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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Since Trump was elected, Fox News has swerved from being a partisan news network to the closest thing the US has to state TV — Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda? — In January, during the longest government shutdown in America's history …
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Ronn Blitzer / Law & Crime:
Report: former FoxNews.com reporter Diana Falzone settled lawsuit with Fox News, after suing following demotion over Stormy Daniels story which was spiked — A massive New Yorker report on the ongoing and evolving relationship between Fox News and President Donald Trump included details …
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@janemayernyer, TVNewser and Mediaite
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Q&A with Bob Greenblatt, chairman of WarnerMedia Entertainment, who has been tasked with leading AT&T's forthcoming streaming service — AT&T has just handed the keys to WarnerMedia's most high-profile business initiative to Bob Greenblatt, the seasoned TV executive whose resume includes helping …
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MediaPost and @benmullin
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Greenblatt named as chairman of WarnerMedia Entertainment; Jeff Zucker named chairman of WarnerMedia News & Sports and remains President of CNN — The former NBC Entertainment chairman will have oversight of television programming operations including HBO and Turner.
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Variety, Observer, Ad Age and Vanity Fair
Snopes.com:
GOP political consultants, some working for PACs, are running a network of fake news sites targeting conservative voters ahead of the 2020 election — On 6 February 2017, a website of uncertain origin named “The Tennessee Star” was born. At the time, it was unclear who funded or operated this …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Luminary, a subscription-based podcasting app, has just emerged from stealth with $100M in funding and shows from Conan O'Brien, Lena Dunham, and more — LOS ANGELES — Patti LuPone as a bebop-singing junkie nun in John Cameron Mitchell's musical follow-up to “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”
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New York Post:
Agents and producers working on streaming projects for Apple complain about how involved and “intrusive” execs, including Tim Cook, have been, leading to delays — Apple's push into Hollywood is off to a rough start — thanks in part to “intrusive” tech executives, including Tim Cook, The Post has learned.
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Rene Chun / The Daily Beast:
When AMI moved all company operations to its HQ in FL, only three Star staffers out of 61 made the move, some citing poor job security and Pecker's bad temper — A previously unpublished profile captures the Enquirer boss at start of his reign as gossip king. ‘He likes people walking around in fear,’ says one worker.
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@noahshachtman, @thedailybeast, @therickwilson and @thedailybeast
Canadian Journalism Foundation:
Canadian Journalism Foundation recognizes Rappler CEO Maria Ressa with its Tribute honor, given to a journalist who has had an impact internationally — Maria Ressa, the executive editor, CEO and co-founder of the Philippine news site Rappler.com and an outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte …
Max Willens / Digiday:
More than a year after saying it would introduce a metered paywall, The Atlantic's subscription efforts have faced delays, with no clear timetable for launch — In December 2017, The Atlantic said it was on the verge of putting up a metered paywall. Just a few months earlier …
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@janebsinger, @digiday and @digiday
Anna Merlan / Jezebel:
A federal judge ruled Friday that Stephen Elliott cannot sue Shitty Media Men creator Moira Donegan for emotional distress but can claim defamation — A federal judge in Brooklyn on Friday ruled that in the ongoing lawsuit against Moira Donegan, the creator of the Shitty Media Men lawsuit …
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Recode:
Q&A with Vivek Shah, CEO of J2 Global, which owns a portfolio of 40+ brands like Mashable, Ziff Davis, Speedtest, and IGN and which almost bought Gawker Media — J2 Global owns a portfolio of media and internet service companies that includes PCMag, Mashable, and Speedtest by Ookla.
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