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1:00 PM ET, February 7, 2022

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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Joe Rogan apologizes for his past use of the N-word after a compilation video of him using the slur went viral; 70 JRE episodes have been removed from Spotify  —  His apology came as listeners said that as many as 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast had been quietly taken off Spotify …
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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Daniel Ek says “silencing” Rogan is not the answer in a staff email and commits $100M to licensing, developing, and marketing content from marginalized groups  —  Over the weekend, videos resurfaced by the musician India.Arie showed the podcaster repeatedly using the n-word and making derogatory comments about Black people.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Source: Spotify took down episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience at Rogan's request; all the removed episodes were recorded before he signed a deal with Spotify  —  Joe Rogan apologized Saturday for using a racial slur in past episodes of his popular podcast, many episodes of which have been removed from Spotify without explanation.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Although Kara Swisher, LAT reporters, and others implicated Section 230, Spotify's right to publish Joe Rogan is, in fact, protected by the First Amendment
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
NBC Sports says 16M US viewers watched the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony across broadcast and streaming, down 43% from 2018 and an all-time low  —  NBC Sports says 16 million viewers tuned in to watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday …
Josh Ye / South China Morning Post:
In a rare reversal, Tencent Video restores the original ending of Fight Club after censorship of the final scene sparked widespread backlash online in China  —  The restored ending adds back about 11 out of 12 minutes cut from the film, but some scenes featuring nudity are kept …
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Innovid, an adtech company for streaming TV, acquires measurement and attribution service TVSquared for approximately $160M in cash and stock  —  Innovid is acquiring the ad measurement and attribution platform as Nielsen's dominance of TV metrics wobbles, leaving the field in flux
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Parker Higgins / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
How new rules in Kansas and Iowa and a proposal in Utah restricting journalist access to legislature floors, a long-held tradition, create a dangerous precedent  —  In a growing number of state legislatures across the country, journalists are facing new rules and proposed legislation that breaks …
Catherine Yeo / Creative Contemplation:
The struggle to get Wikipedia bios approved for creators like TikTok star Bella Poarch shows how mainstream media coverage, or lack of it, affects Wikipedia  —  Notability, Necessity, Non-objectivity  —  ✍️ Welcome to Creative Contemplation!  I'm Catherine, and this is my …
Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
To attract 16 to 24-year-old viewers, newly-relaunched BBC Three is running a nightly “relaxed” two- to four-minute news bulletin in the style of social media  —  Newly relaunched TV channel BBC Three is running news bulletins mimicking the style of social media in an attempt to “bring back” 16 to 24-year-old viewers.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Tegna is in advanced talks with a large shareholder, Standard General, for a potential buyout at about $24/share, with Apollo Global Management backing  —  Television broadcaster Tegna Inc. is in advanced discussions with one of its largest shareholders, Standard General …
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