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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Leaked recording: in a meeting with editors Newsweek exec blamed journalists for magazine's turmoil, didn't answer whether company committed financial crimes — During a private meeting with editors this week, a top Newsweek executive blamed his own journalists for the magazine's recent turmoil …
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Kelsey Sutton / Mic:
At least 14 Newsweek journalists and three International Business Times staffers have resigned since the firing of senior Newsweek staffers on Monday
At least 14 Newsweek journalists and three International Business Times staffers have resigned since the firing of senior Newsweek staffers on Monday
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Rossalyn Warren / BuzzFeed:
Newsweek Media Group's Dayan Candappa to remain chief content officer after investigation following a report of sexual harassment at his previous job
Newsweek Media Group's Dayan Candappa to remain chief content officer after investigation following a report of sexual harassment at his previous job
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Sinclair Broadcast Group solicits its news directors for its political fundraising efforts — The nation's largest TV station owner is gearing up to fight for deregulation, and it wants some of its own newsroom managers to join the effort. — Sinclair Broadcast Group is asking its executives …
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
YouTube says creators posting videos harmful to users may lose their monetization options and eligibility to be recommended on the platform — After barring Logan Paul earlier today from serving ads on his video channel, YouTube has now announced a more formal and wider set of sanctions it's prepared …
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James Vincent / The Verge:
YouTube temporarily suspends ads on Logan Paul's channels citing “recent pattern of behavior”, after multiple controversial posts since the suicide victim video
YouTube temporarily suspends ads on Logan Paul's channels citing “recent pattern of behavior”, after multiple controversial posts since the suicide victim video
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Richard Deitsch / Sports Illustrated:
Interview with five reporters working the Nassar case on their sources, reporting on sexual abuse, why Nassar didn't get national coverage earlier, and more — - For more than a year, journalists at various outlets devoted their reporting to coverage of Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics and Michigan State.
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David Westphal / Columbia Journalism Review:
Charleston Gazette-Mail sees hope after charitable subsidy from Report for America and ProPublica that should cover about 15% of its news reporting salaries — Image via Pexels. — Within the span of a few weeks, the award-winning staff of the Charleston Gazette-Mail has witnessed …
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Graham Vyse / New Republic:
The New York Times faces more criticism from the left, even as its investigations get praise, as some fear staffers are overcompensating for attacks from right — The paper has been accused of everything from electing Trump to normalizing neo-Nazis. Are its liberal critics right or unreasonable?
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Amazon names NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke as new head of Amazon Studios; Salke succeeds Roy Price, who resigned amid sexual harassment allegations — The NBC Entertainment executive Jennifer Salke was named the new head of Amazon Studios on Friday, ending a nearly four-month search …
Carolyn Twersky / thecut:
Hanya Yanagihara, EIC of NYT's T Magazine, to launch refreshed print and online edition that embraces a sense of urgency in “a moment of crisis” on Feb. 18 — In a moment when New York is about to be flushed with the glow of Fashion Week — when stories of politics and news …
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Apple adds support for live news to its TV app on iOS and Apple TV with streams from CBS News, CNN, Fox News, Cheddar, CNBC, and Bloomberg — After teasing the feature back in September, Apple is adding support for live news in the TV app on the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV — 9to5mac first spotted the new section.
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Yale study finds crowdsourced trustworthiness ratings are less effective when they exclude ratings from people who are unfamiliar with a given site — A new study finds asking Facebook users about publishers could “be quite effective in decreasing the amount of misinformation …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News removes column criticizing US Olympic team diversity by Executive VP and Executive Editor John Moody — Three gay rights organizations had criticized the piece. — Fox News has removed a column by executive vp and executive editor John Moody following intense criticism online …
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Kerry Flynn / Mashable:
Periscope's users dwindle and future seems uncertain as Twitter fails to invest in the app, communicate clearly, or handle the ongoing child pornography issue — When Twitter announced it had acquired Periscope in March 2015, the app was full of promise. It was one of the first to let …
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