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WaPo publisher Fred Ryan emails US National Security advisor on behalf of WaPo, NYT, and WSJ to help evacuate their 204 journalists and staff from Afghanistan — Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan sent a plea to the Biden administration on Monday to help evacuate journalists and their families …
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Reporters Without Borders:
In a statement to RSF, Taliban spokesperson says “journalists working for state or privately owned media are not criminals and none of them will be prosecuted” — Clearly choosing his words carefully at a time of the utmost concern for media personnel in Afghanistan …
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@freedomofpress and @w7voa
CNN:
Sources: the homes of at least two female journalists were visited by Taliban fighters on Sunday and several others received threatening calls — The homes of two female journalists were visited by Taliban fighters on Sunday, a contact of the women told CNN, adding that both women were severely shaken psychologically.
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The Guardian, CNN, @accessnow, @samirashackle, @katharineq, @katebanville, @sophiemcneill, @heoj, Insider and NBC 6 South Florida
Ben Smith / New York Times:
More than 100 journalists employed by US government's radio stations are yet to be evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban take power
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Right-wing media outlets and elected US Republicans distorted phrases by CNN's Clarissa Ward in Kabul to imply that Ward and CNN were rooting for the Taliban — The political right has plenty to work with right now on Afghanistan. The withdrawal from that country has gone poorly …
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@tedcruz, @cnnpr, @clarissaward, @jackposobiec, Snopes.com, Sean Hannity, @emgusk, @kfile, @anusharavi10, @mollymckew, @chrisburynews, @phil_mattingly, @sduncovered, @repdanbishop, @biaggi4ny, @peterbale, @paulszoldra, @atrupar, @keithedwards, @ananavarro, @jackposobiec, @kaitlancollins, @frankluntz, @jackiekcalmes, @seungminkim, @raineytime, @fbhutto, @farnazfassihi, @maggienyt, @mahwashajaz_, @dailycaller, @byrondonalds and Insider
Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:
Sources: Forbes Media is in talks to go public via a merger with the Magnum Opus Acquisition SPAC, a deal that would value the company at $650M — - Media company had been in talks with GSV-led consortium — B.C. Forbes founded namesake business magazine in 1917
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Talking Biz News and @deitaone
Samantha Hissong / Rolling Stone:
TikTok partners with Audius, a music streaming service built on Ethereum, to let users upload their music as TikTok Sounds — It's the blockchain-powered Audius, rather than Spotify or Apple Music, that will let artists share their sounds into TikTok in one click
Discussion:
Tubefilter, CoinDesk, Black Bezos Daily, @audiusproject, @audiusproject, MUSIC x and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Axel Springer is in talks to buy a stake in Politico with the possibility of a full buyout; Axel Springer and Politico jointly own Politico Europe — Talks between Politico and Berlin-based Axel Springer also include the possibility of a full buyout
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The Wrap, @benmullin, Talking Biz News, @mspro, New York Post, What's New in Publishing, @azi, @surabees, @jessicalessin, @deepbagchee, @jeffjarvis, @mattfriedmannj and @pkafka
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
OnlyFans begins promoting OFTV, a free nudity-free app on iOS and Android with 800+ videos by creators, chefs, and others, as it prepares to raise new funding — The most common question customers ask Tim Stokely, the chief executive officer of OnlyFans, is why he doesn't have an app.
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TechCrunch, New York Post, The Verge, @ashleylatke and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
UK-based ad tech startup InfoSum, which helps organizations match customer data in a privacy-compliant way, raises $65M Series B at a $300M pre-money valuation — The Series B funding round from Chrysalis Investments will help the company grow its staff and presence as it plans a future public offering
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TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
J2 Global, owner Mashable and IGN, is rebranding as Ziff Davis and has a $1B M&A budget, after spending $480M on deals in 2020 and earning revenue of $1.49B — Parent company J2 Global is being renamed after the century-old magazine publisher and will have $1 billion for buying up other companies
Discussion:
The Wrap
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
On his return to CNN, Chris Cuomo says he advised his brother to resign “when the time came” and “never misled anyone” — The network host insisted he ‘never misled anyone’ and that he also urged his brother to quit ‘when the time came’
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Fox News, @oliverdarcy, Vanity Fair, Hollywood Reporter, The Hill, The Guardian, The Week, Politico, @elaheizadi, @atrupar, New York Times, @brianstelter, @atrupar, Los Angeles Times, Variety, deadline.com and TVLine
Olivia Nuzzi / The Cut:
Profile of NY Post columnist Cindy Adams, ahead of release of the documentary Gossip, which explores gossip reporting and the Murdochization of American media — The penthouse that gossip built looms above Park Avenue guarded by a one-and-a-half-year-old Yorkie, Jellybean …
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@thedailybeast, @rosiegray, @thecut, @kait_tiffany, @manymanywords, @justinjm1, @lisatozzi, @sarahw, @olivianuzzi and @bencjacobs
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