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8:40 PM ET, June 12, 2022

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John Koblin / New York Times:
Nielsen ratings: 20M+ people watched the first prime-time hearing of the January 6 investigation; Fox News' counterprogramming drew a 3M average, about normal  —  The number, which will grow as the count adds more networks, is in the ballpark of big television events like a “Sunday Night Football” game.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
A profile of James Goldston, the former ABC News president who is helping the House's January 6 committee produce TV-ready segments for its public hearings  —  James Goldston was a longtime producer at ABC News and then its president for seven years.  —  As news organizations scrambled …
Mike Calia / CNBC:
Fired Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt, who Donald Trump criticized for calling Arizona for Biden, is testifying Monday before the January 6 committee
Wall Street Journal:
Study: some streaming devices keep playing content when TVs are off, leading to ~17% of ads being shown when users can't see them, costing brands $1B+ per year  —  Lack of communication between TV sets and streaming devices causes estimated waste of over $1 billion in ad dollars
Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times:
Journalist Yashar Ali files a defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles Magazine, claiming the outlet's June 2021 profile of him “contains many factual errors”  —  Journalist Yashar Ali has filed a defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles Magazine one year after the publication ran …
Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
Profile of Oscar and Carlos Martinez, brothers working for Salvadoran investigative outlet El Faro, as they published reporting on President Bukele's gang ties  —  Carlos Martínez peered over his brother Óscar's shoulder as they proofread the investigation they were about to publish …
David Pegg / The Guardian:
A look at proposals to reform English media law, often used by oligarchs to suppress journalism through claims of defamation, breach of privacy, and more  —  Boris Johnson has vowed to level the playing field on which oligarchs stifle those who scrutinise them.  How can he do it?
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Sources: The Washington Post fired Felicia Sonmez, the reporter who has recently been extraordinarily critical of her colleagues and the newspaper's leadership  —  New York CNN Business —  The Washington Post on Thursday fired Felicia Sonmez, the reporter who has been extraordinarily critical …
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
The US local journalism crisis is worsened by closing mills, which sparked a 30%+ rise in newsprint prices over the last two years, leading to further cutbacks  —  Everyone is affected by the rising cost of necessities.  It's even worse when you're already on the edge of bankruptcy.
Emilio Garcia-Ruiz / San Francisco Chronicle:
The San Francisco Chronicle unveils SFNext, a project involving residents aimed at finding solutions to the city's problems, resulting in a podcast series, more  —  Joe and Fi run a small coffee shop on the first floor of our San Francisco Chronicle building at Fifth and Mission streets.
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Hong Kong-based Factwire, an independent news agency that launched in 2015 via crowdfunding, ceases operations without offering a clear explanation why  —  Factwire, an independent news agency and publication in Hong Kong, said Friday that it will cease operations with immediate effect.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: some US news outlets prepare for shortfalls as Meta weighs ending fees for news; annual fees averaged $20M+ for NYT, $15M+ for WaPo, and $10M+ for WSJ  —  Social-media company pays more than $10 million a year to a handful of news organizations to feature their content on its news tab
 
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Sirwan Kajjo / Voice of America:
Former VOA Director Amanda Bennett, now Biden's nominee to lead the USAGM, emphasized her journalism background during a Senate committee confirmation hearing
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix's stock fell 5.1% and Roku's stock dropped 10.46% on Friday, erasing gains from earlier in the week driven by a rumor that Netflix wants to acquire Roku
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sources: The Washington Post features staff asked editors if a deputy features editor lost a promotion for inserting an erroneous line in a Taylor Lorenz story
Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
CEO Daniel Ek: Spotify plans to use the freemium model for audiobooks; the DOJ is reviewing Spotify's yet-to-close acquisition of audiobook distributor Findaway
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Gabriel Stargardter / Reuters:
Sources: Brazilian police investigating a British freelance journalist's disappearance in the Amazon are focusing on people tied to illegal fishing and poaching
Bloomberg:
Sources: Amazon plans to withdraw bidding for Indian Premier League cricket streaming rights, estimated to fetch an unprecedented $7.7B at a June 12 auction
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Time and Time Studios COO Ian Orefice: Time's events business is on pace to bring in $10M+, a first, in 2022 revenue and projected to grow 20%-30% in 2023
Hamish McKenzie / Disjointed:
A Substack co-founder reflects on keeping the promises of free tools and writers' ownership of their content and mailing lists, even if it means they leave