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12:45 PM ET, May 9, 2022

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Rafqa Touma / The Guardian:
NYT removes the word fetus from its Wordle answers to keep the game “distinct from the news”, saying it tried to switch the word for as many users as possible  —  The Times says it tried to switch the word for as many users as possible, apparently in response to the supreme court's draft Roe v Wade ruling
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The war in Ukraine has renewed calls for the NYT to return a Pulitzer awarded 90 years ago for work by its Soviet Union correspondent known for defending Stalin  —  The New York Times is looking to add to its list of 132 Pulitzer Prizes — by far the most of any news organization …
Samhita Mukhopadhyay / The Atlantic:
On the eve of Bitch's closure, a look at the evolution of feminist media, whose concerns have been taken on by mainstream media and voices on social media  —  In the late 1990s, learning about something obscure took effort.  You'd have to make your way to the right bookstore …
Ivana Saric / Axios:
The US sanctions Kremlin-controlled TV networks Channel One Russia, Russia-1, and NTV, blocking them from receiving any American advertising dollars  —  The U.S. targeted Kremlin-controlled media outlets and prominent banks in a slate of new sanctions on Russia announced by the Treasury on Sunday.
Anushree Dave / The Block:
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will begin testing digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram, starting with select US creators, and won't charge for sharing NFTs  —  Meta will start testing digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, according to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Dirt, an entertainment and culture newsletter that was the first to fund itself solely through NFTs, raises a $1.2M seed to invest in more Web3 projects  —  Dirt, the entertainment and culture newsletter that became the first one to fund itself solely using only NFTs, has raised a $1.2 million seed round …
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Juwan Holmes / Mediaite:
Former staffers detail the collapse of the Black News Channel, including an overambitious CEO, $300K salaries for some anchors, allegations of harassment, more  —  If you flip to the Black News Channel today, you'll find little sign the channel ever existed.
Los Angeles Times:
After Netflix's subscriber loss, rivals are rethinking content spending and traditional TV revenue-generating methods, like advertising and the sale of programs  —  The recent revelation that streaming behemoth Netflix lost subscribers for the first time in more than 10 years stunned Wall Street …
Tom Caswell / Input:
Inside the failure of VENN, a gaming TV network with $45M in funding that shut down months after launch, as former employees accuse the company of mismanagement  —  On July 21, 2020, Video Game Entertainment and News Network, aka VENN, debuted a splashy new trailer — complete …
 
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett reports 1.75M paid digital subs in Q1, up 44% YoY, a net loss of $3M on $748.1M in revenue, down 3.7% YoY, and digital circulation revenues up 30% YoY
Feven Merid / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the poor state of media freedom in Haiti and the dangers journalists face in the country as both gangs and politicians strive to control coverage
Kelly McBride / Poynter:
US newsrooms must reframe abortion coverage, as some remind journalists to avoid political speech, which tends to stifle the conversation within newsrooms
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
A California federal judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to lift his ban from Twitter but may allow an amended complaint to be filed against Twitter
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Sources compare cutbacks at Netflix's Tudum to the company's inability to nurture fandoms, often abandoning shows when opaque, unclear goals aren't met
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Analysis of more than 50 hours of Russian TV shows how convoluted and contradictory narratives are used to present the state's version of the “truth”
@bfnewsunion:
The BuzzFeed News Union, representing 61 employees, ratifies its first contract with the company, setting a salary floor of $60K that will rise 2.5% each year
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Members approve a merger of the News Media Alliance and The Association of Magazine Media, to be named News/Media Alliance and led by NMA CEO David Chavern
 

 
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Will Shanklin / Engadget:
Apple releases the first public betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27, and tvOS 27, marking the new Siri AI's first public launch

Demis Hassabis / @demishassabis:
Demis Hassabis proposes a US-based Standards Body for “Frontier-class” AI, modeled after the FINRA; labs would voluntarily share models 30 days before release

Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
IBM reports preliminary Q2 revenue of $17.2B, below $17.9B est., as CEO Arvind Krishna says customers are holding back spending; IBM falls 17% pre-market
 
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