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New York Times:
Ozy investor LifeLine sues the outlet, claiming it failed to disclose pertinent information in February, prior to LifeLine's $2M+ investment — A fund manager that invested more than $2 million in Ozy Media filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming that the company “engaged in fraudulent, deceptive and illegal conduct.”
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Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
Carlos Watson says Ozy Media is not shutting down after having “good conversations” with investors and advertisers and Friday's announcement was “premature” — - Ozy Media isn't shutting down, CEO and co-founder Carlos Watson told CNBC on Monday.
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
How the charm of Ozy's chief, Carlos Watson, helped persuade investors into putting millions toward a media dream before conducting sufficient due diligence
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Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Twitter is shutting down Scroll in about 30 days, will roll the ad-free subscription web service into its Twitter Blue subscription as Ad-Free Articles — Scroll won't be available as an independent service anymore — Scroll's ad-free subscription web service is shutting down as an independent entity in …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
In a deposition, Rudy Giuliani says OANN reporter Christina Bobb, who also volunteered for the Trump legal team, had to run any stories she had by the campaign — The ex-New York City mayor said in a deposition that Christina Bobb, who volunteered for the Trump legal team after the election, had to run her stories by the campaign.
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Mediaite, @dangillmor, @mattsheffield and @joshuahol
Defector:
In annual report, Defector says 80%+ of subscribers are on annual plans, of which ~85% renewed subscriptions, and advertising on Twitter was “very unpleasant” — Purpose of this report — Annual reports are usually created to provide insight into a company's business operations …
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@novy_williams, @_claireconnelly, @olgakhazan, @scottbrodbeck, @saksappeal, @saahil_desai, Boing Boing, @jeremylittau, @jameslfredrick and @choire
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
The disruption of global supply chains has reached the publishing industry, causing shipping delays and printer backups, exacerbated by worker shortages — Shipping delays, printer backups and worker shortages are forcing publishers to postpone new titles and leaving booksellers in a lurch for some old ones.
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@petersgoodman, @studiojjk, @vermontgmg, @benjysarlin, @nicolesjchung, @johnghendy, @likaluca and bookforum.com
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram ditches the IGTV brand and combines IGTV's long-form videos and Instagram Feed videos into a new Instagram Video format; Reels is unaffected — Instagram head Adam Mosseri recently said was “no longer a photo-sharing app,” noting the company was prioritizing a shift …
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CNET, Adweek, @mgsiegler, The Verge and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
News Revenue Hub, with Google News Initiative support, will release News Revenue Engine as open source software in 2022, with Stripe and Mailchimp integrations — News Revenue Hub and Google News Initiative will release News Revenue Engine early next year — The newsroom part of building …
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MediaPost, The Keyword and News Revenue Hub
Michael Karam / Report for the World:
Report for the World launches in Brazil and partners with two more newsrooms in India and Nigeria, bringing the total corps size to 15 journalists — BOSTON — Report for the World announced today that it has more than doubled the size of its program, less than a year since launching in February …
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@report4theworld and @report4theworld
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
Profile of Matt Swider, US EIC of TechRadar, who went from 8,000 Twitter followers in January 2020 to over 950K by sharing tips on how to buy a PlayStation 5 — A year ago, Matt Swider was a journeyman consumer tech reporter. Now he's a celebrity. — Copy
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@jonlovett and @bernstein
Rachel Pannett / Washington Post:
Singapore's parliament passes a law that will compel ISPs and social media platforms to block content and applications used to spread content it deems hostile — Singapore's parliament has passed a law aimed at countering foreign interference that is potentially so powerful rights groups …
Adam Johnson / The Column:
Major networks' coverage of the reconciliation bill has focused on the “showdown” between progressives and moderates, rather than on the bill's contents — The public is left with vague reporting about a “$3.5 trillion” “price tag” that should be “slimmed down,” …
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New York Daily News, @adamjohnsonnyc, @spencerdcole, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
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