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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A look at the NYT's relationship with The Athletic; some NYT sports writers complained about Athletic reporters introducing themselves as NYT journalists — Not long after the New York Times bought the Athletic earlier this year, the founders of the popular sports website held an all-staff call.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Report: if Canada passes its Online News Act, digital platforms could be forced to pay ~CA$329.2M per year to news publishers, covering ~30% of editorial costs — Google and Facebook could be forced to pay out CA$329.2m a year to Canada's news publishers after the country passes its Online News Act …
Bloomberg:
Sources: ESPN is nearing a large new partnership with DraftKings, the sports-betting company in which Disney has had a stake since 2019 — Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN is nearing a large new partnership with sports-betting firm DraftKings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
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Axios:
Investigation finds a network of 51+ locally branded news sites across 10 midterm battleground states, linked to a progressive news outfit and a Democratic PAC — Writers for a D.C.-based media operation run by prominent Democratic operatives are behind a sprawling network …
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@stevenwaldman, @stphnfwlr, @jdanbishop, @bynickewoot, @silvermanjacob, @alanmillernlp, @tomcottonar, @ewerickson and Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon has discussed selling discounted bundles of rival streaming services via Prime Video Channels; WBD discussed participating in rivals' bundles — In a crowded marketplace, Amazon, HBO Max and other streamers explore discounted packages and partnerships with rivals
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CNET, @jposhaughnessy, @dannydougherty, @dannydougherty, @asharma, The Streamable, @jtoonkel, @sherman4949 and @alansoclof
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Critics must quit blasting Maggie Haberman for holding Trump stories for her book; she says she worked with editors to post scoops like the paper-clogged toilet — A traitor is defined as someone who “betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty,” according to Merriam-Webster.
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Mediaite, @dandrezner, @emptywheel, @champnella, @champnella, @emptywheel, @emptywheel, @jeffjarvis, @emptywheel and New York Magazine
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Pluribus News, founded by longtime DC journalist Reid Wilson, debuts with six newsroom staffers aiming to cover policy trends at statehouses across the country — Numerous news start-ups have raced to fill a void of statehouse coverage. Pluribus News is planning to report on the policy trends making …
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The Hollywood Reporter:
With ad-supported tiers, Netflix, Disney+, and other streamers aim to profit from user data, moving away from third-party data due to regulatory scrutiny — Privacy and transparency issues are increasingly coming into focus as the Hollywood giants aim to profit from user info.
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@commonsense and Too Much TV Newsletter
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Analysis: mentions of crime on Fox News surged after Biden's inauguration, with twice as many mentions on average as competitors CNN and MSNBC in 2021 and 2022 — Fox News contributor Gianno Caldwell caught up with Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) outside an elevator in the Capitol.
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@simonowens, @giannocaldwell, @pbump, @pbump, @pbump, @janicedean and Fox News
Nancy Scola / Wired:
A look at Courier Newsroom, a network of eight left-leaning state news sites, that is intent on proving it is a journalism network, not just a political outfit — Former Democratic operative Tara McGowan is sinking millions into Meta's ad network to build Courier Newsroom, a media powerhouse for the left.
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@kylewilsontharp, @nancyscola, @wiredscience, @nkulw, @ryanlcooper, @taraemcg, @couriernewsroom, @peterhimler, @apublictrust, @logandobson, @margaretomara and @nancyscola
Rob Salkowitz / Publishers Weekly:
Whatnot, a marketplace focused on collector communities, announces a deal with Heavy Metal to publish nearly a dozen comics titles, starting in 2023 — Whatnot, a startup ecommerce platform built around live-selling and collector communities, is expanding its reach into publishing by partnering …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify names Nicole Beemsterboer as Gimlet's managing director, after Lydia Polgreen left to join the NYT as a columnist; Liliana Kim will be Parcast MD — Spotify has appointed new managing directors for its Gimlet and Parcast podcast studios — Nicole Beemsterboer and Liliana Kim …
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