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3:40 PM ET, December 9, 2021

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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 …
Michael Conte / CNN:
At Summit for Democracy, Blinken announces “liability fund” for outlets sued for their reporting 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 …
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 …
Sam Kille / Report for America:
Report for America adds nearly 70 new host newsroom partners, expanding into more rural communities and continuing its focus on education beats  —  Nonprofit service program looks to grow reporting corps to 325 in 2022  —  (See the newly-selected newsrooms and beats here)
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Paramount+ is launching 18 themed linear channels, akin to Pluto TV's, initially without ads even for the ad-supported Essential tier  —  Paramount Plus is taking a page from ViacomCBS's Pluto TV streaming service with the launch of 18 linear channels that let subscribers surf through always …
Discussion: The Streamable
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.
@wirecutterunion:
Wirecutter Union is filing an unfair labor charge with the NLRB after learning the NYT withheld holiday pay from striking workers  —  🚨UNION BUSTING ALERT🚨: We learned this morning that @wirecutter/@nytimes illegally withheld holiday pay in retaliation for striking. We're filing an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB to right this wrong immediately.
Jon Lafayette / nexttv.com:
OpenAP launches XPm, a framework that provides advertisers with cross-platform audience metrics and lets them pick a measurement provider  —  Comscore, iSpot, Nielsen, VideoAmp, 605 and Innovid participating  —  OpenAP, the advanced advertising company, said it launched XPm …
 
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
OANN owner and founder Robert Herring contradicts his son, OANN President Charles Herring, saying the company does not support Joe Biden's FCC nominee Gigi Sohn
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
A researcher who listened to 350+ hours of The Joe Rogan Experience says COVID-19 misinformation has become its central core and Spotify should moderate it
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Sources: GB News, whose debut was beset with problems, is mulling exporting its broadcasting model to Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland through joint ventures
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
A look at Twitter's Project Guardian, which lets moderators respond quickly when journalists and other highly visible users are targeted with harassment
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Roku says it has agreed to a multi-year extension with Google for distributing YouTube and YouTube TV apps on its devices; Roku's stock is up 18%+
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
RSF report details the worsening treatment of journalists in China: “media culture worthy of the Maoist era”, Hong Kong journalism is “in freefall”, and more