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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 …
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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)
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Digiday:
Study: 92.6% of websites with tier-one ad spend place at least one tracker on users' devices before gaining their consent, suggesting they may be violating GDPR — European Union law on cookie consent is clear: a person should be given a simple choice to accept or reject being tracked by advertisers on publisher sites.
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Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix announces Tudum, a website for consumer news about renewals and release dates, adding to 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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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 …
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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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@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.
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Time will reveal its Person of the Year on YouTube on Monday, after previously unveiling it on NBC, and will add new categories including Heroes of the Year — After making the reveal for years on NBC, the magazine looks to expand the franchise through the digital video giant.
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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International Press Institute:
Q&A with the CEO of Scrolla Africa on delivering news in English and isiZulu via a data-lite app due to high data rates, mobile-first journalism, and more — Scrolla Africa is building a publishing business with affordable data-lite, mobile-first journalism and ambitions …
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