Mediagazer: Ex-staffers say Ozy built subscriber lists by taking lists from other news pubs through one-time deals, buying brokers' lists, and blocking unsubscribe actions (Jemima McEvoy/Forbes)

5:25 PM ET, October 10, 2021

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Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, EIC of Russia's Novaya Gazeta, awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to safeguard freedom of expression — (CNN)The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia.

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Shashank Bengali / New York Times:

Novaya Gazeta, founded in 1993 and jointly owned by Gorbachev, a banker, and the newspaper's staff, has seen six of its reporters killed under Putin — Here's what you need to know: — Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Peter Kafka / Vox:

Sources: The Atlantic is recruiting writers with paid newsletters for a newsletter product, offering a base payment while letting them stay semi-independent — Heads up, Substack. But also Twitter. And Facebook. And the New York Times ... Here's a media trend: Journalists setting …

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The Daily Beast:

The Wrap CEO Sharon Waxman is accused of creating a toxic workplace by current and ex-staffers; Waxman commits to hiring outside experts to address concerns — ‘SCARIEST PERSON’ … TheWrap's founder, CEO, and editor has created a toxic workplace culture, said 20 current and former staffers.

Columbia Journalism Review:

Survey of 324 US papers with <50K circulation: 49% say number of stories they produce has risen since 2016, 62% say social media has become more important — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — The observations in this report are based on an online survey conducted between Tuesday, August 4, 2020 and Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

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Janine Gibson / Financial Times:

Interview with Andrew Neil on choosing GB News over News UK TV offer because of the chairmanship, how his relationship with GB News soured, and more — When Andrew Neil agrees to Lunch with the FT and suggests the Hari Hotel as our venue, he knows full well that I have read the leaked emails …

Jemima McEvoy / Forbes:

Ex-staffers say Ozy built subscriber lists by taking lists from other news pubs through one-time deals, buying brokers' lists, and blocking unsubscribe actions — Ozy Media boasts an audience of more than 26 million subscribers for its newsletters, but former employees say this is another example …

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Ellen Gamerman / Wall Street Journal:

Filmmakers are using AI from companies like Deepdub to create foreign-language versions of their movies using samples of the original actors' voices — New technology lets filmmakers create foreign-language versions of their movies using samples of the original actors' voices. No more awkward voiceovers.

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Tom Balmforth / Reuters:

Russia labels Bellingcat a foreign agent along with nine people, including a staffer of the BBC's Russian service and reporters for RFE/RL and its affiliates — Russia on Friday designated the Bellingcat investigative news outlet a “foreign agent” along with nine people who work …

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Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:

YouTube says it will stop making year-end Rewind videos, after canceling the 2020 edition due to the pandemic — YouTube kindly stops rewinding — YouTube Rewind — the company's annual year-end round-up of trends, creators, memes, and the most popular videos on the site …

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Andrew Sheeler / Sacramento Bee:

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a law giving journalists unrestricted access to protests and demonstrations closed off by the police — Police must allow journalists access to closed-off demonstrations and protests, under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Discussion: @mattdpearce, Times of San Diego, @shutupandrosky, KTLA, @joeyneverjoe, @sacbee_news, @jerryiannelli, MyNewsLA.com and New York Post

Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:

Tampa Bay Times, with ~120 newsroom employees, is asking for donations to honor specific staffers, publicly showing donor names, amounts, and journalists' names — Is that okay? For the Tampa Bay Times, it's an experiment at a time when local news desperately tries to hang on.

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