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Bloomberg:
Meta plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in early April 2024 and stop signing deals for traditional news content in those countries — Meta Platforms Inc. is winding down its news feature in the US and Australia, part of a broader shift away from the category for the social media giant.
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Sources: NYT managers launched a leak probe after The Intercept revealed internal debate over a yet-to-air episode of The Daily about Hamas and sexual violence — Management has questioned staffers, including Daily producers, after The Intercept revealed internal debate over a yet-to-air episode on Hamas weaponizing sexual violence.
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The Intercept:
A controversial NYT report claiming Hamas weaponized sexual violence on Oct. 7 relied heavily on an ex-Israeli intelligence officer with no reporting experience — American Media Keep Citing Zaka — Though Its October 7 Atrocity Stories Are Discredited in Israel
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@joshmeyerdc, @somervilleny, @jeremyscahill, @speechboy71, @arnorosenfeld, Amal Ghandour on LinkedIn, Paul Biggar on LinkedIn, Ish Aderonmu on LinkedIn, @denny@boing.world, @sababausa.bsky.social, @elizabethviolet.bsky.social, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @Migueldeicaza@mastodon.social, Don Juan in Hell, @Sherifazuhur@sfba.social, @gwensnyder.bsky.social, @gwensnyder.bsky.social, @elizabethviolet.bsky.social, @chargrille@progressives … and @peter@thepit.social
Associated Press:
A US district judge holds Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge her source for Fox News stories about a scientist investigated by the FBI — A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to divulge …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz is launching Power User, a weekly Vox Media video podcast on trends shaping the internet and tech landscape, on March 21 — - Earlier this month, Vox Media announced that acclaimed author and podcaster Brené Brown will be bringing her two award-winning shows …
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@sarafischer, @voxmedia, @tranniehall.bsky.social, The Wrap and Talking Biz News
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Co-founders of Trump Media file a suit claiming Trump and others tried to dilute their stake in the company; the case could complicate Trump Media's SPAC merger — The case could complicate a long-delayed bid by the owner of Truth Social to go public — and deliver former president Donald Trump a financial lifeline
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Axios, CNBC, HuffPost, @drewharwell, @drewharwell, The Overspill, @drewharwell, @drewharwell@mastodon.social, Forbes, Mediaite, New York Times, Raw Story, UPROXX and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Amid a market correction in podcasting, the biggest stars still get eight- and nine-figure contracts, while rank-and-file employees push for union protections — While mega-deals come roaring back, rank-and-file podcasters are seeking basic labor protections — Welcome back to Soundbite.
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Podnews and The Information
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Wikipedia editors lowered CNET's source reliability rating after CNET used AI to create articles and are discussing reliability of other Red Ventures outlets — Remember last year, when we reported that the Red Ventures-owned CNET had been quietly publishing dozens of AI-generated articles …
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Ars Technica, @danack@threads.net, @dannyjpalmer and @jon_christian
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
BBC Studios buys British broadcaster ITV's 50% stake in streamer BritBox International for £255M, as ITV focuses on its ad-funded streaming service ITVX — The streamer was founded in 2017 as a joint venture between BBC Studios, which is the commercial arm of the British broadcaster, and ITV.
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Kevin Nguyen / The Verge:
A eulogy for TinyLetter, as the newsletter tool acquired by Mailchimp in 2011 shuts down after a brief run nurturing great personal writing on the internet — In remembrance of the humblest newsletter service and its brief run nurturing great personal writing on the internet.
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@meaghano, @hautepop, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter and @knguyen@threads.net
Jacquelyn Melinek / @jacqmelinek:
As announced earlier, TechCrunch ends paid subscriptions for TechCrunch+ on March 1, and all previously paywalled articles will be publicly available — Reminder: TechCrunch is ending its subscription-based TechCrunch+ This means all previously paywalled articles will be publicly available as of March 1
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Nexstar Media Group asks the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to review the FCC's decision to uphold a long-standing rule setting limits on TV station ownership — Nexstar Media Group has asked a federal court to review a recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision that limits …
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