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6:35 PM ET, April 1, 2021

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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
SCOTUS upholds FCC's decision to scrap three media ownership restrictions, including a ban on cross-ownership of newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations  —  The decision is a big win for the FCC and reverses a finding from the 3rd Circuit that the agency didn't adequately consider …
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Amy Kroin / Free Press:
The Free Press blasts the ruling upholding FCC's abandonment of media ownership restrictions: “This Supreme Court decision couldn't come at a worse time”  —  Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838  —  WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed strictly on procedural …
Eric Deggans / NPR:
Nearly 140 filmmakers sign a letter to PBS, saying it's failed to support a diversity of voices and its relationship with Ken Burns leaves less room for BIPOC  —  Nearly 140 documentary filmmakers have signed onto a letter given to PBS executives, suggesting the service may provide an unfair level …
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Staff say Patrick Soon-Shiong's daughter Nika has become a welcome liaison between LAT and the owner and active with the editorial board, though lacking a title  —  ‘THANK YOU’ … She may not be on the masthead, but Soon-Shiong has become a regular voice in LAT newsroom.
Sportico:
John Skipper and Dan Le Batard's new media company, Meadowlark, raises $12.6M Series A from DraftKings, DAZN, and others  —  Meadowlark, the new media company founded by ESPN veterans John Skipper and Dan Le Batard, has raised $12.6 million from an investor group that includes DraftKings …
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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Facebook says a now-removed interview with Trump posted by daughter-in-law Lara Trump falls under its ban as it spoke “in the voice of President Trump”  —  Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump promoted a new interview with the former president on Facebook and Instagram Tuesday …
PEN America:
Social media companies should make changes like creating a dashboard that filters abusive content and an SOS button to help journalists facing online abuse  —  No Excuse for Abuse  —  Introduction  —  Online abuse—from violent threats and hateful slurs to sexual harassment, impersonation …
Discourse Blog:
Management at The New Republic backs off plans to force NYC staffers to relocate to Washington, DC, after its union blasted leadership for a lack of notice  —  Staffers say they're still worried about the magazine's future.  —  Last week, staffers at The New Republic had their first meeting …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
A look at local newsletter network 6AM City and its plans for 2021, which include expanding from nine markets to 14 and growing subscribers from 400K to 750K  —  As the newsletter ecosystem heats up, the battle for inbox dominance could be headed to your backyard.
Paul Takahashi / Houston Chronicle:
Houston Chronicle's executive editor, Steve Riley, is retiring after taking the helm of the newspaper in May 2019; he will step down once a successor is found  —  Houston Chronicle Executive Editor Steve Riley said Wednesday that he will retire after a 41-year career in journalism, including more than three years at the Chronicle.
Variety:
Netflix is paying $450M for the rights to Knives Out 2 and Knives Out 3, the follow-ups to the 2019 mystery with director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig  —  Netflix is plunking down an astounding $450 million for the rights to “Knives Out 2” and “Knives Out 3,” the next two follow-ups to the 2019 murder mystery.
Erin Kissane / The COVID Tracking Project:
Managing editor of the COVID Tracking Project details the logistics behind the initiative, the challenges of incomplete data, and being transparent  —  As of March 7, 2021 we are no longer collecting new data.  Learn about available federal data.  —  We started The COVID Tracking Project in March of 2020.
 
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Sylvia Varnham O'Regan / The Information:
Gupta Media: Facebook ad prices, measured in cost per thousand impressions, rebounded from a $1 monthly average last spring to almost $5 in November
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Ex-government analyst Daniel Hale, charged with leaking drone warfare info to a reporter apparently at The Intercept, pleads guilty to violating Espionage Act
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Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Facebook now lets users and Pages limit comments on posts, after a 2019 Australian court ruling that news outlets are liable for comments on their Pages
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