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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalists and activists worry Twitter's new privacy policy will be weaponized and make their jobs harder, due to vague terms like “the public interest” — On Tuesday, Twitter said it is expanding its privacy policy to include what the company calls “private media.”
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
White supremacists have been urging supporters to use Twitter's new policy against journalists and others who have identified them in photos of rallies — Researchers fear the new ban on posts sharing people's private information will be ‘emboldening to the fascists’ eager to keep their identities concealed.
New York Times:
BuzzFeed will go public via a merger with 890 5th Avenue Partners, raising $16M from the SPAC and $150M via debt and acquiring Complex Networks for $300M — Shareholders in BuzzFeed, the digital media pioneer known for its listicles, quizzes and a news division that won its first Pulitzer Prize this year …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
BuzzFeed News' union holds a walkout after two years of contract negotiations, as shareholders approve a plan to take the company public via a SPAC — 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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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Martin Clarke, DMG Media publisher and CEO/EIC of MailOnline and DailyMail.com, is leaving at the end of February 2022 after 12 years — “I wanted to pursue new challenges,” the MailOnline boss wrote in announcing his exit from the digital tabloid. — MailOnline's publisher …
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Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times:
Philippine court grants Maria Ressa permission to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize after the government tried to block her from going — The decision came after days of growing international pressure on the government to allow the journalist to attend the ceremony in Norway.
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KABE-LP:
Univision launches Noticias Univision 24/7, the first news streaming channel on its streaming service, PrendeTV — Noticias Univision 24/7 is Now Reporting Live on PrendeTV — Over 100 Univision Newsroom Jobs Announced in October Have Been Filled Throughout the U.S.
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Adweek:
Adweek names Juliette Morris, most recently the CEO of TuneIn, as its new CEO, starting in January — The former TuneIn chief exec has deep roots in marketing, TV and tech
Austin Huguelet / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Lee says Alden's notice to nominate three board candidates is invalid and the deadline for 2022 board nominations has since passed — ST. LOUIS — The owner of the Post-Dispatch on Friday rejected a prospective buyer's attempt to nominate three new board members next year, citing procedural flaws in its filing.
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Jack Suntrup / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Emails: Missouri officials planned to thank the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for finding a data vulnerability before they threatened a reporter, calling him a hacker — JEFFERSON CITY — Before blaming the Post-Dispatch, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education was preparing to thank …
Carlos Greer / New York Post:
Ex-Shape staffers say they worked 375 unpaid overtime hours on the new 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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Columbia Journalism Review:
A proposal to protect democracy by safeguarding local journalism: provide ~$34B in federal funds to nonprofit news outlets, allocated based on local votes — Readers of the Columbia Journalism Review are well aware of the importance of local news media; they have been the foundation …
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