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6:55 PM ET, April 13, 2021

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Sources: CBS News President Susan Zirinsky is nearing a deal to step down from the role and sign a wide-ranging production partnership with ViacomCBS — Longtime CBS News producer expected to sign production partnership with parent ViacomCBS — CBS News President Susan Zirinsky is nearing …

Discussion: Variety, The Hill, Mediaite, The Wrap, New York Post, @davidclinchnews, @dylanbyers and @bristei

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

Over 650 tech workers at the NYT announce they have formed a union to be represented by the NewsGuild of New York and are seeking union recognition from the NYT — Tech workers at The New York Times announced on Tuesday that they had formed a union and would ask the company to recognize it.

Discussion: @nytguildtech, New York Post, @ebruenig, @nycdsatechwg, @kateconger, The Verge, @bgrueskin, @cwaunion, Protocol, @hamiltonnolan, @sarambsimon, @gwsocal, The Hill, bookforum.com, nyguild.org and The NewsGuild - CWA, more at Techmeme »

Oversight Board:

Facebook Oversight Board will now accept appeals to remove content from Facebook and Instagram; previously, users were only able to appeal to restore content — From today, users will be able to appeal content to the Oversight Board which they want removed from Facebook and Instagram.

Discussion: About Facebook, @oversightboard, @guyro, @emilybell, TechCrunch, @dangainor, Gizmodo, @klonick, @guyro, @guyro, @vivian, Axios, The Verge, @christianna_j, @guyro, Bloomberg, Adweek, @chinmayiarun, @foxcahn, @skollfoundation, @guyro, @savasavasava, Ars Technica, @guyro, @flexlibris, Mashable and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Air Mail, former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's media venture, expects to employ 40 people by year's end, up from 30 now, and has added an e-commerce shop — Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's new media venture, Air Mail, expects to employ 40 people by year's end …

Discussion: @rickgamesnow, @airmailweekly, @niemanlab, @simonowens and @sarafischer

Paul Resnikoff / Digital Music News:

Spotify has now removed 42 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, offering no explanations for the removals — Spotify is continuing to remove episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience as part of their $100 million exclusive relationship, with more nixed shows discovered this week.

Discussion: The Wrap, Insider, @seyitaylor, @naithanjones, @roberthaisfield, @rightwingwatch and @thekenyeung

Helen Davidson / The Guardian:

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai writes to his Apple Daily staff ahead of his sentencing for participating in a protest: “Freedom of speech is a dangerous job” — Media mogul writes from prison that ‘freedom of speech is a dangerous job’ but journalists must uphold justice

Discussion: @kenroth, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, @penamerica, @freedomofpress and @forfreemedia

Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:

Contextual adtech company GumGum raises $75M, sources say at a ~$700M valuation, almost tripling from last funding round, as Google and Apple limit targeted ads — The adtech company focuses on contextual advertising, as opposed to ads that target people based on identifiable information

Discussion: @hlmorgan and @digitalshields, more at Techmeme »

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

Unlike national and international outlets, some local Minnesota news outlets were not let in to a police press conference after the shooting of Daunte Wright — Reporters from multiple local organizations were denied entry to a news conference on Monday about the shooting of Daunte Wright …

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, Washington Post, Star Tribune, Discourse Blog, @andrewmannix and The Hill

Natasha Singer / New York Times:

Disney, Viacom, and 10 ad tech companies agree to remove or disable software from children's apps that could target children with ads, resolving three lawsuits — In legal settlements that could reshape the children's app market, Disney, Viacom and 10 advertising technology firms have agreed …

Ashley Carman / The Verge:

Spotify announces Car Thing, a Spotify-only, voice-controlled device for the car, launching today for free for select US users — It's free, but users have to pay for shipping — Spotify's first gadget has landed. Car Thing, a Spotify-only, voice-controlled device for the car …

Tim Peterson / Digiday:

Ad agency Dentsu says it has developed a tool to consolidate audience-based buys across TV networks via a single source of viewership data provided by VideoAmp — Traditional TV's adoption of digital's audience-based ad targeting is underway, but it remains ensnared by a lack of standardization.

Discussion: @dentsuusa, Business Wire and AgencySpy

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

A look at the damage already done to Tribune's nine metro papers: since Alden acquired a 32% share, NewsGuild says staff fell 30.4% in one year — Employees and local readers are concerned that Alden would make deep cuts to Tribune if it bought the company. But it seems that's already happening.

Discussion: @poynter, @raju, @daverdman, @toddlighty, @poynter, @danvock and @courantguild

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Arianne Cohen / Fast Company:
Live Nation is outfitting 60+ venues for livestreaming, using Veeps, a service launched by Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden, bought by Live Nation in Jan.

Discussion: Variety, @kifleswing, @brooke, USA Today, Billboard, @veeps, Rolling Stone and Music Business Worldwide

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
Epoch Times says its printing presses in Hong Kong were attacked by men wielding sledgehammers, the second such attack since 2019

Discussion: @jerometaylor, @hkglobalconnect, @lauraharth, @hkfp, @hkfp, @delaneym917 and Committee to Protect …

Jeff Dunn / Ars Technica:
Roku announces new devices Express 4K Plus streaming device, rechargeable Voice Remote Pro, and Streambar Pro, and an OS update that includes Instant Resume

Discussion: Variety, Fast Company, The Verge, Engadget, @joesteel, CNN and FierceVideo, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:
DraftKings hires Brian Angiolet as its first chief media officer: sources: he'll lead a team that will evaluate potential media acquisitions and content efforts

Discussion: @rameeztase, @davidclinchnews, @tkgore, @akidnamedjimmy, @joepompliano, @thatchristinag, @ourand_sbj and @austin_rief

Alice Speri / The Intercept:
Campus Reform, a conservative news site for higher education that uses students as reporters, has targeted professors, leading to harassment, doxxing, and more

Discussion: @theintercept, @jessienyc, @casmudde, @hdxacademy, @ibjiyongi, @theintercept, @thrasherxy and @tenuredradical

Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Through her version of Fearless, Taylor Swift is showing artists how to use the power of the internet to ascribe value to work they own and devalue the rest

Discussion: @hazukieth, @sleepwellcap, @patio11 and MUSIC x, more at Techmeme »

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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Google to shut down Play Movies and TV app for Roku, Samsung, LG, and Vizio on June 15, will push users to use YouTube instead

Discussion: @engadget, FierceVideo, XDA Developers, Ars Technica, Variety, The Desk, Gizmodo, Android Central, The Verge and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Casey Newton, 7 other writers covering tech, media, and culture to launch Sidechannel, a “virtual newsroom” on Discord open to subscribers of their publications

Discussion: @whoisalexperry, @mathewi, @caseynewton, @ericnewcomer, @cwarzel, Hot Pod News and Garbage Day

Reuters:
Reuters News names Alessandra Galloni as its next EIC, starting April 19; she will be the first woman to lead the news agency

Oliver Darcy / CNN:
In a letter, Lachlan Murdoch dismisses ADL complaint and claims a review of Tucker Carlson's comments found Carlson “decried and rejected replacement theory”

Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Will Smith says his film Emancipation will not shoot in Georgia due to the state's new voting law; Apple bought the film last June for a reported $130M

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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Substack strikes deals with trans writers, amid claims it supports allegedly anti-trans writers and is a kind of lucrative off ramp for “cancel culture” victims

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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 4 with 13.5" and 15" displays, starting at $999 for AMD model and $1,299 for Intel, shipping April 15 in US, Canada, and Japan

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple announces an online event on April 20 at 10am PT, entitled “Spring Loaded”, where new iPads Pros and more are expected

Ari Levy / CNBC:
Coinbase prices shares at $250, which would value it at $65.3B, ahead of its direct listing on the NASDAQ on April 14

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