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Some current and former BuzzFeed staff can't sell their stock amid a steep price drop, due to poor communication from BuzzFeed and its stock transfer agent — Many early BuzzFeed employees remain unable to sell their shares, even though the company went public this past Monday.
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Maxwell Strachan / VICE:
In Slack posts, Jonah Peretti denies “speculation” that big investors and execs could trade BuzzFeed stock ahead of others, blames transfer agent for problems
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Ben Quinn / The Guardian:
The UK high court rules Julian Assange can be extradited to the US to face espionage charges, overturning a previous judgment in January — Decision overturns previous ruling that Wikileaks co-founder could not be extradited due to mental health concerns — Julian Assange can be extradited …
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Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
At the Oslo awards ceremony, Nobel Prize winners Maria Ressa and Dmitri A. Muratov call for peace, a renewed focus on democracy, and support for a free press — At an awards ceremony in Oslo, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov of Russia called for peace, democratic renewal and support for a free press.
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Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
A deep dive into the secretive US CBP unit that investigated as many as 20 journalists in 2017, including NYT's Ali Watkins and an AP investigative reporter — It was almost 10 p.m. on a Thursday night, and Ali Watkins was walking around the capital following instructions texted by a stranger.
Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
US newsrooms: between March 2020 and August 2021, 6,154+ editorial and non-editorial workers were laid off, ~86 outlets closed, and 42 were absorbed via M&As — KEY FINDINGS: — At least 6,154 news organization workers, which includes both editorial and non-editorial staffers …
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Anya Schiffrin / Columbia Journalism Review:
EU bills targeting online disinformation, like the Digital Services Act, may be game changers in 2022, but journalists want to make sure they won't be censored — After several years of asking the tech giants to regulate themselves on mis/disinformation and a range of other topics …
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and Apple TV+ agree to invest up to $330M combined in French content yearly per a government decree; source: Netflix will invest $225M — The CSA expects the investment to be between €250 million ($282 million) to €300 million ($330 million) on average per year.
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Robert Silverman / The Daily Beast:
Two photojournalists sue Andy Ngo, alleging he violated copyright law by profiting from reposting their original, firsthand videos of protests and civil unrest — The right-wing provocateur has made a career off repurposing other people's content from inside protests. A pair of reporters seek to stop him.
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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Jane Martinson / Prospect Magazine:
A look at the shakeup at the Daily Mail, including the ouster of editor Geordie Greig, the return of Paul Dacre, and the departure of MailOnline's Martin Clarke — Jane Martinson investigates why Geordie Grieg was sacked—and why Boris Johnson will be mightily relieved
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CNN:
A look at the history of journalists trying to go to space, as Good Morning America host Michael Strahan takes a brief ride on Blue Origin's latest launch — Shortly before Jeff Bezos flew to space in July, “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan was one of the few journalists who got …
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
An Australian senate inquiry into diversity in media ownership and News Corp finds “significant changes are required” and recommends a judicial inquiry — Report backs call by Kevin Rudd for inquiry into Murdoch media empire and recommends probe with powers of a royal commission be established
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