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Publishers Weekly:
Scholastic says its “optional” diversity book fair offering, which critics say enables censorship, is a response to “enacted or pending” laws in 30 US states — At school book fairs, a collection to “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” may go unshared, uncelebrated.
National Newspaper Association:
US National Newspaper Association Chair John Galer calls a proposed US Postal Service 7.3% rate increase for newspapers mailed within a county “simply punitive” — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Contact: Lynne Lance, executive director, lynne@nna.org
Discussion:
Steven Waldman on LinkedIn and The Rural Blog
Cointelegraph:
Crypto outlet Cointelegraph apologizes for falsely posting on X that the US SEC had approved BlackRock's iShares spot Bitcoin ETF, causing bitcoin to spike 10%+ — Cointelegraph apologizes to its readers and discusses its investigation into what led to the posting of unverified news on X about a spot Bitcoin ETF.
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Bloomberg, @cointelegraph, @mdudas, @ericbalchunas, CoinDesk, @poordart, @nategeraci, @cryptoncoffeee, @zachxbt, @timccopeland, @zachxbt, @cointelegraph, Fox Business and Insider
Morgan Sung / TechCrunch:
Twitch launches Stories, which expire after 48 hours, for Partners and Affiliates who have streamed at least once for 45 minutes or longer in the past 30 days — Ahead of TwitchCon Las Vegas, Twitch is launching stories for streamers to connect with their audience even when they aren't live.
Discussion:
Tubefilter, Twitch, Engadget and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Amazon asked one global ad firm to spend $100M+ in 2024 on Prime Video with ads, which rolls out in 2024, and expects to reach 115M monthly US viewers — As Amazon gears up to run ads on its Prime Video streaming service early next year, company executives are asking advertisers …
Discussion:
@sizpatel
Ben Smith / Semafor:
In response to a critic's defamation lawsuit, the journalist union The NewsGuild filed legal motions seeking correspondence between reporters and their sources — The News — The premier U.S. journalists' union wants my emails. — Specifically, in response to a critic's defamation lawsuit …
Discussion:
Poynter, @freedomofpress, The NewsGuild, @mikeelk, @eisingerj, @powellatlantic, American Press Institute, @mikeelk and @corbinhiar
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel's media company, registered under the holding company name Last Country, raised a $15M seed led by 1789 Capital, an “anti-woke” VC — Firm co-founded by Omeed Malik invests in ‘parallel economy’ of conservative-friendly companies
Discussion:
@asharma, @thechrisbuskirk and The Wrap
Conspirador Norteñ:
X's Community Notes has struggled during the Israel-Hamas war as the volume overwhelms volunteers; just 438 notes were publicly displayed in the first five days — The recent violence in Israel and Gaza has been accompanied by a surge of misleading and false claims on social media platforms …
Discussion:
@tchambers@indieweb.social, more at Techmeme »
Mary Retta / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at Ebony's relaunch in March 2021 under CEO Eden Bridgeman Sklenar, which has focused on brand partnerships and sponsored content, with little reporting — Ebony strives to become a one-stop shop — The February 2022 cover of Ebony, a magazine that has chronicled Black life …
Adam Forrest / The Independent:
Good Morning Britain says host Richard Madeley apologized for asking UK MP Layla Moran if she knew about Hamas' attack in advance; Moran has family in Gaza — ‘Was there any word on the street?’ host asks Lib Dems' Layla Moran — Richard Madeley asks British-Palestinian MP if family knew Hamas attack was imminent
Discussion:
ITV News, @nickcarthew, @edwinhayward, @lorrainemking, Mediaite, Yahoo News, @saulstaniforth and The Mirror
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Patreon acquires Moment, which has raised $13.5M since its 2019 founding and helps creators host ticketed livestreams like for podcast recordings and concerts — Patreon, which connects creators with fans and get paid by them directly, has acquired Moment, a livestream platform for events …
Sports Business Journal:
Chris LaPlaca, ESPN's head of communications since 2008, plans to retire at the end of 2023, after spending more than 43 years at the company — Longtime ESPN communications chief CHRIS LAPLACA will retire at the end of the year after spending more than 43 years at the company.
Discussion:
@espn_chris, @kevinmonaghan, @espn_chris and Barrett Media
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