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6:55 AM ET, January 12, 2022

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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 …
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
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
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.
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?
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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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 |
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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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”
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
After CDC objections, ABC posts the full interview with CDC chief Dr. Rochelle Walensky, which it had edited to remove crucial information about COVID-19 deaths
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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
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
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Axel Springer names Goli Sheikholeslami as CEO of Politico Media; Sheikholeslami has been the president and CEO of WNYC for the past two years