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YouTube is testing a hub of free, ad-supported streaming channels with select media partners, looking to compete with Roku, Paramount's Pluto TV, and Fox's Tubi — Tech company's effort could rival Roku, Fox in fast-growing area of streaming business — Created with sketchtool. — 1x
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A profile of the Investigative Journalism Foundation, “Canada's ProPublica”, a new nonprofit set to publish investigations and build public interest databases — “Think of us like ProPublica meets OpenSecrets.” That's how editor-in-chief Zane Schwartz describes Canada's newly launched Investigative Journalism Foundation.
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[Thread] NBC NewsGuild says it has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against NBC News after it “abruptly and illegally” laid off several union journalists — Yesterday, @NBCNews management abruptly and illegally laid off several union journalists. This is a clear violation of the law and we have filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against the company. We will fight until we win a fair contract that protects everyone in our newsroom. https://twitter.com/...
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Barry Diller's IAC hires an investment firm to explore selling The Daily Beast, which Diller launched in 2008; the sale process is in the early stages — The tech mogul's company has hired Whisper Advisors, an advisory firm, to find potential buyers for the digital publication.
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Jenny Gross / New York Times:
How Finland, ranked first of 41 European countries in a media literacy survey, teaches students to spot misinformation on social media, starting in preschool — The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here's what other countries can learn from its success.
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@nytimes, @oxforddiplomat, @niemanlab, @alanmillernlp, @caulfieldtim, @palafo, @victoriarubin, @melissafleming, @abhinandansekhr and Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Emails: Twitter is offering free ad space by matching ad spending up to $250K, if the $500K of ads are run by February 28, a period that includes the Super Bowl — Tech company to match advertisers' ad spending up to $250,000 — Twitter Inc. is offering advertisers a new incentive …
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Jack Schickler / CoinDesk:
Bloomberg, FT, NYT, Reuters, CoinDesk, and other outlets ask the judge in Sam Bankman-Fried's case to reveal names of two anonymous backers of his $250M bail — Lawyers for the former CEO of failed crypto exchange FTX requested and were granted anonymity for two parties who backed …
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@jackshafer, @metalawman, Klaris, The New York Times Company, Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP and Insider
Oregonian:
Oregon's Medford Mail Tribune, bought in 2017 from GateHouse Media by Rosebud Media with financing help from Sinclair Broadcast Group, ceases operations — Medford's Mail Tribune, one of Oregon's oldest operating news organizations, said Wednesday it would shut down by the end of the week.
Mike Janssen / Current:
Over 75% of St. Louis Public Radio's on and off-air staffers sign a petition to unionize, which would cover 42 people and be Missouri's first public radio union — Staffers at St. Louis Public Radio informed management Thursday of their intent to form a union with the Communications Workers of America.
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson says the company must revive its culture with in-office staff attendance and asks managers to “ensure compliance” — News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson sent out the following to staff, including journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch.com:
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Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
How popular tech podcast All-In, with hosts Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya, and David Friedberg, gives some insight into Elon Musk's Twitter — On Nov. 7, about a week after Elon Musk took over Twitter and laid off half the staff, a company vice president offered a group …
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@ericnewcomer, @rafat, @rafat, @pahwa_nitish, @mattsheffield and Fortune
Linda Codega / Gizmodo:
Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast reveals details of its revised game license and says charitable use, livestreams, and more will be unaffected — After facing a week of constant backlash online, the Hasbro subsidiary finally breaks their silence. — Alerts
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