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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Judge orders NYT not to publish any Project Veritas “privileged materials”, despite precedent against prior restraint; NYT seeks immediate review of the ruling — WASHINGTON — A judge in New York on Thursday took the rare step of temporarily blocking the New York Times …
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American Journalism Project:
The American Journalism Project partners with the Google News Initiative to accelerate the launch of nonprofit newsrooms across the US — NEW YORK — The American Journalism Project and the Google News Initiative (GNI) are partnering to develop an ambitious program that will accelerate …
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The Marshall Project:
The Marshall Project is launching a Cleveland newsroom in 2022, which will collaborate with local outlets and is partially funded by a Gund Foundation grant — New support from the Gund Foundation to drive expansion of local investigative reporting — The Marshall Project …
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Washington Post:
Judge bans MSNBC from Rittenhouse trial after police say they stopped a producer following the jurors' bus; NBC denies its freelancer meant to contact jurors — KENOSHA, Wis. — The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial banned MSNBC from the Kenosha County Courthouse on Thursday …
Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
A look at the issues at Jezebel since G/O Media hired Lea Goldman as deputy editorial director in March; nine writers and editors have left since her hiring — In March, G/O Media — the parent company of several former Gawker Media websites including the feminist blog Jezebel …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Axios Local expands to 11 new cities for a total of 25, with plans for 25 more in 2022; CFO expects the newsletter product to earn $5M in revenue by year end — Axios Local is going bicoastal. The city-based network of free, local newsletters announced Thursday morning that it is expanding …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Russian tech exec Aleksej Gubarev drops his defamation lawsuit against BuzzFeed over its publication of the Steele dossier — A Russian internet entrepreneur has dropped a four-year legal battle against BuzzFeed over its publication of the so-called Steele dossier, a politically charged …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify expands real-time lyrics to all users globally in partnership with Musixmatch, after initially launching in 26 markets — After years of ignoring consumer demand for in-app lyrics, particularly in the U.S., Spotify announced today it will make a new Lyrics feature available to all global users …
The Information:
Sources: Facebook is offering musicians and celebrities, via production companies, payments to host Live Audio Rooms; source says up to $50K per session — Facebook is offering to pay musicians and other celebrities tens of thousands of dollars to host sessions on its new live audio feature …
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The Verge, Music Ally, @martinsfp, @joshuaogundu, @twistartups, @cindygallop, @kyurieff, @kantrowitz, @mayawatson, @alexeheath, @nongaap, @briansolis, @paulisci, @nickatfp and @amir, more at Techmeme »
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Heartland Signal, a Midwest politics news site, launches in combination with existing radio station WCPT, both backed by Democratic donor Fred Eychaner — A major Democratic donor is funding a new media outlet that launched Thursday, aimed at covering state and local races in the Midwest …
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Robert Feder, @melissaryan, @taraemcg, @stowydad, @keithedwards, @matthewfoldi, @coleleiter, @bubbaprog, @josh_moon, @coleleiter, @davidaxelrod, @aaronhuertas, @melissaryan, @ec_schneider and @tvietor08
Rest of World:
Mailchimp temporarily banned three independent Cuban news outlets, likely due to an overzealous enforcement of its ToS, which state users can't be based in Cuba — Though the accounts were eventually restored, the episode showed how the U.S. embargo can do Cuba's censorship for it. — • HAVANA, CUBA
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New York Times, @restofworld, @dlberes, @rankingrights, @alexgonzor and @restofworld
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Amazon tests interactive fan polling during its Thursday Night Football stream on Android phones, asking questions like “Who will score first?” — Amazon has a new delivery for fans of “Thursday Night Football.” — The tech behemoth, which currently enjoys rights to stream …
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