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Mark Jacob / Local News Initiative:
A look at the changes in Chicago's news ecosystem, as nonprofit news assumes a prominent role and public radio station WBEZ becomes a formidable player — With Nonprofit News on the March, There Are Plenty of Concerns, but Also New Feelings of Optimism — Chicago journalism is undergoing …
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Shamus Toomey / Block Club Chicago:
Nonprofit outlet Block Club Chicago receives a three-year, $1.6M grant from the American Journalism Project and Chicago Community Trust matches another $450K
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American Journalism Project, @blockclubchi, @mina_bloom_, @arielparrella, @slulay2, @jaydubward, @heidistevens13 and @chirpradio
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
The Associated Press will launch a photojournalism NFT marketplace built by blockchain tech provider Xooa on January 31, with sales used to fund its journalism — It's offering collectors ‘exclusive, historic, and stunning visual content’ — The Associated Press, or AP …
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Associated Press, @joemccann, MediaPost, @ap_images, @emilybell, @jbenton, @podsidepete, @owoathkeeper, CNET, @s_m_i, @thrasherxy, @judeinlondon2, @andybcampbell, @davekarpf, @thechristinet, @karlmondon, @strobist, @lissaharris, @scottheins, @carnage4life, @multiplebears, Waivly, @wbm312, @webjournalist, @davidfolkenflik, @compy905, @radicalbytes, @kensweet, @wublockchain, Insider, PetaPixel, ZDNet, HYPEBEAST, The Block and CoinDesk, more at Techmeme »
American Press Institute:
The American Press Institute names Michael D. Bolden as its executive director and CEO, starting on February 14 — The American Press Institute, an affiliate of the News Media Alliance dedicated to helping news publishers navigate and adapt to organizational and industry change to sustain journalism …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Luma Partners: a record number of ad and marketing tech companies went public in 2021; deal volume among adtech, digital media, and marketing firms rose 82% YoY — A record number of advertising and marketing technology companies went public last year, according to a new report from LUMA Partners …
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@dcnorg and @mediaevan
Catie Keck / The Verge:
Roku rolls out Live TV Zone on its homescreen, integrating its channel guide with third-party services including YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling, and more — An easy-to-find home for live programming — Roku is making live TV even easier to find with its new Live TV Zone, a one-stop shop for all things live and linear.
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The Streamable, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, ScreenRant, Cord Cutters News and MediaPost
Just Security:
A look at photojournalist Amy Harris' lawsuit against the January 6 House committee, which subpoenaed her phone records because of her Proud Boys reporting — The raft of subpoenas issued by the House panel investigating the Capitol riot has prompted, in turn, a raft of suits hoping to block the demands.
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@facoalition, @just_security and @jameeljaffer
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Candle Media, the company led by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs that bought Hello Sunshine, acquires Faraway Road Productions and a stake in Will Smith's Westbrook — Candle Media, a new media rollup company backed by Blackstone and led by former Disney executives Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer …
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Internal memo: Spotify shuts down Spotify Studios, also known as Studio 4; former employees say the podcast studio operated as a “junk drawer” for projects — The Studio 4 team, aka Spotify Studios, is being laid off — This story is part of a group of stories called
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@ashleyrcarman, @joshsternberg, Tubefilter, @blackamazon, @podcastsincolor, Deadline, @kitacookie, @loudmouthjulia, Digital Music News, @nwquah and Variety
Alison Flood / The Guardian:
Nielsen BookScan: UK print book sales reached 212M+ in 2021, the highest figure in a decade, with the fiction category up 20% over 2019 — Booming appetites for crime, sci-fi and romance drive fiction sales 20% higher than in 2019, with Richard Osman the year's bestselling author
Mike Carter / The Seattle Times:
The alleged leader of Atomwaffen Division, Kaleb Cole, gets seven years in prison for conspiring to threaten journalists, Jews, and Black people in three states — The purported leader of the violent neo-Nazi group the Atomwaffen Division was sentenced to seven years in federal prison …
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U.S. Department of Justice, Associated Press and KING-TV
New York Times:
An NYT freelancer is set to be tried on Wednesday for helping NYT reporters enter Zimbabwe illegally; in June, Zimbabwe said its case was on “shaky ground” — The reporter, Jeffrey Moyo, has been accused of helping two Times journalists enter Zimbabwe from South Africa using bogus credentials …
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@cliffordlevy, @rsf_inter, @smith_jeffreyt, @pressfreedom and Al Jazeera
Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Profile of Italian outlet Fanpage, which started as a Facebook Page, attracts millions of readers with award-winning investigative scoops, and employs 67 — What started as a Facebook page is now an investigative news operation with millions of readers a day
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@risj_oxford, @frasermatthew and @bhopalhouse
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