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John Daniszewski / The Definitive Source:
AP will no longer name suspects in minor crime stories but will keep naming suspects in stories on active fugitive searches and significant crimes like murder — John Daniszewski — AP will no longer name suspects in minor crime stories, which we sometimes cover and pick …
Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal:
Private equity firm Platinum Equity plans to buy textbook publisher McGraw Hill from Apollo Global Management in a deal valued around $4.5B, including debt — Deal for the textbook publisher is valued at about $4.5 billion, including debt — Private-equity firm Platinum Equity has struck …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple Podcasts Subscriptions go live globally, letting subscribers unlock additional benefits; Apple takes a 30% cut in the first year and 15% in the second — Apple Podcasts Subscriptions are now live across more than 170 countries and regions, Apple announced this morning.
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Apple, The Verge, @tedhosmann, @zkahn, hotpodnews.com, @kerrymflynn, @nwquah, ScreenRant, RAIN News, Variety and MacRumors
Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic:
Examining the commercialization of ideas and interactions via newsletters, NFTs, and tip jars, where money empowers but reduces expression to mere commerce — That's not just a tweet; that's your original idea and your intellectual property, and maybe you can sell it.
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@carlywatters, @sarahchousley, @jeffreygoldberg, @mathewi, @morroweric, @carlywatters, @niemanlab, @tinaduryea, @kait_tiffany, @carlywatters and Deez Links
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Mashable EIC Jessica Coen joins Morning Brew as chief content officer and will lead Morning Brew's expansion into new business lines, like events and video — Mashable editor-in-chief Jessica Coen is joining Morning Brew as chief content officer, Axios has learned. She will report to CEO Austin Rief.
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@jessicacoen, @tysonhutchins_, @axios, @jyarow, @devin_tomb, @micahgrimes, @joshsternberg, @steakscience, @neal_freyman, @austin_rief and Talking Biz News
Jasper Jolly / The Guardian:
GB News, which launched in the UK with a mission to produce “anti-woke” US-style news content, faces an advertiser backlash as Ikea and Nivea pull their ads — Ikea, Grolsch and Kopparberg have suspended adverts due to station's perceived conflict with their values
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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 — Almost five months after leaving office, major publishing houses still are wary of publishing a book by former President Donald Trump …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Challenger, Gray & Christmas data: about 960 newsroom jobs have been lost so far this year, down 91% from 10,576 cuts through the same period last year — Media job cuts are down 91% from this time last year.
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@raju, @ketchcast and @digitalshields
Oversight Board:
Oversight Board takes its first policy opinion request from Facebook, on the sharing of residential info, which Facebook says can be relevant for journalism — Today, the Board announced it has accepted a policy advisory opinion request from Facebook on the sharing of private residential information.
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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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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Axios, @sarthakgh, @karaswisher, @monteiro, @holdenthepage, @maxwelltani, @lanceulanoff, @heatherkelly, @heyfeifer, @harrymccracken, @shonaghosh, @jaycodon, @silvermanjacob, @dannycrichton, @iatalkspace, @tsuvik, @megancarpentier, @jonrussell, @kantrowitz, @axios, @mekosoff, @dgolumbia, @karlbode, @danprimack, @benyt, @alex, @johnbiggs, @panzer, The A.V. Club, The Wrap, Talking Biz News and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
A look at the value of reported obituaries about “regular people”, the kind local newspapers often ran, and how newsletters can deliver the same type of stories — Here's what we discovered from 2.5 years of work, a fellowship and a newsletter — Before the famous and powerful die …
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@kristenhare, @lelindstrom, @stevenwaldman, @lelindstrom, @lucasgsl6, @lelindstrom, @lelindstrom, @amy_hollyfield, @mujschool, @gabriellecalise, @exit265c, @christisch1, @sammyragland, @craigtimes, @stephhayes, @matt_mckenzie1, @kristenhare, @kristenhare, @ninatypewriter and Tampa Bay Times
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