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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
How the media is covering the Olympics, as COVID restrictions limit reporters' access to events and athletes and the absence of spectators dampen the atmosphere — The Olympic Games officially open today. Thousands of people, including journalists, have faced a gauntlet of health restrictions …
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Bradley Hope / The Guardian:
An investigative journalist describes the precautions he takes to securely report stories in a world of privatized computer and phone intrusion — When I heard my number was on a leaked data list, I wasn't surprised. Reporters have never been more vulnerable
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
How Joe and Anthony Russo turned franchise development into a science, creating universes of film, TV, and more for paid streaming services' growing appetites — Joe and Anthony Russo went from making movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to creating their own worlds. Amazon's Citadel will test their vision.
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Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
The rise of opinion and pushback on “objectivity” in US journalism may make politics a more common career path for journalists, like in the UK — The United States is responsible for so many questionable transatlantic exports—The Apprentice, gray squirrels, dressing your dog up for Halloween …
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Gannett's chief product officer Kris Barton talks about its first successful NFT auction and opportunities NFTs may create for local news publishers — Local news giant Gannett believes there could be a “large opportunity” for publishers in the growing market of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with the co-founders of Local Live(s), a live storytelling project that worked with six US newsrooms last year, on humanizing reporters through live events — The Local Live(s) project launched amid the pandemic, partnering with newsrooms to host live online events in which journalists talk about their work.
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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 …
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 …
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
Analysis of 47 newsroom union units finds first contract negotiations average ~18 months and voluntary recognition doesn't seem to shorten negotiations — More and more workers are heading to the bargaining table for the first time, and some are finding contract negotiations to be surprisingly difficult
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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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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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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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