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Rachel Treisman / NPR:
The RSF says Russian forces have kidnapped, detained, and tortured dozens of Ukrainian journalists; an editor says her 75-year-old father is being held hostage — Russian soldiers are kidnapping Ukrainian journalists in contested territories and holding them hostage, according to international groups and survivor accounts.
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.
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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Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
A profile of Penske Media CEO Jay Penske, who has become “the Rupert Murdoch of entertainment publications” as the owner of Variety, THR, Deadline, and more — A quiet Hollywood power broker with a famous name goes on a buying spree that has given him Rolling Stone, South by Southwest and a private island.
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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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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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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
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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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle on libraries' “licensing plague”, the growing challenge of crawling newspapers, building permanence, and more — KAHLE ON STAGE AT THE INTERNET ARCHIVE'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 21, 2021.
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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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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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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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