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Steve Waldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Local journalism groups representing 3K+ newsrooms create Rebuild Local News, a new nonprofit dedicated to public policy initiatives that aim to save local news — It's understandable that the idea that government should help save local media makes many journalists' skin crawl.
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Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Victor Navasky, who was editor or publisher of left-leaning magazine The Nation for 27 years, dies at 90 — Witty and contrarian, he was the longtime editor and later publisher of The Nation and wrote an acclaimed book about the Hollywood blacklisting era.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
In his new book, Mike Pompeo disparages Jamal Khashoggi's journalism credentials; WaPo Publisher Fred Ryan calls the depiction a shameful “ploy to sell books” — In a new book, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo derides the idea that Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributing columnist …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The Washington Post lays off 20 newsroom employees and shuts down its gaming vertical Launcher; Executive Editor Sally Buzbee says 30 open roles won't be filled — The Washington Post on Tuesday became the latest media company to conduct layoffs, people familiar with the matter said …
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Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg:
Reddit promotes Harold Klaje to be its first chief revenue officer; Klaje joined in 2020 and grew advertising outside the US, including in the UK and Germany — Social media company Reddit Inc. has made several changes to its executive ranks about a year after filing for an initial public offering.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
An interview with Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution CTO Aaron LaBerge on the Disney Ad Server, which shows ~500M Hulu and Disney+ ad impressions per day — Aaron LaBerge, chief technology officer of the Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) division …
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American Journalism Project:
The American Journalism Project announces three grants totaling $3.25M to local, nonprofit news organizations in North Carolina, Texas, and Nebraska — The American Journalism Project announced its first three new grants of 2023 to nonprofit news organizations that aim to reach new audiences …
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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
The DOJ sues Google, joined by California and seven other US states, calling for the breakup of its ad tech business that allegedly monopolizes the US ad market — The US Justice Department and eight states sued Alphabet Inc.'s Google, calling for the break up of the search giant's ad-technology business …
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
The 2023 Oscars fail to nominate any women for directing, following two consecutive years where women won the award — The Oscars failed to nominate any women for directing this year, following two consecutive years of women winning the category. … Women have won the category the past …
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Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
Hipgnosis confirms that it has closed a deal to buy music rights to Justin Bieber's catalog up to 2022, for, a source says, slightly more than $200M — The deal is the biggest yet for any artist of his generation. — Hipgnosis Songs Capital has closed its deal to buy 100% of Justin Bieber's publishing …
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Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
Magna study: 41%, 49%, and 36% of surveyed US, UK, and Australian consumers believe a brand's video ad is supporting the content simply by being adjacent to it — The brand safety of advertising content adjacencies is far from a new issue for the ad industry, but a new study …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Netflix, Apple, and Amazon accounted for 19 Oscars nominations, down from 37 in 2022, and only one streaming title got more than one nomination — Despite all of the uncertainty about the future of theatrical distribution, streaming services collectively took a step back in this year's Oscar race …
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