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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Taboola says it is buying retail- and e-commerce-focused ad network Connexity for $800M in cash and stock — Taboola, the company that operates a popular grid-based advertising and content recommendation network across media properties, today announced an acquisition to expand its reach further …
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Martin Matishak / The Record:
Sources: an NSA review finds no evidence for Tucker Carlson's claims the agency spied on him; Carlson's name was “unmasked” after third parties mentioned it — The NSA has found no evidence to support Tucker Carlson's accusations that the agency had been spying on him in an effort …
Sam Kille / Rebuild Local News:
Senators introduce Local Journalism Sustainability Act, which would offer tax credits to news consumers, local outlets, and SMEs to advertise in local outlets — Rebuild Local News, a coalition representing more than 3,000 local newsrooms, funders of local journalism, and civil society …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
The couple behind EcommerceBytes has sued eBay and ex-CEO Devin Wenig, as some members of eBay's security team face criminal charges for targeting them — Filing in bloody pig mask case says “morning shots of alcohol” were common at eBay. — A former eBay security official who pleaded guilty …
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EcommerceBytes, @marcorandazza, @ranjanxroy, @harrymccracken, @kenpex, @lordbikebot, @slhintze and Insider
Susan Elizabeth Shepard / Study Hall:
A look at the showdown between Lee Enterprises and the Buffalo News, as Buffalo union fights for a local copy desk and job security protections — When Lee Enterprises bought The Buffalo News from Berkshire Hathaway last year, it ended the paper's long run of independence.
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@susanelizabeth, @studyhallxyz and @susanelizabeth
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
In his final Media Ink column, Keith Kelly shares stories from his 23 years at NY Post, about David Remnick, David Carr, Graydon Carter, Jane Mayer, and others — This is my farewell column for Media Ink, which is going out of publication with my retirement.
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@kirflem, @edmundlee, @carletonenglish, @marareinstein, @politico_steve and @oliverdarcy
Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Russia labels Latvia-based The Insider a foreign agent; The Insider, whose staff often work in Russia, helped Bellingcat probe Kremlin's assassination attempts — Move against the Insider seen as revenge for part in revealing Kremlin's role in Salisbury and other assassination attempts
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Meduza.io, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Washington Post, Reuters and @lukeharding1968
Mike Juang / Ad Age:
NBCU is adopting the Ad-ID identifier, which helps reduce ad repetition and separate competitors' ads by assigning a trackable code to each ad — Collaboration between 4A's and ANA expands on existing work on broadcaster's Peacock streaming service — NBCUniversal is looking to clean …
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MediaPost, FierceVideo, Beet.TV and Adweek
eMarketer:
Influencer marketing spending in the US is set to grow more than 30% this year and exceed $3B — Influencer marketing spending in the US is set to grow more than 30% this year and surpass a key milestone. According to our inaugural forecast on US influencer marketing spending …
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
How companies have updated their Olympics ad campaign strategies over the last year, including United, which won't advertise on linear TV — Companies have spent more than $1 billion on ads timed to the Tokyo Games, which will take place in empty arenas as the pandemic lingers.
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Sports Illustrated, People.com, The Boston Globe, Columbia Journalism Review and Newspitality
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Outbrain closes flat on its first day of trading, after raising $160M in its IPO at a valuation of $1.25B — Watch now. — Outbrain, which provides recommended web links at the bottom of news stories, raised $160 million at a $1.25 billion valuation in its initial public offering today.
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MarketWatch, Reuters, TheStreet, @crainsnewyork, @tomjenen, @mukund, @yonicheifetz and Crain's New York Business
Chris Krewson / LION Publishers:
As local newspapers like Chicago Tribune die, digital ecosystems that unbundle legacy newsrooms have the potential to truly reflect and serve their communities — Digital newsrooms are having a moment — but they're not “replacing” something. They're creating something new, which could do much more.
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