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4:40 PM ET, January 14, 2023

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Wall Street Journal:
YouTube is testing a hub of free, ad-supported streaming channels with select media partners, looking to compete with Roku, Paramount's Pluto TV, and Fox's Tubi  —  Tech company's effort could rival Roku, Fox in fast-growing area of streaming business  —  Created with sketchtool.  —  1x
@nbcnewsguild:
[Thread] NBC NewsGuild says it has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against NBC News after it “abruptly and illegally” laid off several union journalists  —  Yesterday, @NBCNews management abruptly and illegally laid off several union journalists. This is a clear violation of the law and we have filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against the company. We will fight until we win a fair contract that protects everyone in our newsroom. https://twitter.com/...
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Barry Diller's IAC hires an investment firm to explore selling The Daily Beast, which Diller launched in 2008; the sale process is in the early stages  —  The tech mogul's company has hired Whisper Advisors, an advisory firm, to find potential buyers for the digital publication.
Jenny Gross / New York Times:
How Finland, ranked first of 41 European countries in a media literacy survey, teaches students to spot misinformation on social media, starting in preschool  —  The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda.  Here's what other countries can learn from its success.
Wall Street Journal:
Emails: Twitter is offering free ad space by matching ad spending up to $250K, if the $500K of ads are run by February 28, a period that includes the Super Bowl  —  Tech company to match advertisers' ad spending up to $250,000  —  Twitter Inc. is offering advertisers a new incentive …
Oregonian:
Oregon's Medford Mail Tribune, bought in 2017 from GateHouse Media by Rosebud Media with financing help from Sinclair Broadcast Group, ceases operations  —  Medford's Mail Tribune, one of Oregon's oldest operating news organizations, said Wednesday it would shut down by the end of the week.
Mike Janssen / Current:
Over 75% of St. Louis Public Radio's on and off-air staffers sign a petition to unionize, which would cover 42 people and be Missouri's first public radio union  —  Staffers at St. Louis Public Radio informed management Thursday of their intent to form a union with the Communications Workers of America.
Linda Codega / Gizmodo:
Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast reveals details of its revised game license and says charitable use, livestreams, and more will be unaffected  —  After facing a week of constant backlash online, the Hasbro subsidiary finally breaks their silence.  —  Alerts
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson says the company must revive its culture with in-office staff attendance and asks managers to “ensure compliance”  —  News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson sent out the following to staff, including journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch.com:
Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
How popular tech podcast All-In, with hosts Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya, and David Friedberg, gives some insight into Elon Musk's Twitter  —  On Nov. 7, about a week after Elon Musk took over Twitter and laid off half the staff, a company vice president offered a group …
Sarah Spicer / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Brazilian journalism groups say at least 16 journalists were attacked or harassed during the January 8 capital riots, and at least 24 others were targeted after  —  Brazilian authorities must investigate all attacks on journalists covering the January 8 riots at the country's capital and their aftermath …
 
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John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Google tells SCOTUS in a brief in Gonzalez v. Google that gutting Section 230 “would upend the internet”, leading to widespread censorship by internet companies
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Connie Guglielmo / CNET:
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