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9:35 AM ET, March 20, 2023

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Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: Vice Media Executive Chairman Shane Smith sold $100M+ of his shares in Vice, ~25% of the outlet's current value, during a $500M fundraising deal in 2014  —  After Vice raised $500 million in 2014, its CEO and co-founder Shane Smith remarked to a friend that he'd become “post-economic.”
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier reached ~1M MAUs in the US after its second month, and the company fulfilled its forecasted deliveries to advertisers  —  Good afternoon from Los Angeles.  It's good to be home and I hope your March Madness bracket is doing better than mine.
Inside Higher Ed:
A group of librarians argue the Internet Archive is a library, saying that the four major publishers' lawsuit threatens the development of digital collections  —  A lawsuit against the Internet Archive threatens the most significant specialized library to emerge in decades, say a group of current and former university librarians.
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Maria Bustillos / The Nation:
A look at four publishers' lawsuit against the Internet Archive, which hinges on defining the legal ownership of ebooks, ahead of oral arguments on March 20
The Guardian:
The BBC urges its staff to delete TikTok from their work phones due to “data privacy and security” concerns, unless there is “a justified business reason”  —  Move comes after UK government bans app on government devices over fears of data being accessed by Chinese state
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt on rescuing the company by halving its central workforce, how his business differs from Amazon's, book bans, and more  —  CEO James Daunt explains how Barnes & Noble is different than Amazon. … In this installment of our Centennial Series …
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Opinium poll: Gary Lineker's suspension pushed BBC News' net trust score in the UK down to +14%, below ITV News' +23%; 26% think the BBC is generally neutral  —  Poll finds ITV news is more trusted source of information and trust in BBC has slipped  —  The BBC has slipped behind ITV …
Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
A look at YouTube and TikTok “hustle gurus” claiming to teach followers how to earn passive income through dropshipping, crypto schemes, AI companies, and more  —  YouTube and TikTok are plagued with 20-something “passive income” bros who want your attention — and your money.
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Julia MacCary / Variety:
YouGov: a quarter of US adults wait for a streaming original's finale before starting, of which 27% fear the show being canceled and 48% prefer to binge watch  —  Frequent TV show cancellations are starting to change how U.S. viewers decide what to watch.  In fact, whether or not the show …
 
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Jack Holmes / Esquire:
Q&A with CNN's Jake Tapper on the difference between straight news broadcasts and cable news, Jon Stewart's impact on TV news, attempting objectivity, and more
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Daily Mail owner DMGT and the Independent Community News Network join Google News Showcase, meaning Google has signed up all UK national newspaper publishers
Danya Hajjaji / The Guardian:
Report: BBC chair Richard Sharp helped close friend Caroline Daniel land a editorial advisor role in 2021; the BBC says the relationship was “fully disclosed”
Financial Times:
How tech from London-based AI startup Synthesia, backed by Kleiner Perkins and GV, is being used to make deepfake news videos promoted by Venezuela's government
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Axios shouldn't have fired Ben Montgomery for calling out Governor DeSantis' propaganda given co-founder Jim VandeHei once told Roger Ailes, “Go fuck yourself”
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NPR:
Sylvia Poggioli, the longest-serving reporter on NPR's international desk, is retiring at the end of March 2023 after 41 years at NPR and 51 years in journalism
New York Times:
Sources: Twitter explored licensing music rights from three major labels but negotiations stalled after Elon Musk's takeover and were abandoned due to costs
Kris Holt / Engadget:
Meta debuts Verified in the US for $12/month on the web or $15/month on Android/iOS, with a blue badge, proactive impersonation protection, and customer support
Sara Fischer / Axios:
YouTube lifts its restrictions on Donald Trump's channel, imposed after the January 6 insurrection, after evaluating the “continued risk of real-world violence”
 

 
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Intel says CEO Pat Gelsinger retired and left its board on December 1, and names CFO David Zinsner and Client Computing Group GM Michelle Holthaus as co-CEOs

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
AWS launches Data Transfer Terminal to let customers upload their data to AWS Cloud by plugging in their storage devices at a set of physical locations

Wes Davis / The Verge:
Threads is rolling out a search update globally over the next few weeks that will let users filter searches to a specific profile and within date ranges

 
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