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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
A profile of Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner covering his career, decisions to buy Politico and Insider, the impossibility of pure neutrality, and more — Mathias Döpfner has global ambitions for what he calls a more ‘nonpartisan’ kind of journalism — even as his own politics are hard to pin down
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Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
A Moscow court revokes Novaya Gazeta's print media license, after Rozkomnadzor said the outlet failed to provide documents related to a 2006 ownership change — Ruling by Russia's media regulator comes less than year after its editor won Nobel peace prize — A court in Moscow …
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Polina Ivanova / Financial Times:
Russia sentences renowned journalist Ivan Safronov, who the FSB detained in 2020 on “treason” charges, to 22 years in prison, after he refused to plead guilty — Former correspondent convicted on ‘treason’ charge his supporters say is linked to his reporting
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Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Apple plans to nearly double its ad platform team, currently around 250 strong, per LinkedIn; Apple's career page lists 216 such roles, up from 56 in late 2020 — Move adds to industry concerns after tech giant launched privacy rules that make it hard to tailor ads to iPhone users
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
An IDF investigation concludes Shireen Abu Akleh was most likely killed in “unintentional fire” from an Israeli soldier who did not realize she was a journalist — The final conclusion of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh …
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Laurie Clarke / The Guardian:
As Spotify and YouTube's rivalry heats up, some worry the podcasting industry's pivot to video could risk ruining what makes the audio format so satisfying — Video podcasts are booming, giving creators access to new audiences. But does this risk ruining what made the audio format so satisfying?
Mark Bergen / The Atlantic:
A look at YouTube's “coolhunters” who were tasked with finding and promoting talented YouTubers in the company's early years, before the algorithms took over — How “coolhunters” helped make YouTube into an internet sensation before the algorithms took over. — Everyone had to see this.
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Manori Ravindran / Variety:
SkyShowtime, Comcast and Paramount's streaming joint venture, announced in August 2021, will launch on September 20 in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden — More than a year since SkyShowtime was first announced, the SVOD is ready to join the streaming fray in Europe, Variety can reveal.
@_reallifemag:
Real Life, a magazine founded in 2016 and funded by Snap, is shutting down due to lack of funding — Real Life no longer has funding, and is ceasing publication indefinitely. We thank all of our contributors and readers. Good night 💚 https://reallifemag.com/ https://twitter.com/...
Eli Hoff / Columbia Missourian:
AG Eric Schmitt uses Missouri's Sunshine Law to seek journalists' emails from the Columbia Missourian and two MU J-School professors in an unprecedented request — Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office is seeking emails from the Columbia Missourian and two MU journalism school professors …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CNN hires John Miller, a former TV correspondent who also had two long stints with the NYPD, to serve as its chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst — Miller, who also worked at ABC News and for the FBI, is one of Chris Licht's first on-air hires at CNN.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Yahoo acquires The Factual, whose AI-based system to rate the credibility of news sources will be integrated into Yahoo News and licensed to other companies — Yahoo has acquired The Factual, a company that uses algorithms to rate the credibility of news sources, Yahoo president and general manager Matt Sanchez told Axios.
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