Mediagazer: Ozy investor LifeLine sues the outlet, claiming it failed to disclose pertinent information in February, prior to LifeLine's $2M+ investment (New York Times)

8:35 PM ET, October 5, 2021

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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”

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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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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

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Defector:

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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:

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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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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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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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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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