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11:15 AM ET, January 19, 2022

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David Roeder / Chicago Sun-Times:
Chicago Public Media's board approves the Chicago Sun-Times acquisition, set to close on or about January 31, which will convert the Sun-Times into a nonprofit  —  The noncash transfer will not be final until contracts are approved, but both media organizations said they hope to close on the deal by the end of the month.
New York Times:
André Leon Talley, US Vogue's former editor-at-large and a rare Black fashion editor, has died at 73  —  Called “a creative genius,” he was the rare Black editor at the top of a field that was mostly white and notoriously elitist.  —  André Leon Talley, the larger …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube says it's winding down YouTube Originals after six years and will only fund programs that are part of its Black Voices and YouTube Kids Funds  —  YouTube is getting out of the business of originals: The Google-owned video giant said it is winding down its original productions team after more than six years.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
A group of philanthropies invests $20M+ to launch an independent nonprofit news operation in Houston with about 40 journalists late this year or early next year  —  Three Houston philanthropies are coming together to launch an independent nonprofit news operation in Houston, executives tell Axios.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
The mission statements and manifestos of journalism startups, from Grid to Puck, promise to remake journalism but fail to articulate a unique message  —  The entrepreneurial spirit rages beneath the breastbone of your average journalist, rivaled in intensity only by his scorn for his bosses.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Filmhub, which lets filmmakers distribute their work to over 100 streaming channels, including Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV, raises a $6.8M seed led by a16z  —  As the streaming market grows, so has the demand for content.  But even though it's now easier than ever for filmmakers to create …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
RocaNews, which delivers news via Instagram, raises a $4.4M seed and acquires River News, an app that provides news stories via a TikTok-like video feed  —  RocaNews, an Instagram news brand with 1 million followers, has raised $4.4 million in a seed round led by Ori Allon, the co-founder and executive chair of Compass Real Estate.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Markup says it has 30 employees, two newsletters totaling 14K subscribers, and had $6.8M in 2021 revenue, up from $4.2M in 2020, aided by a $2.5M Ford grant  —  The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that focuses on data-driven tech investigations, had $6.8 million in revenue in 2021 …
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Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
Study: Sky is Europe's largest TV company by revenue at €16.3B in 2020, followed by ARD at €6.53B and Netflix at €6.15B; Netflix has a 35% VOD market share  —  M&A activity is picking up pace in Europe, driven by the streaming wars and the COVID crisis, according to a new report by the European Audiovisual Observatory.
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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Edelman: 67% of people globally said media purposely tries to mislead, up eight percentage points from 2021; US and Australia saw the biggest drops in trust
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Financial Times:
An in-depth look at Sony's ambition to become the world's most fully integrated entertainment company across movie blockbusters, music catalogs, and PlayStation
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Influencer and former NBA player Rex Chapman will host a weekly CNN+ show featuring “intimate conversations with athletes, entertainers, and everyday heroes”
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
A look at Serbia's media landscape: opposition candidates get very limited and overwhelmingly negative coverage, independent news channels are blocked, and more
Jem Aswad / Variety:
The Recording Academy reschedules the Grammy Awards to April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas; sources hope for a full show and a live audience
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@onionincunion:
All seven A.V. Club employees in Chicago, who G/O Media told to either move to LA or quit their jobs, choose to take their severance
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NY Post digital EIC Michelle Gotthelf sues News Corp, NY Post, and two editors, claiming she was fired for alleging ex-EIC Col Allan sexually harassed her
Lizbeth Diaz / Reuters:
A journalist was murdered in Tijuana, Mexico after entering a protection program due to threats, becoming the second Mexican journalist killed in 2022