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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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New York Times, @nytimes, @dougsaunders, ScreenRant, Mediaite, New York Post, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, @smashdawg, @chrisstover, @davidleighx and @marclacey
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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@kajerstin, @macdowell1907, @joshundasanders, @janmcvicker, @whattamisaid and @thesamhita
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.
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 …
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@davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @scottshanenyt, @tomwatson, @jh_swanson, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @cain, @tjquinnespn and @npr
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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@latimes, @latimes, @mattkahn1966, @latimes, @scottmbeggs, @latimes, @tedhope, @rfaughnder, @latimes and @rverrier
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
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 …
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@willzystreams, @hellanarez, @iambrandontv, @jacobwolf, @johnny2cellos, @bijanstephen, @sirscoots, @fourhman, @itskellykline, @greatbritom, @kaisastreams, @hot_bid and @stilwell__
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
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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@jimwaterson, @raymondsnoddy, @marksweney, Reuters, Deadline and Variety
Nick Statt / Protocol:
A profile of production company dj2 Entertainment, which made the Sonic game franchise a Hollywood success and is working on at least five game adaptations — There's a creative arms race happening in Hollywood, and it's all about video games. Just in the last few months …
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@dj2ent and @nickstatt
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Politico says its scoop that the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade had ~11M views, becoming the most-viewed story in the outlet's history — New York (CNN Business)Politico's explosive scoop about a draft opinion revealing that the Supreme Court had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade …
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@alexbward, @anitakumar01, @aya_elamroussi, The Wrap, Mediaite and Opinion Today
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett reports 1.75M paid digital subs in Q1, up 44% YoY, a net loss of $3M on $748.1M in revenue, down 3.7% YoY, and digital circulation revenues up 30% YoY — The nation's largest newspaper publisher now has 1.75 million digital subscribers across its 250-plus regional dailies and USA Today.
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Talking Biz News, Gannett, @projomike, @schadjoe, @poynter, @poynter and @rickedmonds
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