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SEC filing: Alden took out two loans, totaling $278M, in the Tribune Publishing deal and removed CEO Terry Jimenez; Tribune was debt-free — It didn't take long for Alden Global Capital to put its imprint — and significant debt — on Tribune Publishing, after closing its $633 million acquisition …
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Profile of Alden's Heath Freeman, as he bets on cost cutting, subscription revenue, and potential fees from licensing stories to giants like Facebook and Google — Heath Freeman, president of Alden Global Capital, is known for pushing big cost reductions, which he says help to save newspapers


Sources: NYT is looking into a full acquisition of The Athletic, not a merger or a joint venture — The New York Times is looking into a potential acquisition of The Athletic, three sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. — Driving the news: Sources say The Times approached …
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AP says it's starting a review of its social media policies, asking staff for suggestions, and hopes to have a committee presenting recommendations by September — NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press said Monday that it is launching a review of its social media policies after questions …
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@penenberg, American Press Institute, @baekdal and Media Nation
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Emily Wilder was wronged by AP editors, who were less concerned with work product than about “appearances”, defined by groups like Stanford College Republicans — On May 18, the Associated Press reported on the arrest of an arson suspect over a Los Angeles wildfire …
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@sopandeb, @cdelshad, @brettmmurphy, The Intercept and Media Nation

Over 100 AP staff sign a letter saying they “strongly disapprove” with how Emily Wilder's firing was handled and call on AP to update social media policies
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In a staff meeting, Jeff Zucker said a CNN streaming platform will launch within the next year, and he defended the lack of a suspension for Chris Cuomo — President Jeff Zucker also said during a town hall that he would consider his future at the cable network given CNN parent company's merger with Discovery


Delhi police visited two Twitter offices in India after demanding Twitter explain why a “manipulated media” tag was given to a BJP spokesperson's tweet — - Tribunals are in pathetic condition, make appointments in without specifying tenure: SC to Centre


17 journalists covering Gaza say their WhatsApp accounts were blocked, possibly because they followed a Hamas group; WhatsApp says it will reinstate accounts — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A few hours after the latest cease-fire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian journalists …
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@kenroth and BuzzFeed News


Facebook has signed deals with 14 Canadian publishers to pay for the ability to link to their news stories that are not already posted on its platform — MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook Inc. says it will pay some Canadian publishers for the ability to link to news stories not already posted on its platform.
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Facebook Journalism Project, @reicurran, @navalang, @mathewi, @brianjjackson and Globe and Mail


Vimeo stock fell 12.85% on Tuesday, its first day of trading as a public company after spinning off from IAC, closing at $45.39/share, with a ~$7.2B market cap — Shares of video-hosting provider Vimeo fell 12.85% on Tuesday, its first day of trading as a publicly traded company …
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Reuters, Crain's New York Business, PR Newswire and Yahoo Finance, more at Techmeme »


AP and FanDuel sign an agreement to make FanDuel the exclusive provider of sports odds across the AP's global sports report — FanDuel and The Associated Press have reached an agreement to make FanDuel the exclusive provider of sports odds across AP's global sports report, executives tell Axios.
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@ckrewson, @maxwelltani, @labuzamovies, @nickwingfield, @mattwaite, @justinbaragona, @jackkramer, Defector, @peterhassett, @barry, Sportico and Awful Announcing


OneOf, a music-focused NFT marketplace backed by Quincy Jones, raises $63M in seed, says its Tezos blockchain protocol uses less energy to mint NFTs than others — An NFT music platform backed by mogul Quincy Jones has secured the support of artists including Doja Cat, John Legend, H.E.R. …
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Rolling Stone, Wired, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Billboard, TheGrio, The A.V. Club, Music Business Worldwide, Forbes and Engadget, more at Techmeme »