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Leaked texts and sources reveal a three-year entanglement between Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara and an actress seeking roles; WarnerMedia will investigate — Hundreds of leaked text messages between Kevin Tsujihara, actress Charlotte Kirk and partners Brett Ratner and James Packer show …
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Leaked documents show the US government is closely monitoring journalists and immigration advocates tied to the 2018 migrant caravan — The documents detail an intelligence-gathering effort by the United States and Mexican authorities, targeting more than 50 people including journalists, an attorney, and immigration advocates
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Chris Krewson / Spirited Media:
Spirited Media has sold Denverite to Colorado Public Radio and is in talks with buyers to sell Philadelphia's Billy Penn and Pittsburgh's The Incline — Spirited Media has reached an agreement to sell Denverite to Colorado Public Radio, and the news organization will operate under new management as of March 11th.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The DNC says it has decided to exclude Fox News from any of its televised candidate debates in 2019-2020, citing revelations in the recent New Yorker article — The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during …
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John Keefe / Nieman Lab:
Civil's new process for buying CVL tokens, which launched Wednesday, is simpler than its previous system, but it still requires many steps — Five months after its failed token sale, Civil is back with a revised, streamlined process. If you're not an experienced cryptocurrency trader, though, it'll still take you a while.
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Washington Post:
Venezuelan government raids the home of freelance journalist Cody Weddle and takes him and his assistant, local journalist Carlos Camacho, into custody — CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's government expelled the German ambassador and detained a U.S. freelance journalist in Caracas on Wednesday …
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A Blockbuster store in Bend, OR, will be the last store globally after an Australian Blockbuster announces it will stop rentals on March 7 and close on March 31 — (CNN)It's lonely at the top. — That's what the Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon, discovered when the only other store in the world …
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Disney CEO Bob Iger may have to resign his board seat at Apple, as both companies become competitors in the streaming space — - Disney CEO Bob Iger has been an Apple director since 2011 — Apple Inc.'s foray into original TV shows and movies is increasing competition with Walt Disney Co. …
Variety:
Sources: across 21st Century Fox, employees are worried about how Disney deal will impact them: with ~4000 layoffs expected, uncertainty over projects, more — There's a lot of fear in the offices that comprise Rupert Murdoch's and Bob Iger's media empires.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK regulator Ofcom is conducting a review of the BBC's online news offering, following criticisms from tabloid bosses about its output — Ofcom will examine the BBC's online news content after criticisms from tabloid bosses that it is “chasing online traffic” with popular news content that …
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Slate names Jared Hohlt, an editor at New York Magazine and a specialist in narrative journalism, as its editor-in-chief starting April 1 — Slate, the online publication known for counterintuitive analysis and its many podcasts, has chosen a specialist in narrative journalism as its next editor in chief.
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Matt Lopez / The Wrap:
SiriusXM is creating a content team at Pandora, led by SiriusXM's Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein, which will develop original audio content — Satellite radio company SiriusXM announced the creation of a Pandora Media content team Wednesday morning.
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Wall Street Journal is creating new newsroom departments to focus on news innovation, new technologies, more, and is hiring for 36+ jobs — Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray and editor of newsroom strategy Louise Story sent out the following announcement on Tuesday:
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