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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Jonah Peretti says BuzzFeed “invested in news beyond where the revenue could support it” in 2014-2016, thinks commerce will make up 31% of revenue by 2024 — Jonah Peretti says he has learned from earlier ‘mistake’ and promises to grow in ‘sustainable way’
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Sources: Tucker Carlson accused the NSA of spying on him after he learned US officials knew he was talking to Kremlin intermediaries to set up a Putin interview — Tucker Carlson was talking to U.S.-based Kremlin intermediaries about setting up an interview with Vladimir Putin shortly …
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BuzzFeed News:
FOIA docs show that a Fox News producer sent a very broad FOIA request to the NSA last week seeking evidence that officials were spying on Tucker Carlson
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Foreign lobbying disclosures show Saudi Arabia is funding a yet-to-be-announced digital news service with a DC studio and English-language content — - Saudi Arabia is funding a digital news platform that will feature some U.S.-based media professionals as it begins a new lobbying effort aimed at the White House and Congress.
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Naomi Osaka / TIME:
Naomi Osaka says the press conference format should be less “subject v. object”, suggests allowing “sick days” where players are excused from press commitments — Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player who will represent Japan in the upcoming Olympics.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Publicis Media launches the Once & For All Coalition, a multi-year effort aimed at getting advertisers to invest in minority-owned media — Publicis Media said it would launch a “multi-year” effort aimed at getting advertisers to invest more regularly in media outlets that cater to people …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
State Department OIG finds that former USAGM CEO Michael Pack erred in firing six employees and stripping some of security clearances; five have been reinstated — A government watchdog found the Trump-appointed leader of Voice of America (VOA) erred in his dismissal of six employees …
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Yuras Karmanau / Associated Press:
Belarus blocks the website of online media outlet Nasha Niva, detains several of its journalists, and conducts searches at three other media outlets — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained some of its journalists …
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Profile of whistleblower May Edwards, who's been sentenced to six months for providing BuzzFeed News with US Treasury Department documents exposing corruption — By the time Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards stood before Judge Gregory Woods in a courtroom in Lower Manhattan last month …
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Peter White / Deadline:
Shonda Rhimes extends her deal with Netflix, which will now include feature films and potential gaming and VR content — Shonda Rhimes is sticking with Netflix. — The Bridgerton creator has extended her partnership with the streamer. — The deal, which extends the multi-million dollar deal …
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Bonnie Kristian / The Week:
Trump's lawsuits that claim Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube violated his First Amendment rights are just PR and fundraising tools, and likely legally doomed — One member of this class action is not like the others — Former President Donald Trump announced himself on Wednesday …
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Universal agrees to give IMDb TV exclusive rights to its 2020-2021 films and Amazon Prime Video 10-month rights to future films, after four months on Peacock — EXCLUSIVE: In another blockbuster streaming deal with a major movie studio, Amazon's Prime Video and IMDb TV have closed …
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James Hercher / AdExchanger:
The Trade Desk launches a demand-side dashboard, Solimar, for ad buying and a venture capital arm; its first startup investment is in Chalice Custom Algorithms — The Trade Desk's investment in Chalice is another example of the company positioning as a voice of the open internet against walled gardens.
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