Mediagazer: The International Fund for Public Interest Media, led by Mark Thompson and Maria Ressa, says it is looking to raise $100M after the US pledges up to $30M (Sara Fischer/Axios)

12:05 PM ET, December 13, 2021

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

The International Fund for Public Interest Media, led by Mark Thompson and Maria Ressa, says it is looking to raise $100M after the US pledges up to $30M — Press freedom is starting to get more attention from world leaders, as new data suggests 2021 was yet another record-breaking year for violations of those rights.

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Katherine Huggins / Mediaite:

CNN hires Alyssa Farah as a political commentator; she served as press secretary for Mike Pence and DOD and was White House communications director in 2020 — Alyssa Farah, previously the White House communications director for former President Donald Trump, will join CNN as a political commentator.

Discussion: Politico, @rolandsmartin, @mondairejones, @aaschapiro, @emmavigeland, @markhughesfilms, @tallyannae, @genepark and Barrett Media

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Discussion: @katieharbath, @jameeljaffer, @knightcolumbia, @lauraedelson2 and @lauraedelson2

Aaron Kirchfeld / Bloomberg:

Ad tech company Criteo to acquire UK-based ad infrastructure service Iponweb for $305M in cash plus $75M in stock — - French online ad firm will pay $380 million in cash and stock — Criteo is diversifying revenue away from third-party cookies — French online advertising firm Criteo SA …

Discussion: criteo.investorroom.com, AdExchanger, Digiday, Beet.TV and The FirstPartyCapital …

Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:

Tech improvements helped news outlets like the NYT, the LAT, and The New Yorker become more competitive with short documentaries, taking on HBO at the Oscars — News outlets have embraced original streaming content, resulting in Oscar-qualifying documentary shorts: “This explosion …

Discussion: @dayofrage, @davidclinchnews and @alexweprin

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 — Workers who had money on the line are very upset about about having been part of the SPAC from hell. — MS

Discussion: @scottdeveau, @vice, @motherboard, @lorenzofb, @mollyhc, @andrewfeinberg, @timmarchman, @timmarchman, @bombur, @timmarchman and @maxwellstrachan

Axios:
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

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