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An analysis of Meta's Journalism Project initiatives: $29.4M invested in 564 organizations through 17 grant programs since 2018, 43% received just $5K, and more — b — “People want more local news, and local newsrooms are looking for more support,” Campbell Brown wrote in 2019 when Meta …
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Fox News host Howard Kurtz, who anchors a weekly show on the media industry, told viewers on Sunday that the network won't let him cover the Dominion lawsuit — Howard Kurtz told his ‘MediaBuzz’ viewers he ‘strongly’ disagrees with the network's decision — Fox News host Howard Kurtz …


Editors at some literary magazines say they are getting overwhelmed by AI-generated submissions, potentially crowding out genuine submissions from newer writers — A short story titled “The Last Hope” first hit Sheila Williams' desk in early January.
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Despite laws criminalizing reporting, hundreds of independent journalists stayed in Russia, providing a surprising level of insight into its army's missteps — Jailed Mikhail Afanasyev one of many journalists refusing to be silenced despite laws criminalising much independent reporting
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@saskiadekkers, @andrew__roth and euronews
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A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainian journalists share how the war has impacted their lives and work, including becoming war correspondents
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USA Today, New York Post, @kaitlancollins, @janicedean, Mediaite, @ijnet, @wikweko, Bloomberg, The Wire, France 24, IFJ, European Centre for Press … and Al Jazeera


Politico Europe nearly doubled its London bureau to around 32 journalists since December 2022 and aims to have over 50 journalists in the next 18 months — The bullish growth contrasts with widespread cuts hitting news publishers in both the UK and US. — Politi co says it has …


The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and more drop Dilbert after its creator Scott Adams went on a racist rant on YouTube — Newspapers across the United States have pulled Scott Adams's long-running “Dilbert” comic strip after the cartoonist called Black Americans a …
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Elon Musk tweets that the US media is “racist against whites & Asians”, in reply to a tweet that is sympathetic to Scott Adams' rant against Black people
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Vice names CFO Bruce Dixon and chief strategy officer Hozefa Lokhandwala as co-CEOs — News: Vice CFO Bruce Dixon and chief strategy officer Hozefa Lokhandwala named co-CEOs of Vice https://twitter.com/...
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@claireatki, @benmullin and Deadline


Comcast-owned Sky News Group unveils a new leadership structure, including naming former CBS News president David Rhodes as executive chairman — Jonathan Levy has been appointed managing director and executive editor of Sky News U.K. — Comcast-owned European TV giant Sky unveiled …
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Deadline, Broadband TV News, Variety and Press Gazette


Inside the NYT as staff clash over trans coverage as source says senior leaders mulled serious punitive measures for those who signed the contributors' letter — Top editors, Pulitzer-winning reporters, contributors, and the paper's union have been embroiled in a back-and-forth over journalistic independence and “activism.”
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@nilegardiner, @vanityfair, @keyavakil, @charlottetklein, @nilegardiner, @wturvill, SPLICETODAY.com and @froomkin


A look at Dude Perfect on YouTube, as its five founders look to build a theme park; a source says Dude Perfect's 2022 revenue was ~$25M, up from ~$20M in 2021 — The five friends found fame making basketball trick shots and now hope fans can try similar antics at a theme park they would call Dude Perfect World


Anime and shows like The Last of Us are helping Sony become a media giant; analysts expect 56%+ of its FY 2023 profit to come from games, music, films, and TV — If your world revolves around the fate of Joel, Ellie and the Fireflies, it probably means one of two things …
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TechCrunch, @financialtimes and @parismarx


A look at the NYT's Local Investigations Fellowship, a one-year project led by Executive Editor Dean Baquet that got 200+ applicants since its April 2022 debut — Former executive editor Dean Baquet talks about the paper's new investigative fellowship for local reporters
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@kristenhare and Local News Initiative