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9:40 AM ET, September 28, 2019

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The Guardian:
BBC faces a growing backlash for censuring presenter Naga Munchetty for her response to racism; Ofcom to review her words against its own broadcasting code  —  Corporation faces staff revolt over response to presenter's Donald Trump remarks  —  The BBC is facing a growing crisis over its decision …
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The Guardian:
Open letter by POC in UK media calls for BBC Editorial Complaints Unit to revisit its Munchetty decision, increase transparency, address its diversity levels
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC defends Munchetty censure, saying it applied to her discussion of Trump's motivations for his racist comments, though she didn't directly call him racist
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Pro-Trump media builds its own version of the narrative on Ukraine and impeachment, omitting facts and painting mainstream media as evil and corrupt  —  The pro-Trump media has wasted no time constructing their own version of events about Ukraine.  —  Mark Levin, the talk radio host …
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New York Times:
NYT's Dean Baquet responds to concerns that posting details about the whistleblower, whose claims led to impeachment inquiry, could endanger the whistleblower  —  Our executive editor, Dean Baquet, addresses readers' concerns about the decision to publish information on a person who is central to the Trump impeachment inquiry.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Profile of The Hill's John Solomon, whose work played a big role in advancing a flawed tale of corruption in Ukraine, amplified by Trump, Hannity, and Giuliani
Carol Hunter / Des Moines Register:
Des Moines Register to reexamine how it reports on backgrounds of subjects after backlash due to profile of viral fundraiser that mentioned his offensive tweets  —  We took appropriate action because there is nothing more important in journalism than having readers' trust.  —  CONNECT
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
AT&T's John Stankey says DirecTV is rethinking its exclusive deal for NFL's Sunday Ticket package, which ends in 2022; sources: DirecTV loses $500M+/year on it  —  AT&T executive questions growth potential of football package; says the longtime cornerstone could be ‘less critical to the business over time’
Associated Press:
GateHouse and Gannett say their merger has cleared US antitrust review, still needs OK from EU regulators and stockholders; deal is expected to close this year  —  NEW YORK (AP) — GateHouse and Gannett say their newspaper deal has cleared U.S. antitrust review.
Edmund Lee / New York Times:
Locast files countersuit against ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, saying its service complies with copyright law and alleging collusion to chill its business  —  Locast, a little-known nonprofit behind a free streaming service, sued ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox on Friday, alleging that the television networks colluded …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple plans to give its movies traditional theatrical release runs before releasing them on Apple TV+ in the interest of brand-building and prestige  —  Maker of iPhone would keep movies in cinemas for weeks before release on streaming TV  —  Apple Inc. is looking to make a splash …
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism:
Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund grants $3.3M to American Press Institute to manage Table Stakes, the fund's training program for news leaders  —  The newsroom change-management program will also include emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion led by Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Wall Street Journal:
Endeavor, Ari Emanuel's entertainment company, pulled its IPO on Thursday, one day before it was meant to start trading  —  Entertainment company was expected to begin trading Friday; Peloton slides in first day of trading  —  The IPO market took another hit Thursday as Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. yanked …
 
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NYT has closed HelloSociety, the influencer marketing agency it bought in 2016, and will offer its services under the agency Fake Love; about 20 jobs were cut
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Inside Fox News, tensions flare as Trump faces impeachment; source: board member Paul Ryan is advising Lachlan Murdoch that Fox should break with the president
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube says it will remove content that violates its guidelines regardless of who said it, including politicians, but will make exceptions depending on context