Mediagazer: How NYT reporters handled a recent feature on online resources for suicide without prominently naming the service, by speaking to experts, veterans, and editors (Barbara Allen/Poynter)

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.

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 …

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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 …

Discussion: @chronotope, Wall Street Journal, @cjr, @mathewi and @jackmarshall

Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr:

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 — NEW - Internal memo for Fox staff: “All workers in NYC who perform in-person work at an office location, including Fox employees, must show proof of receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine” by Dec. 27. Testing will no longer be alternative to getting vaccine in NYC.

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Spotify, Meta, and Netflix find Gen Z elusive in a way TikTok never has; Spotify says Gen Z accounts for the majority using its Blend playlist feature — Good afternoon from Puerto Rico. Hope you all are staying safe out there. Hollywood is celebrating the good news of a record-breaking weekend …

Discussion: @lucas_shaw and @sleepwellcap, more at Techmeme »

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 …

Discussion: Reuters and @jackshafer

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” …

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Barbara Allen / Poynter:

How NYT reporters handled a recent feature on online resources for suicide without prominently naming the service, by speaking to experts, veterans, and editors — The team relied on advice and conversations with experts, veterans, editors and each other — The ethical issues running throughout …

Discussion: nexttv.com, @poynter and @benjamingoggin

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

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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.

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 — We revisit favourite contributions as our series on life behind the news agenda comes to an end — fter six years and more than 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 — This past July, before he was banned from Wikipedia, Techyan was one of dozens of volunteers preparing to speak at the free-knowledge movement's annual conference, Wikimania.

Discussion: @pasternack, @charlesmok, @frankpasquale, @pasternack, @harrymccracken and @juhasaarinen