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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The Craig Newmark Foundation, charity founded by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, donates $1M to Poynter to fund faculty chair in journalism ethics position — Some exciting news on the homefront: The Craig Newmark Foundation, the charitable organization established by Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Politico's Chief Political Correspondent Glenn Thrush is joining the NYT to cover the White House; Thrush's roots are in tabloid journalism — The political journalist wil be reunited with former Politico stars Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns.
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Fox News promotes John Roberts to chief White House correspondent — Fox News announced Monday that John Roberts had been named chief White House correspondent, with the seasoned journalist making his debut in the role next month on Inauguration Day. — “John's 30 years of experience …
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@tvnewser, @oknox, @cnnkyra and @oliverdarcy
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Trump tweets another attack on the press on Monday, criticizes NBC Nightly News; it may have been in response to segment about Russian interference in election — President-elect Donald Trump saw someone say something about him on TV that he didn't approve of, so naturally, he's making sure everyone on Twitter knows about it.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
In a letter sent Monday, National Amusements instructs Viacom and CBS to scrap merger talks, saying there is renewed confidence in Viacom under CEO Bob Bakish — In a letter sent Monday, National Amusements instructs Viacom and CBS to scrap merger talks
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Amazon and Netflix make up 40% of Golden Globe nominations this year, receiving as many individually as the broadcast networks combined — Streaming heavyweights Netflix and Amazon are spending gargantuan amounts of money on TV shows, and it's getting results.
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/Film, The Wrap, Forbes, TechCrunch, Variety, Observer, The Wrap, Adweek, @sarahcuda, Daring Fireball and Golden Globes
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Stephen Hayes named EIC of the conservative Weekly Standard; Bill Kristol, the magazine's co-founder and current EIC, will become editor at large — The Weekly Standard has named senior writer Stephen Hayes its next editor in chief. Bill Kristol, the magazine's co-founder and current editor …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Under a US government bill, the bipartisan board overseeing Voice of America will be disbanded, replaced by a CEO, sparking fears VOA will become “Trump TV” — A provision tucked into the defense bill guts the Voice of America board, stoking fears that Trump could wield a powerful propaganda arm.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Murdoch pursues “scheme of arrangement” tactic which would require shareholders opposed to Fox-Sky deal to sell if the deal is approved — Use of court-approved ‘schedule of agreement’ would require 75% approval from shareholders, rather than usual 90%
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April Glaser / Recode:
On Friday, the Senate failed to reconfirm Democratic pro-net neutrality FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, portending new Trump era leadership and agenda — The Senate failed to reconfirm one of net neutrality's top advocates at the FCC. — Setting the stage for new leadership …
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Radio & Television …, Vanity Fair, Techdirt and Bloomberg
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd / Jezebel:
The surprised reactions to Teen Vogue's astute political coverage are a reflection of the low expectations for teens, girls, and fashion magazines — On Saturday morning, Teen Vogue published a sharp piece by the writer Lauren Duca entitled “Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America.”
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The Guardian, BBC, The Huffington Post, @sethmnookin, bookforum.com and Mashable
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The Huffington Post faces backlash from its unpaid contributors after introducing a new CMS requiring that bloggers promote their stories if they want exposure — The Huffington Post is facing a blogger backlash since it changed its platform strategy to grow its network of unpaid contributors.
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@dangillmor, @jenstar, @gaberivera, @jeffjarvis and @digiday
Kerry Flynn / Mashable:
Facebook is hiring a Head of News Partnerships, seeking a news executive with 20+ years experience, as it struggles with the fallout from the fake news scandal — Facebook may be cleaning up its image with journalism. — The company is looking to hire an “experienced news executive” …
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