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7:10 PM ET, March 3, 2022

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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Memo: T&R Productions, the production company behind RT America, the US version of Russia's state-funded RT, will lay off most of its staff and cease production  —  New York (CNN Business)The production company behind the American version of the Russian state-funded network RT laid off …
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Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Russian-backed RT News says it will begin broadcasting on Rumble, a video platform popular with right-wing users  —  Russian state-controlled news network RT said on Thursday it will begin broadcasting on Rumble, a YouTube-like video site, after tech companies including Meta Platforms (FB.O) …
Variety:
Netflix promotes Marian Lee to CMO, replacing Bozoma Saint John, who joined the company in 2020 after senior roles at Uber and Apple  —  She replaces Bozoma Saint John, who boarded the streaming giant in 2020 after serving in senior executive roles at Uber and Apple.
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Tech workers at The New York Times vote 404-88 to unionize as the New York Times Tech Guild, becoming the largest US unit of tech workers with bargaining rights  —  The new unit, which is organized by the NewsGuild, is now the largest unit of tech workers with bargaining rights in the country.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
A look at plans for CNN+, scheduled to launch the last week of March despite the turmoil at CNN, initially for $2.99 per month; a bundle with HBO Max is planned  —  The show must go on, even in streaming video.  —  Employees at CNN are keeping that adage in mind as they prepare to launch …
The Moscow Times:
After Russia takes Ekho Moskvy off the air for spreading “deliberately false information”, the board of directors votes to liquidate the liberal radio station  —  Russia's iconic liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy (Echo of Moscow) has been wound up after falling afoul of Russia's censorship of coverage of the war in Ukraine.
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
ITV buys out the BBC's share of BritBox UK ahead of streaming service ITVX's launch; BritBox International will remain a 50/50 venture between ITV and the BBC  —  ITVX will integrate BritBox U.K. although the latter best-of-British offering will remain a “separate entity” within the app and require a paid subscription.
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MIT Technology Review:
An investigation details Operation Safety Net, a sprawling surveillance program in Minnesota to track protesters and journalists after George Floyd's murder  —  An investigation by MIT Technology Review reveals a sprawling, technologically sophisticated system in Minnesota designed for closely monitoring protesters.
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Source: Disney is weighing a cheaper, ad-supported tier of Disney+ in the US to fire up slowing subscriber growth  —  Disney is discussing launching a cheaper, ad-supported tier of its Disney+ streaming service in the U.S., according to a person involved in the discussions.
Marina Adami / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
Q&A with Bellingcat's Christo Grozev on the outlet's top priority of documenting war crimes in Ukraine, what digitalization means to wartime reporting, and more  —  Editor's note: Christo Grozev is an investigative journalist and the executive director of GIJN member Bellingcat …
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Eduardo Suárez / Reuters Institute for the Study …:
Q&A with Guardian's Head of Editorial Innovation Chris Moran on covering breaking news and fine-tuning the newspaper's live blogs to meet users' needs  —  Head of Editorial Innovation Chris Moran explains how he and his team have shaped the newspaper's live blog to meet users' needs
 
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Twitch plans to ban “harmful misinformation superspreaders” who share debunked theories on or off the site, including about COVID-19 vaccines and election fraud
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Analysis: Twitch has lost at least six executives alongside 60+ employees during 2022; sources say Twitch is losing touch with its core focus on streamers
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon unveils Plus Play to let customers discover, buy, and manage media, fitness, and lifestyle subscriptions, in partnership with Netflix and others
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Analysis: RT's reach in the UK, Germany, and France is not great on the web but strong on social media; RT's Facebook engagement is large in Germany and France
Voice of America:
Russia's media regulator warns it will block VOA's Russian site if the outlet doesn't remove coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; VOA's director declines
Stephen Harrison / Slate:
How Russia's war with Ukraine is playing out on Wikipedia; Russian Wikipedia editors decided to call an invasion what it is, rejecting the Kremlin's narrative