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Ben Quinn / The Guardian:
UK high court rules that Julian Assange can be extradited to the US to face espionage charges, overturning a previous judgment — Decision overturns previous ruling that Wikileaks co-founder could not be extradited due to mental health concerns — Julian Assange can be extradited to the US …
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Axios:
Some current and ex-BuzzFeed staff are unable to sell their stock amid a steep price drop due to poor communication from BuzzFeed and its stock transfer agent — Many early BuzzFeed employees remain unable to sell their shares, even though the company went public this past Monday.
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Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
The Association of American Publishers sues Maryland, saying a new e-book law requiring publishers to offer reasonable terms to libraries violates copyright law — The Association of American Publishers filed suit December 9 to stop a new library e-book law in Maryland from taking effect on January 1 …
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Jane Martinson / Prospect Magazine:
A look at the shakeup at the Daily Mail, including the ouster of editor Geordie Greig, the return of Paul Dacre, and the departure of MailOnline's Martin Clarke — Jane Martinson investigates why Geordie Grieg was sacked—and why Boris Johnson will be mightily relieved
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Report from Australian senate inquiry into diversity in media ownership and News Corp finds “significant changes are required” and recommends a judicial inquiry — Report backs call by Kevin Rudd for inquiry into Murdoch media empire and recommends probe with powers of a royal commission be established
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Caitlin Petre / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interviews with staff at Chartbeat, NYT, and Gawker from 2011-2015 show how journalism's conflicting mandates complicate interpreting and using traffic metrics — In 2004, journalist Michael Lewis published Moneyball, a bestselling book about how baseball general manager Billy Beane was able …
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Dominic Casciani / BBC:
Sienna Miller settles her case against the Sun for phone hacking and illegal behavior, saying she couldn't go to trial as it would take “millions of pounds” — Sienna Miller says the Sun tried to “profit out of her misery” as she formally settled a phone hacking claim.
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Michael Conte / CNN:
US Secretary of State Blinken announces a “liability fund” for news outlets sued over their work and financial support for independent international journalism — (CNN)The US will provide new funding to protect reporters targeted because of their work and support independent …
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Robert Silverman / The Daily Beast:
Two photojournalists sue Andy Ngo, alleging he violated copyright law by profiting from reposting firsthand videos of protests they shot — The right-wing provocateur has made a career off repurposing other people's content from inside protests. A pair of reporters seek to stop him.
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Universal Pictures plans to stream most of its 2022 films on Peacock 45 days after debuting in theaters; existing deals with theater chains remain unchanged — Streaming service Peacock is hoping to get a boost from movies made by its corporate sibling, movie studio Universal Pictures.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast adds YouTube TV to Xfinity Flex, the cable giant's video platform for broadband-only customers, offering 85+ channels for $65/month — It's another case of the streaming wars making strange bedfellows: Comcast announced that starting today, Google's YouTube TV is now available on Xfinity Flex …
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Workers at iHeartMedia ask it to voluntarily recognize a proposed WGAE union bargaining unit representing around 125 producers, writers, and podcast hosts — - Hosts, writers, producers seek voluntary recognition — Writers Guild says it has secured overwhelming support
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