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Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy outlet, Stand News, says it is shutting down after police raided its office, froze its assets, and arrested senior staff — Stand News was the last prominent pro-democracy publication in Hong Kong - after the closure of the Apple Daily tabloid and the arrest of its publisherJimmy Lai.
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Bloomberg:
Hong Kong police arrest Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, and five others, saying they conspired to publish “seditious” materials — - Pop star Denise Ho among six arrested under sedition charge — Media face growing pressure from China-imposed security law
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NY appeals court temporarily lifts an order requiring NYT turn over or destroy copies of Project Veritas documents; the NYT remains barred from publishing docs — A New York appeals court said the paper did not need to immediately give up or destroy documents related to the conservative group.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
LION: the US and Canada now have over 700 independent local news startups; 80% of LION's 400 members have four or fewer employees — New, independent digital outlets and nonprofits have begun to fill some of the gap left by fading local newspapers. Limited resources and the pandemic …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Over 50 local US newsrooms launched in 2020 and 2021, the majority in major metro areas and four each in Georgia, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, and Florida — Nearly as many local newsletters also started publishing in that time — The pandemic changed the news business and, in a lot of ways, not for the better.
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Financial Times:
Analysis: Disney, Apple, Netflix, Comcast, ViacomCBS, Fox, WarnerMedia, and Amazon plan to spend $115B+ on content in 2022, rising to ~$140B with sports rights — Investment outlays come amid concerns that it will be harder to attract new viewers in 2022 — The top eight US media groups plan …
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
John Madden, an NFL Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster at CBS, ABC, and NBC, dies at 85 — Madden was one of football's most recognizable ambassadors for decades. — John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach who became one of America's most recognizable ambassadors of professional football …
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The Indian Express:
The Delhi High Court directs WhatsApp to take down groups that are illegally circulating the online editions of newspapers owned by Dainik Bhaskar Corp. — Dainik Bhaskar Corp provides access to its e-newspapers on a subscription model through its official website and mobile application, the court was told.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Seeking larger audiences, Netflix, Disney, and other studios are releasing movies with star-studded casts, sometimes without much success — Boldface names have always mattered at the movies, but a number of recent casts have been full of them. That hasn't always helped at the box office.
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Courtland Milloy / Washington Post:
The weekly Washington Informer, covering DC's Black community, nearly doubled readership in five years to 50,000 and grew average pages per issue from 36 to 56 — The Washington Informer has added subscribers and staff in an era when many local newspapers are struggling
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NPR:
NPR names national correspondent Leila Fadel as a host of Morning Edition and its daily morning news podcast Up First, starting in February 2022 — Dec 28, 2021;Washington, D.C. — NPR announced today that Leila Fadel has been selected as the fourth host of Morning Edition …
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
US journalists launched at least 35 union campaigns this year, 33 of which were successful; a record 1,542 journalists from 26 workplaces joined NewsGuild — The NewsGuild broke its annual organizing record with 1,542 journalists across 26 workplaces joining the union
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