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Sources: the Trump administration fired multiple staffers who handle FOIA requests, limiting reporters' access to security clearance records for Musk and DOGE — The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the “privacy team” and other officials from the office that oversees …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Letter: Hearst CEO Steve Swartz told staff Hearst brought in a record $13B in revenue in 2024, and a tough ad market and cord-cutting is impacting A+E Networks — Steve Swartz says that Hearst had $13 billion in revenue in 2024 thanks to political advertising, but adds that a tough ad market …
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Evan Drellich / New York Times:
SportsNet New York will launch a paid streaming service to watch the Mets' games without paying for a TV bundle; 22 MLB teams can be watched without a TV bundle — SportsNet New York, the Mets' local television partner, will launch a subscription streaming service on Tuesday …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: the Pentagon's chief spokesperson invites conservative radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton to broadcast their show from the Pentagon — - The Defense Department informed NPR, the New York Times, NBC News and Politico that they had to move out of their workspaces at the Correspondents' Corridor in the Pentagon last month.
Discussion:
Poynter and @sarafischer
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Knight Foundation will invest $25M in the American Journalism Project, to expand AJP's work supporting local newsrooms from 50 to 60 over three years — - Over the past few years, more philanthropists have stepped up to fill that void, investing in community-based nonprofit newsrooms …
Alissa Quart / Columbia Journalism Review:
The US needs a working-class media covering wage stagnation, medical debt, housing from renters' perspectives, people living paycheck to paycheck, and more — Catering to rich audiences is not serving us. — In the seven years Kaia Sand edited Street Roots, a publication that serves unhoused people …
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
Memo: Politico announces a reorganization, naming six key leaders reporting to Global EIC John Harris, with two also reporting to CEO Goli Sheikholeslami — babe wake up the new Politico leadership structure just dropped [image]
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@bsdtectr.bsky.social and @dylanbyers
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Starting on February 19, Meta will store Facebook Live broadcasts for 30 days instead of storing them indefinitely and will remove videos older than 30 days — Facebook announced on Tuesday that live videos will now only be stored on the social network for 30 days, after which they will be deleted.
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Meta, Mirror, The Sun, The Verge, @markeortega, @arictoler, @mediaevan and @chronotope.aramzs.xyz, more at Techmeme »
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
RELX, formerly known as Reed Elsevier, says AI and face-to-face events helped grow 2024 revenue by 7% YoY to £9.4B and adjusted operating profit by 10% to £3.2B — Artificial intelligence and face-to-face events helped the UK's largest media company RELX deliver record financial results in 2014.
Discussion:
Investing.com, Yahoo Finance, The Times, Substack, Reuters, Law360 and RELX
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
An interview with Sky News Chair David Rhodes, a US cable news veteran who says the channel has never turned a profit in 36 years, as he works to overhaul Sky — Pivoting to premium, big-name content demands an organisational overhaul for the 24/7 broadcaster
Kavitha Iyer / Article 14:
At least three nonprofit Indian investigative outlets, including The File, have been hamstrung since H2 2024 by tax authorities revoking their nonprofit status — Mumbai: It had clocked an impressive 9.6 million views for its 1,500-plus videos, but in December 2024, Kannada news website The File's YouTube channel went silent.
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@article14live, @samar11, @article-14.com, @article14live, @article14live and @betwasharma
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google Play Books for iOS now lets users complete their e-book or audiobook purchase on the Google Play website, under Apple's “reader apps” exception — Google has gained permission to sell its e-books and audiobooks directly to customers through its iOS app, Google Play Books.
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The Keyword and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
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