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9:15 AM ET, March 16, 2022

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CNN:
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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Jolie Lash / The Wrap:
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott says Benjamin Hall, the correspondent who was seriously injured in Ukraine, is safe and out of the country  —  FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott has told employees that correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was seriously injured when the vehicle they he was traveling …
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.”
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Detroit's Outlier Media, a text message-based news service, is combining with Detour Detroit, a newsletter startup aimed at millennials  —  Two women-led journalism organizations in Detroit — Outlier Media and Detour Detroit — are combining under the Outlier umbrella, the companies announced Tuesday.
Discussion: DETOUR
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
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 …
Financial Times:
Sources: two British publishers have removed references to Taiwan and other banned topics in books intended for western readers so they can be printed in China  —  References to Taiwan, Hong Kong and other subjects deemed sensitive by Beijing are excised  —  Two British publishers …
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Mediaset, the Italian broadcaster that rebranded as MediaForEurope last year, and offers to buy Spain's leading private free-TV player Mediaset Espana for €780M  —  The expected move comes after Milan-based Mediaset last year moved its legal headquarters to the Netherlands …
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 …
Zhou Xin / South China Morning Post:
The South China Morning Post spins off Artifact Labs to turn content from its 118-year-old archives into NFTs, to be led by Gary Liu after SCMP finds a new CEO  —  The South China Morning Post will spin off an independent venture to turn historical art, photographs and content …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Q&A with The Financial Times chief commercial officer Jon Slade about its paywall that turns 20 years old in June, plans to retain its 1M subscribers, and more  —  To have a successful subscription business, a publisher needs to prioritize readers over advertisers, especially …
Discussion: @jason_kint
 
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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
Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
FCC rule requiring broadcasters to disclose foreign government-sponsored programming goes into effect Tuesday
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Bob Bakish says Paramount is suspending operations in Russia, suspending Paramount Global content, theatrical releases, S&S sales, and all new licensing deals
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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
 

 
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