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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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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Right-wing media make wildly erroneous claims about spying on Trump and then they and Trump shame other outlets for not covering the furor they created — The latest alarmist claims about spying on Trump appeared to be flawed, but the explanation is byzantine — underlining the challenge …
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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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Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg:
A look at Oscar nominated Writing With Fire, which documents a women-led Indian newspaper's shift to digital and was shot on smartphones over five years — A documentary about Khabar Lahariya, a news-platform run by women from India's Dalit group has been nominated for an Oscar …
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Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
US intelligence officials accuse right-wing financial news site Zero Hedge of publishing articles created by Moscow-controlled media; Zero Hedge denies doing so — WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a conservative financial news website with a significant American readership …
Paresh Dave / Reuters:
Trade Desk launches Open Path, letting publishers solicit bids directly from ad clients, bypassing Google; WaPo, Condé Nast, and Reuters are clients — Ad-buying software maker Trade Desk Inc said on Tuesday that it will offer tools to online publishers for the first time in an attempt …
Axios:
A US judge sides with Lee Enterprises, ruling that Lee's decision to reject Alden nominees to its board of directors was “contractually proper” — Lee Enterprises was delivered a huge win this week after a Delaware judge sided with Lee in hedge fund Alden's lawsuit against the local newspaper company.
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GlobeNewswire News Room, @kerrymflynn and @sarafischer
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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@ckrewson
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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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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@petersontee, @mattnavarra, @digiday, @jason_kint, @lmoses and @simonowens
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 …
Discussion:
@niemanlab
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Texas Monthly acquires documentary-style TV show Texas Country Reporter and says it won't fully bring back events until at least 2024 as it focuses on video — Last December, Texas Monthly acquired Texas Country Reporter, an independent, documentary-style television show, as well as its production team, to tiptoe into the video space.
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American Press Institute, @niemanlab and @digiday
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