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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
During the impeachment hearings journalists should focus on the substance of what is being proved or not proved, not distracting speculation or publicity stunts — The national media's shortcomings have been all too obvious in recent years as Donald Trump has gleefully thrown the norms of traditional journalism into a tizzy.
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Poynter, @sulliview, @jamesfallows, @emptywheel, @nprkelly, @miriamelder, @jbenton and @rtmannjr
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Viacom and CBS to realign leadership of creative units with Comedy Central chief and Media Networks COO departing; official announcement coming Monday — Comedy Central Chief Kent Alterman and Media Networks COO Sarah Levy are expected to depart — Viacom Inc. VIA .16% …
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Variety, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood Reporter and @jbflint
Bloomberg:
Instagram covers IGTV video production costs for some creators as long as the videos do not include content about social issues, elections, or politics — - Contract clause conflicts with Facebook stance on free speech — IGTV asks stars not to post about politics and social issues
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@sarahfrier, @rasmus_kleis and @fryan
New York Times:
In a letter, WhatsApp says 121 users in India were targeted with NSO spyware; 22 of the alleged targets were activists, journalists, and civil rights lawyers — Recent revelations in India show that the threat from the company's spyware to activists and journalists isn't limited to autocratic regimes.
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@nicoleperlroth, @tamarmegiddo, Memex 1.1, @petercronau, @nytimes, @alexstamos, @emptywheel, @peterwsinger, @snowden, The Hindu, Reuters and MediaNama
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
As The Texas Tribune turns 10, EIC Emily Ramshaw, cofounders John Thornton and Evan Smith, and others reflect on its early days and lessons learned since launch — In 2008, John Thornton, the managing partner of a venture capital firm and an Austin philanthropist, started seeing …
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@niemanlabfuego and @texastribune
Deanna Ting / Digiday:
Dow Jones' Barron's Group combines two of its brands, Barron's and MarketWatch, to launch MarketBrief, a live, weekly 10-minute show covering financial news — Dow Jones' Barron's Group is combining two of its brands — Barron's and MarketWatch — to launch a new live …
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Talking Biz News
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Nikkei Chairman Tsuneo Kita on Nikkei's 2015 buy of FT, his outlet's role in journalism, how Japan's press is coping with digital disruption, and more — Four years ago, the Japanese financial news giant Nikkei sent shocked the global media world with a surprise announcement …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with FT CEO John Ridding on FT's relationship with owner Nikkei, its place in a polarized media landscape, leveraging newsletters as “mini-brands”, and more
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@rkapkap, Talking Biz News, @niemanlab, @trengriffin, @niemanlab and @arashmassoudi, Thanks:@ftpressoffice
Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
BBC apologizes for showing old footage of Boris Johnson laying a wreath, not recent footage of him apparently making an error, says it was a production mistake — Less than 24 hours after Boris Johnson was criticised for mis-laying a wreath, the BBC has apologised for running old footage …
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@markdistef, @jimwaterson, @markdistef, @markdistef, @markdistef, @avasantina and @bbcbreakfast
Karen Longwell / Nieman Lab:
How a community in Quebec, facing the closure of its local paper, The Gleaner, rebuilt it as a community nonprofit — More than 250 media outlets closed across Canada from 2008 to 2019, according to a 2019 study by the Local News Research Project. A small Quebec paper, The Gleaner, nearly joined them.
Discussion:
@niemanlab and @niemanlab
Quinn Myers / MEL Magazine:
An oral history of the rise and fall of LimeWire, which at its peak was estimated to be responsible for 80% of all illegal music downloads in the US — And the untold story of a Spotify killer that never saw the light of day — In 2001, the internet's premier file-sharing service Napster …
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@annehummert, @wearemel, @wearemel, The A.V. Club and @rgodlewicz
Damian Radcliffe / What's New in Publishing:
A deep dive into BuzzFeed's ecommerce expansion, from establishing a dedicated Commerce division and a Product Lab in 2016 to partnering with Walmart — Damian Radcliffe takes a deep dive into BuzzFeed's eCommerce expansion, from establishing a dedicated Commerce division to its recent roll …
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What's New in Publishing, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Profile of Disney's Kevin Mayer, head of the company's streaming strategy and the Disney+ launch, who managed acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Fox — The veteran deal maker is getting a very public test as the executive launching Disney+, the company's new streaming service.
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@karadapena, @felixsalmon, @wsjbusiness, @jbflint and @jbflint, more at Techmeme »
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