Mediagazer: Most Gannett newspapers are ceasing home delivery of Saturday print editions in coming months, offering an e-edition instead (Sandy Mazza/The Tennessean)

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Over 80 fact-checking organizations tell YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki that the company's misinformation policies are “proving insufficient” and propose solutions — Ms. Susan Wojcicki, — It's been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

The Texas Tribune CEO and co-founder Evan Smith says he will step down by the end of 2022, after 13 years, and stay on as an adviser into 2023 — Evan Smith, a longtime force in Texas journalism, said on Wednesday that he would step down as the chief executive of The Texas Tribune …

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David Bauder / Associated Press:

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