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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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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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Molly Olmstead / Slate:
Interview with Daniel Silliman, an editor at Christianity Today, 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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North.Realities / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
How Russia's non-state regional press continues to report on the war's effects even as a new law and state pressure make it hard to report on the war accurately — Funerals are being held for soldiers. Shopping malls have more and more vacant storefronts. Prices are rising, and goods are disappearing from store shelves.
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.
Trone Dowd / VICE:
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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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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Tom Ambrose / The Guardian:
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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@royal_suitor, @bilbocroft, @factsand2cents, @tonywalker1 and Law360
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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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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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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