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8:25 AM ET, November 23, 2021

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Alden Global Capital offers to acquire Lee Enterprises for about $140M, or $24/share, a ~30% premium on its November 19 closing price  —  The hedge fund has developed a reputation for slashing staff in newsrooms and other departments and selling off real estate at outlets it owns.
Gizmodo:
Gizmodo plans to publish the Facebook Papers in batches, redacting sensitive information with help from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU  —  Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU are partnering with Gizmodo to responsibly publish this historic leak.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBCUniversal, which owns one-third of Hulu, is considering removing most of its content from Hulu early next year and making it exclusive to Peacock  —  NBCUniversal unit has a window allowing it to remove shows that appear on the Disney-controlled streaming service
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Two former Netflix employees at the center of protests over Chappelle's special, one who just resigned, withdraw their NLRB charge against the company  —  Two former Netflix employees who raised concerns about transphobic remarks in Dave Chappelle's latest special “The Closer” …
Bloomberg:
Interview with The Athletic co-founder Alex Mather as sources say the NYT did not reach a deal to buy the outlet after assessing its value at under $500M  —  The sports-media startup has laid off staff, scrapped a documentary unit and canceled some podcasts while seeking new avenues of growth.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Walmart will be the first to test Twitter's livestream shopping platform, with a Cyber Deals live event on November 28  —  Twitter's e-commerce initiatives now include livestream shopping and Walmart will be the first retailer to test the new platform.  Over the past year …
Robert Feder:
Chicago's Better Government Association, a nonprofit watchdog, receives $10M grant from McCormick Foundation to expand its investigative journalism staff  —  Chicago's Better Government Association, the nonprofit investigation journalism and government watchdog organization …
Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:
EU lawmakers approve measures in the draft Digital Markets Act, including banning ad targeting to minors and mandating messaging or social app interoperability  —  - Competing messaging apps may have to be interoperable  — Companies would have to stop targeting some ads to minors
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Regional sports networks search for a viable path forward amid pay-TV cord cutting; Sinclair, a majority owner of 21 networks, hopes for industry consolidation  —  - Regional sports networks are trying to find a viable path for survival as viewers ditch pay-TV.
John Rice / Associated Press:
Fernando González, AP head of Caribbean news who spent decades covering major stories across Latin America, dies in Cuba at 60  —  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fernando González, who spent decades covering and directing major stories for The Associated Press across Latin America …
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Jessica Lessin says The Information has 225,000 “active users”, including paid subscribers and newsletter readers, as it launches a weekend lifestyle edition  —  Website aimed at Silicon Valley proves value of subscription model for journalism  —  The Information …
 
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Eoin Higgins / The Flashpoint:
Since becoming a Fox News regular in 2020, Glenn Greenwald's attitude changed in his tweets about the network, which are almost entirely positive
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: arbitrator rules Kevin Spacey must pay House of Cards producer MRC nearly $31M for breaching contractual obligations amid sexual harassment allegations
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Royal, which helps musicians create and sell NFTs, share royalties with fans, and more, raises a $55M Series A led by a16z, following a $16M seed in August
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Jennifer Meierhans / BBC:
Spotify removes shuffle play as the default option on albums for premium users, so tracks play in the order artists intended, after Adele requests the change
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Fox News contributors Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes resign from the network in protest of Tucker Carlson's streaming special on the January 6 Capitol mob