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9:05 PM ET, February 10, 2022

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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Washington Post plans to add 70 newsroom positions in 2022, including nearly 20 health and wellness roles and 20+ focused on climate and extreme weather  —  The plan, which includes the addition of at least 70 newsroom roles, also will expand coverage of social issues, technology and international investigations
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A New York State appeals court temporarily stays an order by a state trial judge, letting the NYT publish and retain Project Veritas documents  —  A state appeals court said that a judge's order preventing publication of the documents would not be enforced until a formal appeal could be heard.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Q&A with The Athletic co-founders on the reasoning behind the sale to The New York Times, including respect for the NYT's expertise in growing subscriptions  —  - The Athletic co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann spoke to CNBC in their first interview since selling to The New York Times.
Hugh Son / CNBC:
Binance invests $200M to help Forbes with its plan to go public via a SPAC in Q1 2022, making Binance one of Forbes' two largest owners after its listing  —  - Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, is making a $200 million strategic investment in Forbes, the 104-year old magazine and digital publisher, CNBC has learned.
Catie Keck / The Verge:
YouTube details creator updates: new video effects, editing capabilities, and monetization tools for Shorts, Shopping expansion, Studio improvements, and more  —  A lot of new features are in the works for 2022  —  YouTube is expanding the ways creators can monetize their content …
Mike Sorrentino / CNET:
MoviePass relaunches as a credit-based marketplace and announces PreShow, an ad platform that uses facial detection to track whether a viewer watched an ad  —  The new MoviePass plans to support all theaters, but it won't be a free-for-all. … Video  —  MoviePass plans to make its big return …
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
Interview with BuzzFeed Studios head Richard Alan Reid about the company's feature debut on Amazon Prime, marketing Book of Love with BuzzFeed content, and more  —  As the studio's first film, ‘Book of Love,’ hits Amazon Prime, the company is readying four more features set to release in 2022.
Wall Street Journal:
The US Senate follows the House in approving a bill barring companies from using forced arbitration in sexual assault or harassment claims; Biden will sign it  —  Some lawmakers want to ban such clauses for other complaints, such as racial discrimination  —  WASHINGTON—Companies would no longer …
Jordan Rose / Complex:
Snoop Dogg acquires Death Row Records from Blackstone-controlled company MNRK Music Group  —  Snoop Dogg has acquired Death Row Records from the Blackstone-controlled company MNRK Music Group.  —  According to a press release via Business Wire, the rap legend will be leading the brand for the coming years as its new owner.
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Studying the effect of pandemic layoffs on journalists of color is stymied by a lack of public notice, growing use of NDAs, and journalists' reluctance to speak  —  The answer has felt both evident and unconfirmable.  —  Claire Smith's career is so remarkable that it has a place in the hall of fame.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK culture secretary formally releases News UK from legal restrictions dating to 1981 that guaranteed the Times' and Sunday Times' editorial independence  —  The Culture Secretary has formally released News UK from its legal undertakings to keep The Times and The Sunday Times separate.
 
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The BBC pulls a crypto trader documentary hours before it was set to air, after The Guardian questioned its main claims; the BBC has patchy crypto coverage
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Sting sells his songwriting catalog, covering 600+ song copyrights and songwriter royalties, to Universal Music Group; the deal is estimated to be worth ~$300M
Reuters:
President Andres Manuel Lopez says Mexico has arrested the three alleged perpetrators behind the murder of journalist Lourdes Maldonado in January
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PR Newswire:
Twitter misses with Q4 revenue of $1.57B, up 22% YoY, net income of $182M, down 18% YoY; 217M mDAUs, up from 192M YoY; FY 2021 revenue hit $5.08B, up 37% YoY
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
The bitcoin-related arrest of a writer who wrote 47 articles for Forbes prompts a recap of the scams, grift, and bad journalism on Forbes' contributor network
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Vicky Ward disputes Isaac Chotiner's article about her 2003 Jeffrey Epstein profile and blames Graydon Carter for omissions; Carter calls her a “serial liar”
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In a deposition, James Bennet says that he included a direct apology to Sarah Palin in a response to CNN's questions, but the apology didn't make it past NYT PR