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4:50 PM ET, February 8, 2022

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Financial Times:
Interviews with 30+ people detail Axel Springer's handling of allegations against Bild EIC Julian Reichelt; CEO Mathias Döpfner fought to protect Reichelt  —  German publisher's chief Mathias Döpfner fought to protect his top editor from misconduct claims
Sarah Emerson / BuzzFeed News:
One of two people charged with conspiring to launder ~$3.6B in stolen bitcoin has been a consistent contributor at Forbes since late 2017 and at Inc. since 2016  —  A husband and wife were arrested in Manhattan on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Disney+ ran its first-ever test of livestreaming capabilities in the US with today's Oscar nominations; it may use the tech to show live sports on the platform  —  Disney+ ran its first-ever test of livestreaming capabilities this morning in the U.S., hinting at future changes to come for its on-demand subscription video service.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Former Vanity Fair EIC Graydon Carter and journalist Vicky Ward give conflicting accounts of why the magazine didn't publish allegations about Jeffrey Epstein  —  The former editor Graydon Carter and a journalist, Vicky Ward, give conflicting accounts of why the magazine didn't publish sexual-abuse allegations in 2003.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Industry Dive, which publishes 53 business newsletters, says it is on pace to generate $105M to $110M in 2022 revenue, up from $29M in 2019 and $85M in 2021  —  Business-centric newsletter publisher Industry Dive is on pace to generate between $105 and $110 million in revenue this year …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Netflix and Amazon had fewer Oscar nominations in 2022; half of the Best Picture nominees had little to no theater time and all major studios used hybrid models  —  This morning's Oscar nominations suggest a rethink — or at least a collective hitting of the pause button — on the status of streaming in the awards conversation.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The editorial that spawned Palin v. NYT showcases mainstream media's insistence on framing breaking news events through a “both sides” lens  —  When then-New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet revised the June 2017 editorial that prompted Sarah Palin's lawsuit now playing …
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: CBS' London bureau chief resigned due to disagreements over budget cuts, particularly the initial reluctance to pay to extract Afghan journalists  —  A top editor at CBS News resigned last week after clashing with the network's co-president over whether to rescue Afghan journalists …
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: UK regional newspaper publisher Newsquest is in exclusive talks to merge with rival publisher Archant  —  Gannett-owned Newsquest is in bilateral discussions about a merger with Archant that would reinforce its status among the UK's biggest publishers of local news, Sky News learns.
Discussion: HoldtheFrontPage
Brandon Smith / WBAA:
ACLU of Indiana sues Indiana AG for barring political writer Abdul-Hakim Shabazz from his press conferences despite his longstanding press credentials  —  The ACLU of Indiana is suing Attorney General Todd Rokita, alleging he's violating the First Amendment.
 
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Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
Apple raises Mac, iPad, and other product prices by 15%-25%, saying it has “never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly”; iPhone is unchanged

Kenneth Shepard / Kotaku:
Microsoft says the price of Xbox consoles will increase on August 1 by $100 for 512GB models and $150 for 1TB models, the third price increase since 2025

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to skip higher-end M6 chips and launch its next Pro and Max chips in 2027 as part of the M7 lineup, to boost on-device AI capabilities

 
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