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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
NPR stopped tweeting since it received a “state-affiliated media” label, which it calls a “false disclaimer”; Elon Musk says Twitter is re-evaluating the label — Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the platform's recent labeling of NPR as “state-affiliated media” …
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Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Substack tells writers Twitter “unexpectedly restricted access to embedding tweets”; Twitter seems to have disabled likes and RTs for tweets with Substack links — Writers trying to embed tweets in their Substack stories are in for a rude surprise: after pasting a link to the site …
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Xiao Xu / Globe and Mail:
Internal memo: Postmedia tells its journalists at Vancouver outlets to work from home permanently because it is shuttering newsrooms and subleasing the space — Postmedia is shuttering its Vancouver newsrooms and asking its journalists to work from home permanently.
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
The Moscow City Court plans to hear an appeal on April 18 from the lawyers of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, detained on spying accusations — A Moscow court will hear an appeal on April 18 that could decide where he is held or grant him bail
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Washington Post, The Hill, @betswrites and Talking Biz News
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is exploring selling a majority stake in Noggin, its streaming service for preschoolers, as it aims to prioritize Paramount+ and Pluto TV — Potential sale comes as entertainment conglomerate looks to prioritize Paramount+, Pluto TV streaming platforms
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The Streamable
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Institute for Nonprofit News raised $38M from 231K+ donors for 303 newsrooms in 2022, including $24M for the top 50 newsrooms; the newsroom median was ~$36K — Across 303 participating newsrooms, NewsMatch brought in $38 million in individual donations. The largest 50 newsrooms brought in $24 million of the $38 million total.
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@inn, Institute for Nonprofit News and Second Rough Draft
Timep / The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy:
Two journalists for independent outlets in Lebanon have been sued for defamation by state agencies after publishing articles critical of the government — We the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from around the world come together to stand in solidarity …
Daniel Frankel / Next TV:
The Disney+ Basic ad-supported tier, launched in December, is now available on Roku after Disney and Roku negotiated terms of a revenue split — Disney+ Basic launched four months ago unstreamable on America's biggest connected TV platform — The partially ad-supported version of Disney …
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The Ankler, CNET, TechCrunch and The Streamable
Axios:
Studios are betting big on familiar brands and franchises for movies, including toys and video games, as investment in streaming content and profit worries grow — If there's one thing that can lure customers back into the theaters, it's familiar and beloved brands. … - The solution?
Eleanor Hawkins / Axios:
Muck Rack, a database of journalists, launches PressPal, an AI tool that can draft press releases, scan for keywords, and recommend specific media targets — Muck Rack, the public relations tech company, is joining the artificial intelligence race. … - PressPal's pitch recommendations …
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@asilbwrites, @rafat, @harrymccracken, @davidclinchnews, MediaPost, Muck Rack, Axios, Convince & Convert and Quartz
Paul Karp / The Guardian:
Australian media companies including The Guardian, News Corp, Nine, and AAP reject a law proposal that includes a right to sue outlets for invasions of privacy — Coalition of organisations says changes would have ‘devastating impact on press freedom’ and are not in public interest
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Michele Weldon / JAWS:
Alicia Shepard, the ombudsman for NPR from 2007 to 2011 and a journalist, author, academic, and advocate for ethical public journalism, died on April 1 at 69 — Alicia (Lisa) Shepard 1953-2023 — Award-winning journalist, author, academic and advocate for ethical public journalism …
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