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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Ozy brands itself as identifying people who will be famous and influential ahead of other outlets, but a close examination shows the claim is untrue — Does the site's “signature ahead-of-the-curve coverage” really uncover “the new, the next, rising stars, new trends, that kind of stuff”?
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Ozy Media's board of directors has hired a law firm to review the company's business practices and has asked COO Samir Rao to take a leave of absence — Board said it asked COO Samir Rao to take leave of absence during investigation — The board of directors of online news magazine Ozy Media …
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@danprimack, @benlabolt and @srussolillo
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Ozy CEO Carlos Watson steps down as host of the Emmys' documentary segment after NYT's report on an Ozy co-founder impersonating a YouTube exec on a bank call
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New York Times, @shomarihines and The Wrap
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Sources: Ozy Media co-founder Samir Rao impersonated a YouTube exec on a Goldman Sachs call ahead of a $40M deal; Rao is back at Ozy after time off
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
CNN restricts access to its Facebook Pages in Australia after a ruling that makes news organizations legally liable for comments on their Facebook posts — Company said it wants to avoid liability for user comments following Australian court ruling — CNN said it has restricted access …
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@josh_emerson, @brianstelter and Wall Street Journal, more at Techmeme »
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Former press secretary Stephanie Grisham says Trump asked her to research ways to permanently evict the press from the Brady Briefing Room — The former press secretary is reflective in her tell-all: “I should have spoken up more.” — WASHINGTON — Stephanie Grisham …
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Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Insider, Metro.co.uk, Mediaite, CNN, The Hill, Rolling Stone, @jojofromjerz, @swin24, @byyourlogic, The Week, @glennkesslerwp, @kimmasters, @highbrow_nobrow, UPROXX, Substack, @shanselman, @joycewhitevance, The Wrap, Gawker, Boing Boing, The Daily Beast and Foreign Affairs
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Report: NBCUniversal asked YouTube TV to bundle Peacock as a condition for access to NBC channels, and Google objected; the current contract expires on Thursday — YouTube TV could lose NBC channels when contract expires Thursday. — NBCUniversal recently asked YouTube TV to bundle Peacock …
Catie Keck / The Verge:
At Code Conference, Ted Sarandos shares viewership data for Netflix's top 10 series and movies; 82M accounts watched Bridgerton and 99M watched Extraction — A rare look at Netflix's viewing data — During this year's Code conference, Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos shared …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: in town hall meeting, Group Nine Media says it expects to be profitable this year for the first time, reach $200M+ in revenue, and add 100+ jobs — Group Nine Media told staff in a company-wide meeting last week that the company expects to be profitable this year …
Alec Karakatsanis / @equalityalec:
[Thread] NYT's recent reporting on crime engages in the common media practice of relying on police and police consultants as the only experts on policing — Last week, NYT published a major story that suggested falsely that police prevent murder and that one reason for increased murders during a global pandemic was civil rights criticism of police! The NYT did not disclose that the reporter was former CIA/Palantir/police/DA paid.
Capital Gazette:
Judge sentences Capital Gazette gunman to five life terms without parole for killing five people in newsroom shooting — An Anne Arundel County judge on Tuesday sentenced the man who blasted his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom and killed five people to six life sentences …
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Netflix acquires its first game studio, Night School Studio, which was founded by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines in 2014 and is best known for the game Oxenfree — A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. — Netflix has acquired its first game studio …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump loses arbitration case in which he alleged Omarosa Maginault Newman violated an NDA by publishing a book about her time working for his administration — Donald Trump had filed the case against Ms. Manigault Newman, a former White House aide and “Apprentice” star …
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The Wrap, CNN, @markszaidesq, @keithboykin, @maggienyt, Rolling Stone, @prchovanec, The Hill and @sollenbergerrc
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A deal between IAC and Meredith, merging IAC's Dotdash and Meredith's magazines, could create one of the largest food, home, and lifestyle media companies — A deal between IAC, the internet holding company led by media mogul Barry Diller, and Meredith Corp., the magazine giant …
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