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Tom Jones / Poynter:
Q&A with Poynter president Neil Brown on coverage of the Mueller report and triteness of the idea that the report should prompt a reckoning in the media — The Russian investigation is over. Robert Mueller's report has been turned in. And now we begin another investigation: How did the media do in covering this story?
Discussion:
New Yorker, @michaelluo, @adamplayford, @poynter and @williams_paige
Karen Rundlet / Knight Foundation:
Knight Foundation announces funding for three groups that help news providers: $3.5M for Institute for Nonprofit News, $1M for LION, $1.5M for News Revenue Hub — On March 31, Knight announced a $6 million investment in three organizations helping create a strong support system for local newsrooms across the country.
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@jenniferpreston, @knightfdn, @ibarguen, @nickkristof, @newseditoranne, @tglaisyer and @ibarguen
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The BBC is taking over broadcaster UKTV in a ~£200M deal and licensing its natural history and wildlife shows to Discovery for its new global streaming service — Corporation will also license natural history shows such as Blue Planet to US pay-TV giant
Discussion:
Multichannel News, Adweek and Broadcasting & Cable
Ad Age:
ComScore's CEO Bryan Wiener and President Sarah Hofstetter step down after less than a year in those positions, citing differences with the company's board — CEO Bryan Wiener and President Sarah Hofstetter will depart — ComScore's top two executives have abruptly left the company …
Discussion:
Adweek, PR Newswire, Variety, @sarafischer, Broadcasting & Cable, Wall Street Journal, MediaPost and Beet.TV
Reuters:
People.cn, an arm of China's “People's Daily” paper, expands its AI-powered content scrubbing business for apps like Toutiao, hiring more human censors — BEIJING (Reuters) - People.cn, the online unit of China's influential People's Daily, is boosting its numbers …
Discussion:
@schuldensuehner and Reuters
Alexis Petridis / The Guardian:
Young musicians are racking up millions of streaming plays from teens who discover their songs in the background of YouTube influencer and tutorial videos — Instead of radio or the music press, today's teens are discovering songs in the background of YouTube videos - creating a new breed of superstars unknown to adults
Joseph Lichterman / The Lenfest Institute …:
How an Illinois public radio station and high school students collaborate annually since 1993 to produce audio documentaries on topics of community interest — What was your high school journalism experience like? If you were anything like me — I'll tell you the stories of how I got …
Jenni Monet / Columbia Journalism Review:
The US' legacy press has no beat devoted to covering its 573 tribal nations, to which ~2.6M people belong; an Indigenous journalist should be assigned to one — When Senator Elizabeth Warren remarked during a recent campaign event that Native Americans should be “part of the conversation” …
Rosemary Rossi / The Wrap:
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro returned to air Saturday night without mentioning the reason for the two-week absence of her show — Fox News host Jeanine Pirro returned to air Saturday night without mentioning the reason for the two-week absence of her show, “Justice With Judge Jeanine.”
Discussion:
Vanity Fair, Press Herald, Splinter and The Daily Beast
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
The Federalist fires its writer Denise McCallister after a series of homophobic tweets — Internet famous “You were at my wedding, Denise” and now-former The Federalist blogger Denise McCallister tweeted her way out of a job Saturday when a Twitter feud quickly escalated into a homophobic screed.
Discussion:
@jayrosen_nyu, @rebecca_cusey, @secupp, @yashar, @bdomenech, Daily Mail, Contemptor and Raw Story
David Ng / Los Angeles Times:
Writers Guild of America overwhelmingly votes for a new code of conduct for talent agents, aimed at curbing increasing conflicts of interest — The divide between Hollywood writers and their agents deepened on Sunday when members of the Writers Guild of America voted overwhelmingly in favor …
Discussion:
Variety, The Wrap, Washington Post and Deadline
The Daily Beast:
AMI denies that the National Enquirer used another source besides Michael Sanchez for its Bezos report: “no involvement by any other third party whatsoever” — The National Enquirer's parent company said it had one and only one source for its blockbuster exposé of Jeff Bezos …
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Fortune, The Daily Beast, @jennamc_laugh, @jennamc_laugh, WIRED UK, @dabeard, Slate, Reuters and The Daily Beast, more at Techmeme »
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