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Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Maria Ressa says the Philippines' SEC told Rappler to shut down; Ressa: Rappler will fight the order affirming an earlier decision revoking incorporation papers — HONOLULU — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa said Tuesday that the Philippine government has ordered her news organization to shut down.
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Adam Piore / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at DC-based Punchbowl, which had 3,000+ subscribers paying $300/year at the end of 2021, as critics question the ethics of hosting events with lobbyists — A Friday morning last fall, in the subterranean labyrinth of the Capitol building, on either side of thick double doors …
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Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
New York Magazine ran a story on cancel culture in high school, but failed to disclose that the author used a tale from her child's school, contorting the piece — In the impoverished ecosystem of contemporary print media, New York magazine has styled itself as a venue for rigorous, often wry, and overtly left-leaning journalism.
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Isabella Simonetti / New York Times:
Research: the rate of US newspaper closures, about two per week, did not accelerate during the pandemic; 360+ papers closed between late 2019 and May 2022 — The same pace — about two closures per week — was occurring before the pandemic. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine:
An in-depth look at why some BuzzFeed stockholders were unable to sell their shares when the company went public, a situation securities lawyers say is unusual — Some ex-employees, it turns out, were able to trade while others could only watch the shares plummet.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
After the UK's National Union of Journalists rejected Reach's 3% pay rise, the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, and hundreds of local newspapers face strike action — Reach, which also owns titles such as the Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo, has offered 3%
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@elizmizon, @evansthecrime and @stevedyson
Reuters:
Journalists from Reuters, SCMP, and other outlets are blocked from the 25th anniversary ceremonies of Hong Kong's handover to China, attended by President Xi — Journalists from more than seven organisations, including Reuters, have been blocked from covering official ceremonies to mark …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Survey: Netflix was the number one SVOD US adults would keep if they only had one, but on perceived value it came in last among the nine services tracked — Netflix customers seem to have a love-hate relationship with the industry's biggest subscription streamer.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: a deal to spin off Starz from Lionsgate could be announced as soon as August, valuing Starz between $2B and $4B, more than Lionsgate's $2B valuation — Starz wasn't John Malone's most successful investment. But it may be his most symbolic. — The media mogul once controlled Starz as an independent company.
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The BBC and ITV's BritBox International restructures as BBI North America, covering the US and Canada, and BBI International Markets — BritBox International, the streamer run by the BBC and ITV, has restructured, talked up U.S. growth and communicated its desire to avoid “transatlantic puddings” …
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney CEO Bob Chapek gets a three-year contract extension, through 2025, in a unanimous board decision — Chapek has led Disney since February 2020. — The Walt Disney Co. is sticking with Bob Chapek. — The CEO, who took over from the well-liked Bob Iger just a month …
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Adèle Cordonnier / New York Times:
A look at HugoDécrypte and Gaspard G, two French YouTubers whose newscasts are popular among young people, an audience that increasingly shuns traditional media — YouTubers in the country are finding success by delivering political content to an audience that tends to shun traditional media.
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