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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Texas Tribune's editorial director, Stacy-Marie Ishmael, and chief product officer, Millie Tran, say they will leave next month, both citing an intense year — The Texas Tribune, a digital news outlet in Austin, is losing two of its leaders. — Stacy-Marie Ishmael, the editorial director …
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Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Facebook now lets users and pages turn off comments on their posts, after a 2019 Australian court ruling that news pubs are liable for comments on their pages — The new feature to limit comments comes after an Australian court ruling that found news outlets are liable for comments on their pages
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Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google is rolling out FLoC, its alternative to third-party cookies and a crucial part of its Privacy Sandbox project for Chrome, as a developer origin trial — Google today announced that it is rolling out Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), a crucial part of its Privacy Sandbox project for Chrome, as a developer origin trial.
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Aoife White / Bloomberg:
A group of ad-tech companies, including PubMatic, details SWAN, an anonymous identifier that lets users control ads they see, as an alternative to web cookies — - SWAN network, backed by PubMatic, others, to launch in summer — Google's FLoC has been criticized by privacy advocates
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Linkedin launches a Creator mode, like its Influencer network but letting anyone be a creator, launches video Cover Stories, adds Service pages for freelancers — LinkedIn, the social network now with 740 million users around the world, has carved out an identity for itself as the place online …
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The State News Guild:
Journalists at McClatchy's The State move to form South Carolina's largest newspaper union, The State News Guild — On March 31 the journalists of The State newspaper moved to form South Carolina's largest newspaper union, The State News Guild. — “Our mission is to foster an environment …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Regional publishers JPI Media and Archant top furlough claims for the UK news media industry in January; Al Jazeera and Tortoise newly joined the scheme — Regional publishers JPI Media, Archant and Midland News Association topped furlough claims for the UK news media industry in January.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Google says it will contribute €25M to the European Media and Information Fund, which was established last week to improve media literacy — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google will contribute 25 million euros ($29.3 million) to the newly set up European Media and Information Fund …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Fox Corp CEO and executive chairman Lachlan Murdoch has departed Los Angeles and moved back to Australia — Lachlan Murdoch, the Fox Corp. CEO and executive chairman, has departed Los Angeles and returned to Australia with his wife and children, according to three people with ties to the Murdoch family.
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sports media startup Buzzer secures rights to stream short snippets of live action from NHL games and PGA golf on phones for 99 cents apiece — Buzzer has secured rights to stream snippets of NHL games and PGA golf on smartphones — Sports leagues and TV networks are finding …
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Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Apple leads $50M Series B in music distributor UnitedMasters, with a16z and Alphabet participating; UnitedMasters enters a strategic partnership with Apple — Independent music distribution platform and tool factory UnitedMasters has raised a $50M series B round led by Apple.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify buys app developer Betty Labs, creator of Locker Room, a live social audio app where fans can talk about sports, which Spotify plans on expanding — The acquisition will allow creators of all kinds to host anything from debates to live concerts.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Univision reports Q4 revenue of $722.9M, up 4% YoY, and a loss of $39.1M, compared with a year-ago profit of $93.9M — “We will begin unlocking the enormous potential of Univision,” says CEO Wade Davis in the Spanish-language media giant's first financial report since selling a majority stake to an investor group.
BBC:
BBC's China correspondent John Sudworth has left the country and moved to Taiwan following pressure and threats from the Chinese authorities — The BBC's Beijing correspondent John Sudworth has left China and moved to Taiwan following pressure and threats from the Chinese authorities.
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