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Archie Bland / The Guardian:
Emails: BuzzFeed is shutting down HuffPost UK's news operation and video desk, except for its politics team, affecting 16 of 29 journalists — Exclusive: Owner BuzzFeed's move leaves more than half of editorial staff at risk — BuzzFeed has told the UK staff of its recently acquired HuffPost website …
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Netflix is running a test cracking down on password sharing, prompting some users to get their own account if they don't live with the owner of the account — Earlier this week, some Netflix subscribers began to notice that it might be a bit harder to “borrow” someone's password.
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Hannah Farrow / Local News Initiative:
A look at monetization strategies that Gannett is experimenting with, including dynamic paywalls, changing the size of its metered paywalls, and premium content — News Outlets Apologize Less and Innovate More, With a ‘Freemium’ Model and Dynamic Paywalls — Gannett's Amalie Nash is tired …
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Columbia Journalism Review, @coreyhutchins, @kerrymflynn, @ifjglobal, @cjr, @arionnenettles, @raju, @cjr, @niemanlab, Chalkbeat and American Press Institute
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
How YouTube celebrity Tim Pool and others failed to launch a news site backed with $1M+ in crowdfunding after infighting, which included a dispute over a cat — Tim Pool's disgruntled ex-partners say he used a cat as a bargaining chip in an ugly business negotiation. Pool says he's innocent.
Ashley Gold / Axios:
YouTube says it has taken down 30,000 videos that made false or misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines over the last six months — YouTube has taken down more than 30,000 videos that made misleading or false claims about COVID-19 vaccines over the last six months, YouTube spokesperson Elena Hernandez …
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@evelyndouek, @niemanlab, Slashdot and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Archie Bland / The Guardian:
Sources: UK's Society of Editors will postpone the National Press Awards after outlets withdrew from the awards in protest of SoE's claim media wasn't racist — Exclusive: decision follows resignation of executive director over statement denying racism in press
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openDemocracy, Press Gazette and Breitbart
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
The Weeknd says his albums will no longer be submitted to the Grammys due to its anonymous voting committees, which some believe subvert the will of the voters — The event on Sunday will address the challenges of a music industry hit hard by the pandemic.
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Variety, TheGrio, Complete Music Update, Hollywood Life, The A.V. Club, The Wrap, New York Post, UPROXX, Rolling Stone and Hollywood Reporter
Variety:
Health officials say Los Angeles theaters can reopen at 25% capacity between March 15-March 17; major circuits believe they won't be operational until March 19 — Movie theaters in Los Angeles will be able to reopen early next week, public health officials said Thursday.
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The Verge, @heybrucewright, @helaineolen, @geniusbastard, @marcmalkin and MediaPost
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Interview with Anthony Barnett, founding EIC of openDemocracy, on the invisible pact between UK's tabloid press and the royal family, as noted by Prince Harry — A year after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from their royal duties and embarked on a life outside the United Kingdom …
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@peterjukes, Insider, @oz_f and Hollywood Reporter
GOV.UK:
New UK action plan to protect journalists includes training for police, a call for evidence from journalists, and the introduction of an Online Safety Bill — Statements of support from political parties — Statement from the National Committee for the Safety of Journalists
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@rsf_en, @janebsinger, @nuj_lfb, @tomhourigan, @jonathancmunro, @dcms, @dcms, @dcnorg, The Guardian and Jon Slattery, Thanks:@sdp
Sarah Sluis / AdExchanger:
Google is further integrating the Publisher Provided Identifier into its Ad Manager, aiding publishers' first-party tracking in lieu of third-party cookies — The PPID's technical setup works like this: the publisher will create a unique ID for users, based on a first-party cookie or a log-in ID.
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Press Gazette, The Keyword, @ashk4n, @sarahsluis, Privacy News Online …, @aripap, @chronotope, @jbrouet, Michael Tsai and IAB Tech Lab, more at Techmeme »
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Teen Vogue's incoming EIC Alexi McCammond apologizes again for using “hurtful and inexcusable language” in tweets from 2011 and 2012 when she was a teenager — New York (CNN Business)Teen Vogue's newly appointed editor in chief isn't slated to start until March 24 …
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New York Post, The Daily Beast, Poynter, The Business of Fashion, @rbraceysherman, @ijbailey, @hjessy_, @kerrymflynn, Breitbart, WWD and USA Today
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