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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
White supremacists urge supporters to use Twitter's updated Private Information Policy against journalists and activists who identify them in photos of rallies — Researchers fear the new ban on posts sharing people's private information will be ‘emboldening to the fascists’ eager to keep their identities concealed.
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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalists and activists worry Twitter's new privacy policy will be weaponized and make their jobs harder, due to vague terms like “the public interest” — On Tuesday, Twitter said it is expanding its privacy policy to include what the company calls “private media.”
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The Wrap:
BuzzFeed, Inc. formally announces it has merged with a SPAC, acquired Complex Networks, and will start trading Monday on Nasdaq as BZFD — BuzzFeed's shareholders voted in favor of taking the company public on Friday as the media company completes its merger with a special purpose acquisition …
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New York Times:
BuzzFeed will go public via a merger with 890 5th Avenue Partners, raising $16M from the SPAC and $150M via debt and acquiring Complex Networks for $300M — Shareholders in BuzzFeed, the digital media pioneer known for its listicles, quizzes and a news division that won its first Pulitzer Prize this year …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
BuzzFeed News' union holds a walkout after two years of contract negotiations, as shareholders approve a plan to take the company public via a SPAC
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Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
Seven Chicago staffers of G/O Media's The A.V. Club are “invited” to move to Los Angeles, where EIC Scott Robson is establishing an office, or lose their jobs — The staff of the A.V. Club — the music, film, and entertainment website owned by G/O Media — was informed yesterday …
Isaac McIntyre / Dexerto:
YouTube briefly suspended Ludwig Ahgren's livestream on Thursday, days after his publicized move from Twitch; Ahgren blames DMCA notices for playing Baby Shark — The 26-year-old has been the talk of the streaming world these past few days, after he signed an exclusive streaming deal with Twitch arch-rivals YouTube.
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Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times:
A Philippine court lets Maria Ressa travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize after the government blocked her; she still needs two more courts to approve — The decision came after days of growing international pressure on the government to allow the journalist to attend the ceremony in Norway.
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Heather Landy / @heatherlandy:
[Thread] Crediting a move by The Verge, Quartz updates “off the record” and “on background” rules, noting no conversation is on background until Quartz agrees — Quartz updated its guidance today on the conditions under which our journalists will talk to people off the record or on background. H/t to @TheVerge for recognizing/publicizing some of the confounding new practices of tech sector PR people, which necessitate a fresh look at this
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@katherineabell, @shareenpathak, @jayrosen_nyu, @heatherlandy, @heatherlandy, @heatherlandy, @reckless, @scottnover and @heatherlandy
Jack Shafer / Politico:
With tiny audiences, the cable news industry has devolved from a useful headline service to a 24/7 eldercare operation; few would care if it disappeared — How did the cable news networks become our main stage? — Nary a day goes by without somebody saying something stupid somewhere …
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Martin Clarke, DMG Media publisher and CEO/EIC of MailOnline and DailyMail.com, is leaving at the end of February 2022 after 12 years — “I wanted to pursue new challenges,” the MailOnline boss wrote in announcing his exit from the digital tabloid. — MailOnline's publisher …
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KABE-LP:
Univision launches Noticias Univision 24/7, the first news streaming channel on its streaming service PrendeTV — Noticias Univision 24/7 is Now Reporting Live on PrendeTV — Over 100 Univision Newsroom Jobs Announced in October Have Been Filled Throughout the U.S.
Lindsay Kornick / Fox News:
NYT is reviewing a Wirecutter editor's tweets and voicemails she allegedly sent to a gun rights group about their press release after the Oxford school shooting — Erin Marquis: 'Aren't you just a bit worried that there might be a hell?' — Michigan school shooting survivor remembers the victims: We are one family
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