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The Pulitzer Prizes:
List of 2022 Pulitzer Prize winners, including Jennifer Senior of The Atlantic for feature writing and the NYT for national and international reporting — Public Service The Washington Post For its compellingly told and vividly presented account of the assault on Washington on January 6 …
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
The Washington Post wins the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for public service for its coverage of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol and its aftermath — More than 100 journalists contributed to reporting on the Capitol insurrection that was honored by the Pulitzer Prize's most prestigious award.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
The war in Ukraine renews calls for The New York Times to return a 1932 Pulitzer Prize for work by Soviet Union reporter Walter Duranty, who defended Stalin — The New York Times is looking to add to its list of 132 Pulitzer Prizes — by far the most of any news organization …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Insider wins its first Pulitzer, for illustrated reporting and commentary, awarded for a comic on a Uyghur internment camp — The 2022 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday, with many awards going to journalists that covered inequities in the U.S. around voting and policing.
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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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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
G/O Media says it turned a profit in 2021 for the first time since its 2019 launch, as total revenue grew 45% YoY and digital ad revenues grew 53% — The publisher has faced criticism while shifting editorial direction — Introducing the Adweek Podcast Network.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
IAB and PwC report: US podcast ad revenue hit $1.45B in 2021, up 72% YoY, and is expected to grow 47% to $2.13B in 2022 and grow to $4.2B in 2024 — Listen to this: The podcast advertising biz is continuing its upward trajectory — with U.S. ad sales expected to grow 47% this year to $2.13 billion …
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The Information:
Sources: Meta is considering reducing the money it gives news outlets and focusing on news content as short videos on Facebook rather than as links to articles — Meta Platforms is considering reducing the money it gives news organizations as it reevaluates the partnerships it struck …
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@katzish, @vickerysec, @arielbogle, @mollyjongfast, @noupside, @joshsternberg, @pookleblinky, @krisholt, @alex, @markdistef, @blackamazon, @markdistef and @mgsiegler, more at Techmeme »
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
An NYT investigation confirming that New York mayor Ed Koch was a gay man ignores its own role in the homophobia that in part led to Koch staying in the closet — What their Ed Koch feature missed — On Saturday, the New York Times published a 5,000-word investigation into the sexuality of New York's 105th mayor, Ed Koch.
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Politico, @rottenindenmark, @rossbarkan, @froomkin, Abby Tells the Truth, @heerjeet, @jackmirkinson, New York Times and New York Post
Anushree Dave / The Block:
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will start letting some US creators test digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, 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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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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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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