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Ev Williams / Medium:
Medium announces buyout offers to everyone in its editorial division and the departure of Siobhan O'Connor, VP of editorial, as it adjusts publication strategy — We announced a buyout and leadership change to the Medium editorial team today. Below is the email I sent to the company. — Team,
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Steven Perlberg / Insider:
Leaked memo: NYT is creating a system to approve outside work by its journalists, including newsletters, podcasts, book deals, or consulting on film projects — - A committee of Times leaders are expected to review outside work for journalists. — Both paid and unpaid newsletters may require approval from The Times.
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New York Times:
Brands including Ford and Nike are funding long-form branded content for streaming services like Hulu and HBO to reach audiences who no longer see short ads — As streaming video has gained in importance during the pandemic, advertisers have put more focus on Hollywood-level branded content as a way to reach viewers.
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
LA Times says it has received a $10M PPP loan, its first during the pandemic, to help cover payroll and other costs amid a plunge in advertising revenue — The Los Angeles Times has received a $10-million loan through the federal Paycheck Protection Program — money that will help cover payroll …
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@chadterhune, @adriana_lacy, @jessicamartinez, @megjameslat, @dtohl and The Wrap
Nicole Gallucci / Mashable:
Q&A with WaPo video producer Dave Jorgenson, who has helped the outlet's TikTok account amass close to 900,000 followers through his witty and topical videos — Welcome to Small Talk, a series where we catch up with the internet's favorite Extremely Online individuals offline.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Germany-based music company BMG and investment firm KKR say they will partner to pursue recorded music, music publishing, and other music-rights acquisitions — The already-crowded music-catalog-acquisition business just got a formidable new player: Germany-based music company BMG …
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Murad Ahmed / Financial Times:
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich sues HarperCollins and the author of Putin's People, in the UK, over claims that he bought Chelsea FC on orders from Putin — Billionaire says claim that he acquired club at Kremlin's orders is defamatory — Roman Abramovich has launched legal action …
Shinhee Kang / Columbia Journalism Review:
How local, Korean-language outlets covered the Atlanta shooting, focusing on the lives of the victims instead of writing profiles of the killer — Sang Yeon Lee first heard about last Tuesday's shootings in the same way as most others in Atlanta: after dusk fell, a breaking news alert appeared on his television screen.
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@shin_inouye, @kerrymflynn, @amyyqin, @alexandrianeas, @froomkin and Media Matters for America
Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Google says FLoC, its tool for advertisers to perform behavioral targeting, might not be compatible with GDPR and hence is stopping its testing in Europe — Google will not make FLoC-based cohorts available for testing in countries where GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive are in effect.
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Associated Press:
AP reporter Thein Zaw, who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering a protest in Myanmar, released from detention after judge drops all charges — YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering …
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Ian Parker / New Yorker:
A deep look at HGTV, a top-four cable network since 2018, and how it handled two crises: COVID-19, which shuttered TV production, and the slow demise of cable — In the streaming era, does the network need to be more than wallpaper? — One morning last June, a dozen executives at HGTV …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Disney revamps its schedule and will release Cruella and Black Widow to Disney+ when they open in theaters, via “Premier Access” with a $30 fee for subscribers — As moviegoing slowly begins to rebound in the U.S., it appears Hollywood studios aren't yet ready to release …
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