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Andy Hayes / Sky News:
Emmanuel Macron says Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, a journalist at French 24-hour news channel BFM TV, was killed in Ukraine while covering an evacuation operation — “On board a humanitarian bus, alongside civilians forced to flee to escape Russian bombs, he was fatally shot,” President Macron tweeted.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The Financial Times rebrands its How To Spend It magazine as HTSI, inviting readers “to interpret the ‘S’”, suggesting “save” or “savor”, as inequality rises — Newspaper says possible definitions of renamed HTSI include ‘how to save it’ as cost of living crisis bites
Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
The Independent launched a new app on May 12 that combines its Daily Edition and Premium apps, as part of its goal to hit 4M registered users by the end of 2022 — The Independent's new app aims to use its combined subscription and ad revenue model to help the newspaper hit four million registered users by the end of 2022.
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Cat Zhang / Pitchfork:
How musicians like Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo use Discord: artists share ideas, host parties, and engage with fans, who help with moderation and other tasks — Originally launched as a messaging app for gamers, the platform has become an intimate place for artists and fans to connect and build community.
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@zoescaman, @catzhang1, @catzhang1, @actuallynotbill, @catzhang1, @catzhang1, @bathsmusic, @thatericalper and @catzhang1, more at Techmeme »
Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Association of Online Publishers report based on a sample of 12 UK publishers finds digital audio revenue in Q1 2022 hit £4.2M, up 500% YoY — Publishers reported a 500% increase in digital audio revenue in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Digital Publishers' Revenue Index (DPRI).
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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Former Disney executive David Levine leaves CoComelon-owner Moonbug Entertainment, where he was the Head of Studios since December 2020 , to “explore new areas” — EXCLUSIVE: Former Disney exec David Levine is exiting kids entertainment powerhouse Moonbug Entertainment, Deadline has learned.
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Santiago Villa / Global Investigative …:
Freelance journalist Nadja Drost and her team describe their reporting on US-bound migrants crossing the Darién Gap, which earned Drost a Pulitzer Prize in 2021 — Every year thousands of migrants from Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, South America, and the Caribbean cross …
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@gijn, @spj_tweets, @gijn, @nadjadrost, @gijn and @risj_oxford
Joan Biskupic / CNN:
Sources: Supreme Court officials are requiring law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits in the aftermath of the Politico leak — (CNN)Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
A profile of Paramount three years into its streaming shift, an underdog choosing to continue alone as Netflix and Disney dominate and other streamers cut deals — The dominance of Netflix and Disney in streaming has forced many companies to join forces. So far, Paramount has gone its own way.
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Kingswell, @alansoclof, @ennisnyt, @kimmasters, @yashar, @nytimesbusiness, @benmullin, @awolk, @benmullin, @benmullin, @tsoh_investing and Next TV
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Eight Afghan journalists, who worked with the UK media but now face beatings and death threats, sue the UK for reneging on its pledge to bring them to Britain — Group who worked with UK media to sue government over failure to relocate them to Britain — A group of Afghan journalists …
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@gavardvalentine, @michaelsavage and @lynnekodonnell
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post:
A profile of software engineer and Wikipedia editor Molly White, who is documenting the cryptocurrency industry's failures on her blog Web3 Is Going Just Great — Molly White, a veteran Wikipedia editor, is fast becoming the cryptocurrency world's biggest critic
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@cultexpert, @josephmenn, @katienotopoulos, @rmondello, @greenhousenyt, @anthony, @rachbarnhart, @apartovi, @jlivingood, @bdowney, @finokoye, @conormahood, @henshaw and @johnastoehr
Neal Justin / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Public Radio says it is shutting down its award-winning program APM Reports, which specialized in long-form, investigative journalism for seven years — The program tackled a wide range of topics in its nearly seven-year run. — “APM Reports,” the award-winning program, has been shut down.
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