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Rafqa Touma / The Guardian:
NYT removes the word fetus from its Wordle answers to keep the game “distinct from the news”, saying it tried to switch the word for as many users as possible — The Times says it tried to switch the word for as many users as possible, apparently in response to the supreme court's draft Roe v Wade ruling
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Anushree Dave / The Block:
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will begin testing digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram, starting with select US creators, and won't charge for sharing NFTs — Meta will start testing digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, according to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
The US sanctions Kremlin-controlled TV networks Channel One Russia, Russia-1, and NTV, blocking them from receiving any American advertising dollars — The U.S. targeted Kremlin-controlled media outlets and prominent banks in a slate of new sanctions on Russia announced by the Treasury on Sunday.
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U.S. Department …, @kyivindependent, @hromadske, @axios, CNN and Fox News
David Bauder / Associated Press:
“Open source” news investigations that tie together interviews with eyewitness-provided audio and video are common in Ukraine coverage and test vetting methods — NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more striking pieces of journalism from the Ukraine war featured intercepted radio transmissions …
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@jayrosen_nyu, @giselilla and @palewire
Samhita Mukhopadhyay / The Atlantic:
On the eve of Bitch's closure, a look at the evolution of feminist media, whose concerns have been taken on by mainstream media and voices on social media — In the late 1990s, learning about something obscure took effort. You'd have to make your way to the right bookstore …
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@michellemanafy, @kajerstin, @macdowell1907, @joshundasanders, @janmcvicker, @whattamisaid and @thesamhita
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Dirt, an entertainment and culture newsletter that was the first to fund itself solely through NFTs, raises a $1.2M seed to invest in more Web3 projects — Dirt, the entertainment and culture newsletter that became the first one to fund itself solely using only NFTs, has raised a $1.2 million seed round …
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@chaykak and @sarafischer
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The war in Ukraine has renewed calls for the NYT to return a Pulitzer awarded 90 years ago for work by its Soviet Union correspondent known for defending Stalin — The New York Times is looking to add to its list of 132 Pulitzer Prizes — by far the most of any news organization …
Juwan Holmes / Mediaite:
Former staffers detail the collapse of the Black News Channel, including an overambitious CEO, $300K salaries for some anchors, allegations of harassment, more — If you flip to the Black News Channel today, you'll find little sign the channel ever existed.
Los Angeles Times:
After Netflix's subscriber loss, rivals are rethinking content spending and traditional TV revenue-generating methods, like advertising and the sale of programs — The recent revelation that streaming behemoth Netflix lost subscribers for the first time in more than 10 years stunned Wall Street …
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@mattkahn1966, @latimes, @latimes, @latimes, @scottmbeggs, @latimes, @tedhope, @rfaughnder, @latimes and @rverrier
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TelevisaUnivision to acquire Pantaya, a US streamer for Spanish-language content, from Hemisphere Media to bolster TelevisaUnivision's upcoming ViX+ service — TelevisaUnivision reached a deal with Hemisphere Media Group to acquire Pantaya, a U.S. streaming platform for Spanish-language movies …
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The Streamable, Next TV, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Media Play News and C21Media
Tom Caswell / Input:
Inside the failure of VENN, a gaming TV network with $45M in funding that shut down months after launch, as former employees accuse the company of mismanagement — On July 21, 2020, Video Game Entertainment and News Network, aka VENN, debuted a splashy new trailer — complete …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Seeking to avoid privatization, Channel 4 offers to sell its London HQ, double its staff outside the capital, and more; the UK government rejected the plan — Broadcaster proposes almost doubling staff outside capital and becoming ‘northern-based’ — Channel 4 has said it could sell …
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@marksweney, @jimwaterson, @raymondsnoddy, Reuters, Deadline and Variety
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