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Twitter removed the verified badge from The New York Times' main account after Elon Musk responded to a meme taunting the outlet's decision not to pay for Blue — The Times and other news organizations say they won't pay for the icon, which is designed to protect against impersonation

Aaron McDade / Yahoo Finance:

In a now-deleted tweet, Elon Musk said Twitter would give verified accounts “a few weeks grace” but take away their checkmarks if “they tell they won't pay now” — - The first day of Twitter's previously announced axing of “legacy” verified checks nearly passed without incident.

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Email: The White House will not pay for Twitter Blue for its staff; the White House and top officials' accounts like POTUS will likely maintain gray checkmarks

Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:

Endeavor acquires WWE in a deal that values WWE at $9.3B including debt; the combined company, valued at $21B+, will be led by Endeavor CEO Ariel Emanuel — Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. in a deal that values the company at $9.3 billion including debt.

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

An interview with WWE President Nick Khan on WWE and UFC pursuing separate linear TV rights negotiations, continuing WWE's Saudi relationship, and more — WWE and UFC will pursue separate media rights negotiations for linear TV, but there could be an opportunity to pursue a combined streaming deal …

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A profile of Evan Gershkovich, the 31-year-old WSJ reporter detained by Russia whose parents fled the USSR for the US and who later made Moscow his second home — The Wall Street Journal correspondent, whose parents fled the Soviet Union, made Moscow a second home.

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Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Top editors at 38 outlets globally sign a letter condemning the detention of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich and calling for his immediate release

Thomas E. Patterson / Nieman Lab:

A survey of 253 NPR member stations finds that 60% have 10 or fewer news staff and average just over one hour of locally produced news programming per day — “Local public radio has a staffing problem. Stations have considerable potential but aren't yet in a position to make it happen."

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk, @anelsona, @kennedy_school, @dhiott, @stphnfwlr, @johnupton, @stevenwaldman, @jimallthetime, @lauren_bavis, @niemanfdn, @spj_tweets and @stphnfwlr

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

A Meta-commissioned report argues Facebook is not a “must-have” for publishers, saying news links account for less than 3% of posts people see in their feeds — News links account for less than 3% of posts people see in their Facebook feeds. — A report commissioned by Meta …

Discussion: Nieman Lab and @jamesrbuk

Max Tani / Semafor:

A look at fissures within The Guardian over its trans coverage after years of strife, as the anti-trans wing is widely viewed internally as ascendant — The wars at The Guardian reached one of their periodic peaks in September of 2021, when the philosopher Judith Butler said in an interview …

Discussion: @maxwelltani, @paulduanefilm, @transscribe, @brokenbottleboy, @semaforben, @rswirling, @ginarush and @bigmeaninternet

Drew Taylor / The Wrap:

CBS' 60 Minutes faces a backlash for an interview with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, which aired on Sunday evening — The CBS news magazine profiles the congresswoman who questioned whether 9/11 happened and defended the events of Jan. 6 in an upcoming interview

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Karl Rasmussen / Sports Illustrated:

Nielsen: the NCAA women's basketball tournament semifinals averaged 4.5M viewers on ESPN's platforms, the highest average on record for the Women's Final Four — The Women's Final Four captivated millions across the country on Friday evening, and the viewership numbers back it up.

Discussion: New York Times, Sports Media Watch, @espnpr, Sports Media Watch, Axios, USA Today, @drlindseydarvin, Front Office Sports, ClutchPoints, The Ringer, Barrett Media, @paulsen_smw, @coachcoriclose, @uvahoopsriffs, @codyworsham, @hassel_chris and Awful Announcing

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:

Cineworld announces a restructuring agreement with lenders, reducing its debt by about $4.53B, and expects to emerge from bankruptcy during H1 2023 — The cinema giant hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 proceeding by mid-year, with CEO Mooky Greidinger calling the agreement with lenders “a ‘vote-of-confidence’ in our business.”

Discussion: The Wrap, MediaPost, Reuters, Deadline, Media Play News, CNN and Variety

Tom Hals / Reuters:

The judge in the $1.6B Fox-Dominion case denies Fox's summary judgment motions and partially grants Dominion's motions ahead of the trial scheduled for April 17 — A jury will decide whether Fox Corp (FOXA.O) defamed Dominion Voting Systems with false vote-rigging claims aired by Fox News …

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