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European Federation of Journalists:
A Swiss journalist, a UK Sky News team, and two Danish journalists have been attacked by Russian forces in Ukraine in three separate incidents since February 26 — Within just a few days, a UK Sky News crew, as well as a Swiss independent journalist, were attacked by Russian forces in Ukraine.
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Sky News, @skyandyhughes, @rsf_inter, @efkouts, @timkmak, @clarissaward, @stefanweichert, @stefanweichert, Daily Mail, @shashj, Press Gazette and Barrett Media
Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
The Atlantic's article on Saudi's MBS shows what's wrong with access journalism and profiling brutal men, including repeating his absurd Jamal Khashoggi denials — In 2018, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman embarked on a cross-country, getting-to-know-you tour of the United States …
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Elizabeth Spiers:
A Twitter feud between the NYT's Maggie Haberman and WaPo's Taylor Lorenz shows why tenured lifers object to “building a brand” and why others must rely on it — Trick question. You already are one, whether you want to be or not.
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@taylorlorenz, @shawnmccreesh, New York Magazine, @maggienyt, @maggienyt, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @petersterne, @morgan_sung, @pt, @summeranne, @pt, @beebrookshire, @erinbiba, @ichbinilya, @levinejonathan, @josh1rivera, @willoremus, @paleofuture, @soledadobrien, @jewelwickershow, @gregjaffe, @maggienyt, shaken & stirred, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @pbump, @alex, @scottmstedman, @levinejonathan, @stphnfwlr, @taylorlorenz, @joshconstine, @karenkho, @onesarahjones, @worqas, @dangillmor, @espiers, @shortformernie, @shortformernie, @shawkward, @michaelbierut, @espiers, @zengerle, @britnidlc, @laurencaguirre, @emilygould, @billwerde, @jayrosen_nyu, @bdeskin, @kerrymflynn, @biblioracle, @espiers and Politico
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Axios is spending $30M on expansion in 2022 through Axios Local, which had ~$5M in 2021 revenue and has 700K subscribers; HQ, which had $3M+ in revenue; and Pro — The news organization that prides itself on short-format writing has big plans to expand in local news, paid newsletters and even the emails sent by your bosses.
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@brokenbottleboy, @bgrueskin, @brokenbottleboy, @kerrymflynn, @nytimesbusiness, @jessicalessin, @oliverdarcy, @axioshq, @froomkin, @ted_williams, @coreypein, @cwarzel, @jimvandehei, @mikeallen, @conarck, @scottnover, @mollyjongfast, @jamiestockwell, @jz, @russcontreras, @djtweets, @stevecase, @thepressboxpod, @jayrosen_nyu and @tysonbrody
Lisa Abend / TIME:
The Kyiv Independent EIC Olga Rudenko and other Ukrainian journalists describe covering Russia's invasion, making mistakes, embracing activism, and more — Simply doing the job exposes journalists to grave danger. Cameraman Yehvenii Sakun was killed in a March 1 missile attack on a Kyiv television tower.
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@spj_tweets, @janebsinger, @iaponomarenko, @naina_bajekal and @amie_fr
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham pushed pro-Putin messages during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some clips of which aired on Russian state TV — The former presidential adviser and Russia expert Fiona Hill made headlines last week when she stated bluntly in a Politico interview …
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@liz_cheney, @mollyjongfast, @sulliview, @rwpusa, @markpoloncarz, @ericdchenoweth, @ggreenwald, @scottadamssays, @jeremylittau, @blackamazon, Public Notice, PRESS RUN and Mediaite
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon launches Amp, an app that lets people host live “radio shows”, take calls, and play tracks licensed to Amazon Music; the app is not yet widely available — Amazon's Clubhouse competitor has arrived. The retail giant on Tuesday launched a new mobile app called Amp …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter promotes TJ Adeshola, the head of US sports partnerships, to head of global content partnerships — Twitter is elevating two veteran content execs to new roles: TJ Adeshola has been tapped as head of global content partnerships for the social network, and Sarah Rosen will oversee U.S. content partnerships.
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@wexline, @kirstinestewart, @laurafrofro, @msbennybonsu, @lk, @godisrivera, @alexkennedy44, @tjay, @sarahrosen, @tjay, @scottiebeam, @kelseyerin, @mplotnik and Adweek
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Q&A with NBCUniversal's Peacock president Kelly Campbell on the service's “record-breaking” February, the Olympics, original films, long-term business, and more — It has been a bumpy two years for Peacock, the NBCUniversal-owned streaming service that first poked its head …
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Washington Post:
In response to Russia's new media law, independent outlets are closing and journalists are fleeing the country: “They decided to destroy the industry entirely” — Ivan Kolpakov, editor in chief of Meduza, one of Russia's most popular independent media outlets …
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Vanity Fair, Quartz, @julibriskman, @brenttoderian, Columbia Journalism Review, CNN, Public Sphere, MediaNama, @peterwsinger, @rsf_inter, @ancalerts, @allenholub, @davidmaxwell161, @arunpudur, Poynter, @sarahellison, @amyargetsinger, @documentaryprof, @smith_jeffreyt, @elaheizadi, @sulliview, @washingtonpost, @kenroth, @peterbakernyt, @rvawonk, Rolling Stone and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
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Paul Farhi / @farhip:
A Washington Post reporter says the newspaper will remove bylines and datelines from stories produced by its journalists in Russia to ensure its staff's safety
A Washington Post reporter says the newspaper will remove bylines and datelines from stories produced by its journalists in Russia to ensure its staff's safety
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Nieman Lab, Radio World, @sulliview, @amlwhere, American Press Institute, ZDNet, @jordannovet, @bdentonphoto, @swheaton, Ineptocracy Chronicles, @medievalg, @bob_boblaw, @afp, @mitchellreports, @katrinanation, @lailaalarian, @robpegoraro, @kyleworton, @minhtngo, @qizhai, Reuters and @rcallimachi
Reggie Ugwu / New York Times:
How podcast companies like Leon Neyfakh's Prologue Projects are funding their shows, such as by licensing to Hollywood and selling exclusive distribution rights — Independent companies like Prologue Projects, Campside Media and Rococo Punch try different strategies in a market roiled by Silicon Valley and Hollywood.
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@rmc031, @sgcarney, @leah_sottile, @jodyavirgan, @rebel19, @leoncrawl, @johnperotti, @wambamash and Podcast Movement
Bloomberg:
TikTok suspends livestreaming and new content uploads in Russia in response to the country's new law that would impose prison terms for spreading “fake news” — TikTok says it's suspending livestreaming in Russia amid the country's new “fake news” law that's aimed at silencing dissent …
Brent Lang / Variety:
Netflix says it is suspending its service in Russia, which operates through an agreement with the country's National Media Group and has roughly 1M subscribers — Netflix has suspended its service in Russia to protest the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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@lucas_shaw, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, Input, TechCrunch, SlashFilm, Bloomberg, Media Play News, MediaPost, Light Reading, Digital TV Europe, Reuters, Music Ally, Broadband TV News, @brianstelter, @kevinrothrock, Transistori, The Hill, The Verge, Engadget, Hollywood Reporter, Mediaite, Insider and TV Tonight