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7:00 PM ET, December 8, 2022

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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
After stalled talks, about 1,100 New York Times journalists began a 24-hour strike at midnight on December 8; the last union contract expired in March 2021  —  New York CNN Business —  A 24-hour strike at The New York Times, a historic demonstration in which more than 1,100 employees …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
With 1,100+ staff on strike, NYT editors are publishing long-held stories and flexing dormant reporting muscles, but won't likely match the usual volume of copy  —  More than 1,100 unionized New York Times staffers are intending to embark on a 24-hour strike today, leaving editors …
The Nation:
Over 150 members of the Freelance Solidarity Project pledge not to cross the NYT Guild's picket line, noting that the devaluation of media jobs affects them too  —  The resurgence of American labor organizing has relied on solidarity beyond the bargaining unit—and that's what we're offering.
Kali Hays / Insider:
Sources: Bari Weiss was added to Twitter's Slack and given a company laptop and access to employee systems; a source says the access is generally just for staff  —  - CEO Elon Musk has made some dramatic changes to Twitter since taking over five weeks ago.  — Amid layoffs, firings …
Nic Newman / Reuters Institute:
A report on the top news publishers using TikTok in 44 countries: 49% post regularly, adoption is uneven, the process of getting verified is opaque, and more  —  3. How and why publishers are moving onto TikTok |  4. TikTok's ‘magic’ algorithm - how it works |  5. What strategies are publishers pursuing on TikTok?
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Debunking claims on Twitter's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story, including that Twitter engaged in election interference or violated the First Amendment  —  Hello!  Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about Twitter and how it handled something to do with Hunter Biden's laptop.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC Director General Tim Davie says the broadcaster is preparing to shut down its linear TV and radio broadcasts over the next decade, shifting to online-only  —  Tim Davie outlines vision for a world of ‘infinite choice’ where broadcast TV and radio are being switched off
James Fallows / Breaking the News:
Q&A with longtime Chinese translator Brendan O'Kane on the fundamental issues with ProPublica and Vanity Fair's translations in their COVID-19 lab leak report  —  A talk with a longtime translator, on why Mandarin does not include a ‘super-secret version’ for discussing government plans.
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount Global finishes the Western Europe rollout of Paramount+ with its launch in German-speaking areas, for €7.99/month, following its rollout in France  —  The conglomerate's streamer is pushing ahead with an aggressive international expansion despite increasing competition and recession fears.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The News Movement, a social media-first news outlet targeting 18- to 25-year-olds, launched out of beta on December 1, with 17 UK journalists and seven in NYC  —  The News Movement's editor-in-chief Kamal Ahmed has said the “hard yards” being put in at the start-up to “create a new way” …
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Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal:
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Erin Woo / The Information:
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces an iMessage feature letting users “verify they are messaging only with the people they intend”, meant for journalists, activists, and diplomats