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Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Andreessen Horowitz launches Future, a media property that will focus on informational and editorial content created by full-time staff and outside contributors — Today, venture firm Andreessen Horowitz is officially launching its media property, called Future.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
AG Merrick Garland met off-the-record with execs from WaPo, CNN, and NYT on Monday, after saying he would tighten DOJ policies on obtaining reporters' records — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday said he would tighten Justice Department's policies on obtaining records from lawmakers and reporters …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Politico editor Carrie Budoff Brown to join NBC as a high-level executive overseeing Meet the Press' franchise of newsletters, streaming, and podcasts — Politico's top editor Carrie Budoff Brown is joining NBC in a high-level executive position at the network that includes overseeing the …
Kate Kaye / Digiday:
Analysis: Amazon's properties, including Amazon.com, WholeFoods.com, and Zappos.com, are blocking Google's new FLoC tracking system from gathering data — Amazon is blocking Google's controversial cookieless tracking and targeting method. — Most of Amazon's properties including Amazon.com …
Politico:
Despite Trump's claim to have rejected offers from two “prestigious” publishing houses, sources at the top five publishers are unaware of any such deal offers — The former president insists he has offers from two of the “most prestigious publishing houses.” None of the major five said they extended one.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify inks an exclusive deal with “Call her Daddy” podcaster Alexandra Cooper, which includes exclusive rights to future episodes and access to back catalog — Spotify has inked an exclusive deal with Alexandra Cooper, host and creator of the popular podcast “Call her Daddy.”
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Brian Contreras / Los Angeles Times:
Some newsletter writers describe their helpless frustration with Gmail's inbox filter, which seems to randomly send newsletters to Promotions or spam folders — The newsletters business is booming, and Substack along with it. But one big thing still stands between writers and their readers …
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@mattw59, @chrismohney, @latimes, @ryanlcooper, @jeffbercovici, @latimes, @hunterschwarz, @emayfarris, @jeffbercovici and @therealmerb
Bill Glauber / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The Milwaukee Press Club reposted an interview with Senator Ron Johnson after YouTube banned Johnson for a week for violating COVID-19 misinformation policies — The Milwaukee Press Club circumvented a YouTube ban and has now posted on its website a controversial interview with Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson.
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Rudy Takala / Mediaite:
NYT has corrected a March 19 story that referred to the satirical website Babylon Bee as “misinformation”, after the sites' operators threatened legal action — The New York Times corrected a story referring to the satirical Babylon Bee website as “misinformation” …
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Former Simon & Schuster and Hachette executives launch All Seasons Press, a conservative publisher that has already signed deals with two former Trump officials — All Seasons Press, led by two industry veterans, backs right-wing authors as mainstream houses face growing disputes over editorial decisions
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@blackamazon and Publishers Lunch
Barney Davis / London Evening Standard:
BBC Newsnight political editor Nicholas Watt was heckled and chased by anti-lockdown protesters in London; police say they are investigating the incident — NEWS UK — BBC journalist Nicholas Watt chased and abused by anti-lockdown protesters … senior BBC journalist was chased by a mob …
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CNN:
Myanmar releases and deports Nathan Maung, an American citizen and Kamayut Media's co-founder and editor-in-chief, who had been detained since March 9 — U.S. journalists held in a notoriously brutal Myanmar prison — (CNN Business)American citizen Nathan Maung …
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