Mediagazer: Substack touts itself as an alternative to toxic, ad-driven social media, but many of its top earners are polarizing figures who were deplatformed elsewhere (Chris Stokel-Walker/Wired UK)

9:15 AM ET, November 15, 2021

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Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired UK:
Substack touts itself as an alternative to toxic, ad-driven social media, but many of its top earners are polarizing figures who were deplatformed elsewhere

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Vivian Wang / New York Times:

A look at the sharp shift at Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK, which used to be known for its editorial independence but is now a mouthpiece for Beijing — RTHK has often set the news agenda with its aggressive coverage of the city. But a Beijing clampdown has changed that, with pro-China coverage filling the void.

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The Economist:
Hong Kong immigration authorities decline to renew the employment visa of Economist correspondent Sue-Lin Wong

Ben Smith / New York Times:

World's editor resigns after 27 years, as the Christian pub known for watchdog journalism debuts a secular opinion section on topics like Biden's spending plans — A clash over culture and politics comes to World, a groundbreaking journalistic institution that covers evangelical Christians.

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Survey of 132 senior news industry leaders from 42 countries found 89% are committed to hybrid work and 9% plan a return to the pre-pandemic working model — Pandemic-led changes to the nature of the newsroom look to be permanent and global, according to a new Changing Newsrooms report …

Discussion: @risj_oxford, @risj_oxford, @janebsinger, @risj_oxford, @risj_oxford, @marilink, @kennedy_writes, @charlottetobitt, @pressgazette and Reuters Institute …

Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:

Dish and Sinclair reach a multi-year deal to keep 144 Sinclair-owned local stations in 86 markets, including CBS, FOX, and NBC, on the satellite service — After multiple short-term temporary extensions, Dish and Sinclair have reached a multi-year deal that will keep Sinclair-owned CBS …

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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:

Writer, which offers an automated style guide for Chrome, Word, and other tools, raises a $21M Series A led by Insight Partners — For any company, organization, or even individual writer, maintaining a consistent voice is a constant challenge. Writer is a startup aiming to provide …

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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

The BBC's no-bias policy is being pushed to its limits as staff grapple with who gets to choose topics where impartiality matters, such as transgender rights — Analysis: from anti-racism protests to trans rights, who gets to choose topics where impartiality matters is a live issue

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Financial Times:

Sources: English Premier League is close to selling US soccer rights for a record ~$2B, the most lucrative overseas deal yet, with NBC, CBS, and ESPN bidding — Second-round bids are due next week in an auction expected to fetch $2bn — The English Premier League is closing in on the sale …

Discussion: @muradahmed and Digital TV Europe

France 24:

Cuban authorities revoked the credentials of journalists who work for Spanish news agency EFE on Saturday, days before planned anti-government protests — Havana (AFP) - Cuban authorities on Saturday revoked the credentials of journalists who work for Spanish news agency EFE …

Discussion: Reuters, DW.COM, Market Research Telecast and Associated Press

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

WaPo corrects and removes portions of two articles from 2017 and 2019 that identified a Belarusian American businessman as a key source of the Steele dossier — The Washington Post on Friday took the unusual step of correcting and removing large portions of two articles …

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN, which has long claimed the Steele dossier was at least partly corroborated, has not said whether it still stands by that reporting

Discussion: @maxabrahms, @realslokhova, @ggreenwald, @sulliview and @davidfolkenflik

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