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Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova were killed in the incident that injured Fox correspondent Benjamin Hall — New York (CNN Business)Two journalists were killed while reporting in Ukraine on Monday, including Pierre Zakrzewski, a longtime Fox News photojournalist.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott says the network's correspondent Benjamin Hall has been injured and hospitalized while reporting outside Kyiv
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Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
Insider EIC Nicholas Carlson earns $600K per year plus an annual $600K bonus, last recorded in 2019, per a leaked salary document for all 640 editorial staffers — In late January, Insider's Global Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Carlson announced a new series on Twitter called “Salary Journeys.”
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Nearly 80 former and current BuzzFeed staff file arbitration claims saying they were illegally shortchanged in its IPO and seek damages estimated at over $8.7M — The group is asking for compensatory damages estimated at more than $4.6 million. — More than 40 former and current employees …
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Charles Pulliam-Moore / The Verge:
Some Disney staffers plan a series of walkouts to protest what they see as Disney's insufficient support of LGBTQ+ employees after Florida's Don't Say Gay bill — The week of digital walkouts begins today — In the days since The Walt Disney Company first came under fire for giving money …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
MPA: streaming made up 72% of the $99.7B global streaming and theatrical movie market in 2021, up from 46% in 2019; streaming subscriptions hit 1.3B, up 14% YoY — A sharp uptick in paid online video subscriptions and original content production for streaming platforms has helped …
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John Shiffman / Reuters:
Source: AT&T's Xandr will continue as OANN's sole ad vendor through 2024 despite DirecTV dropping the network next month as the two deals were separate — AT&T's financial relationship with One America News is deeper than previously known and will continue even after DirecTV drops …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A fundraising campaign organized by journalism groups for Ukrainian media raised $4M in a little over two weeks, including $1.5M for the Kyiv Independent — Money is pouring in for the Ukrainian journalists covering the invasion of their homeland. A fundraising campaign organized …
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Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
FCC rule requiring broadcasters to disclose foreign government-sponsored programming goes into effect Tuesday — Starting Tuesday, broadcasters are required to disclose foreign government-sponsored programming. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Several Patreon creators say Vimeo is asking them to pay for custom plans costing thousands of dollars a year, as Vimeo shifts focus to large corporate clients — Popular Patreon creators are being hit with unexpected Vimeo price hikes as Vimeo shifts corporate strategy
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The Guardian:
A Russian court fines Marina Ovsyannikova ~$280 for her anti-war video statement before her on-air protest; she was held without legal counsel for 12 hours — Fine of about £215 is relatively light sentence for protest that shocked Russian TV viewers and earned plaudits from western leaders
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Danika Fears / The Daily Beast:
Marina Ovsyannikova, editor of Russian state TV network Channel One, interrupted its evening broadcast with an anti-war sign and was subsequently arrested
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Kim Mackrael / Wall Street Journal:
EU approves Amazon's $6.5B MGM acquisition, says the deal won't reduce competition as the companies don't overlap in content and MGM content is not a must-have — Regulators conclude deal wouldn't significantly harm competition in Europe — European Union antitrust officials gave …
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
TikTok becomes an official partner of the Cannes Film Festival, which will give users exclusive content and launch #TikTokShortFilm, a global in-app competition — While it banned selfies on the red carpet several years ago, Cannes is looking to draw global eyeballs and will provide TikTok users …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Barstool Sports launches Barstool Difference, a philanthropy arm, and projects $230M in revenue for 2022 as it explores live sports rights — Barstool Sports, the sports blog turned viral social community, is launching a new philanthropy arm called “Barstool Difference,” pegged to its existing …
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