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4:50 PM ET, December 13, 2021

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Wall Street Journal:
Memo: Vox Media is in advanced merger talks with Group Nine in an all-stock deal that would give Vox 75% ownership of the combined company led by Jim Bankoff  —  Stock deal would unite two of the biggest digital-media companies; Vox Media would get 75% ownership
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Long-time Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace leaves the network after 18 years, says “I feel we've built a community here”  —  Long-time “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace is leaving the network after nearly two decades to “try something new,” he announced Sunday.
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CNN:
Chris Wallace will join CNN as an anchor for CNN+, the streaming subscription service set to debut in Q1 2022  —  Chris Wallace is joining CNN as an anchor for CNN+, the much-anticipated streaming subscription service that will debut in Q1 2022.  —  “I am thrilled to join CNN+.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
With Chris Wallace's departure, Fox News takes another step toward its destiny as The Tucker Carlson Channel, which has no room for journalists
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix leads the Golden Globes with 27 nominations, after previously saying it won't participate in the event until the HFPA institutes diversity reforms  —  - Hollywood Foreign Press Association offered nominations Monday  — Netflix led all studios with 27 nominations across movies, TV
Wall Street Journal:
Sirius XM hires Disney's Joe Inzerillo, who played a key role in creating and launching Disney+, as its chief product and technology officer  —  Satellite radio company bets on one of streaming tech's key designers to help attract listeners beyond the car  —  Satellite radio broadcaster SiriusXM …
Discussion: Variety, insideradio.com and TechCrunch
A.J. Perez / Front Office Sports:
Sources: the NYT has re-emerged as a contender to buy The Athletic after previous talks ended in June; at least 15 employees have left The Athletic since April  —  - The Times and Axios were interested in acquiring The Athletic before talks stalled.  — The Athletic tapped LionTree to help facilitate a sale in September.
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
A deep dive into a secretive US CBP unit that investigated as many as 20 journalists, including NYT's Ali Watkins and AP investigative reporter Martha Mendoza  —  It was almost 10 p.m. on a Thursday night, and Ali Watkins was walking around the capital following instructions texted by a stranger.
Aaron Kirchfeld / Bloomberg:
Ad tech company Criteo to acquire UK-based ad infrastructure service Iponweb for $305M in cash plus $75M in stock  —  - French online ad firm will pay $380 million in cash and stock  — Criteo is diversifying revenue away from third-party cookies  —  French online advertising firm Criteo SA …
Financial Times:
Profile of Disney CEO Bob Chapek, whose top priorities include Disney+ and the Disney metaverse, as the “parks guy” brought the company back from pandemic lows  —  Bob Chapek borrowed billions and sidelined insiders.  It's all part of the plan — exclusive  —  Bob Chapek is in his element.
Katherine Huggins / Mediaite:
CNN hires Alyssa Farah as a political commentator; she served as press secretary for Mike Pence and DOD and was White House communications director in 2020  —  Alyssa Farah, previously the White House communications director for former President Donald Trump, will join CNN as a political commentator.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The International Fund for Public Interest Media, led by Mark Thompson and Maria Ressa, says it is looking to raise $100M after the US pledges up to $30M  —  Press freedom is starting to get more attention from world leaders, as new data suggests 2021 was yet another record-breaking year for violations of those rights.
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Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
At the Oslo awards ceremony, Nobel Prize winners Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov call for peace, a renewed commitment to democracy, and support for a free press
 
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Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
Nordic streaming service Viaplay is coming to the US on December 15 as an add-on to Comcast's Xfinity, ahead of a planned UK and Netherlands launch next year
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Knight First Amendment Institute:
Proposal: all major digital ad platforms should disclose impressions, targeting placement, delivery data, creative data, to be stored in public FTC databases
Anya Schiffrin / Columbia Journalism Review:
EU bills targeting disinformation, like the Digital Services Act, could be a “game changer” in 2022, but journalists want to make sure they won't be censored
Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
US newsrooms: between March 2020 and August 2021, 6,154+ editorial and non-editorial workers were laid off, ~86 outlets closed, and 42 were absorbed via M&As
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP
 
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