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4:50 AM ET, November 19, 2021

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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: @waskov6
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
CJ ENM, the Korean company behind the film Parasite, acquires 80% of the scripted division of Endeavor Content for $775M  —  CJ ENM, the South Korean entertainment company behind the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” said Thursday is acquiring the scripted business of Endeavor Content.
Discussion: Variety, The Wrap, C21Media and Deadline
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 …
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
A look at Jessica Huseman's Friendly State News, which offers low-cost training to newsrooms and freelancers in concrete journalism skills like FOIA requests  —  “If I was queen for a day, what I would honestly do is fire every journalism professor and hire adjuncts working in the field.
 
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Associated Press:
NBC keeps its US rights for English and Spanish language broadcasts of the English Premier League; source says the bid was $2.7B+ over six years
Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak:
Three people in Japan get suspended prison sentences and fines from about $4,400 to $17,500 for uploading 10-minute summary cuts of copyrighted films to YouTube
Discussion: Plagiarism Today
Nadra Nittle / The 19th:
Some librarians fight efforts to ban some books from libraries, with the ALA recording 60% more book challenges in September than a year earlier
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Fourthwall, an all-in-one creator commerce service that provides tools to set up merchandise stores, membership programs, tipping, and more, raises $17M
Reuters:
Rupert Murdoch accuses Google and Facebook of trying to silence conservative voices and cites a lawsuit claiming they colluded on digital ad market manipulation
Chrissy Towle / The Keyword:
Google selects 25 projects from local news outlets to receive a share of $3.2M+ in the North America Innovation Challenge to build ties to their communities
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
As well-written obituaries of prominent figures attract large online readership, outlets are bolstering their pre-written obituaries, including 1,850 at NYT
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

 
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