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Ryan Grim / Drop Site News:
An investigation finds that OCCRP, which works with major newspapers on scoops like the Panama Papers, is primarily bankrolled by the US and its Western allies  —  Drew Sullivan is unknown to the broad public, but the head of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project is one of the most influential journalists in the world.
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Yann Philippin / Mediapart:
Docs: German public broadcaster NDR shelved an investigation it started into OCCRP as part of a consortium due to pressure from OCCRP co-founder Drew Sullivan  —  After launching an investigation into the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), and after subsequently inviting Mediapart …
Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
Some reporters say they are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky, as Elon Musk turns X into an increasingly difficult place for journalists  —  Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
Financial Times:
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says OpenAI is weighing an ads model, but plans to be “thoughtful”; sources and LinkedIn analysis: OpenAI hired Meta and Google ad talent  —  ChatGPT maker hires advertising talent from big tech rivals  —  OpenAI is discussing plans to introduce advertising …
John Jurgensen / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount co-CEO Chris McCarthy aims to revitalize Showtime by using successful formulas like Yellowstone from Paramount+ and investing in high-profile projects  —  Before a new owner takes over, the TV brand once known for ‘Billions’ and ‘Homeland’ is working to come up with new marquee hits
Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
How YouTuber Ms. Rachel, whose baby-focused educational videos get 100M views, has attracted huge interest from toy companies and publishers before the holidays  —  About a year and a half ago, Laura Henderson, a toy company executive and 38-year-old mother in Toronto, was at the tail end of maternity leave with her second child.
Ben Smith / Semafor:
The Verge plans to launch a $7/month or $50/year sitewide paywall on Tuesday; some content and the publication's social feed-like homepage will remain free  —  Vox Media, parent company of New York Magazine, is preparing to announce several changes aimed at boosting revenue and rewarding its most faithful subscribers.
Will Shanklin / Engadget:
Crunchyroll plans to use a tiered rollout to require a paid subscription to watch past episode 206 of manga series One Piece  —  The Sony-owned anime streamer will require a paid subscription to watch past episode 206.  —  Three years after buying Crunchyroll for over $1 billion …
Discussion: @crunchyroll and Screen Rant
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Pulse Films co-founder Thomas Benski unveils Lumina, a “talent and IP-led media group” with a “mid-eight figure” backing from BFK, Dorfman Media, and SVS  —  The Pulse Films co-founder unveiled his new venture, which claims “mid-eight figure” backing from the likes …
Discussion: Variety, WORLD SCREEN and Deadline
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A look at “influencer creep”, as Trump and his allies adopt influencer tactics to hawk products, boost political points, and promote their personal brands  —  The president-elect and some in his proposed Cabinet are adopting influencer tactics to hawk products, boost political points and promote their personal brands.
Ido David Cohen / Haaretz:
A site linked to Israel's ruling Likud party publishes a list ranking presenters from public radio Kan Reshet Bet according to their support for the government  —  Melukadim News publishes a list ranking Kan Reshet Bet presenters by their government support, as the government advances a bill to privatize the broadcaster.
 
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Tastemade says it has hit 100K+ Tastemade+ paying subscribers since the service's relaunch in 2023, and is launching Tastemade Cooking, its first recipe app   Find
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Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Twitch creator Kai Cenat completed a “subathon”, streaming 24 hours a day for 30 days, breaking Twitch's subscriber record with ~727,700 subscribers in November   Find
 
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Zoe Williams / The Guardian:
An interview with Channel 4 News editor Esme Wren on being the BBC's Newsnight editor from 2018 to 2021, getting the infamous Prince Andrew interview, and more
Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Twitch creator Kai Cenat completed a “subathon”, streaming 24 hours a day for 30 days, breaking Twitch's subscriber record with ~727,700 subscribers in November
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney's Moana 2 took $221M in the US during the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, including $135.3M from Friday to Sunday, breaking multiple Box Office records
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Documents: in 2023, LeBron James' Springhill lost $28M on $104M in sales; the production company aims to be profitable in 2024, after its merger with Fulwell 73
Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Meta says it will require advertisers globally to get verified before running financial service ads targeting Australian users, starting in early February 2025
Feven Merid / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with journalism professor Stephen G. Bloom on working in Brazil as a young reporter, the history of expat English-language papers in the country, and more
New York Times:
Trump says he plans to nominate Kash Patel as FBI director; Patel vowed last year to “come after” journalists who “helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections”
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Intel's board gave CEO Pat Gelsinger the option to retire or be removed after the board lost confidence in his plans to turn the company around

Wes Davis / The Verge:
Threads is rolling out a search update globally over the next few weeks that will let users filter searches by “After date,” “Before date,” and “From profile”

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
ChatGPT refuses to state some names, possibly due to digital privacy requests or a post-prompt handling bug; OpenAI may have fixed the viral “David Mayer” issue
 
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