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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A look at the $1.67B payroll tax credit earmarked for local news organizations, including Gannett, in the Build Back Better bill passed by the US House — A small paper like The Storm Lake Times in Iowa would receive a big tax credit. So would Gannett, the nation's largest news publisher.
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Some stories are quickly labeled as “misinformation”, but the job of reporters is to explain what's actually happening, even if it's messy and unsatisfying — Journalists and academics are developing a new language for truth. The results are not always clearer.
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
An episode from season 16 of The Simpsons that ridicules Chinese government censorship, aired in 2005, does not appear on Disney+ in Hong Kong — The episode mocked both Mao Zedong and the government's efforts to suppress memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
UK's CMA says Google has agreed to expanded oversight in the development of Privacy Sandbox as part of the regulator's antitrust investigation — As part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into Google's Privacy Sandbox by the UK's competition regulator, the adtech giant has agreed …
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
ViacomCBS partners with Scandinavia's leading streaming company Nent Group to launch Pluto TV across Sweden, Denmark, and Norway in 2022 — ViacomCBS Networks International, a division of ViacomCBS, has joined forces with Scandinavia's leading streaming company NENT Group to launch …
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The Daily Beast:
Nearly two dozen current and former Politico staffers detail growing conflicts within its Playbook team, including complaints about internal “woke police” — Nearly two dozen current and former Politico staffers told The Daily Beast of a series of burgeoning conflicts within the iconic Beltway publication.
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Ariana Pekary / Columbia Journalism Review:
CNN's exaggerated tone and graphic content, as in its coverage of Gabby Petito and the Rust film set shooting, are pushing it into the realm of tabloids — Since last year, CNN ratings are down 73 percent. Without the daily spectacle of Donald Trump as president, cable news producers appear to be seeking other dramatic narratives.
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George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
Ex-Gimlet exec Chris Giliberti unveils Zestworld, a subscription newsletter service for comics that promises to help creators monetize their IP, coming in 2022 — Zestworld, which counts Alexis Ohanian as a supporter, will allow comic book writers and artists to present new work and reap the benefits.
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Jon Fingas / Engadget:
AMC and Sony say they will make 86K NFTs available for select advance ticket buyers of Spider-Man: No Way Home — AMC is extending its fondness for the blockchain to the freebies you get with ticket pre-orders. The theater chain and Sony Pictures are giving away 86,000 NFTs to Stubs Premiere …
Reuters:
Documents: China's Henan province commissions a 3,000-camera surveillance system to track journalists, international students, and other “suspicious people” — Security officials in one of China's largest provinces have commissioned a surveillance system they say they want to use …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Tindle, which publishes 50+ local newspapers in the UK, hires its first group-wide digital editors but says it won't become a “digital-first business” — Local newspaper group Tindle has hired its first group-wide digital editors to help recover revenue after the Covid-19 pandemic …
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
A look at ITsART, an Italian streaming service available in 26 European countries with access to 1,250+ live and on-demand events and shows from opera to movies — ITsART, an innovative streaming platform dubbed the ‘Netflix of Italian Culture,’ was rolled out across 26 European countries on Tuesday …
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