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In this week’s Media Briefing, media editor Kayleigh Barber assesses the state of the media business after a first half of the year that has not gone as publishers expected coming into 2022.
- Mid-year review
- Hiring slows as media companies brace for the recession
- Group Black eyes BDG and VMG, TikTok closes up shop and more
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