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Meta plans to shut down its newsletter subscription service Bulletin by early 2023; the Substack competitor launched in January 2021 and now has 120+ writers — The social media company plans to bring more content back to the Facebook platform directly. — Meta will be shutting down Bulletin …
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Guardian US expands its democracy coverage, announces a series called The Fight for Democracy, and names reporter Sam Levine as senior democracy correspondent — Guardian US today announces the expansion of its democracy coverage, a new multi-year series named The fight for democracy …
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The Onion files an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in support of Anthony Novak, arrested for his Facebook page parodying an Ohio police department's page — Monday marked the first time in 34 years of The Onion's publication that what anyone might reasonably think is an Onion headline was an actual headline about the Onion.
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Memo: executives plan to shift New York Daily News coverage to local content about New York City; a source says the print edition will gain about eight pages — The New York Daily News plans to shift its coverage priorities toward producing more local content about issues impacting New York City …


ProJourn, which provides journalists with no-cost legal help for pre-publication review and public records access, will expand after getting a $1.3M grant — ProJourn announces a $1.3 million grant, signs up new law firm partners, releases landscape report
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New York Public Radio names LaFontaine Oliver, the CEO of Baltimore's WYPR, as its CEO, starting in January; previous CEO Goli Sheikholeslami left for Politico — Mr. Oliver is currently the president and chief executive of Baltimore's flagship public radio station, WYPR.
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BAFTA changes its director and entertainment performance nomination rules for its 2023 Television and TV Craft awards to level the playing field for women — BAFTA has made key changes to its Television and TV Craft awards in an attempt to level the playing field for women in historically imbalanced categories such as directing.
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Kat Downs Mulder, Washington Post's chief product officer and managing editor, joins Yahoo News as SVP and GM, the third longtime C-suite exec to leave in 2022 — Kat Downs Mulder, formerly chief product officer and managing editor of the Washington Post, is joining Yahoo News …
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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell: Peacock added 2M+ paid subscribers in Q3 2022 to top 15M, after reclaiming NBCU next-day rights from Hulu; Q2 subscribers were flat — Has Peacock regained its forward momentum? — NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell claimed the media company's flagship streamer notched healthy growth …
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After Ned Fulmer admitted to a “consensual” workplace affair, YouTube comedy group The Try Guys removed him from new videos amid an internal investigation — Comedy group the Try Guys shared a video statement Monday evening, addressing its recent decision to cut ties with ex-member Ned Fulmer …
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Recurrent Ventures fired 52 people during last week's layoffs, which current and former employees blame on mismanagement due to the company's acquisition streak — The venture equity firm cut 52 staff two weeks after acquiring its 21st publisher — The media company Recurrent Ventures …
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Source: OANN airs on free, over-the-air channels in about 30 markets and plans to be in about 100 by the end of 2022, after being dropped by DirecTV and Verizon — After being dropped by two major pay-TV distributors this year, One America News is attempting a comeback by leveraging an old technology: the antenna.
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