Mediagazer: Minnesota federal judge bars Minnesota state law enforcement from using force against journalists or ordering them to disperse while covering protests (Tony Webster/Minnesota Reformer)

9:00 PM ET, April 17, 2021

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Minnesota federal judge bars Minnesota state law enforcement from using force against journalists or ordering them to disperse while covering protests — A Minnesota federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring Minnesota state law enforcement from using force against journalists …

Jeff Benson / Decrypt:

An NFT combining Edward Snowden's image and pages of a court ruling on surveillance sold for $5.45M in Ethereum; proceeds go to Freedom of the Press Foundation — An NFT artwork created by Edward Snowden has sold for $5.4 million in Ethereum. — “Stay Free” portrays the NSA whistleblower …

Discussion: @snowden, @snowden, Engadget, @kimdotcom, @haydenzadams, @trevortimm, @freedomofpress, Gizmodo, Mashable, Freedom of the Press … and The Verge

Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:

AP will soon begin auctioning off NFT-backed digital art files based on iconic photos and event coverage; Time magazine is exploring more blockchain integration — The New York Times, Time, and the AP have racked up six-figure sales of digital assets that could be a future revenue stream—or the next bubble to burst.

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The New York Times Company:

NYT's Choire Sicha is stepping down as Styles editor to become a senior editor working on expanding the paper's newsletter portfolio — After a great run leading the Styles section, Choire is taking on a new challenge to help expand our newsletter portfolio. Read more in this note from Dean Baquet, Joe Kahn and Sam Sifton.

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:

In a letter to artists, Apple says it pays a penny per stream, roughly double Spotify, which pays an average of about one-third to half a penny per stream — Streaming services open up about artist payouts, seeking to win credibility and subscribers — Apple Music told artists it pays …

Discussion: Variety, @rajneilkamath, @dada_drummer, @rationalwalk, @tedgioia, @joeyquits, @lanceulanoff, Lefsetz Letter, @riegerreport, @ethanwsj, ScreenRant, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Rolling Stone, Engadget, Insider, The Wrap, The Verge, AppleInsider and MacRumors

Jem Aswad / Variety:

Looking at payment per stream metrics for music streaming services can be misleading when considering artist pay, as many factors determine streaming royalties — Early Friday, Apple Music sent a carefully worded letter to artists, music labels and publishers that briefly explained …

Discussion: @bcrolot and 9to5Mac

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

Sources: Hansjörg Wyss has withdrawn from bidding for Tribune Publishing; Stewart Bainum seeks new financing to pursue the ownership of the newspaper chain — Hansjörg Wyss was part of a serious offer for the major newspaper chain that could have prevented it from being sold to the hedge fund Alden Global Capital.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Wrap, @katie_robertson, @brianstelter, @blairkamin, @royalpratt, @nytimesbusiness, @dmihalopoulos, @darrendcarroll, @jeffjarvis and @ctguild

Dieter Bohn / The Verge:

Firefox and major Chromium browsers like Edge, Opera, Brave, and Vivaldi are not joining FLoC, Google's proposed ad technology to replace third-party cookies — Brave, Vivaldi, Edge, and Mozilla are all out — Google is going it alone with its proposed advertising technology to replace third-party cookies.

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Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios:

Crypto-focused media startup The Block says it has bought out all non-employee shareholders as it wants “to be disentangled” from VCs to cover them without bias — The Block, a cryptocurrency-focused media startup, tells Axios that it has bought out its non-employee shareholders …

Discussion: @dj, @danprimack, @dogetoshi, @alex, @mayazi, @bobbyong, @cmsholdings, @jameswester, @matt_odell, @tanayamac and @ryan_browne_

Rick Thames / Business North Carolina:

Profile of Rolfe Neill, Charlotte Observer publisher from 1975 to 1997, reflecting on when the paper had 260 journalists and on the future with a smaller staff — As newspapers' influence crested, publisher Rolfe Neill played a pivotal role in Charlotte's emergence.

Discussion: @mebane_rash, @stevematthews12, Charlotte Ledger …, @malexjohnson, @jasondebruyn, @jasondebruyn, @jasondebruyn, @jasondebruyn, @jasondebruyn, @businessnc and @ericaperel

Kristin Robinson / Variety:

As Spotify turns 15, a look at the ways in which it changed how people listen to music, like breaking down boundaries between genres through “mood playlists” — Ask any executive what the music business was like in the '00s and their face may take on an expression more commonly associated …

Discussion: @mrjonburk, @wordsbykristin, @claudiusboller, @firstcom_music, @thatericalper, @tommanatos, @artsjournalnews, @variety and Protocol, more at Techmeme »

Michael Grothaus / Fast Company:

Simon & Schuster says it won't distribute the book written by one of the police officers who shot Breonna Taylor; Post Hill Press says it will still publish it — Publishing giant Simon & Schuster has announced it will not distribute the book written by one of the police officers …

Discussion: New York Times, Courier-Journal, @refinery29, @tessaduvall, The Root, @joyannreid, The Hill, The Daily Caller, @leablackmiami, @shannoncoulter, Publishers Weekly, The Sun, Hollywood Reporter, The Week, The Wrap, TheGrio and New York Post

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