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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Researchers say Gannett gave ad buyers incorrect information about where ads appeared for nine months; Gannett says it regrets the error, which it fixed March 4 — Publisher misrepresented where billions of ads were placed, researchers say, and Gannett corrected the issue in recent days
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The New York Times temporarily removes its journalists from Russia in response to the law that effectively renders independent reporting in the country illegal — Other news organizations, like the BBC and Bloomberg, have suspended their operations in Russia in response to a new law that effectively criminalizes independent reporting.
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Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Discovery pulls 15 channels in Russia, operated as part of a joint venture with the country's leading TV company National Media Group — Discovery has pulled some 15 channels off the air in Russia, following similar moves by CNN and the BBC.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The BBC resumes reporting in Russia, having “considered the implications of the new legislation alongside the urgent need to report from inside” the country
The BBC resumes reporting in Russia, having “considered the implications of the new legislation alongside the urgent need to report from inside” the country
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Substack launches an iOS app for reading; Android users can sign up for a waiting list — What you read matters — Today, we're launching an iOS app for reading. It's like your email inbox, but better. — For readers, the app brings all your Substack subscriptions together in one venue …
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Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Two Austrian entrepreneurs acquire the assets of LimeWire, the music sharing service shuttered in 2010, and plan to relaunch it as a music-focused NFT service — A pair of serial entrepreneurs in Austria has bought the rights to defunct music platform LimeWire with plans to revamp its image …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Downtown Music says it has created a $200M fund to advance artists money in exchange for a share of their future song royalties, without taking any ownership — Downtown Music Holdings, a closely held player in the recording industry, has created a $200 million fund it will use …
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Disney is considering significantly broadening Disney+ content beyond its strict family focus, including horror and thriller movies and shows — Horror movies and thrillers on Disney+? An ESPN sports betting partnership? Plans that would once have been unthinkable at Disney …
Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
President Macron vows to scrap the €138/year French TV license fee if he is re-elected next month, prompting questions over the funding of public media — Presidential candidate Anne Hidalgo says scrapping fee will ‘kill’ independence of public media — Emmanuel Macron has promised …
Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
Jakub Parusinski, CFO of The Kyiv Independent, describes challenges in supporting Ukrainian-based journalists and the country's independent, ethical newsrooms — On the eleventh day of President Vladimir Putin's deadly invasion of Ukraine, the Tow Center spoke with Jakub Parusinski …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A judge rules Smartmatic's defamation suit against Fox News, Lou Dobbs, and Maria Bartiromo over 2020 election allegations can proceed; Fox says it will appeal — A New York judge rejected Fox News' efforts to dismiss a $2.7 billion lawsuit filed by Smartmatic, which sued over the network's amplification …
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A look at the changed tenor of sports media's coverage of the MLB lockout, due to a retreat from “both-sides” journalism, greater data on owners, and more — Opening Day was on the line late last month when negotiators for Major League Baseball's owners and players spent …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Apple announces Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+, comprising two exclusive Major League Baseball games every week — Apple has snared rights to a Friday-night package of Major League Baseball games, extending Silicon Valley's reach into the world of sports.
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