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Judge says he intends to dismiss Palin's case after jury returns a verdict, saying she hadn't met the legal standard showing that NYT acted with “actual malice” — Palin's suit was the first libel case against the Times to go to trial in nearly two decades.
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Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times goes to the jury, the first libel case against the news outlet to go to trial in nearly two decades
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
White House Correspondents' Association says Trevor Noah will host its dinner on April 30, the first WHCA dinner since 2019 — Trevor Noah, host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, will be the featured entertainer when the White House Correspondents' Association hosts its first dinner since 2019 …
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Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with two volunteer reporters and the publisher of Asheville Watchdog: on the news outlet's first paid staff, why its model isn't easily replicable, and more — The investigative outlet The Asheville Watchdog launched in North Carolina in early 2020 with a highly-experienced staff of retired reporters.
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Tony Silber / MediaPost:
The New Yorker publishes its first digital-only issue, featuring interviews with AOC and others — The New Yorker this week is publishing its first-ever digital-only issue building on a popular online series that features in-depth conversations with people of note.
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Jeanne Kuang / The Kansas City Star:
A Missouri county prosecutor declined on Friday to bring charges in the case of a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter who alerted the state to a data vulnerability — A Missouri prosecutor won't charge a St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist whom Gov. Mike Parson targeted for a criminal investigation …
Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Some outlets say revenue from Instagram's video ad revenue program is inconsequential and CPMs are a third-to-half of what they get from YouTube and Facebook — Last year Instagram finally opened up a video ad-revenue sharing program for publishers. However, the financial floodgates are far from open …
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New York Times:
Profile of Bruno Aiub, who has become one of Brazil's biggest podcasters through his irreverent interviews, as his remarks about Nazis sparks free speech debate — Bruno Aiub became one of Brazil's biggest podcasters with irreverent interviews of newsmakers.
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@ibishblog, @ana_ionova, @jacknicas and @rasmus_kleis
Joel Simon / New Yorker:
The case of journalist Danny Fenster, convicted of incitement in Myanmar and let go in 2021, highlights rising risks US citizens face in authoritarian countries — The effort to free Danny Fenster, a journalist imprisoned by Myanmar's junta, shows a new threat to U.S. citizens worldwide.
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@newyorker, @jrezaian, @niccijsmith, @kenroth and @kmooregilbert
Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Source: Amazon and Spotify are considering rival takeover bids for London-listed podcasting group Audioboom, which has a ~£300M market cap — The two digital behemoths are considering whether to make rival approaches to Audioboom, which has a market value of over £275m, Sky News learns.
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Victor Fiorillo / Philadelphia Magazine:
Interview with TV news anchor Karen Hepp on her lawsuit against Meta, which could reach the Supreme Court amid increasing controversy surrounding Section 230 — The Fox 29 anchor graces Philly TV screens every weekday morning. But on the internet, her face has popped up without her permission …
Yuvraj Malik / Reuters:
Indian adtech company InMobi's Glance, a lock screen content app, raises $200M from Jio Platforms, source says at a $1.7B-$1.8B post-money valuation — India's Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) is investing $200 million in Glance, a lock screen content company backed by Alphabet (GOOGL.O) …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Snapchat is testing mid-roll ads in the Stories of some US creators, ahead of a wider rollout, and will share revenue based on engagement and other metrics — The feature is currently in beta testing — Snapchat is introducing a new way for creators on the app to earn money.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
BBC Studios promotes Rebecca Glashow, who previously oversaw BBC Select and BBC Podcasts, to the newly created role of global distribution CEO — BBC Studios has promoted Rebecca Glashow to the newly created position of CEO of global distribution. — The former Discovery and Awesomeness …
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