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12:15 AM ET, August 29, 2021

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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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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  —  The Pulitzer Prize Board has issued a special citation “to honor the women and men of Afghanistan who have dedicated themselves …
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.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Media figures have privileged the victims of American withdrawal from Afghanistan over those of American intervention even in straight news coverage
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?
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
Liena Zagare / Bklyner:
Liena Zagare, the editor and publisher of local news site Bklyner, announces the site will stop publishing on Sept. 10; archives will remain online  —  Friday, September 10, will be the last day of Bklyner.  Or at least Bklyner as we know it.  —  For the last almost 10 years …
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?
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 …
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.
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
McClatchy is expanding Wednesday and Sunday print editions, hiring more journalists, and improving its e-editions at the Kansas City Star and three other papers  —  Could the reinvestment prove to be contagious all through McClatchy publications and to other companies, other titles, other places?
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Vice has another round of layoffs, and sources say the cuts affect Vice Digital and Refinery29 employees in North America, with fewer than 20 let go  —  Vice Media saw another round of layoffs Thursday, just weeks after declaring a pivot to video content.  According to one source with knowledge …
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Canopy Atlanta, a nonprofit community news project, trains local fellows and pairs them with seasoned journalists to tell stories reflecting local concerns
Daniel Garcia / AAJA Voices:
Of 73 EICs at award-winning college newsrooms in spring 2021, less than 6% were Black, ~10% were Latinx, much less than the share of the colleges' population
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Analysts say Disney is underinvesting in Hulu-only original programming, as NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, and Fox prepare to pull their content from the streamer
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
News Corp outlets published 45 articles in 2 days blasting Australia's ABC after the public broadcaster aired a critical program on Fox News and Trump coverage
CNBC:
Axel Springer agrees to acquire Politico, the remaining 50% share in Politico Europe, and Protocol; sources say the deal is worth around $1B
Forbes:
Forbes is going public via SPAC at a valuation of $630M; the transaction is expected to close in late 2021 or early 2022