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Some US journalists question whether showing more graphic footage would force the public and political leaders to fully confront America's gun violence epidemic — As journalists descend on Uvalde—as they did on Columbine, Newtown, and Parkland—some are questioning whether a more graphic approach …
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Sources: Substack dropped efforts to raise money, after talks to raise $75M-$100M at a $750M-$1B valuation, during which the company said 2021 revenue was ~$9M — Amid an industrywide downturn, venture investors are preaching austerity and halting new deals, particularly for companies that have spent aggressively on growth.
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Bloomberg and iHeartMedia will release five podcasts this year as part of a three-year co-production and distribution deal first announced in May 2021 — Bloomberg Media and iHeartMedia are releasing five podcast shows this year, part of a co-production and distribution podcast deal between …
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The BBC details its budget cuts: laying off up to 1,000 people over the next few years, merging World into News, making CBBC and BBC 4 online-only, and more — The plan focuses on creating a modern, digital-led and streamlined organisation that drives the most value from the licence fee and delivers more for audiences
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Report: China's state media regularly appears in US top results on Google, Bing, and YouTube about the country's human-rights record and the origins of COVID-19 — On issues important to Beijing, official Chinese sources also enjoy strong placement on YouTube and other widely used U.S. services, a new report finds
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A look at Ukraine's wartime United News, in which the country's main TV channels broadcast the same content; some call the unified news coverage propagandistic — State-backed broadcast has strategic and practical justifications but some see it as dangerous monopoly


Outside Inc., publisher of Outside and 20+ other magazines about the outdoors, lays off 66 of about 580 full-time staff as it shuts down three publications — The news comes just months after Outside magazine editorial staff decided to pause their union drive.
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Inside the News in Colorado and @poynter


Omedia: the global box office is projected to reach $36B in 2022, up 73% YoY, and to hit $44B in 2023, surpassing the $41.7B made before the pandemic in 2019 — Exit Content Preview — The theatrical box office will continue its rebound out of the pandemic in 2022 and is expected to surpass …
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The UK launches a review of the BBC's impartiality and effort to build a diverse workforce, adding a goal of 25% staff to be from low socioeconomic backgrounds — C — ulture Secretary Nadine Dorries has launched a mid-term charter review of the BBC which will “consider if reforms …
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Lionsgate reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $929.9M, vs. $961M est., a net loss up 177% YoY to $104.6M, and Starz global streaming subscribers up 47% YoY to 24.5M — Lionsgate came in below Wall Street expectations for the first three months of the year, but its TV production division again …
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MSNBC's hiring of Jen Psaki isn't much better than CBS hiring Trump's former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, especially as networks claim to be bulwarks of truth — When CBS co-president Neeraj Khemlani defended the network's decision to hire former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney earlier …
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@elainejgodfrey, @patcaldwell, @newrepublic, @newrepublic and @benspielberg


The Delaware Journalism Collaborative, a statewide partnership of local news outlets launches, to initially focus on addressing community polarization — News outlets, partners explore solutions through reporting and public conversations — The Local Journalism Initiative …