Editors issues a clarification after 200+ journalists of color criticize its denial of Prince Harry's claim that UK media is “bigoted”  —  The Society of Editors has moved to respond to criticisms from journalists over its defence of the national tabloid press following …
Sarah Turnnidge / HuffPost UK:
ITV news anchor Charlene White quits as host of National Press Awards following the Society of Editors' widely ridiculed claim that the UK media is “not racist”
Bloomberg:
Sources: BuzzFeed is in talks to go public through a merger with 890 5th Avenue, a SPAC; one source says proceeds could be used for future acquisitions  —  BuzzFeed Inc. is in talks to go public through a merger with 890 5th Avenue Partners Inc., a special purpose acquisition company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
BuzzFeed announces layoffs at HuffPost, affecting 47 US employees, three weeks after acquiring the site from Verizon Media; HuffPost Canada will close
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Creators are monetizing through hyper-specific revenue streams like NewNew, which lets fans pay to vote to control a creator's day-to-day decisions  —  Digital stars are coming up with new ways to make money.  Yet fans still hold the power.  —  A rash of new start-ups are making it easier …
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Yahoo News is outpacing WaPo and others on TikTok, with 1.1M followers, by using a combination of partner footage, original reporting, and humor to deliver news  —  Picture Yahoo users and you probably envision a group that's older and a bit less digitally savvy than those relying on, say, Google's suite.
@nytimespr:
[Thread] NYT reacts to Tucker Carlson's comments about NYT's Taylor Lorenz and her struggle with online harassment, calling his tactic calculated and cruel  —  Our response to Tuesday night's “Tucker Carlson Tonight” broadcast. https://twitter.com/...
J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Source: Teen Vogue removed an article sponsored by the Saudi Tourism Authority after it was posted to the site on Tuesday in “error”  —  Teen Vogue removed an article sponsored by the Saudi Tourism Authority after it was posted to the site on Tuesday in “error,” an individual with knowledge of the matter told TheWrap.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and @jbarro
Lawfare:
How AG Merrick Garland can reverse Trump's press freedom abuses, starting with investigating arrests and uses of force against journalists during BLM protests  —  When President Biden announced the nomination of Merrick Garland as the next attorney general, Biden criticized incendiary rhetoric …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Meredith hires Mary Margaret as the new EIC of Entertainment Weekly; she will be the 31-year-old publication's first female EIC  —  After a more than three month search, Meredith announced that Mary Margaret is the new editor in chief of Entertainment Weekly, the 31-year-old consumer publication.
Discussion: The Wrap and MediaPost
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube says more than 120M Americans streamed YouTube and YouTube TV on their TVs in December 2020, up from 100M in March 2020  —  YouTube is again touting the living-room TV as the fastest-growing screen in its device matrix, angling to get more advertisers to spend money on the platform.
 
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BBC moves Children's production, which makes shows for CBeebies and CBBC, into its commercial operation to let it make programs for rivals such as Netflix
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Davey Alba / New York Times:
Research shows Epoch Media's ties to over a dozen sites pushing misleading information, even as social media companies take steps to limit misinformation
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Jennifer Lyons, NewsNation VP of news, has resigned effective immediately, the third top editor to quit as some staff complain of the network's rightward shift
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Court dismisses a defamation suit brought by Trump's campaign against NYT for 2019 op-ed that claimed a quid pro quo existed between Trump and Russian officials
Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Longtime CBS News political correspondent Roger Mudd dies at 93
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Piers Morgan to leave ITV's Good Morning Britain after blowback on his comments about Meghan Markle; Ofcom launches probe of the comments after 41K+ complained