Mediagazer: Roku says it has agreed to a multi-year extension with Google for distributing YouTube and YouTube TV apps on its devices; Roku's stock is up 18%+ (Sara Fischer/Axios)

9:15 AM ET, December 9, 2021

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Lee Enterprises' board of directors unanimously rejects Alden's takeover offer as it “grossly undervalues Lee” — Lee Enterprises, the owner of The World-Herald and numerous other Nebraska newspapers, on Thursday announced that its board of directors has unanimously rejected the unsolicited …

Discussion: Lee Enterprises, Inc., Axios, @timeslandguild, @dkiesow, @mcallguild, @lincolnbizbuzz and @sarafischer

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Roku says it has agreed to a multi-year extension with Google for distributing YouTube and YouTube TV apps on its devices; Roku's stock is up 18%+ — Roku and Google have agreed to a multi-year extension for both YouTube and YouTube TV apps to be distributed on Roku.

Arlene Getz / Committee to Protect Journalists:

The global number of journalists jailed reached a record of 293 in 2021 so far, up from 280 in 2020; at least 24 journalists were killed over their coverage — The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record in 2021. Invoking new tech and security laws …

Discussion: Euractiv, @pressfreedom, New York Times, Al Jazeera, @zainaerhaim, @pressfreedom, @pressfreedom, Reuters, @cpjafrica and @pressfreedom

Helen Davidson / The Guardian:

RSF report details the worsening treatment of journalists in China: “media culture worthy of the Maoist era”, Hong Kong journalism is “in freefall”, and more — Reporters Without Borders calls increasing media oppression in China a ‘great leap backwards’ and says Hong Kong journalism is ‘in freefall’

Discussion: CNN, Reporters Without Borders, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post, @rsf_inter, @dabeard, @kenroth, @jaketapper, @piratkolaja, Newser, @amfchina and @nathanattrill

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:

A look at Twitter's Project Guardian, which lets moderators respond quickly when journalists and other highly visible users are targeted with harassment — ‘Project Guardian’ aims to protect prominent tweeters from abuse, harassment — Twitter Inc.'s highest-profile users …

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International Press Institute:

Q&A with the CEO of Scrolla Africa on delivering news in English and isiZulu via a data-lite app due to high data rates, mobile-first journalism, and more — Scrolla Africa is building a publishing business with affordable data-lite, mobile-first journalism and ambitions …

Discussion: @ifex, @globalfreemedia and American Press Institute

Sam Kille / Report for America:

Report for America adds nearly 70 new host newsroom partners, expanding into more rural communities and continuing its focus on education beats — Nonprofit service program looks to grow reporting corps to 325 in 2022 — (See the newly-selected newsrooms and beats here)

Discussion: @nicdawes, @alexanderrusso, @kevinloker and @report4america

Ken Meyer / Mediaite:

OANN owner and founder Robert Herring contradicts his son, OANN President Charles Herring, saying the company does not support Joe Biden's FCC nominee Gigi Sohn — One America News Network is pulling an about-face after the far-right news network seemed to endorse President Joe Biden's nominee …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Ars Technica and Techdirt

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Study: 92.6% of websites with tier-one ad spend place at least one tracker on users' devices before gaining their consent, suggesting they may be violating GDPR — European Union law on cookie consent is clear: a person should be given a simple choice to accept or reject being tracked by advertisers on publisher sites.

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Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:

Sources: GB News, whose debut was beset with problems, is mulling exporting its broadcasting model to Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland through joint ventures — - Conservative channel mulls joint ventures after rocky launch — GB News faces domestic rivalry with Rupert Murdoch's talkTV

Judd Legum / Popular Information:

A look at Trump Media & Technology Group, which lacks a product, users, publicly identified executives, and revenue, and its merger with DWAC, valued at $1.85B — In October, former President Trump announced the creation of a new company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG).

Discussion: @timobrien, @juddlegum, @morgfair, @juddlegum, Bloomberg, @timobrien, @juddlegum, @juddlegum, @peterbakernyt and @josephzeballos

Patrick McGee / Financial Times:

Sources: despite iOS ATT changes, Apple still lets Meta, Snap, and other iOS developers collect data from iPhones so long as it is “anonymized and aggregated” — Group's unacknowledged shift lets companies follow a looser interpretation of its privacy rules

Discussion: Protocol, @eric_seufert, @carnage4life, @karlbode, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @saascalsiakam, @eric_seufert, @dcuthbert, @eric_seufert, @danjokaz00ie, @michellemanafy, 9to5Mac, MacRumors and AppleInsider, more at Techmeme »

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