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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
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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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