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Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine:
An in-depth look at why some BuzzFeed stockholders were unable to sell their shares when the company went public, a situation securities lawyers say is unusual — Some ex-employees, it turns out, were able to trade while others could only watch the shares plummet.
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney CEO Bob Chapek gets a three-year contract extension, through 2025, in a unanimous board decision — Chapek has led Disney since February 2020. — The Walt Disney Co. is sticking with Bob Chapek. — The CEO, who took over from the well-liked Bob Iger just a month …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku adds eight NBC local news channels to the Roku Channel for free, its first local news offering, and plans to add more channels in the coming months — Roku is thinking local: In the streaming platform's first local news programming pact, Roku is adding eight NBC local news channels …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
MSNBC names Alex Wagner to succeed Rachel Maddow as the host of its weekday 9pm show four days per week, the only Asian American to host prime-time cable news — MSNBC President Rashida Jones said that Ms. Wagner's experience covering politics would be crucial as the network prepares to cover the midterm elections.
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Newmark J-School:
CUNY's Newmark J-School names Graciela Mochkofsky, who launched its bilingual master's program in 2016, as dean starting on August 1, succeeding Sarah Bartlett — Graciela Mochkofsky, who has distinguished herself as a journalist, author, and academic in two languages on two continents …
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
The US Supreme Court declined to revisit the landmark 1964 First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan; Clarence Thomas dissented from the refusal — (CNN)The Supreme Court declined to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan.
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Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
By overturning Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS has abandoned any pretense of being an apolitical actor, which the media needs to accept to increase scrutiny and coverage
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Shirley Zhao / Bloomberg:
Netflix plans to grow its investments in Asia Pacific, which has 15% of its 221.6M subscribers and is forecast to be the biggest driver of further expansion — Netflix Inc. is looking to Asia after its shock first-quarter slowdown, seeking to both maintain growth in the one region …
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@shirleyzhaoxy and @financialreview
Oscar Gonzalez / CNET:
A look at Twitch and YouTube “debate streamers”, who use logic, humor, and compassion to pull people away from far-right conservatism and conspiracy theories — They are changing minds one stream at a time. — Hunter Avallone makes a living arguing politics with strangers on Twitch and YouTube.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC apologizes and agrees to pay a “significant sum” to a former journalist who raised concerns about how Martin Bashir got his Princess Diana interview — The BBC has apologised and agreed to pay a “significant sum” to a former Panorama journalist who alerted the broadcaster …
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Anthony Vargas / AdExchanger:
New York-based Veritonic, an audio ad measurement and attribution startup, raised a $7.5M Series A led by Lavrock Ventures, bringing its total funding to $14M — The audio advertising market is heating up, and investors are getting in on the action. — Audio analytics platform Veritonic …
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Axios, Inside Radio and Podnews
Michael Malone / Next TV:
Endangered, a documentary chronicling a year in the lives of four journalists in countries where press freedom has been considered a given, premieres today — Film about the challenges facing journalists worldwide premieres June 28 — Endangered, a documentary about the perils facing journalists around …
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A24 signs a first-look deal to adapt audiobooks and podcasts from Pushkin Industries, Malcolm Gladwell's audio company, for films and TV — Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell's audio company, Pushkin Industries, is teaming up with the independent entertainment studio A24 to adapt its works for films and TV.
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