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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Law:
SCOTUS blocks Texas' social media content moderation law in a 5-4 vote, putting the measure on hold while a constitutional challenge proceeds in a lower court — The US Supreme Court blocked a Texas law that critics say would fundamentally transform Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook …
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Joan Biskupic / CNN:
Sources: Supreme Court officials are requiring law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits, as they search for the source 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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Sources: Forbes called off its plan to go public via a SPAC merger at a $630M valuation, after announcing the deal with Hong Kong's Magnum Opus in August 2021 — The century-old business magazine had aimed to go public through a blank-check company based in Hong Kong but changed course after the market flipped.
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Kerry Flynn / Axios:
BuzzFeed says HuffPost operated profitably in 2021 after the acquisition closed in February 2021 and CEO Jonah Peretti made job cuts; HuffPost is hiring again — Exit Content Preview — Under BuzzFeed's ownership, HuffPost has become a profitable media company.
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Axios
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
New report shows policymakers approved a plan to end PACER fees for non-commercial online court records searches, as Congress debates requiring free downloads — (Reuters) - Federal judiciary policymakers have approved a plan to eliminate costly fees for online docket searches amid debate …
Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
An Association of Online Publishers report based on a sample of 12 UK publishers finds that 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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Junghoon's Direct Media …, AOP and @pressgazette
Fraser Valley Current:
100+ Canadian publications sign a letter saying the Online News Act excludes them and ask for a universal funding formula, inclusion of small outlets, and more — When the Liberal government announced its intention to support Canada's news industry, the reasons given were to sustain local journalism …
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@ty_olsen, @thediscourse, @farhanmohamed, @gierasimczuk, @ty_olsen, @ty_olsen and @thediscourse
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Reuters:
Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights body calls for the immediate release of 16 recently arrested journalists and media personnel — Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights body called on Friday for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days …
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Al Jazeera, @alfonslopeztena and @gypsystrategy
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scriber, which gives fans access to exclusive content via texts for $5/month or more, launches with the Jonas Brothers and will add other celebrities soon — The Jonas Brothers are helping to launch a new subscription media company called Scriber that allows celebrities to charge …
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Variety, Variety, TechCrunch, Tubefilter and @owillis
Kate Lyons / The Guardian:
Reporters say they have been blocked from filming or accessing events on the Chinese foreign minister's Pacific tour and that press conferences barred questions — Beijing's foreign minister signing bilateral deals with leaders but reporters are blocked, sometimes physically, from asking questions
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@tzemingdynasty, @rachel_cheung1, @licemovono, @gregorykorte, @davidmcneill3, @mskatelyons and @societyofhonor
PR Newswire:
Shutterstock acquires Splash News, whose archive has 27M+ images and whose customers include E! News, People, Daily Mail, TMZ, Dow Jones, Reach, and News UK — This acquisition bolsters Shutterstock Editorial's Newsroom offering with a global photographer network of 4000+ contributors …
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@shutterstock, @jonoringer and Adweek
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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@benmullin, Kingswell, @kimmasters, @yashar, @nytimesbusiness, @benmullin, @tsoh_investing, @alansoclof, @ennisnyt, @awolk, @benmullin, @benmullin and Next TV
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