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4:30 PM ET, February 14, 2023

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Washington Post:
Indian tax authorities raided the BBC's New Delhi and Mumbai offices, sources say seizing journalists' phones, in a retaliatory move after the Modi documentary  —  NEW DELHI — Indian tax authorities raided the BBC and seized its journalists' phones in a stunning — and apparently retaliatory …
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  —  When Hong Kong journalist Matthew Leung covered a small protest in the northern English city of Manchester last October …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
“Rust” producers announce plans for a documentary about the completion of the film and about 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.
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  —  Heralded as a step for open government when it launched, FOIAonline, in service for more than a decade across agencies, will be decommissioned later this year.
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.
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
Google launches Privacy Sandbox for Android in beta, starting with a “small percentage” of Android 13 devices, similar to Apple's App Tracking Transparency  —  Here's a preview of the Privacy Sandbox, the newfangled way companies will follow you around the web that's supposed to be better for your privacy.
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  —  - TikTok creators could soon start charging fans to watch their videos, per The Information.  — The company hopes a paywall …
Adam Coghlan / Eater London:
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall / Billboard:
Hipgnosis announces a deal giving song access to producers using 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.  —  Hipgnosis Song Management announced …
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
Emily Bary / MarketWatch:
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Patrick Egwu / Reuters Institute:
Q&A with Dapo Olorunyomi, the CEO and publisher of Nigeria's Premium Times, about the challenges of running a newspaper in the country, misinformation, and more
David Klepper / Associated Press:
Google's Jigsaw plans to test video ads in Germany to “prebunk” misinformation, after promising results with a pilot project in Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia
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
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: NBC Sports prepares a bid for NBA rights after 20+ years; the NBA can't formally negotiate with companies other than WBD and Disney before April 2024
Samantha Cole / VICE:
A look at the torrent of deepfake porn harassment targeted at female creators, as a Twitch streamer admits to buying deepfakes of streamers after he was caught