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Edward Felsenthal / Time:
Time Magazine awards its Person of the Year honor to Jamal Khashoggi, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, imprisoned Reuters journalists, and Capital Gazette staff — On the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, two young reporters sit in a prison said to be “the darkest hellhole in Burma.”
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Mark Anderson / Sacramento Business Journal:
Sacramento-based McClatchy will centralize design and copyediting for its 30 newspapers in Charlotte, NC; staffers “will have the opportunity to work virtually” — Sacramento-based newspaper publisher The McClatchy Co. will consolidate the design and copy editing functions …
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John Drescher, former executive editor of the Raleigh News & Observer, joins the Washington Post as deputy editor on the national politics investigations team — By WashPostPR — Announcement from National Editor Steven Ginsberg, Deputy National Editor Lori Montgomery and Senior Politics Editor Peter Wallsten:
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Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
Verizon has slashed the value of its AOL and Yahoo acquisition by $4.6B, says a tough ad market has led to a shortfall in revenue and profit — Verizon Communications Inc. slashed the value of its AOL and Yahoo acquisitions by $4.6 billion, conceding that tough competition for digital advertising …
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Writers and editors at Slate vote 52-1 in favor of strike action, as they demand better diversity policies and cost-of-living increases — - Outlet's editorial staff authorize walkout by 52 to 1 vote — Company's “right-to-work” stance riles its employees
Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
Memo: Kathie Lee Gifford is leaving the Today show after eleven years to focus on film, music, and book projects — NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim announced this morning that Kathie Lee Gifford has decided to exit Today show, where she has hosted the final hour of the four-hour franchise since 2008.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Streaming news service Cheddar partners with mixed reality company Magic Leap, will stream its two live news networks on Magic Leap One AR device — Cheddar, the streaming news service for millennials, and Magic Leap, a mixed reality company, are teaming up to put Cheddar's two live news networks …
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Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio filed a lawsuit on Monday against CNN, the Huffington Post, and Rolling Stone, claiming they falsely portrayed his criminal record — Suit says that former Maricopa County Sheriff's “distinguished 55-year law enforcement and political career has been severely harmed”
Joe Parkin Daniels / The Guardian:
Colombian journalism project, Colombia 2020, which launched in early 2016 with EU funding, aims to report on the transition to peace from war in the country — Reporting was restricted by the remoteness of the war zones and the military's control of access. Peace is allowing a new approach
journalism.columbia.edu:
Columbia Journalism School announces the winners of the 2019 duPont awards; 12 of the 16 reporting teams recognized were led by women — A record number of wins for programs by and about women — FRONTLINE PBS wins first Gold Baton awarded in a decade — Columbia Journalism School today announced …
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Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Mark Morrison, a West Coast entertainment journalist who helped launch the publication InStyle in 1994, has died aged 69 — He spent 15 years as the West Coast editor of InStyle and spearheaded an award-winning multimedia package for The Hollywood Reporter.
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Vox Media's sports site SB Nation drops writer Ian Kidd after learning he was convicted of possessing child pornography in September 2018 — Sports news website SB Nation has dropped a writer after learning of past criminal activity including a September 2018 conviction over possession of child pornography.
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