Check out Mini-Mediagazer for simple mobiles or Mediagazer Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:40 PM ET, February 29, 2024

Mediagazer

 Top News: 
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.
RELATED:
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
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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
Alyssa Boyle / AdExchanger:
Vibe.co, a self-serve platform that lets SMBs buy video ads on streaming services, raised a $22.5M Series A led by Singular, bringing its total funding to ~$30M  —  Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) want to capitalize on the rise in streaming consumption but lack the budgets for upfront commitments.
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 …
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 11:40 PM ET, February 29, 2024.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Mediagazer: site main
Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer
Mediagazer Mobile: for phones
Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Mediagazer RSS feed
Mediagazer on X
Mediagazer on Mastodon
 
 
 More News: 
Anto Antony / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sony made multiple filings in India to pull out a pact to merge its India operations with Zee Entertainment
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
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
 Earlier Picks: 
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
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
 

 
From Techmeme:

Gavin Anderegg / anderegg.ca:
Bluesky is working to become fully decentralized but it could take years amid financial concerns as it makes money only by selling domains for usernames

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300B as part of a recent buyback offer, one of its highest valuations ever

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: T-Mobile's network was among the systems hacked by the China-linked Salt Typhoon group, and some foreign telecommunications firms were also compromised
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page