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Maria Ressa says the Philippines' SEC told Rappler to shut down; Ressa: Rappler will fight the order affirming an earlier decision revoking incorporation papers — HONOLULU — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa said Tuesday that the Philippine government has ordered her news organization to shut down.
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A look at DC-based Punchbowl, which had 3,000+ subscribers paying $300 per year in late 2021, as critics question the ethics of hosting events with lobbyists — A Friday morning last fall, in the subterranean labyrinth of the Capitol building, on either side of thick double doors: a throng of reporters and the House Democratic Caucus.
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New York Magazine ran a story on cancel culture in high school, but failed to disclose that the author used a tale from her child's school, contorting the piece — In the impoverished ecosystem of contemporary print media, New York magazine has styled itself as a venue for rigorous, often wry, and overtly left-leaning journalism.
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Research: the rate of US newspaper closures, about two per week, did not change during the pandemic; 360+ US newspapers closed between late 2019 and May 2022 — The same pace — about two closures per week — was occurring before the pandemic. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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After the UK's National Union of Journalists rejected Reach's 3% pay rise, The Mirror, Daily Express, and hundreds of local newspapers face strike action — Reach, which also owns titles such as the Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo, has offered 3%
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@elizmizon, @evansthecrime and @stevedyson


Hong Kong blocks Reuters, SCMP, and other outlets from the 25th anniversary ceremonies of the city's handover to China, which President Xi is due to attend — Journalists from more than seven organisations, including Reuters, have been blocked from covering official ceremonies to mark …
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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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Survey: Netflix was the number one SVOD US adults would keep if they only had one, but on perceived value it came in last among the nine services tracked — Netflix customers seem to have a love-hate relationship with the industry's biggest subscription streamer.
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@xpangler, Digital TV Europe, Advanced Television, The Streamable, Tubefilter and Media Play News


Sources: a deal to spin off Starz from Lionsgate could be announced as soon as August, valuing Starz between $2B and $4B, more than Lionsgate's $2B valuation — Starz wasn't John Malone's most successful investment. But it may be his most symbolic. — The media mogul once controlled Starz as an independent company.
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A look at YouTube “media critics”, who use humor to dissect the output of more popular YouTubers, discuss the absurdities of influencers, and more — One of the most popular genres of videos online is to comment on other videos online. Are they comedians or media critics?


The BBC and ITV's BritBox International restructures as BBI North America, covering the US and Canada, and BBI International Markets — BritBox International, the streamer run by the BBC and ITV, has restructured, talked up U.S. growth and communicated its desire to avoid “transatlantic puddings” …
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A look at HugoDécrypte and Gaspard G, two French YouTubers whose newscasts are popular among young people, an audience that increasingly shuns traditional media — YouTubers in the country are finding success by delivering political content to an audience that tends to shun traditional media.
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