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Carlos Greer / New York Post:
Ex-Shape magazine staffers say they worked 375 unpaid overtime hours on Sweet July magazine, were laid off, and then asked to return as temps for the next issue — Laid-off Meredith staffers have soured on the publishing company's new Sweet July magazine — helmed by Food Network star Ayesha Curry.
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
BuzzFeed News union announces a walkout today, as shareholders vote on whether to take the company public via SPAC, after two years of negotiations — BuzzFeed shareholders will vote today to take the company public via a merger with a special-purpose-acquisition company, or SPAC.
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The Verge:
Federal judge blocks a Texas law that limits large social media platforms' ability to moderate content, saying it violates the platforms' First Amendment rights — ‘Social media platforms have a First Amendment right to moderate,’ wrote the judge — A federal judge has blocked a Texas law …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Meta adds £5.9M over two years and 18 spots trainee spots to its UK Community News Project, whereby it pays for reporters' salaries and training — Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, is putting an additional £5.9m into its Community News Project collaboration in the UK over the next two years.
Alistair Gray / Financial Times:
Rothermeres raises their bid to take Daily Mail and General Trust private by £35M, valuing the publisher at £2.75B; shareholders will decide by December 16 — Family's ‘final’ bid raises offer by £35m and, including dividends, values DMGT at about £2.75bn
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Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
Disney appoints Susan Arnold as chair of the board, replacing Bob Iger, who has been set to step down by the end of this year — Visitors attend Disney California Adventure theme park on February 25, 2020 in Anaheim, California. Bob Iger, who was CEO of Disney since 2005 …
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MediaPost, The Wrap, Fortune, @zeitchikwapo, Los Angeles Times, Reuters and Variety
Radhika Anilkumar / Reuters:
Canadian video platform Rumble, popular with right-wing users, will go public via SPAC at a $2.1B valuation and expects to raise around $400M — Canadian video platform Rumble Inc said on Wednesday it would go public by merging with blank-check firm CF Acquisition Corp VI (CFVI.O) at an initial enterprise value of $2.1 billion.
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@justinhendrix and @silvermanjacob, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
A coalition of news outlets sides with Steve Bannon in fighting to keep court documents public ahead of Bannon's case for refusing to testify before Congress — A coalition of news organizations, including The Washington Post, has sided with former Trump White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon …
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Daily Mail, The Daily Beast, Columbia Journalism Review, @julie_kelly2, @froomkin and The Hill
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
By carving out a loophole to let Chris Cuomo interview Andrew Cuomo on air, CNN created the slippery slope that let him help in his brother's crisis management — After much dithering, CNN leadership finally did the right thing on Tuesday when it put its star anchor Chris Cuomo on an indefinite suspension from the network.
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New York Times:
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo pending further evaluation, saying new docs point to a “greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew”
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Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
Associated Newspapers, which runs the Mail on Sunday, loses its appeal to Meghan Markle, the second defeat this year, after publishing a letter to her father — ANL had brought appeal after duchess sued publisher over articles relating to letter she sent to estranged father
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCU's reality TV streaming service hayu launches in India and is now available in 28 territories in Europe and Asia — NBCUniversal's reality show streaming service hayu has launched in India. The Comcast entertainment unit said on Thursday that the subscription video-on-demand was now available in 28 territories.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok adds monetization tools for creators, including Stripe-powered Tips and Video Gifts, starting in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain — TikTok is today introducing new ways for its creators to make money from their content. While already, the short-form video platform allowed creators …
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