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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Report: Fortune employees are staging a day-long strike to protest performance targets like byline counts and traffic goals and to push for diversity measures — Staffers at Fortune are staging a day-long work stoppage on Tuesday, reports Steven Perlberg of Insider.
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@fortune_union, @perlberg, Insider, @lmoses, @zdcreatorsguild, @chactivist, @binarybits, @blackamazon, nyguild.org, @kerrymflynn, @bfnewsunion, @markstenberg3, @mathewi, @larakiara, The Hill, Poynter and The Wrap
Adam Tinworth / One Man & His Blog:
The Telegraph's plan to reward journalists who attract and retain subscribers will not reward clickbait — The Telegraph's plan to incentivise subscriber-friendly content doesn't look like clickbait payments, whatever Twitter says — There's a Guardian article blowing up on Twitter at the moment …
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@chrismoranuk, Beyond Search, @benwhitelaw, @nickgibbs, @martincloake, @jamesrbuk, @james_brabazon, @mathewi, @jamesrbuk, @michaelejigu, @travelfish, The Fix, @berendvdkolk and Press Gazette
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Google's GNI awards $3M to new orgs to fight vaccine misinfo, including to India's The Quint, which provides fact checks to rural women via a grassroots network — Google has announced the 11 projects selected to receive a collective $3 million to fight Covid-19 vaccine misinformation.
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The Keyword, @kent_walker, @themediaisdying, @niemanlab, @ctardaguila, @mantzarlis, @gkangind and Engadget
Shirley Zhao / Bloomberg:
Sources: China told media to stagger Oscars telecast, after nomination of a HK protests documentary and concern over views of Best Director contender Chloe Zhao — - The awards ceremony shouldn't be broadcast in real time — Outlets should only report on awards not deemed sensitive
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Variety, Fast Company and Hollywood Reporter
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
France says Apple's upcoming IDFA ad privacy changes are not abusive but will investigate if Apple has stricter rules for third-party apps than for its own apps — French competition authority says Apple's changes 'don't appear to be abusive' — France's competition regulator rejected …
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MacRumors and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Brad Esposito / Very Fine Day:
Interview with Brandy Zadrozny of NBC News, on working as a researcher at Fox News, the odd politics of 2016, QAnon, and the sadness of dark stories — Well, it's March again. Get 50% off a paid subscription to VFD - forever. Check it out HERE. — Don't know what Very Fine Day is?
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@tomnamako, @taylorlorenz, @vestaljen, @walldo and @brandyzadrozny
Seth Berkman / New York Times:
A look at South Korean TV shows' extensive use of product placement to get around restrictions on commercial breaks, resulting in many shows featuring Subway — The sandwich chain's aggressive use of product placement has made it a ubiquitous presence on the country's television shows.
Discussion:
@goawaywithjae, @theericgoldman and @shiraovide
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
Multichannel News, which was bought by Future PLC in 2018, will be combined with sister site Broadcasting + Cable on April 1; no staff cuts are planned — Multichannel News, a publication that has covered the TV industry for over 40 years, will be combined with sister title Broadcast + Cable, effective April 1.
Noam Cohen / Wired:
Wikimedia Foundation debuts Wikimedia Enterprise, a premium service for delivering Wikipedia content to companies like Google, but a free option will remain — The Big Four all lean on the encyclopedia at no cost. With the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the volunteer project will change that—and possibly itself, too.
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@romaindillet, @keynote2k, @glovink, @wikimedia, @josh_wills, @wittylama, @wikidocjames, @joplam, @wired, @lorakolodny, @adamkovac, AppleInsider, The Verge, Mashable and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
James Ball / New Statesman:
BuzzFeed and HuffPost showed digital sites can reach huge audiences and create social value; what's missing are involved owners who don't seek VC-scale profits — The problem facing digital journalism isn't the editorial content - it's the business model. — To write about journalism …
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@nycsouthpaw, @jamesrbuk, @pressgazette, @jamesrbuk, @michellemanafy, American Press Institute and MediaPost
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook will begin testing its publishing platform, including website and newsletter tools, with a small group of writers, some of whom will be paid — Facebook will soon begin testing partnerships with a small group of independent writers for its new publishing platform, sources tell Axios.
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New Republic, @dylanbyers, The Verge, @carolinemurs, @chrismessina, @slooterman, @nathanblawrence, @graceonfootball, @silvermanjacob, @camcron, @broderick, @hshaban, @coreyatad, @hshaban, @noyokono, @cagoldberglaw, @patreon, @jeffjarvis, @ryanlcooper, @kylebrussell, @newrepublic, @robpegoraro, Reuters, @silvermanjacob, @fordm, @glcarlstrom, @kantrowitz, @bigblackjacobin, @rmc031, @thetomzone, @jessicalessin, Insider, @jeffjarvis, @julieolivertx, @toddo, @film_girl, @joshsternberg, @dduane, @zephyrteachout, @aexm, @mattnavarra, @emilybell and @mediaevan, more at Techmeme »
The Verge:
A group of 15 AGs update their antitrust complaint against Google, taking aim at privacy updates to Chrome related to ad targeting and Google's Privacy Sandbox — ‘Google is trying to hide its true intentions behind a pretext of privacy,’ say prosecutors — State antitrust watchdogs …
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Politico, @jason_kint, @johnwilander and @jeremybmerrill, more at Techmeme »
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