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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Profile of Jonathan Swan, who has risen on the tricky White House beat but faced recent accusations of being a “bootlicker”, as the “Axios on HBO” series debuts — WASHINGTON — Jonathan Swan could not sleep. — It was 4 a.m. last Wednesday, and Mr. Swan …
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The Guardian:
Guardian US journalists respond to a Guardian editorial, say it advanced transphobic views, including gender assertions being used to eliminate trans rights — A recent editorial on the Gender Recognition Act in the UK was met with dismay by Guardian US journalists who believe …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
The Twitter account of conservative newspaper The Washington Examiner issued a number of tweets attacking Trump and the paper, before the tweets were deleted — The Twitter account for conservative magazine Washington Examiner went rogue on Monday morning, posting a tweet …
Nic Robertson / CNN:
Jamal Khashoggi's sons make emotional plea to Turkish and Saudi authorities to return his body, say they're relying on media for information about the case — Washington (CNN)The sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father's body …
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Wesleyan Media Project:
Study: negative ads for federal elections on broadcast TV and national cable channels have increased by 61% since the last midterms — As we reach the final week of the 2018 midterm election, an analysis by the Wesleyan Media Project finds that television advertising in federal races …
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
A look at various efforts by Nordic publisher Schibsted Media, which says it is losing 9% of its digital subscribers every month, to improve retention — Fifteen years since launching its first paywall, Nordic publishing giant Schibsted Media has over a million print and digital subscribers …
Kainaz Amaria / Vox:
Q&A: professor John Edwin Mason on National Geographic's depictions of POC, the culture of white supremacy at its founding, and a recent racist clichéd cover — The white cowboy versus the “savage native”: 8 months after its “racial reckoning,” the magazine takes two steps backward.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple News partners with AP for real-time results in Election Night section, with stories from Axios, Fox, WaPo, NYT, others; launches 8pm Eastern, November 6 — Apple is preparing to launch a new way for its customers to track election results. The company, on 8 PM ET on November 6 …
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Gannett to point print readers in its 109 markets to its digital sites for fresh election results, reduce midterm news in print, and drop paywalls for 48 hours — In cities across America, you won't be able to find even the most cursory election results in your Wednesday morning newspaper next week.
Sunny Dhillon:
Why an experienced journalist of color chose to resign from The Globe and Mail in Vancouver, troubled by the lack of diversity in Canadian journalism — I've thought about this piece, involving the experiences of journalists of colour, a lot the last few months.
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Eduardo Suárez / Nieman Reports:
How newsrooms are covering midterms: NPR's data use, AP's VoteCast survey, Nevada Independent's explainers, and crowdsourcing at Electionland, Politico, and NYT — To meet the challenges of the midterms, news outlets are taking a more collaborative approach, changing how they report on polls …
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Programming on Facebook Watch has evolved as it focuses on sports, news, and high-profile stars/creators and funding for shows by digital publishers dries up — Facebook says it wants Facebook Watch programming that's unique to its platform — with big names and built-in distribution, if possible.
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@maxwillens, @billsimmons and @mattnavarra
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