Mediagazer: At least 3 journalists, including CNN correspondent Matthew Chance, were briefly detained while covering the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Committee to Protect Journalists)

6:00 PM ET, April 6, 2021

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Katie Roof / Bloomberg:

Sources: Clubhouse is in talks to raise funding from investors in a round valuing the business at about $4B, following its reported valuation of ~$1B in January — Clubhouse, the buzzy audio-based social network, is in talks to raise funding from investors in a round valuing the business …

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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:

eMarketer says that Amazon's share of the US digital ad market grew to 10.3% in 2020 from 7.8% in 2019 and estimates that revenue grew to $15.73B, up 52.5% YoY — Company chips away at market leader Google as its search ad business continues to grow — Amazon. com Inc.'s share …

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Washington Post:

How a campaign by reporters in Baltimore inspired a national effort to keep nearly a dozen Tribune newspapers from being bought by Alden Global Capital — Last year, as a group of Baltimore Sun reporters embarked on long-shot endeavor to find a new owner that could save their paper …

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Tribune says it has begun discussions about a sale to Bainum and Wyss' company Newslight, but won't terminate the Alden merger agreement for now

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

UK's Telegraph is creating 60 jobs in the first half of 2021 as it surpasses 600K subscribers and aims for 1M subscribers by 2023 — The Telegraph is investing millions of pounds in its newsroom, creating 60 jobs in the first half of 2021. — The investment comes after The Telegraph's …

Discussion: @jasonbyephoto, @hermida, @pressgazette, @cotswoldeditor1, @jinnovationcity, @duncanhooper, @leindanny and @shonaghosh

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:

English is the most spoken language in the EU, so UK-centric outlets dominate how the EU is represented; more English-language analysis by EU writers is needed — We've written often about the sense of dislocation brought about by the switch from local, analog news sources to national, digital ones.

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Tim Peterson / Digiday:

Sources: Roku has been pitching ad agencies to sponsor Roku Recommends, 5-7 minute videos promoting programming available across its connected TV platform — Roku is preparing to debut a new promotional product that has not only piqued advertisers' interest but will also likely please streaming services.

Discussion: @ericjhonsa

Taylor Moore / Columbia Journalism Review:

A look at Empowerment Avenue, a program started in June 2020 to let incarcerated writers report on issues inside jails by pairing them with journalists outside — “We want to expose readers in every kind of publication to the incarcerated viewpoint.” — Rahsaan “New York” …

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Business Wire:

Graham Holdings, owner of Slate and Foreign Policy, acquires Leaf Group, parent company of Livestrong.com, Well+Good, and others — ARLINGTON, Va.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares …

Discussion: @rafat and @seangriffey

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

Up until this point, White House reporters have faced a lack of leaks from the Biden administration, a sharp contrast to Trump's tenure — After two and a half months of Joe Biden's presidency, something is missing from the news coverage of his administration: Leaks.

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David Bauder / Associated Press:

Kansas City's Northeast News received $3K+ in donations and new advertisers after printing a blank front page to show readers what they'd miss if it folded — NEW YORK (AP) — Stories are back on the cover of Kansas City's Northeast News this week after the newspaper intentionally printed …

Discussion: @rebekahlsanders, What's New in Publishing and American Press Institute

Committee to Protect Journalists:

At least 3 journalists, including CNN correspondent Matthew Chance, were briefly detained while covering the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny — “Detaining journalists who try to cover Alexei Navalny's imprisonment is a blunt effort to censor coverage of Putin's leading critic …

Discussion: Mediaite, @mchancecnn, The Hill, The Guardian, @pressfreedom and @pressfreedom

Poynter:

Report for America says its partners raised ~$5M in local support in 2020, mostly from new donors, and 61% more per reporter than the year before — Communities lead the way in supporting local journalism and other causes, even when resources are fewer. — As Report for America embarked …

Discussion: @ramsammy, @pennyriordan1, American Press Institute, @poynter, @report4america and @poynter

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Sam Jayne / The Official Medium Blog:
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Shawna Chen / Axios:
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Google announces internal reorganizations, including an AI-focused Platforms and Devices group overseeing Pixel, Android, Chrome, and more, led by Rick Osterloh

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Europol and 19 countries make 37 arrests and disrupt phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost in a year-long operation with help from Microsoft, Intel, and others

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