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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Tribune shareholders vote to approve Alden's $633M purchase of the chain; Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who owns a 24% stake in Tribune, abstained from voting — The bid by Alden, which already owns about 200 local newspapers, had faced resistance from Tribune staff and a last-ditch rival offer.
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Orlando Sentinel:
While a spokeswoman for Patrick Soon-Shiong said he abstained, Tribune officials said his ballots lacked a check in the “abstain” box and were tallied as “yes”
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Ray Stern / Phoenix New Times:
AP has fired reporter Emily Wilder after conservative media wrote about her prior pro-Palestinian activism; AP told Wilder she violated social media policy — The Associated Press' Phoenix bureau fired former Arizona Republic writer Emily Wilder this week following negative articles …
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Eric Ting / SFGATE:
Emily Wilder, fired by AP after harassment from conservatives prompted a review of her social media, says her firing was “selective enforcement” of AP's policy — Emily Wilder, a journalist and 2020 graduate of Stanford University, started a new job as an Associated Press news associate based …
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The Information:
Sources: Axios is in talks to be acquired by Axel Springer, which owns Insider and is an investor in Group Nine Media — German media conglomerate Axel Springer is in talks to acquire Axios, according to people familiar with the matter, continuing a consolidation of the digital media sector.
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CNN:
In 2020, the Trump administration secretly sought and obtained two months of phone and email records from 2017 of CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr — Washington (CNN)The Trump administration secretly sought and obtained the 2017 phone and email records of a CNN correspondent …
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Sources: Netflix is looking to hire an executive to oversee an expansion into video games, as it considers options including an Apple Arcade-like games bundle — Netflix is looking to hire an executive to oversee an expansion into videogames, a sign it is stepping up its efforts …
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Ben Quinn / The Guardian:
UK justice secretary says the government has to investigate “whether the governance of the BBC does need reform” after report on Bashir interview with Diana — PM says he is ‘obviously very concerned’ after inquiry condemns Martin Bashir's 1995 broadcast
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Marina Hyde / The Guardian:
Fleet Street's condemnation of the BBC over the Bashir interview is hypocritical given UK tabloids' own terrible behavior around Diana and her family
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Patricia Nilsson / Financial Times:
Open letter expresses concern that the UK government is being advised on the BBC by a panel that meets in secret with no public record of its agenda or advice
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CNN:
BBC apologizes after a report finds Martin Bashir used “deceitful” methods to get his interview with Princess Diana and that BBC covered up Bashir's behavior
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Twitter will soon let US users with 1,000+ followers who've hosted three Spaces in the past 30 days apply to host Ticketed Spaces, with Twitter taking a 20% cut — After Apple and Google's cut — Twitter's getting ready for the launch of its Ticketed Spaces feature, and today …
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Nir Eyal / OneZero:
NYT uses “dark patterns” to make it harder for readers to cancel subscriptions, even as a member of its editorial board derided such tactics in a recent op-ed — ‘Dark patterns’ aren't always malicious mind control. They're often a symptom of disjointed company culture.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Sinclair's RSN unit, Diamond Sports, has entered talks with creditors about addressing its ~$8.1B debt; Sinclair bought Diamond for $9.6B in 2019 — - Diamond Sports asks creditors to sign NDAs for negotiations — Broadcaster received proposals from secured, unsecured groups
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Gilad Edelman / Wired:
A look at CaliberAI, a company that develops a tool for detecting potentially libelous claims, which may be particularly valuable for short-staffed newsrooms — CaliberAI wants to help overstretched newsrooms with a tool that's like spell-check for libel. But its potential uses go far beyond traditional media.
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Associated Press:
Police in Nicaragua raided the offices of news outlet Confidencial, run by a former president's son, detained an AFP photographer, and are holding a cameraman — MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan national police raided offices of a prominent nongovernmental organization …
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