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@youranonone:
The website of state-affiliated Russian news outlet RT News was taken down Thursday, and Twitter accounts from the Anonymous collective took credit — The #Anonymous collective has taken down the website of the #Russian propaganda station RT News.
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Vox Media, Complex Networks, and BDG are considering ditching Google's AMP for their own mobile-optimized articles; The Washington Post dropped AMP last summer — Owners of the Verge and Bustle test alternatives to AMP framework, an effort they expect will generate more ad revenue
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AdExchanger, @simonowens, @keachhagey, @bergmayer, @macaree and @alexbruell, more at Techmeme »
Taylor Lorenz / Input:
Some Instagram meme pages are turning into “war pages” that repost unverified footage without context, often claiming to be run by journalists in Ukraine — Just hours after the first explosions rocked Ukraine Wednesday night, massive Instagram meme pages began promoting …
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@noupside, @alicemuwu, @attorneynora, @bostonjoan, @timquirino, @taylorlorenz and @taylorlorenz, more at Techmeme »
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett says it has 1.6M digital subscribers, up 49% YoY, and reports Q4 revenue of $827M, down 5.5% YoY, and net loss of $22.4M — The newspaper chain grew digital subscriptions to 1.6 million but the surge appears to be driven by deeply discounted introductory rates.
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Media Nation, Press Gazette, @tmorris504 and @poynter
New York Times:
A look at how CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC covered the first day of Russia's invasion, with the latter two highlighting their opinion hosts — Fox News stars like Tucker Carlson questioned why Americans hated Vladimir Putin, and CNN showed Russian tanks and rockets in live war-zone dispatches.
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Poynter, @maxwelltani, @katie_rayford, @emilynussbaum, @emilynussbaum, @samuelaadams, @hshaban, @oliverdarcy, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Week and PolitiFact
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Tumblr launches an ad-free tier for $4.99/month or $39.99/year on desktop and in its mobile apps; Tumblr was once opposed to displaying ads, but caved in 2012 — You can fix one of Tumblr's problems, for a fee — Tumblr announced today that users can opt out of ads (on the desktop and in its mobile apps) …
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TechCrunch, Tumblr Staff, Mashable, Gizmodo, @quinnypig, Adweek and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
The Daily Beast:
In a tweet, AP promoted the sale of an NFT linked to a video of migrants in an overcrowded boat, then deleted the tweet and canceled the sale after criticism — GHOULISH — The Associated Press on Thursday hurriedly attempted to scrape the egg off its face after promoting a forthcoming …
Jon Lafayette / Next TV:
Sinclair says a 2021 cyberattack cost $63M in lost Q4 ad revenue, reports an $89M loss, down from $467M net income in Q4 2020, on $1.47B revenue, down 2% YoY — Company reports $89 million net loss for fourth quarter — Sinclair Broadcast Group said that the cyber attack the company faced …
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insideradio.com, Dow Jones Newswires, TV Technology and TVNewsCheck
Alexander Marrow / Reuters:
Russia's communications regulator says media outlets can only publish Ukraine info from official Russian sources and failing to do so will lead to restrictions — Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor on Thursday said media outlets must check the veracity of their reports …
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American Press Institute, @biannagolodryga and @globalfreemedia
Patrick Egwu / Reuters Institute for the Study …:
A look at CJID's three-month fellowship for West African journalists, which provides training, mentoring, and some funding for local climate change stories — Most journalists lack the right skills and some newsrooms aren't committing resources. A fellowship from CJID is trying to change this
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@_danwhyte, @cjidafrica and @olorunwababs
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: BlackRock and Warner Music invest $750M in a fund to buy music-rights catalogs from female and diverse artists, and already spent $300M on 20 catalogs — The companies seek stakes in newer music copyrights in partnership with Influence Media — BlackRock Inc. and Warner Music Group Corp …
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PR Newswire, @music_zone, Fast Company, Digital Music News, Music Ally, Variety and Music Business Worldwide
Financial Times:
Media Partners Asia: Netflix has just 5.5M subscribers in India, far below its 100M goal from 2016, behind Amazon Prime Video's 16M and Disney+ Hotstar's 50M — Streaming juggernaut wanted 100mn subscribers in the country but has managed just 5.5mn — Back in 2016, when Netflix launched in India …
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@praval, Transistori, @counternotions, @lakshmishaks and @harneetsin, more at Techmeme »
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