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8:10 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.
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 …
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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 …
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.
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/...
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 …
Discussion: Reuters, Associated Press and NPR
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.
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
Bloomberg:
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bills in the US House and Senate that would let news outlets negotiate collectively with Google, Facebook, and others  —  - News media could band together under bill to bargain with tech  — Australia law marked a major victory for news publishers
Kendall Baker / Axios:
NYT's NBA reporter Marc Stein is partnering with social audio app Locker Room to create live audio content  —  Marc Stein, the New York Times' star NBA reporter, has partnered with Locker Room to create live audio content, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Locker Room, Clubhouse …
Discussion: @thekendallbaker
 
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
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
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”
Discussion: @jbarro
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
 Earlier Picks: 
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
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