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Erin Woo / The Information:
Internal messages: Twitter wants to charge brands $1,000 per month to keep their gold verification badges, plus $50 per month for each affiliated account — Twitter is likely to charge brands $1000 a month to keep their gold verification badge, plus $50 a month for each affiliated account …
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Insider, Mashable, The Verge, Variety, @adamweinstein, @vogon, @whstancil, @intelwire and @brynnekkelly
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Erin Woo / The Information:
Source, document, and emails: PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch committed to $3M+ and $2.4M, respectively, for Twitter takeover ads before and during the Super Bowl — After weeks of turmoil and layoffs, Twitter's sales team in recent weeks has reorganized to focus more on big advertisers and launch …
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Wall Street Journal, @jbflint, Front Office Sports, The Indian Express, @shortingisfun, TechCrunch and The Drum
Duncan Campbell / Byline Times:
A look at The Nation's refusal to retract a 2017 story saying the 2016 DNC email leak was an inside job, not a Russian hack, and its history of defending Russia — The Article the CJR Didn't Publish — Two and a half years ago, the Columbia Journalism Review refused to publish Duncan …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney explores licensing more films and TV series to rivals to earn more from its content library, a strategy shift from 2019 when Disney+ launched — Walt Disney Co. is exploring more licensing of its films and television series to rival media outlets as pressure grows to curb the losses in its streaming TV business.
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@lucas_shaw, @challengerst, @loudmouthjulia, @drunk3po and @aagave
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group is working with AI startups Jasper and Nota to help produce articles from its own content library and pitch journalists — Arena Group uses the technology to help produce Men's Journal pieces such as workout tips — The publisher of Sports Illustrated …
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@jjvincent, Business Wire, @austinmdistel, @heyjasperai, @stevekovach, @heyrosenberg, @harrymccracken, @lilyraynyc, @alexweprin, MediaPost, Insider and The Verge
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Sources: Hello Sunshine is closing its kids and animation business and will collaborate with CoComelon creator Moonbug on future kids and animation projects — EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Hello Sunshine is shuttering its kids and animation business as part of a strategic decision …
Julia Angwin / The Markup:
The Markup founder Julia Angwin says she is leaving the outlet to pursue other projects; she transitioned from EIC to editor-at-large in April 2022 — Hello, friends, — I'm sad to inform you that this is my last missive to you. After founding The Markup five years ago, I am departing this newsroom to pursue other projects.
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@juliaangwin and Talking Biz News
Peter Laufer / Inside Higher Ed:
Peter Laufer, a University of Oregon journalism professor, asks Gannett to donate Eugene's newspaper The Register-Guard to the university; Gannett declines — Travel with me to my not atypical college town, Eugene, Ore., where I'm privileged to labor as a professor at our vibrant University …
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@globalprmolleda, @ericnewton1, @jordannovet, @chrispietsch, @evergreenstone, @niemanlab, @uosojc, @zack_demars, @damianradcliffe and @insidehighered
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
A judge dismisses a 2020 Trump campaign defamation suit against The Washington Post but gives the campaign a chance to revise its complaint within 30 days — A defamation lawsuit by President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign against the Washington Post was dismissed by a federal judge.
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Insider and The Guardian
Kelsey Weekman / BuzzFeed News:
After YouTuber MrBeast made a video about paying for 1,000 blind people's eye surgery, critics raise questions about “stunt philanthropy” and “charity porn” — Is it stunt philanthropy or self-funded charity in the YouTube age? — A YouTuber just helped treat 1,000 people with blindness and low vision.
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@sub8u, @carnage4life, Insider, @stillgray, @rubensteinadam, Stuff Happens, @loudmouthjulia, @varadmehta, @bendreyfuss, @sonnybunch, @g17esiason, @ambiej and Fortune, more at Techmeme »
Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
Microsoft researchers say state-backed Iranian hackers hit Charlie Hebdo with a hack-and-leak campaign after Hebdo's December 2022 contest mocking Iran's leader — After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo launched a cartoon contest to mock Iran's ruling cleric …
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The New Arab, The Register, @fbajak, Reuters, Ars Technica and Raw Story
Jim Friedlich / Nieman Reports:
About two dozen current and prospective journalism funders and practitioners met to work on a roadmap for US local news, encouraging more funding collaborations — A gathering of current and prospective journalism funders and practitioners seeks to reinvent local news as civic information in service of communities
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Nieman Lab, @agolis, @kiminsley, @coreywrites, @coreyhutchins, @davidclinchnews, American Press Institute, @kdoctor, @nancygibbs, @freepress, @ckrewson, @jimfriedlich and Free Press
Jon Swartz / MarketWatch:
Alphabet reports Google advertising revenue down 4% YoY from $61.2B to $59B, below analyst estimates of $60.4B, and Google Search revenue down 2% YoY to $42.6B — Alphabet Inc.'s stock initially slipped in extended trading Thursday after it missed slightly on revenue and earnings in a ho-hum quarterly result.
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Insider, Mobile Dev Memo, Alphabet, Reuters, Skift, Fast Company, SiliconANGLE, TVNewsCheck, The Wrap and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube's ad revenue dropped 7.8% YoY from $8.63B to $7.96B in Q4, below analyst estimates of $8.2B
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@_sem, CNBC, Music Ally, The Information, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
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