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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Breitbart News hires WSJ's John Carney to lead finance and economics section that is set to launch soon after the 20th January presidential inauguration — In a bid to expand its influence in the era of Donald Trump, Breitbart News, the crusading populist-right website that was an early champion …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Committee to Protect Journalists sees modest spike in donations after Streep speech, receiving about 500 donations Sunday night, well above the average handful — Courtney Radsch was just sitting down to watch the Golden Globes when Meryl Streep came on. — Radsch, a fan of Streep's …
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Dana Eisenberg / Mediaite:
Meryl Streep at Golden Globes blasts Trump for mocking disabled reporter and calls for support of The Committee to Protect Journalists
Meryl Streep at Golden Globes blasts Trump for mocking disabled reporter and calls for support of The Committee to Protect Journalists
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Jared Kushner to sell The New York Observer to family trust, his lawyers say; Joseph Meyer, chairman and CEO, to take over as publisher — Editor says election coverage was a ‘disgrace’ — Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner said Monday that he will resign from all of his professional roles …
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Trump Officially Names Son-In-Law Jared Kushner As Senior White House Adviser — However, the appointment could come up against anti-nepotism laws and renew focus on potential conflicts of interest. — President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will serve as a senior adviser …
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Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider:
SEC filing: Marissa Mayer, Yahoo co-founder David Filo, and four others to leave Yahoo board after Verizon sale; remaining business to be renamed Altaba Inc. — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will resign from the company's board of directors after its planned $4.8 billion merger with Verizon is completed …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Axios' Mike Allen denies endorsing Breitbart after social media backlash, says his optimistic words about the current moment in journalism were twisted — There's nothing that delights the folks at Breitbart News more than headlines glorifying Breitbart News.
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: Facebook to start testing mid-roll video ad format, share 55% of the revenue with video publishers, same as YouTube — Mark Zuckerberg has been building a video empire. Time to turn it into a business. — Facebook wants to show more ads to people who watch its videos …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
David Clementi is expected to be named as the new Chair of the BBC, subject to approval by UK Prime Minister Theresa May — Author of report calling for BBC Trust to be scrapped is expected to be named as head of corporation — Sir David Clementi, the author of a report calling …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Jim VandeHei, CEO of soon-to-launch Axios, on crafting news for other platforms, developing a subscription business, hiring non-journalists, more — “I look at Axios as a rolling R&D lab,” Jim VandeHei, chairman and CEO of the new venture, said in a Q&A.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
BBC Trust confirms closure of website and app for Radio One news bulletin Newsbeat — The BBC Trust today amended its Radio One service licence allowing it to close news bulletin service Newsbeat's associated website and app. — The closure was first announced in May last year …
ESPN:
NFL TV viewership dropped an average of 8 percent this season — Broadcasters of NFL games saw television viewership drop by an average of 8 percent for the 2016 regular season, as a typical game was watched by 1.4 million fewer people than last season (16.5 million versus 17.9 million), according to league data obtained by ESPN.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Trinity Mirror says it's in early talks to acquire minority stake in Daily Express publisher Northern and Shell, after previous discussions ended in 2015 — The publisher of the Daily Mirror newspaper has confirmed talks are under way to acquire a minority stake in Daily Express publisher Northern and Shell.
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