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Minnesota federal judge bars Minnesota state law enforcement from using force against journalists or ordering them to disperse while covering protests — A Minnesota federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring Minnesota state law enforcement from using force against journalists …
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Letter to MN's governor from a media group says troopers threw an Asian American CNN producer to the ground, asked if she spoke English, and sent her to jail — A CNN producer was reportedly arrested in a shocking, forceful manner last week as Minnesota law enforcement cracked …
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Journalists covering MN protests on Friday say state and local police rounded them up and photographed their faces and IDs before release, despite a court order — Journalists covering a protest in a Minneapolis suburb Friday night were forced on their stomachs by law enforcement …
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Sources: Penske Media, publisher of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in the South by Southwest festival — SXSW took a big hit when it was canceled last year because of Covid-19 — Penske Media Corp., the publisher of magazines like Rolling Stone …
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A dozen of the world's richest soccer clubs announce a breakaway European Super League, potentially siphoning off Champions League's billions in TV revenues — Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool and Juventus are among the dozen founding members of a league that would upend the sport's structures and economics.
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Ad revenue was up dramatically in Q1 YoY for some publishers, including Bloomberg Media, Insider, Vice, Bustle Digital Group, and Axios — Subscriptions may be the rage, but businesses of all sorts are pouring money into advertising — digital most of all.
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Sources: Hansjörg Wyss has withdrawn from bidding for Tribune Publishing; Stewart Bainum seeks new financing to pursue the ownership of the newspaper chain — Hansjörg Wyss was part of a serious offer for the major newspaper chain that could have prevented it from being sold to the hedge fund Alden Global Capital.
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Profile of Dana Bash, who has had a slow rise at CNN over almost three decades, from a job logging tape at 22 to current co-host of the State of the Union show — The new coanchor of CNN's State of the Union was never slated for overnight success. She's fine with that.


Interview with CBS News' Susan Zirinsky on her time at the network, its efforts on strengthening the newsroom, and frustrations with her role as president — In an interview as she prepares to step down as news division head, Susan Zirinsky said, “I feel I have given my entire soul into rebuilding this organization.”
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HuffPost UK says it is “here to stay” with “a smaller team” after editor-in-chief Jess Brammar and others depart — Huffpost has said its UK website is “here to stay” despite culling its news team, which has led to the departure of editor-in-chief Jess Brammar.
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Washington newsrooms should have fewer political reporters, and editors should let subject-matter beat reporters take the lead on most major stories of the day — When I founded my Press Watch website a year and a half ago, my goal was to improve political journalism.
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Book sales during the pandemic have lost the serendipitous discovery of stores, boosting established names and existing bestsellers — Will the shifts brought on by the pandemic, favoring online retailers over bookstores and established authors over new ones, change publishing forever?
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An NFT combining Edward Snowden's image and pages of a court ruling on surveillance sold for $5.45M in Ethereum; proceeds go to Freedom of the Press Foundation — An NFT artwork created by Edward Snowden has sold for $5.4 million in Ethereum. — “Stay Free” portrays the NSA whistleblower …
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AP will soon begin auctioning off NFT-backed digital art files based on iconic photos and event coverage; Time magazine is exploring more blockchain integration
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