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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 $1.6M, 3-year grant from the American Journalism Project and $450K in matching funds from Chicago Community Trust — In conjunction with the American Journalism Project grant, the Chicago Community Trust pledged an additional $450,000 in matching funds to Block Club over three years.
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American Journalism Project and @chirpradio
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
The Associated Press will launch a photojournalism NFT marketplace built by blockchain tech provider Xooa on Jan. 31, with proceeds used to fund its journalism — It's offering collectors ‘exclusive, historic, and stunning visual content’ — The Associated Press, or AP …
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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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Variety, @ashleyrcarman, @podcastsincolor, @nwquah, @loudmouthjulia and @kitacookie
David Cohen / Adweek:
The Markup partners with Mozilla's data sharing project Rally on Facebook Pixel Hunt, a study to investigate Meta's data collection and tracking practices — Firefox users who opt into ‘Facebook Pixel Hunt’ will use tools in the Rally browser extension
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The Mozilla Blog, @baekdal, @juliaangwin, @jason_kint, @jkosseff, @rsbutner, @mmasnick, @glynmoody, @mediaevan, Forbes, Mozilla Rally and Digiday, more at Techmeme »
Gabriel Snyder / Off the Record:
Justin Smith's plan to chase an elite global audience is a great pitch for sponsors, but it could be a tough editorial product for Ben Smith to deliver — Justin Smith and Ben Smith's announcement brings back memories of the promise — and pitfalls — of an earlier global media startup.
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@gabrielsnyder, @sdp, @rafat, @rafat, @daytenrose, @marissaaevans, @michellelegro, @dceiver, @weareyourfek, @mattiekahn and @alexljanin
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
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Following CDC complaints, ABC posts the full clip from an interview with the CDC chief, which it had edited to exclude crucial information about COVID-19 deaths — CDC Chief Dr. Rochelle Walensky took heat from the right and the left over an interview that turns out to have been edited …
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Mediaite, HotAir, Fox News, Children of Liberty, @maggienyt, @joshsternberg, @g17esiason and @brianstelter
Wired:
Wired joins The Verge, Quartz, and other publications in making “on the record” the default when its reporters talk to anyone in any official capacity — Statements made to WIRED are on the record by default. Here is our guide for communications professionals.
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@reckless, @jason_kint, @juliaangwin, @scottmstedman, @sarah_sloat_, @laurengoode and @stokel
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Source: Apple has had substantial talks about carrying Major League Baseball games next season on Apple TV+ — MORE FROM: — Apple has had substantial talks about carrying Major League Baseball games next season, The Post has learned. — If a deal is finalized, it would represent …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Comcast and ViacomCBS appoint Monty Sarhan as CEO of the joint venture streamer Sky Showtime, which will launch in 20 European markets this year — Comcast and ViacomCBS have appointed a CEO for soon-to-launch JV streamer Sky Showtime. — Monty Sarhan, who has been Comcast Cable's SVP …
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nexttv.com, Variety and Hollywood Reporter
Alex Richards / mirror:
UK court awards Premier League a minimum £157M payout in case against PPTV, which bought Chinese broadcast rights for £564M and never paid — The Premier League terminated its deal with PPTV, owned by the Suning Holding Group, in September 2020, after failing to receive a penny of its record £564million deal
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