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WaPo publisher Fred Ryan emails US National Security advisor on behalf of WaPo, NYT, and WSJ to help evacuate their 204 journalists and staff from Afghanistan — Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan sent a plea to the Biden administration on Monday to help evacuate journalists and their families …
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Ruchi Kumar / The Guardian:
Profile of Rukhshana, a news website started in 2020 by a collective of female Afghan journalists who are now at high risk of violence as the Taliban advance — A collective of female journalists are battling to make women's voices heard as the Islamist militants tighten their grip on the country
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
More than 100 journalists employed by US government's radio stations are yet to be evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban take power — More than a hundred journalists employed by the American government's own radio stations remain in Afghanistan as the Taliban take power, U.S. officials and Afghan journalists said Sunday.
CNN:
Sources: the homes of at least two female journalists were visited by Taliban fighters on Sunday and several others received threatening calls — The homes of two female journalists were visited by Taliban fighters on Sunday, a contact of the women told CNN, adding that both women were severely shaken psychologically.
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Azmat Khan / @azmatzahra:
[Thread] How US reporters who worked in Afghanistan can help Afghan nationals get referrals for the State Department's refugee program
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Profile of Red Ventures, the South Carolina-based digital media company that in recent years has bought CNET, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, Healthline, more — Red Ventures has turned very specific advice into very big business. — INDIAN LAND, S.C. — Lindsey Turrentine first heard …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Axel Springer is in talks to buy a stake in Politico with the possibility of a full buyout; Axel Springer and Politico jointly own Politico Europe — Talks between Politico and Berlin-based Axel Springer also include the possibility of a full buyout
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@benmullin, @jeffjarvis, @mattfriedmannj and @pkafka
Hollywood Reporter:
Some investors urge Disney to ditch its streaming bundle with Hulu and ESPN+ in favor of an all-in-one Disney+ offering, bringing it closer to the Netflix model — The success of the streaming bundle has led some investors to call for an all-in-one Disney+ streaming offering. Is CEO Bob Chapek interested?
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@bygeorgethomas, @davidpoland, @reeljeffewing and @alexweprin
New York Times:
Hachette says it's buying Workman, one of the largest US independent publishers, known for lucrative older titles like What to Expect When You're Expecting — Workman, known for “What to Expect When You're Expecting” and other lucrative older titles, is one of the largest independent publishers in the United States.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at Amazon's plans to expand its ad business by monetizing podcasts, after spending $350M+ buying rights to podcasts over the last 12 months — Amazon.com Inc. announced earlier this summer that it had acquired distribution rights to SmartLess, a popular podcast hosted by actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes.
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
ViacomCBS has sold Black Rock, the original CBS headquarters in Manhattan, for $760M to a private real estate investment and management company — Harbor Group International has acquired the Black Rock midtown Manhattan property as ViacomCBS offloads non-core assets to focus on the streaming space.
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Future Publishing acquires Dennis Publishing, which runs The Week, IT Pro, Minecraft World, and other titles, for £300M — Future continues buying spree with purchase of 12 titles including The Week and Computer Active — Future, the owner of titles including Country Life and Metal Hammer …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
DistroKid, which has helped 2M+ musicians upload music to streaming services, says it is valued at $1.3B after a recent raise from Insight Venture Partners — The music tools company processes more than 15,000 songs a day. — Millions of musicians have used DistroKid to make money from their art.
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