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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Source: NBC needs controversies like the Alex Jones scandal to shake up Sunday night ratings; they hired Megyn Kelly to create such buzz — As families of the Sandy Hook victims continue to pressure NBC to ax Megyn Kelly's Sunday interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones …
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
As JPMorgan becomes one of the latest brands to pulls ads from a news show, questions arise about whether firms are becoming too involved in editorial decisions — A production of Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar” in Central Park featuring a look-alike of President Trump as Caesar.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Multiple brands suspend ads from Megyn Kelly's new show, Sunday Night, due to Alex Jones interview, but NBC News chairman Andy Lack says they'll return — Critics abound for Megyn Kelly interview with Alex Jones — Multiple advertisers have told NBC that they don't want to be anywhere …
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Memo: Time Inc announces it is cutting 300 jobs, 4% of workforce, with layoffs and buyouts — Time Inc (TIME.N) said on Tuesday it is eliminating 300 positions, or 4 percent of its workforce, through layoffs and buyouts, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.
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Cale-Guthrie Weissman / Fast Company:
“Deep web” news site Vocativ has laid off its editorial staff — Vocativ, the tech news website that aimed to do “deep web” reporting, has laid off all of its editorial staff. According to some accounts, it's because the company has decided to shift toward video content.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Reporters are told they can no longer film or record interviews in Senate halls of Capitol without special permission, then Senate Rules chair reverses course — Reporters covering the U.S. Senate were told Tuesday that they could no longer film interviews with senators in the hallways outside …
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James Walker / Press Gazette:
Murdoch MacLennan steps down as Telegraph Media Group chief executive after 13 years, moving to deputy chairman role; he will be replaced by Nick Hugh — Murdoch MacLennan has been replaced as chief executive of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), owners of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers, after 13 years in the role.
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
The NYT is overhauling its digital publishing system as it pivots from a platform-based approach to a reader-centric strategy in order to entice subscribers — With its business model squarely built around reader revenue, getting users logged in is a critical step toward payment.
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Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Amid sexual misconduct scandals, Fox News' parent company, 21st Century Fox, launches Women@Fox initiative to help female staffers rise through ranks — With sexual misconduct scandals surrounding Fox News in New York, the launch day of the initiative on the L.A. studio lot included a panel featuring film chief Stacey Snider.
Max Willens / Digiday:
Magazine publishers like Time and Condé Nast are turning to brand licensing as they try to recoup losses from declining print advertising revenue — Twelve years ago, Gary Caplan took a meeting with Time Inc. to discuss pots and pans. Caplan, a brand-licensing agent from California …
Frank Chung / NEWS.com.au:
Australian free-to-air television broadcaster, Ten Network, enters voluntary administration after shareholders Murdoch, Packer, and Gordon end support — TROUBLED free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has been placed into voluntary administration after its billionaire backers walked away.
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