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How Substack CEO Chris Best Sees Newsletters as a Way to Defend Press Freedom
“There’s some things in there that are that are off-limits, but we take a very broad support in general,” Best tells TheWrap
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Uber, Lyft Promise to Pay All Legal Fees of Drivers Sued Under New Texas Abortion Ban
CEOs of both companies will support drivers through a legal defense fund
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Sackler Family Wins Immunity as Judge Approves $4.5 Billion Settlement on Purdue Pharma Opioid Claims
The maker of OxyContin was dissolved as part of the bankruptcy settlement
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5 Things to Know About Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes’ Trial
The former Silicon Valley darling faces fraud and conspiracy charges over misrepresenting the startup’s blood-testing tech
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Meltdown at Time’s Up as Tina Tchen Resigns: Can the Nonprofit Survive? | Analysis
“This could have all been different,” one survivor who tried to speak to Time’s Up leaders last year says
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Time’s Up Spent 45% More on Staff Salaries Than Legal Defense Fund in 2019
Former CEO Lisa Borders was paid $590,000 for the year despite resigning in February 2019
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MSNBC Employees Win NLRB Election to Unionize with Writers Guild of America
The 300 members range from writers to booking producers
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Murdoch’s Anti-Mask New York Post Institutes Mask Mandate for All Employees
NY Post, like other Murdoch publications, has repeatedly opposed COVID safety measures
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Gannett Hires First Chief Data Officer to Build a ‘Customer-Obsessed’ Platform
Nate Rackiewicz comes from a data background in entertainment and gaming
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Washington-Based Media Site The Hill Acquired by Nexstar for $130 Million
The Hill owner Jimmy Finkelstein is stepping down as chairman
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Facebook Pulls US Capitol Bomber Suspect Ray Roseberry’s Account After 30 Minutes of Livestreaming
The social-media network said it is working with law enforcement and that the incident violated its “dangerous organizations policies”
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NBCUniversal Expects to Lose $100 Million on BuzzFeed’s Plan to Go Public Via SPAC (Report)
NBC invested $400 million in 2015 and 2016 into the company
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Why Michael Moore Is Launching a Substack: ‘A Lot of People Are Desperate for the Truth’
The director’s newsletter will feature his podcast, new writing and other special content
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‘The Social Dilemma’ Director on the ‘Underlying Question’ That Drove the Film (Video)
The investigative documentary explores issues of loneliness and addiction that are driven by social and search companies
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Axel Springer in Talks for a Possible Full Buyout of Politico (Report)
The deal is not final yet but could lead to Politico combining its European edition into one publication