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Michael Conte / CNN:
US Secretary of State Blinken announces a “liability fund” for news outlets sued over their work and financial support for independent international journalism — (CNN)The US will provide new funding to protect reporters targeted because of their work and support independent …
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Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
The Association of American Publishers sues Maryland, saying a new e-book law requiring publishers to offer reasonable terms to libraries violates copyright law — The Association of American Publishers filed suit December 9 to stop a new library e-book law in Maryland from taking effect on January 1 …
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Ben Quinn / The Guardian:
UK high court rules that Julian Assange can be extradited to the US to face espionage charges, overturning a previous judgment — Decision overturns previous ruling that Wikileaks co-founder could not be extradited due to mental health concerns — Julian Assange can be extradited to the US …
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Universal Pictures plans to stream most of its 2022 films on Peacock 45 days after debuting in theaters; existing deals with theater chains remain unchanged — Streaming service Peacock is hoping to get a boost from movies made by its corporate sibling, movie studio Universal Pictures.
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The Quad City Times:
Lee Enterprises' board of directors unanimously rejects Alden's unsolicited, nonbinding takeover offer for $24 per share as it “grossly undervalues Lee” — Lee Enterprises, the owner of The World-Herald and numerous other Nebraska newspapers, on Thursday announced that its board …
Arlene Getz / Committee to Protect Journalists:
The global number of jailed journalists reached a record of 293 in 2021 so far, up from 280 in 2020; at least 24 journalists were killed over their coverage — The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record in 2021. Invoking new tech and security laws …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast adds YouTube TV to Xfinity Flex, the cable giant's video platform for broadband-only customers, offering 85+ channels for $65/month — It's another case of the streaming wars making strange bedfellows: Comcast announced that starting today, Google's YouTube TV is now available on Xfinity Flex …
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Caitlin Petre / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interviews with staff at Chartbeat, NYT, and Gawker from 2011-2015 show how journalism's conflicting mandates complicate interpreting and using traffic metrics — In 2004, journalist Michael Lewis published Moneyball, a bestselling book about how baseball general manager Billy Beane was able …
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Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
BuzzFeed was still right to publish the largely discredited Steele Dossier, because it was well-circulated in Washington and central elements were accurate — Even with its inaccuracies and suspect motives, the public needed to know what the dossier said. — Welcome to Second Rough Draft …
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Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix announces Tudum, a website for consumer news about renewals and release dates, adding to social channels like Strong Black Lead and its magazine Queue — A new website, Tudum, will host news like renewals and consumer content about series and films, marking the latest editorial effort by the streaming giant.
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Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
BuzzFeed stock plunges another 24% on Thursday, its fourth consecutive day closing at a record low; it has lost about 40% in market cap since its SPAC merger — BuzzFeed Inc.'s plunge after leaping into the public market earlier this week is accelerating. — Shares of the digital media …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Starting in early 2022, video clips from Vox Media's Pivot podcast will air exclusively on Salesforce+ for 72 hours; Salesforce will sponsor Pivot video in 2022 — The tech podcast Pivot will share four exclusive clips weekly on the ‘Netflix for business content’
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