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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
After stalled talks, about 1,100 New York Times journalists began a 24-hour strike at midnight December 8; the last union contract ended in March 2021 — New York CNN Business — A 24-hour strike at The New York Times, a historic demonstration in which more than 1,100 employees …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: The Washington Post is exploring a spinoff or sale of its Arc XP publishing tool, which the company expects to generate $200M+ in ARR by 2027 — Company has embraced digital experimentation under tech-billionaire owner; spinoff of Arc business also possible
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Debunking claims on Twitter's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story, including that Twitter engaged in election interference or violated the First Amendment — Hello! Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about Twitter and how it handled something to do with Hunter Biden's laptop.
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces an iMessage feature for users to verify they are messaging only with the people they intend, aimed toward journalists, activists, and diplomats — Alongside a dramatic expansion of end-to-end encryption for iCloud data, Apple has two other major security announcements today.
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Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
How The Daily Wire is trying to build a conservative media empire in Nashville, with movies and a streaming platform capitalizing on the culture war — The right-wing media company, founded by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, is trying. But the culture war may be its real entertainment product.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC Director General Tim Davie says the broadcaster is preparing to become online-only over the next decade and shut down its linear TV and radio broadcasts — Tim Davie outlines vision for a world of ‘infinite choice’ where broadcast TV and radio are being switched off
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Fadeke Adegbuyi / every.to:
Twitch streamers describe the demands of live streaming, monetizing challenges while offline, parasocial pressure from subscribers, and how they are burning out — In October 2022, popular streamer Sweet Anita posted a message in her Discord community and then to Twitter: she needed to take a break from Twitch.
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Erin Woo / The Information:
Source: Twitter plans to change Twitter Blue's pricing to $11 per month for iOS users, likely due to Apple's App Store fees, and to $7 per month on the web — Twitter has informed some employees that it plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $7 if users pay …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Instagram debuts transparency tools to let users with professional accounts, like businesses and creators, know if their content is ineligible to be recommended — Instagram announced today that it's introducing new transparency tools so you can see whether or not your photos and videos are recommended in the app.
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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
The RCFP and over a dozen news organizations urge the US Senate to pass the PRESS Act, which would shield reporters from being forced to reveal sources and more — The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and more than a dozen news organizations are urging the U.S. Senate to pass …
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at the strategy for ITVX, the streaming service of the UK's ITV, launched in a bid to double its digital revenue to £750M and its UK subscribers by 2026 — The company is targeting growth in users, engagement and digital revenue, but some analysts worry about the upfront investment …
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Michael Macagnone / Roll Call:
The end-of-year US defense bill includes rules that could force websites to delete info about federal judges and their families, like work and home addresses — Federal judges could soon demand their personal information be scrubbed from the internet, after negotiators included the provision …
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