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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie doubles down on not moderating Nazi content, after 200+ authors criticize the company for “platforming and monetizing Nazis” — More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it's “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” …
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Emily Schmall / New York Times:
A look at the hurdles for women in journalism in India, where they face family resistance, harassment, and increasingly, legal threats under the Modi government — Journalists have been targeted for harassment, and some women are only allowed to speak to the press if they have a male chaperone.
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Trei Brundrett / American Journalism Project:
A look at the American Journalism Project's Product & AI Studio, launched with OpenAI in summer 2023 to explore how to apply emerging tech in local journalism — This summer, the American Journalism Project launched our new Product & AI Studio, a new program to explore the smart application …
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@journalismproj and @openai
Reuters:
Analysis: ABBA Voyage, the London show by 3D avatars of the band created via motion capture, made £322.6M in revenue in the 12 months since its May 2022 opening — Thank you for the music, London's authorities might say, after Swedish pop group ABBA's digital concert residency raked …
Arlene Getz / Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 68 journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the Israel-Hamas war, more than have been killed in a single country over an entire year — More journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year, according to CPJ data.
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Reuters, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, Committee to Protect …, @brianstelter, @pressfreedom, BBC and IFEX
Business Insider:
Ozy Media sues Ben Smith, Semafor, and BuzzFeed, alleging Smith used the failed BuzzFeed/Ozy merger to sabotage Ozy and steal its business model for Semafor — - A dishy lawsuit from Ozy accuses Ben Smith of killing the company only to steal its business model for Semafor.
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New York Post, Variety, The Wrap, Reuters, @jeremymbarr, @bgrueskin, @bmorrissey and @jayshams
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Slow news outlet Tortoise Media reports a £4.6M loss before tax in 2022, up 45% YoY, revenue up 15% YoY to £6.24M, and 73 employees — The company said the loss represented the costs of investing in the business. — “Slow news” outlet Tortoise Media made a £4.6m loss …
Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz:
Sony reaches an “updated licensing agreement” with Warner Bros to keep Discovery content on PlayStation “for at least the next 30 months” — There's a new licensing agreement between Warner Bros and Sony — News by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B
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@cawlins_corner, @nick_marseil and @mjarbo
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Medallion, a blockchain platform for artists to connect with fans, raised a $13.7M Series A, after launching music NFTs in the UK, Australia, and Germany — Medallion is a platform for artists to have a dedicated digital hub for promoting album releases, tour dates and merch drops …
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
French TV network TF1 plans to launch AVOD TF1+ on January 8; the service will include Top Chrono, an AI-powered feature that creates summaries of sports games — As CEO of Canal+ for more than a decade, Rodolphe Belmer pushed the pay TV giant to make original scripted content …
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Broadband TV News and Advanced Television
Cliff Harvey Venzon / Bloomberg:
The Philippines suspends the Duterte-linked Sonshine Media Network International's radio and TV shows for 30 days over allegations of violating its franchise — - Regulator acted on Congress resolution on Sonshine Media — SMNI show regularly features former President Duterte
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Inquirer News, Rappler, CNN Philippines and Inquirer News
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Copenhagen-based Podimo, a $5/month or $7/month podcast platform publishing 350 weekly shows, raised €44M led by the EIFO, taking its total funding to €244M+ — We are fast approaching half a billion people listening to podcasts, and today one of the independent players hoping …
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Silicon Canals, FinSMEs, EU-Startups, Mehul Fotedar on LinkedIn, PodcastingToday, Tech Funding News and Podnews
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