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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 …
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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
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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Yiannis Baboulias / Columbia Journalism Review:
Greece sees increasing concerns about media freedom due to media ownership concentrated in a few people close to the ruling party and attacks on journalists — Last November Ingeborg Beugel, a Dutch journalist who has been covering Greece for decades, was advised by her country's embassy …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Decrying cancel culture, the BBC's director of editorial policy, David Jordan, says the broadcaster will “represent all points of view”, including flat earthers — David Jordan told House of Lords that ‘all points of view’ should be represented by broadcaster
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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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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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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Local papers shouldn't fret about The Athletic under the NYT because the talent pool is big, “local sports” includes niches The Athletic can't touch, and more — Should the combination keep local publishers up at night? Or are they different markets altogether?
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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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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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@jameeljaffer, @just_security and @facoalition
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
Nic Newman / Reuters Institute for the Study …:
Survey of 246 media leaders in 52 countries: 59% say revenue grew in 2021 and 47% worry subscription models may be excluding less affluent audiences — 1. The business of journalism is looking up for some | 2. Audience strategies and publisher innovation |
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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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