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4:35 AM ET, February 15, 2023

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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
How women journalists around the world are targeted by powerful people, commonly by probing and speculating on the woman's personal life and relationship status  —  Tackling difficult subjects and holding powerful people accountable often triggers online attacks that torment and humiliate women journalists.
Wall Street Journal:
Source: Vice Media secures $30M+ in debt financing from Fortress; sources: Vice owes millions to vendors and advisers, some of whom have hired debt collectors  —  Company owes millions of dollars in overdue payments to several vendors, some of whom have resorted to debt collectors
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
An analysis of 12 news outlets' US job postings finds that average pay ranges at some are four times larger than at others; pay ranges widen with experience  —  Who in US media is hiring and what are the salaries on offer?  —  Pay transparency remains unusual in UK media, but in parts of the US, it's a legal requirement.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Gigi Sohn, Biden's nominee for the last of five FCC seats, faced a third Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing amid telecom, media, and GOP opposition  —  More than a year since she last faced a Senate hearing over her nomination to the FCC, Gigi Sohn returned again on Tuesday …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York appeals court rejects Fox News' bid to dismiss a Smartmatic defamation suit over 2020 election statements and reinstates claims against Jeanine Pirro  —  A New York state appeals court rejected Fox News' bid to dismiss a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Producers of Rust plan a documentary about the completion of the movie, set to resume filming this spring, and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' life and work  —  The producers of “Rust” have named a new cinematographer to take over for Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed on set in October 2021.
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall / Billboard:
Hipgnosis signs a deal giving song access to producers using Timbaland's Beatclub, an online marketplace where creators and producers sell their beats and music  —  Merck Mercuriadis' company gains a partner in film and TV through Beatclub's opportunities portal.
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The Dallas Morning News plans to reassign the five staff at Al Día on March 1, leaving its Spanish-language outlet to publish just translations and wire stories  —  Al Día, the Dallas Morning News' Spanish-language sister newspaper, will be disbanded on March 1 …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The New Republic names Michael Caruso as its CEO and publisher; Caruso says he wants to expand the magazine's events portfolio and experiment with new verticals  —  Caruso aims to expand its events portfolio and experiment with new editorial franchises  —  The privately held publisher …
Discussion: New Republic, WWD and Talking Biz News
Andrew Fedorov / The Fine Print:
Sources and reporting show an Air Mail story defending Armie Hammer was thinly reported, one-sided, and didn't investigate sexual abuse and assault allegations  —  Content warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence and abuse.  —  “We were pretty skeptical when James Kirchick …
 
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Shubham Agarwal / Wired:
After a backlash, Spotify removes a clause that let Apple use audiobooks from Findaway Voices to train synthetic voices; Spotify acquired Findaway in June 2022
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
BuzzFeed launches Infinity Quizzes, which asks users questions so that Buzzy the Robot, an AI based on OpenAI's public API, can write a personalized narrative
Emily Bary / MarketWatch:
IAC reports a $1.4M net loss in Q4, down from $13M net income YoY, and $1.25B in revenue, up from $1.16B YoY; Dotdash Meredith generated $477.6M in revenue
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Adam Coghlan / Eater London:
Eater London ceases regular publication after five and a half years due to the “economic circumstances in the US” but promises quarterly or bi-annual updates
Politico Pro:
The EPA plans to decommission public records web portal FOIAonline on September 30, 2023, after over 10 years, due to departing user agencies and rising costs
Beh Lih Yi / Committee to Protect Journalists:
A look at the growing number of Hong Kong journalists now reporting from the UK, Australia, and other countries, after a crackdown on press freedom in the city
Washington Post:
Indian tax authorities raided the BBC's New Delhi and Mumbai offices, sources say seizing journalists' phones, apparently retaliating for the Modi documentary
Aaron Mok / Insider:
Report: TikTok is planning to let creators charge $1 or more for videos and is working on the Creator Fund 2.0, which could pay creators with 100K+ followers
Selome Hailu / Variety:
Nielsen: Fox's Super Bowl airing averaged 113M viewers, up 1% over 2022's game and the third biggest TV program yet; Fox cited a record ~7M streams, up 18% YoY