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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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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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Interview with Chris Wallace on why he left Fox News and his plans to expand beyond politics in his new show on CNN+, which debuts on Tuesday — As he starts a new streaming show at CNN, the longtime TV anchor reflects on his decision to leave Fox News after 18 years. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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.


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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Q&A with Daniel Silliman, an editor at Christianity Today, “the flagship magazine of American evangelicalism”, on reporting on sexual harassment at the magazine — On March 15, the magazine Christianity Today published a report that shocked the evangelical Christian world.
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How Russia's independent regional press covers the war's effects even as a new law and state pressure make it impossible to accurately report on the war itself — Funerals are being held for soldiers. Shopping malls have more and more vacant storefronts. Prices are rising, and goods are disappearing from store shelves.
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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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Republicans in several states have introduced and passed bills that could ultimately punish people for recording or publishing images or video of the police — Republicans in several states have introduced legislation—and in some cases, passed it—that could ultimately punish people for recording the police.
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A UK judge refuses News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers' bid to reject new phone-hacking claims and end litigation 15 years after the scandal broke — Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers asked for litigation to be brought to an end 15 years after scandal broke
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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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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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