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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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@michellemanafy, @zaneschwartz and @fatimabsyed
David Satin / The Streamable:
Parks Associates: 63% of US households with internet have a connected TV, a 65% increase over 2015, and 87% of them subscribe to at least one streaming service — Smart TVs are an increasingly important tool for consumers. They allow users to navigate between their various streaming apps and services …
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Media Play News, Broadband TV News and Light Reading
Wall Street Journal:
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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@aaronwall, @phkeane, @jasonkilar, @cityofthetown, @cordcuttersnews, @jtoonkel, The Verge, Gizmodo, The Hollywood Reporter and The Streamable
Brent Lang / Variety:
MoviePass raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding led by Animoca Brands and said it plans to expedite its beta service relaunch and develop a Web3 strategy — MoviePass Inc. announced it has raised its seed financing led by Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based game software, blockchain and venture capital company.
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AppleInsider, Sourced, Financial Times and CoinDesk
@nbcnewsguild:
[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/...
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.
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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@nspector4, @loupas, @thecultureofme, @oalexanderdk, @patiencehaggin, @axelmerk, @patrickw, @sawyermerritt, Reuters and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
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.
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, The New York Times Company, Klaris, Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP and Insider
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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@benmullin, @nytimesbusiness, @rafat, @stephaniemlee, The Wrap, @edmundlee, @nytimesbusiness, @sarahnrogers, @tvgrimreaper, @sherman4949, @noahshachtman, @benmullin, New York Post, The Hill and Observer
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
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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@currentpubmedia, @stlprguild, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, @repcori, @petit_smudge, @nypr_union and @shahlafarzan
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