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Sources: Trump's 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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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:
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 …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Starting Feb. 19, Meta will store Facebook Live broadcasts for 30 days instead of storing them indefinitely and will remove videos currently 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, The Verge, @arictoler, @chronotope.aramzs.xyz, @markeortega and @mediaevan, 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.
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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
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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@matthewkeys.net, TVNewsCheck, @matthewkeys.net, The Wrap and The Desk
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 …
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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@samar11, @article14live, @betwasharma, @article14live, @article14live and @article-14.com
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
HBO restores next-day YouTube posts for Last Week Tonight clips after imposing a few days delay in February 2024; sources say Max viewership saw little increase — HBO reverses a decision to keep John Oliver's show off of the platform for several days.
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Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, @antevansmma, @tvgrimreaper, GoldDerby, The Wrap, The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, @latenightercom, Deadline, LateNighter, TVLine, @rickporter.bsky.social and ME
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google Play Books for iOS will now let 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 »
Nika Schoonover / Courthouse News Service:
A US federal judge orders Carlos Watson and Ozy Media to pay $36M+ in restitution and nearly $60M in forfeiture for lying about finances; Watson plans to appeal — A federal judge ordered Watson and his company to pay over $36 million in restitution and nearly $60 million in forfeiture …
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