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12:30 PM ET, November 16, 2021

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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The FTC recently announced plans to crack down on companies, including news publishers, using “dark patterns that trick or trap consumers into subscriptions”  —  Most U.S. news organizations won't let readers cancel online.  The Federal Trade Commission wants that to change.
Delia Cai / Vanity Fair:
Q&A with newsletter writers Charlie Warzel, Casey Lewis, and Nick Quah on moving back to legacy outlets, losing independence, handling refunds, and more  —  As burnout and new opportunities beckon, newsletter writers navigate the awkward matter of quitting—and issuing refunds.
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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Substack says it has reached 1M paying subscribers, up from 250,000 last December  —  Many top journalists have left legacy media to go it alone on publishing platform  —  Newsletter start-up Substack has reached 1m paying subscribers, underlining the growing power of à la carte journalism …
Pew Research Center:
Survey: 69% of US Twitter users get news on the site, of which 70% use it for live news, up from 59% in 2015; 67% have at least some trust in news on Twitter  —  Seven-in-ten U.S. adult Twitter news consumers have followed breaking news there  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study …
Clio Chang / New York Magazine:
Inside Felicia Sonmez's lawsuit against the Washington Post that alleges discrimination and cruel, baffling persecution of Sonmez by the paper's highest editors  —  Why was a reporter punished for speaking up about sexual assault?  —  In February 2020, the leadership of the Washington Post was in the midst of an internal crisis.
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
IATSE members vote to ratify a three-year agreement with a 54-hour weekend rest period, 3% annual raise, and more, ending the threat of a strike  —  The membership of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has voted to ratify a new three-year agreement …
The Guardian:
Myanmar releases US journalist Danny Fenster from prison, three days after sentencing him to 11 years for incitement and breaches of terrorism laws  —  Fenster freed three days after he was sentenced to 11 years in jail  —  The American journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar …
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
US judge finds Alex Jones liable by default in Sandy Hook defamation lawsuits after he refused to turn over documents ordered by the courts  —  A Connecticut judge's ruling combines with decisions in Texas to grant a clean sweep for families of shooting victims in their cases against the Infowars host.
Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CBS Studio Center sells for $1.8B, $500M more than projected three months ago, a sign of rising demand for limited studio space in LA  —  Hackman Capital and Square Mile have winning bid for complex where classic television shows such as ‘Seinfeld’ were shot
Discussion: The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A look at the Dotdash and Meredith merger, as some question whether People magazine, with an average print circulation of around 3M, fits in Dotdash's portfolio  —  Still a hit in print, the weekly chronicle of celebs and ordinary people who make news is set to become the property of a company specializing in informational websites.
Jing Yang / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NetEase's online music business Cloud Village revives plans for a Hong Kong IPO by the end of 2021, aiming to raise $1B at a $5B-$6B valuation  —  Cloud Village earlier shelved Hong Kong listing plans during a selloff in Chinese internet stocks  —  HONG KONG—The online music business …
Discussion: Bloomberg
 
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Steve Dent / Engadget:
Google Search expands the carousel launched to provide local COVID-19 news to include topics like sports and government, available now in all languages
Mo Jingxi / CHINAdaily:
Sources: US will issue one-year multiple-entry visas to journalists of Chinese nationality, and China will reciprocate once US policies come into effect
Juro Osawa / The Information:
Sources: ByteDance's gross revenue is on track to rise 60% YoY to $63B this year, slightly slower than last year's growth
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
The Seattle Times launches a Save the Free Press website to highlight the US journalism crisis and efforts to sustain and restore local media
Discussion: Editor and Publisher
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The BBC's no-bias policy is being pushed to its limits as staff grapple with who gets to choose topics where impartiality matters, such as transgender rights
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Writer, which offers an automated style guide that integrates into Chrome, Word, and other tools, raises a $21M Series A led by Insight Partners
 Earlier Picks: 
Ben Smith / New York Times:
World's editor resigns after 27 years, as the Christian pub known for watchdog journalism debuts a secular opinion section on topics like Biden's spending plans
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Q&A with Jay Rosen on how US political coverage is now a choice between pro- and anti-democratic forces, what a pro-democracy media might look like, and more
Reuters:
Pope Francis thanks journalists for uncovering the Church's clerical sexual abuse, “helping us not to sweep it under the carpet”, and giving victims a voice