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Ellen DeGeneres says she is ending her show in 2022, insisting it has been “the plan all along” and is not because of bullying allegations — DeGeneres gets candid about her decision to wrap up the show in 2022, the allegations that nearly sent her packing and the parts that she'll miss most …

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Michigan GOP lawmaker introduces a bill that requires fact checkers to register with the state using a $1M fidelity bond, and levies $1K/day fine for violations — Lansing — A Michigan lawmaker who's been at the center of efforts to question the 2020 election introduced a bill Tuesday that would require …

Laura Wagner / Defector:

Docs and interviews with ~30 current and former staff at The Appeal show a demoralizing culture, especially for women and POC, questions about donors, and more — On Monday, The Appeal, a non-profit newsroom that primarily covers criminal justice, announced a set of sweeping organizational changes.

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Former DNC finance chair Henry R. Muñoz III acquires Funny or Die from a group that includes AMC Networks, Turner Entertainment, and Sequoia Capital — The philanthropist and former Democratic finance chair worked with the comedy studio on a CBS special last year. — Funny or Die has a new owner.

Discussion: Variety, @billyeichner, @zeitchikwapo, @patrickcotnoir and The Wrap

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:

How CNN changed under Jeff Zucker, as journalists and anchors, traditionally restricted by impartiality standards, show more emotions and air their opinions — As the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election came to a close last fall, CNN's top anchors and political correspondents stepped …

Mark Stenberg / Medialyte:

As platforms roll out monetization tools for creators, journalists and writers gain leverage and a glimmer of hope that they're worth more than they realized — A massive realignment of human capital is coming for the media industry. — A song to read by: “Crab,” by Alex G

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Peter White / Deadline:

IAB: podcast ad revenue in the US grew 19% in 2020 to hit $842M, up from $708M in 2019 and $479M in 2018, and is set to reach $2B by 2023 — The world of podcasting has grown exponentially over the last few years and it doesn't look like it's slowing down any time soon.

Discussion: The Wrap, Variety, RAIN News, IAB, MediaPost, Los Angeles Times, @ashleyrcarman, The Wrap and Radio & Television …

Sonia Faleiro / Rest of World:

An in-depth look at how a team of fact-checkers at Alt News in India is struggling against misinformation spread by the ruling BJP party on Facebook services — As the pandemic rages across the country, one team of fact-checkers contends with a post-truth dystopia.

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Fox News says it will launch new weekend programs hosted by Dan Bongino and former South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy — Gowdy will host a 7 p.m. program on Sundays while Bongino will lead a 10 p.m. program on Saturday. Fox News said its “Big Saturday Show” and “Big Sunday Show,” …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Wrap, @dylanbyers and TVNewser

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:

Bloomberg launches Equality, a vertical to expand its coverage of race, gender, diversity, and fairness within governments, companies, and societies — Bloomberg is expanding its business coverage of race, gender, diversity, and fairness within governments, companies, and societies …

Discussion: @kerrymflynn and @bbgmedia

Erika Kinetz / Associated Press:

Investigation: an army of fake bots covertly amplify Chinese propaganda on Twitter by retweeting posts from diplomats and state media tens of thousands of times — BRUSSELS (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.

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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:

Bloomberg launches a suite of subscriber-only content, including a daily blog, aimed at the 76% of Odd Lots podcast listeners who are non-subscribers — In February, roughly two and a half years after launching its paywall, Bloomberg Media met a major milestone: 300,000 paying subscribers.

Discussion: @moriartyparty, @esaagar, @tracyalloway, @frasermatthew, @mylesudland, Bloomberg and Talking Biz News

Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:

East Coast local broadcaster News 12 is partnering with Google for News 12 Spark, a lifestyle vertical that's fully curated using a new AI-powered tagging tool — The strain on media companies' ad businesses during the pandemic has forced publishers to get creative on how they approached everything …

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Twitter temporarily restricted the account of Palestinian-American writer reporting on Palestinian protests; the company said the move was an error

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Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg:
Former journalist in the UK says LinkedIn froze his account and removed his comments critical of China; LinkedIn has now restored his account and some comments

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Hearst sells the US version of Marie Claire to Future, publisher of Marie Claire UK and other titles; Future says it hopes existing US staffers will stay on

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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: BuzzFeed is in talks to acquire Complex Networks after BuzzFeed goes public via a SPAC, 890 Fifth Avenue Partners, even as the SPAC market slows down

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube plans to pay $100M to top creators on YouTube Shorts, its TikTok competitor, through 2022, starting in the next few months in the US and India

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as its executive editor; Buzbee, who is executive editor of the AP, will be the first woman to lead the news organization

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