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David Pegg / The Guardian:
Leaked list shows 180+ journalists, working for FT, CNN, NYT, WSJ, and others, are among potential targets of surveillance by government clients of NSO Group — Data leak and forensics suggest NSO's surveillance tool used against journalists at some of world's top media companies
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The Guardian:
Over 80 journalists from 16 outlets, members of the Forbidden Stories consortium, collaborated on the Pegasus project, which investigated the NSO Group leak — The Pegasus project poses urgent questions about the privatisation of the surveillance industry and the lack of safeguards for citizens
Washington Post:
Of the seven phones known to be infected with NSO malware in India, out of 22 checked, five belonged to journalists — NEW DELHI — A powerful surveillance tool licensed only to governments was used to infiltrate mobile phones belonging to at least seven people in India and was active …
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The Guardian, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Al Jazeera, The Daily Dot, @anjalib_, @jslaternyc and Shobharam Post, more at Techmeme »
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN says its streaming service CNN+ will debut in Q1 2022, with original content, a library of past CNN programming, and 8-12 hours of live, daily programming — New York (CNN Business)CNN is hiring hundreds of people and developing dozens of programs for a subscription streaming service that will launch early next year.
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CNN, @awallenstein, Vox, Gizmodo, @brianstelter, Fortune, @mattbelloni, @sarahljorgensen, @brianstelter, @johnekdahl, TVNewser, @cranepurveyor, Axios, @marceelias, Los Angeles Times, @pkafka, @willoremus, FierceVideo, @awallenstein, @willoremus, @genepark, @donie, @pkafka, @stevenbeynon, @backlon, @keithboykin, @jasonkilar, @awallenstein, @emzanotti, @brianstelter, @tombevanrcp, The A.V. Club, @brianstelter, @dylanbyers, @billweircnn, @awallenstein, @martinsfp, @pkafka, @carloslozadawp, @loudmouthjulia and The Hill
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Q&A with CNN's chief digital officer about CNN+; sources: CNN+ will probably be bundled with HBO Max and Discovery+ after WarnerMedia/Discovery merger is closed — CNN disclosed the first details of its long-awaited new subscription streaming service Monday, which will launch …
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TechCrunch, MediaPost, Ad Age, The Verge, The Streamable, @awallenstein, @bristei, @kerrymflynn, The Hill and @variety
Maeve Sheehey / Politico:
DOJ announces that it will no longer use compulsory legal processes to seize records from reporters acting “within the scope of their newsgathering activities” — The president has previously criticized the Trump administrations' secret seizure policies.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Internal email shows Fox Corp. has implemented its own version of a vaccine passport, allowing staff to self-report the dates their shots were administered — New York (CNN Business)Tucker Carlson has called the idea of vaccine passports the medical equivalent of “Jim Crow” laws.
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Deadline, Insider, Media Matters for America, @oliverdarcy, YouTube, @ryangrim, @donmoyn, @davidoatkins, @nickfalacci, @ggreeneva and Bad News
Jamie Hopkins / Center for Public Integrity:
Center for Public Integrity announces Paul Cheung, the director of journalism and technology innovation at the Knight Foundation, as its new CEO — Paul Cheung, a veteran journalist and leading advocate for innovative change in media, has been named chief executive officer of the Center for Public Integrity.
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@aaja, @sisiwei, @lasharah, @sree, Poynter, @craignewmark, @publicintegrity, @publicintegrity, @jenniferpreston, @justinhendrix, @clarajeffery, @pilhofer, @sewellchan and @juliachanb
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
National Association of Theatre Owners claims Black Widow's opening weekend may have been $92M+ instead of $80M if it had not simultaneously launched on Disney+ — Disney announced in March that “Black Widow,” among several of its 2021 films, would premiere simultaneously …
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The Wrap, The Streamable, Los Angeles Times, Gizmodo, MediaPost, @thedanbarrett, /Film, @zachbgilbert, @waltisfrozen, Collider and ScreenRant
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Daily Wire launches the Morning Wire, a daily morning news podcast being pitched as a conservative alternative to The Daily — The Daily Wire on Monday launched its newest podcast, “The Morning Wire,” a 14-minute morning news update that's being pitched as the conservative alternative to shows like …
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insideradio.com, @benshapiro and @sarafischer
MIT Technology Review:
MIT Technology Review names BuzzFeed News' executive editor Mat Honan as its new editor in chief — Honan brings a track record of building and running award-winning digital reporting teams to storied, 122-year-old MIT Technology Review. — MIT Technology Review announced today …
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@kerrymflynn, Talking Biz News, @willoremus, @william_fitz, @mat and @joeljohnson
Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
An ex-journalism professor is suing Nieman Lab's Joshua Benton, saying she lost her job after Benton outed her on Twitter as the author of contentious comments — In the thirteen years since it was founded, Harvard University's Nieman Lab has developed a reputation for thoughtful explorations …
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