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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Profile of Robert Allbritton, son of a Houston TV mogul and now among the top media investors of the century after Axel Springer agreed to buy Politico for ~$1B — From “son of” to mogul in his own right: Robert Allbritton just became the unlikeliest winner of the new media sweepstakes.
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CNBC:
Axel Springer agrees to acquire Politico, the remaining 50% share in Politico Europe, and Protocol; sources say the deal is worth around $1B
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
How Western news outlets are grappling with how to continue their Afghanistan coverage, amid a chaotic US withdrawal and the departure of many staffers — The chaotic withdrawal and ongoing security threats, along with the departure of many Western and Afghan journalists …
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Q&A with Maria Salazar Ferro, director of CPJ's Emergencies team, on its work to help journalists leave Afghanistan, and on its support of those who remain — Since Afghanistan fell under the control of the Taliban, CPJ has been deeply concerned for the safety of hundreds of local journalists and media workers.
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@pressfreedom, @pressfreedom, @jahootsen, @pressfreedom and @pressfreedom
Pulitzer Prize Office:
Pulitzer Prize Board issues special citation to honor people in Afghanistan who create and support journalism, along with a $100K emergency relief grant
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A look at the numbers behind Apple's reduced 15% commission for its Apple News partners, and how the changes could benefit NYT — For the vast majority of news outlets, Apple's cut of a subscription sold on an iPhone will now drop from 30% to 15%. Will that change any publishers' minds?
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Penske Media calls SPACs “an investor fad” as sources say it rejected eight SPAC approaches; Bustle is still pursuing a SPAC deal and Vox is considering one — - There's disagreement among digital media founders about whether or not to pursue SPACs as the market has soured.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
By constantly engaging with Peter Doocy during press briefings, Biden and Psaki are trying to fight right-wing misinformation while getting airtime on Fox News — In a sense, Peter Doocy's arrival in the White House press briefing room has been to his employer's detriment.
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Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
Digital media, as a business, is broken because outlets are being SPAC'd into vague network blobs publishing the same content, not because people no longer read — Thanks for reading Garbage Day! If you subscribe, you'll get Discord access and bonus content every Thursday. And it's pretty cheap! $5 a month!
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ESPN has held talks to license its brand to sports betting companies including Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings, seeking $3B+ over several years — Sports-media giant has held talks to license its brand to sportsbooks including Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
How Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney could change Hollywood dealmaking and entertainment contracts, which traditionally accepted some ambiguity — In the past, a little ambiguity in entertainment contracts wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Disney's reaction to Scarlett Johansson …
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Associated Press:
Belarusian Association of Journalists forced to close in a ruling by the country's supreme court on Friday amid a crackdown including jailing of ~30 journalists — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus has ordered the closure of the country's largest independent journalists' organization …
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Committee to Protect …, @pierrecrom, @pressfreedom, @tsihanouskaya, @pressfreedom, belsat.eu and European Federation …
Brett Arends / MarketWatch:
Bari Weiss says her Substack has 14K subs paying $5/month, effectively a yearly gross revenue of $800K+, and her previous job was “really ugly” in retrospect — If you're fed up with your employer and you want to quit your job, you probably don't want to do it the way Bari Weiss did it.
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Media coverage doesn't single out the behavior of white people as a group, but does so for other races, signaling the persistence of whiteness as a default — If there's nothing wrong with discussing Black voters, Hispanic neighborhoods and Native American culture, why is the media so afraid to mention whiteness?
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