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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
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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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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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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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Karen Hao / Wall Street Journal:
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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Angela Fu / Poynter:
Outside, publisher of Outside and other magazines about the outdoors, is laying off 66 of its roughly 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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Daniel Keane / London Evening Standard:
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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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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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Teresa Carr / Undark Magazine:
The Online News Association's “3M Truth in Science Award” raises an ethical dilemma since 3M, the sponsor, has a history of lying about its scientific findings — Does the ONA's “3M Truth in Science Award” imply that journalists and chemical companies are interested in telling the same story?
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
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 …
Cape Gazette:
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 …
Isobel Koshiw / The Guardian:
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
Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times:
The Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial has created a new cottage industry of attorney social media stars, highlighting how media consumption of big cases has shifted — Emily D. Baker is exasperated. In the penultimate week of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's defamation trial …
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