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Erik Wemple / @erikwemple:
[Thread] Sinclair announces it is shutting down its website Circa, which covered general interest news and drew contributions from Sinclair's TV stations — A statement from Sinclair confirms that it is shutting down its general interest website, http://circa.com/ http://twitter.com/...
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Media Matters for America:
After Mueller summary was released, Fox News aired 118 segments on the probe, with 58 mentioning possible probes against those involved or seen as Trump enemies — The day after Attorney General William Barr released his summary letter on the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation …
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The Daily Beast:
Mueller was a ratings booster for MSNBC but in the wake of the Barr report, Rachel Maddow's show was down near 500K viewers since the previous week — The Mueller report and its potential implications have driven the network's coverage—and monster ratings—for two years.
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Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
Since James Bruggers left his job at the Courier-Journal, Kentucky's coal country has been left without a newspaper reporter on the environment beat full-time — A year ago, the last Kentucky newspaper staffer dedicated to the environmental beat full-time left his job. He was not replaced.
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The New York Times Company:
NYT Diversity and Inclusion Report 2018: 51% of staff are women and 30% are people of color but racial diversity in leadership has not increased since 2016 — The New York Times is driven by a simple but powerful mission: to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
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@postguild, @ko_zub, @erikwemple, @jillcowan, @lourdesgnavarro and @brianmrosenthal
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Adnan Virk discusses his firing from ESPN and his new role at streaming service DAZN, whose North American operation is headed by John Skipper — NEW YORK — On the afternoon of Feb. 1, Adnan Virk drove home from ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Conn. It was a familiar trip.
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
John Cook, former executive editor of Gawker, is joining Business Insider as investigations editor where he will build a dedicated investigations unit — Alyson Shontell, editor in chief of Business Insider in the United States, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday:
Trey Yingst / Fox News:
Rocket fire landed near Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst and his TV crew as they reported on the exchange of fire between Israel and Hamas — ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER — Rockets from the Gaza Strip streamed through the sky above our crew. — And then, flashes of light. — Bang. Bang.
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@treyyingst and Associated Press
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Krista Smith, Vanity Fair's executive West Coast editor who started at the magazine as a fact-checker in 1989, is joining Netflix as a consultant — The publication's executive West Coast editor is joining the streaming giant as a consultant, but will stay on as a contributing editor at the magazine.
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@chrissgardner
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Report: a judge in New York state has thrown out a libel case brought against the Wall Street Journal by a prominent antiques dealer over a 2017 article — A state court judge in New York threw out a case in which a prominent antiquities dealer accused The Wall Street Journal's publisher of libel.
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@georgikantchev
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Top music labels, including Sony and Warner, sue Charter, alleging it profits from repeat copyright infringers motivated by its advertised high internet speeds — The music industry is suing Charter Communications, claiming that the cable Internet provider profits from music piracy by failing …
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MediaPost, @techlinkedyt, @bergmayer, @stevenlevy, @jbrodkin, @silicadevs, @puellavulnerata, The Verge, Music Ally and Techdirt
Rishabh R. Jain / Associated Press:
Facebook says it is partnering with media orgs in India ahead of elections to flag false stories across multiple languages, limiting them in News Feed by ~80% — NEW DELHI (AP) — Facebook is taking steps to reduce the spread of false information on its platforms ahead of India's general election, company officials said Monday.
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