Mediagazer: The Washington Post plans to add 70 newsroom positions in 2022, including nearly 20 health and wellness roles and 20+ focused on climate and extreme weather (Alexandra Bruell/Wall Street Journal)

8:15 AM ET, February 11, 2022

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The Washington Post plans to add 70 newsroom positions in 2022, including nearly 20 health and wellness roles and 20+ focused on climate and extreme weather — The plan, which includes the addition of at least 70 newsroom roles, also will expand coverage of social issues, technology and international investigations

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

A New York State appeals court temporarily stays an order by a state trial judge, letting the NYT publish and retain Project Veritas documents — A state appeals court said that a judge's order preventing publication of the documents would not be enforced until a formal appeal could be heard.

Discussion: Freedom of the Press …, @jeremylittau, @freedomofpress, @rcfp, @nytmedia, @adamgoldmannyt, @lrozen, @grynbaum and Techdirt

Alex Sherman / CNBC:

Q&A with The Athletic co-founders on the reasoning behind the sale to The New York Times, including respect for the NYT's expertise in growing subscriptions — - The Athletic co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann spoke to CNBC in their first interview since selling to The New York Times.

Discussion: Barrett Media, @mathewi, @mediaevan, @sherman4949, @markjburns88 and @sherman4949

Mike Sorrentino / CNET:

MoviePass relaunches as a credit-based marketplace and announces PreShow, an ad platform that uses facial detection to track whether a viewer watched an ad — The new MoviePass plans to support all theaters, but it won't be a free-for-all. … Video — MoviePass plans to make its big return …

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Minnesota agrees to pay $825K and change several police policies to settle a lawsuit by journalists who were hurt or harassed amid protests over police killings — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota has agreed to pay $825,000 and change several policies to settle a lawsuit brought …

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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:

EPC, whose members include Axel Springer and News UK, files an antitrust complaint with EU against Google for its alleged anti-competitive ad tech practices — Google (GOOGL.O) on Friday was targeted in an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business …

Discussion: Light Reading, Daily Mail, Forbes, European Publishers Council, Movement For An Open Web and What's New in Publishing, more at Techmeme »

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Sources: Zucker and Allison Gollust weren't forthcoming with Cuomo investigators about their relationship; Kilar denied Zucker's request to finish out the week — Sudden exit of cable network president Jeff Zucker highlights his tensions with WarnerMedia chief, leaves talent frustrated

Discussion: Vanity Fair, @benmullin, @anthony, @asharma and @benmullin

Hugh Son / CNBC:

Binance invests $200M to help Forbes with its plan to go public via a SPAC in Q1 2022, making Binance one of Forbes' two largest owners after its listing — - Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, is making a $200 million strategic investment in Forbes, the 104-year old magazine and digital publisher, CNBC has learned.

Catie Keck / The Verge:

YouTube details creator updates: new video effects, editing capabilities, and monetization tools for Shorts, Shopping expansion, Studio improvements, and more — A lot of new features are in the works for 2022 — YouTube is expanding the ways creators can monetize their content …

Discussion: YouTube Official Blog, The Verge, TechCrunch, @youtubeinsider, @susanwojcicki, @nealmohan, @nealmohan, @fwiz, @youtubecreators, @reckless, TechCrunch, Cord Cutters News and CNET, more at Techmeme »

Nicole Sperling / New York Times:

USC study: 5.4% of the 1,542 top film directors from 2007-2021 were women, peaking at 15% in 2020; POC directors hit a 15-year high of 27.3% in 2021 — But women of color are still not getting feature directing jobs in Hollywood, the annual report on top-grossing movies finds.

Discussion: @nicsperling and @michellemanafy

J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:

Interview with BuzzFeed Studios head Richard Alan Reid about the company's feature debut on Amazon Prime, marketing Book of Love with BuzzFeed content, and more — As the studio's first film, ‘Book of Love,’ hits Amazon Prime, the company is readying four more features set to release in 2022.

Jon Porter / The Verge:

UK's CMA accepts Google's plan to phase out third-party cookies and replace them with Privacy Sandbox and will closely monitor the development of the product — The UK's competition regulator will keep a ‘close eye’ on development — Google's plan to phase out third-party cookies and replace …

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