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8:45 AM ET, December 21, 2021

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Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
In an internal memo, Fox says all its NYC office staff must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination by December 27, blaming Mayor de Blasio for the vaccine mandate  —  Fox Corporation, the owner of Fox News, told employees on Friday that those working in New York City would have to show proof …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Internal memo: CNN is closing its US offices to all nonessential employees as COVID-19 cases rise at the network and nationwide  —  President Jeff Zucker cited a surge of cases at the network in a memo on the decision  —  CNN is closing its offices to nonessential employees …
Ben Bowman / The Streamable:
YouTube TV reaches a deal with Disney to bring back 17+ channels including ABC, Disney, ESPN, Freeform, FX, and National Geographic  —  After one day of being dark, YouTube TV and Disney have reached a deal which will see more than 17 Disney-owned channels, including local ABC affiliates, Disney Channel, and ESPN return to the service.
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
The pursuit of “scale” drives media companies to merge, such as in the Vox-Group Nine deal, but what constitutes sufficient scale changes when valuations shrink  —  On Tuesday, Vox Media and Group Nine announced plans to merge their operations, in what Jim Bankoff …
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Axel Springer reports 2020 revenue of €2.97B, down 5% YoY, with adjusted EBITDA of €653.8M, down 13% YoY, and says its US business is “booming” in 2021  —  Axel Springer, the German news publishing giant that owns Insider and Politico, has revealed that its revenues fell by €150m …
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The Atlantic:
Mark Leibovich, the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, will join The Atlantic as a staff writer in the spring  —  Leibovich to begin this spring, as The Atlantic continues to train its editorial focus on the crisis facing democracy
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Spider-Man: No Way Home generated $587M globally during its opening weekend, $253M in North America, making it the third-largest debut on record  —  Don't underestimate Peter Parker.  —  That's the takeaway this weekend after Sony's comic book adventure “Spider-Man: No Way Home” …
Mariam Ahmed / Talking Biz News:
Protocol appoints its executive editor Tim Grieve as EIC  —  Protocol has tapped Tim Grieve as editor-in-chief.  He recently served as executive editor.  —  Grieve has also held various leadership roles at Politico, including serving as deputy managing editor, assistant managing editor, managing editor.
Richard C. Paddock / New York Times:
Interview with journalist Ko Aung Kyaw, who livestreamed his arrest by Myanmar's regime, on being tortured by soldiers, refusing to give up sources, and more  —  When Ko Aung Kyaw erased his cellphone contacts to protect his sources, he knew his interrogators would make him pay a horrific price.
Rob Pegoraro / PCMag:
Five DC-area stations begin airing Internet Protocol-based NextGen TV signals alongside digital TV broadcasts, 3.5 years after the first test broadcasts began  —  The updated over-the-air television standard allows for more reliable reception, better sound and video, and interactive features.
 
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Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill / The Guardian:
The Guardian ends its Inside The Guardian series, which gave readers a behind the scenes look at the newsroom, after six years and over 250 pieces
Alex Pasternack / Fast Company:
How Chinese Wikipedia volunteers are exposing threats to Wikimedia's free-knowledge mission while fighting censorship, threats, arrest, and violence
The Guardian:
The BBC says UK political editor Laura Kuenssberg will step down at Easter but remain in “a senior presenting and reporting role”
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Pew Research Center:
Analysis of news tweets from 500 US adults shows a focus on entertainment, politics, and sports; only 2% of news tweets had a hashtag, down from 34% in 2015
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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