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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


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.
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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.
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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 …


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 …


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
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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.
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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 …


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.
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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.


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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