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10:30 AM ET, April 15, 2022

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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Quartz CEO Zach Seward says the outlet is dropping its paywall after three years to focus on “the right kind of subscription”; Quartz has ~25K subscribers  —  Co-founder Zach Seward says site will focus on ‘right kind of subscription’ as it tries to build traffic and influence
Kate Cox / The Counter:
The Counter, a nonprofit newsroom that investigated the forces shaping how and what Americans eat, will cease publication on May 20 after nearly seven years  —  I'm writing with news I hoped I'd never have to report.  After nearly seven years publishing some of the most provocative …
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Reader editorial union says co-owner Len Goodman has blocked its sale to become a nonprofit and asked to appoint members to the board to retain control  —  Len Goodman, honor your word and free the Reader.  —  In February, the Tribune published an op-ed in which Invisible Institute …
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Leonard Goodman / scheerpost.com:   Chicago Reader's Len Goodman says its nonprofit transition is stalled because management won't accept the board's demand it guarantee space for dissenting views
Axios:
Fox News says it didn't authorize a verified account on Truth Social, which for months has had unverified bot accounts for Fox Sports, TMZ, the NFL, and others  —  Just days after a verified account for Fox News appeared on former President Trump's social media app, Truth Social …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A year after Facebook launched podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Meta has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping  —  Facebook's interest in podcasts is fading, barely a year after it began.  —  Last April, during a hot market for audio …
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
CNN and other news outlets sue VA governor, claiming he is violating FOIA by not turning over emails sent to a tip line about “divisive practices” in schools  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin is violating the state's public records law by refusing to turn over emails sent …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Texas Tribune plans to hire reporters outside of big Texas cities, including its first Report for America position, to broaden perspectives on state policy  —  Texas, as you might have heard, is quite big.  Even a semi-recent transplant, the Texas Tribune's editor-in-chief Sewell Chan …
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
MLB renews its YouTube deal to stream 15 baseball games this season; the league has streaming deals with Apple TV+ for Friday games and Peacock for Monday games  —  The site will be home to 15 games in the 2022 season as MLB continues to cast a wide net with streamers.
 
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Bobby Ghosh / Bloomberg:
Q&A with Saad Mohseni, founder and CEO of Moby Group, which owns Afghanistan's TOLO TV, on hosting debates between Taliban factions, hiring more women, and more
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Wikipedia editors vote 232 to 94 to request that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto donations; the foundation is not legally bound by the proposal
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Source: CNN+ passed 100K subscribers in its first week; the most popular shows so far are Chris Wallace's daily interview show and Kate Bolduan's 5 Things
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
A look at Archivero, launched by two Mexican journalists in March 2022 to reveal secret government info by requesting public records to have them declassified
The Washington Post Guild:
The Washington Post Guild report on diversity and retention finds that “The Washington Post operates with systems that create and perpetuate inequalities”