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Antoinette Siu / The Wrap:
Black News Channel, which launched in February 2020, shuts down after missing its March 25 payroll; sources: the network has shed 120+ staffers since Christmas — After months of uncertainty, Black News Channel (BNC) is shutting down on Friday just two years after its launch.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
A judge dismisses Felicia Sonmez's lawsuit accusing The Washington Post of discrimination by barring her from reporting sexual assault stories; Sonmez to appeal — A reporter at the news organization claimed that it had created a hostile work environment that unfairly prevented her from writing about sexual assault.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
After suspending its paid subscription service in Russia on March 9, Spotify now plans to fully suspend its service in the country citing the new censorship law — Spotify, which suspended its paid subscription service in Russia earlier this month due to that country's unprovoked …
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James Vincent / The Verge:
The EU's DMA would bar Big Tech from merging personal data for targeted advertising sans consent and let businesses access data they generate for big platforms — Expected to come into force by October — The EU has unveiled its biggest ever legislative effort to balance competition in the tech world.
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New York Times, ScreenRant, TechCrunch, @caseynewton, Euractiv, The White House, consilium.europa.eu, @mmitchell_ai, The Scroll, @jason_kint, MediaPost, @1br0wn, @samuelstolton, @caseynewton, Euractiv, @nikitabier, The Register, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, CNET, Wired, @alexeheath, New York Post, @pierce, @kantrowitz, The Diff, @runasand, @kantrowitz, TechCrunch, KD's Newsletter, IPG Media Lab, Engadget, Android Police, Wall Street Journal, Transistori, Reuters and Al Jazeera, more at Techmeme »
Helen Lewis / The Bluestocking:
Three “scandals” illustrate how journalists transform obscure opinions on Twitter into “popular sentiment”, often by inflating critics beyond their actual size — The Ant Mill theory of Discourse. — Happy Friday! — A special edition as I had a new theory to share / a rant to get off my chest.
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@mrianleslie, @jeffjarvis, @tomchivers, @kevverage, @psmith, @caitlinmoran, @mediaguido, @charliebeckett, @johnrentoul, @marklittlenews, @kevverage, @niemanlab, @thestephmerritt and @cox_a_r
Kerry Cardoza / Study Hall:
A look at the successes and failures of feminist digital publications since the mid-1990s, as staffers at a new outlet, Lux, aim to avoid the snafus of the past — We've proven feminist media can be marketable. But is it possible for media to be (actually) feminist?
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@readlux and @studyhallxyz
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Vox Media expands CRO Ryan Pauley's remit to add consumer, commerce, and affiliate revenue on top of advertising, part of a growing trend intertwining the two — The publisher has reorganized following its merger with Group Nine Media
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@markstenberg3 and @bankoff
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Demand in Russia for US-backed media and technology has grown significantly; traffic to RFE/RL's YouTube channels more than tripled during the past three weeks — As Russia's independent media fades to black, there is new demand in the country for U.S.-backed media and technology that has roots in the Cold War.
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@williams_paige, @peterbakernyt, @boehlerpatrick, @rferlpress and @karenkornbluh
Ed Meza / Variety:
Report: in 2020, Netflix, Apple, Amazon, and Disney made up 72% of Europe's SVOD market and European legacy broadcasters delivered 90% of all TV series produced — Despite expectations to the contrary, the share of Europe's audiovisual market controlled by U.S. players grew …
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European Audiovisual Observatory and Cineuropa
Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters:
Swedish media group Nent plans to add live sports including ice hockey, skating, and handball to Viaplay after the streaming service launches in the UK in 2022 — Swedish media group NENT (NENTb.ST), which is planning to enter Britain later this year with its streaming service Viaplay …
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Benzinga, Rapid TV News, Play the Music, SportsPro, Advanced Television, Digital TV Europe, Advanced Television and C21Media
Greg Burns / Medill Local News Initiative:
The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit startup funded by hotel magnate Stewart W. Bainum Jr., aims to launch in June and hit 100K subscribers within four years — Nonprofit start-up charts course for local-news donors — While many other local media organizations operate out of basements …
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@sifill_ldf, @sewellchan, @warren_east_, @spj_tweets, @lenfestinst, @lenfestinst, @timafranklin and American Press Institute
MIT Technology Review:
A look at Intrepid Response, an app the Minnesota police used to collect photos and data on journalists at protests and share across law enforcement agencies — In April of last year, a freelance photojournalist named J.D. Duggan was covering a protest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota …
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