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5:05 PM ET, December 21, 2022

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NPR:
A freelance ABC News producer was working for a consulting firm representing utility companies; sources: she falsely traded on her work for ABC at least thrice  —  NPR's David Folkenflik reported this story with Mario Ariza and Miranda Green of Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail steps Netflix may take to reduce US password sharing, like charging account owners an extra sharing fee at just below the $6.99 ad-supported tier  —  Putting a stop to the practice without alienating customers will be a challenge  —  The end of password sharing is coming to Netflix soon …
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Tom Gerken / BBC:
The UK's IPO says sharing passwords for online streaming services such as Netflix breaks the law if the intent is to access copyright works without payment  —  Sharing passwords for online streaming services such as Netflix is against the law, according to a government agency.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the NFL is in advanced talks to give YouTube exclusive Sunday Ticket rights; a deal could be reached as early as December 21 after an NFL owner meeting  —  DirecTV currently pays for rights to subscription package that allows football fans to watch most Sunday afternoon games
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Vox Media plans to return nearly all of a $200,000 grant from Sam Bankman-Fried's foundation; others like Semafor and The Intercept await investigation details  —  ProPublica and Vox Media plan to give back journalism grants from the indicted crypto tycoon.  Other newsrooms have been less clear.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The Guardian says it has been hit with a “serious incident” affecting IT systems, believed to be a ransomware attack; online publishing is largely unaffected  —  Incident has hit parts of media company's technology infrastructure, with staff told to work from home
ProPublica:
Google's Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site owners stay anonymous while putting ads beside pirated content, porn, and disinformation  —  In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer's CEO for fraud.
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Justin Bieber is close to a deal to sell his music rights to Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital in a transaction valued at around $200M  —  Expected deal for star's publishing and recorded music includes hit songs ‘Love Yourself’ and ‘Baby’  —  Justin Bieber is close to a deal …
Laura Barton / The Guardian:
Q&A with two true-crime podcasters who have helped the genre become a vital new form of investigative journalism, taking inspiration from Serial, and more  —  Mandy Matney's Murdaugh Murders and Hedley Thomas's The Teacher's Pet have recently seen the subjects of their investigations jailed.
Discussion: @janebsinger and Slate
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
An investigation details BBC StoryWorks' partnerships with at least 18 Chinese clients since 2015, including producing tourism campaigns for state media outlets  —  EXCLUSIVE: When BBC journalist Edward Lawrence was detained and beaten by Chinese police during anti-lockdown protests last month, the condemnation was swift.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to develop deepfake tech and cost-effective visual effect services, raised a $20M seed  —  The creators of “South Park” have secured a $20 million investment for their AI entertainment startup Deep Voodoo.
 
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Agence France-Presse:
Mirror Group Newspapers apologizes to Princess Diana's former butler and will pay substantial damages in a phone hacking case involving his voicemail messages
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Stephanie Sugars / U.S. Press Freedom Tracker:
In 2022, 12 US journalists were arrested or detained, far fewer than in 2020 or 2021; eight were detained during a weekend of protests over reproductive rights
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US lawmakers left out a proposal from the $1.7T omnibus spending bill to make the PACER online court records system free
Micah Lee / The Intercept:
Donie O'Sullivan, Drew Harwell, and other journalists remain locked out of their Twitter accounts despite lifted suspensions, until they delete a specific tweet
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Twitter pilots Blue for Business with some accounts, helping publishers identify brands and key employees associated with them via badges