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5:45 PM ET, February 29, 2024

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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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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
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
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.
Alyssa Boyle / AdExchanger:
Vibe.co, a self-serve platform that lets SMBs buy video ads on streamers, raised a $22.5M Series A led by Singular, bringing its total funding to around $30M  —  Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) want to capitalize on the rise in streaming consumption but lack the budgets for upfront commitments.
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
Associated Press:
Russia detains Novaya Gazeta EIC Sergei Sokolov for allegedly discrediting Russian army; he became EIC in 2023 after Dmitry Muratov was named a “foreign agent”  —  The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was detained in Moscow on Thursday …
Anto Antony / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sony made multiple filings in India to pull out a pact to merge its India operations with Zee Entertainment  —  - Japanese firm has informed an Indian company court: sources  — Puts an end to the 2021 pact while rivals bulk up in India … The Japanese entertainment firm …
Discussion: Reuters
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
How newspaper leaders tried and failed to see how tech would change the business of journalism, framed by the career of digital newspaper pioneer Roger Fidler  —  Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good.  Can the idea of “news” survive in a digital world?
 
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Analysts: Reliance-Disney India media merger will create an entity that captures 85% of India's on-demand streaming service audience and ~50% of the TV viewers
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Paramount CFO Naveen Chopra says the company expects to take about a $1B charge in Q1 due to ongoing programming shifts and previously announced layoffs
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
An analysis of educational backgrounds of 460 NYT newsroom staff members shows the Ivy League is over-represented; about 75% of staffers are not Ivy Leaguers
Yiwen Lu / New York Times:
Raw Story, AlterNet, and, in a separate case, The Intercept sue OpenAI in a NY federal court for copyright infringement; The Intercept is also suing Microsoft