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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Twitter buys Scroll, the $5/month service that removes ads from partner news sites; Scroll's Nuzzel email service will shut down on May 6 — The Nuzzel email service is winding down and the future of Scroll is uncertain — Twitter's acquisition spree continues today with Scroll …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter opens Spaces, its live audio feature, to anyone with 600+ followers and will allow creators to co-host and sell tickets to live events on Spaces — Twitter Spaces, the company's new live audio rooms feature, is opening up more broadly. The company announced today it's making Twitter …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The recent corrections on Giuliani reporting, where NYT and NBC News confirmed WaPo's incorrect report, suggest some outlets place too much faith in their peers — The headline on The Post's exclusive on Rudolph W. Giuliani was unequivocal: “FBI warned Giuliani, key Trump ally in Senate …
Emma Graham-Harrison / The Guardian:
UNESCO report details the epidemic of online abuse against female journalists worldwide and how it is affecting their reporting and personal lives — Misogyny, bigotry and threats ‘cut public trust in critical media’, warns report after major investigation
Kalina Newman / Washington Post:
A look at some TikTok creators, unaffiliated with any traditional media outlet, who are aggregating news, and delivering it to their mostly young followers — On the evening of Election Day 2020, Marcus DiPaola kept hearing the same thing: People were turning off cable news because results were coming in slowly.
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Understanding TikTok, @dianaelbasha, @marklittlenews, @vcunews, @scottnover, @kalinanewman and @shiratarlo
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Yamiche Alcindor, the White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour and once a frequent target of Trump's ire, will become host of the PBS show Washington Week — She succeeds Robert Costa at a program best known as the longtime home of the anchor Gwen Ifill.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bright, a live video platform built on top of Zoom, launches with celeb partners to let fans engage in ticketed video sessions with creators, actors, musicians — What if you could Zoom with your favorite creator and ask them questions? That's the promise of Bright, the new live video …
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Forbes, Variety, Deadline, Rolling Stone and Tubefilter
Sharon Tam / Reuters:
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the government is working on a “fake news” law to tackle “misinformation, hatred, and lies” — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government was working on “fake news” legislation to tackle “misinformation, hatred and lies …
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@risj_oxford, @benedictrogers, @rasmus_kleis and @mistercommodity
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
NPR podcasts are helping diversify its audience in terms of race and of age, generating the largest chunk of corporate sponsorship, and enabling experimentation — A cabdriver in Tehran helped Ramtin Arablouei crystallize the idea. — “People in the West, they don't remember anything,” …
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@lindaholmes, @bobbyallyn, @ramtinarablouei, @bethfertig, Podcast Movement, @jessethorn, @doualyx, @simonowens, @phillatzman and @elaheizadi
Reuters:
Thomson Reuters beat Q1 estimates, with total sales up 4% to $1.58B and overall profit rising by a third to $387M; Reuters News grew sales by 2% to $160M — Thomson Reuters exceeded first quarter revenue and operating profit estimates on Tuesday, helped by gains in its three main divisions …
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Jane Lee / Reuters:
Kajabi, which helps people monetize expertise through websites, online classes, newsletters, and podcasts, raises $550M led by Tiger Global at a $2B+ valuation — Kajabi, an e-commerce platform that serves knowledge-based businesses, said on Tuesday it raised $550 million in its latest round …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Q&A with WarnerMedia's DTC chief Andy Forssell, on how HBO Max evolved in its first year, its upcoming ad-supported tier, and international expansion — EXCLUSIVE: Even in a business well-acquainted with comebacks, HBO Max has become a fairly remarkable turnaround story.
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