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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Michael Bloomberg could have entirely recused himself from decision-making or influence at Bloomberg News, but he has instead stabbed its journalistic heart — Months ago, when former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg said he wouldn't run for president, a palpable feeling of relief flooded the global newsrooms that bear his name.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Memo from Bloomberg EIC says the pub won't investigate Michael Bloomberg or other Democratic presidential candidates and “there will be no unsigned editorials” — New York (CNN Business)Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait on Sunday sent a note to staffers addressing …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
SCOTUS declines to intervene in defamation suit brought against the National Review, though Alito dissents: it goes “to the very heart of” freedom of the press — A climate scientist may pursue his defamation lawsuit against a conservative magazine and a libertarian Washington …
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
SCOTUS declines to review 4-3 ruling from Maryland court that refused a new trial for Adnan Syed, whose case gained widespread attention from the Serial podcast
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
The AP partners with Report For America to fund 14 new statehouse journalists, lasting for eighteen months and beginning next June — Five years ago, Pew Research published an alarming report — statehouse coverage from newspapers was shrinking. From 2003 to 2014, it declined by 35%.
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Netflix has signed a lease to keep NYC's iconic Paris Theater open and will use the space for special events, screenings, and theatrical releases of its films — New York's Paris Theater is now home to Netflix Originals — Netflix has signed a lease to keep New York City's iconic Paris Theater open …
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Lara O'Reilly / Digiday:
Mozilla says it will block the IAB's DigiTrust universal ID, after updating its policies to reject products that let other services track users — Mozilla intends to block the DigiTrust consortium from tracking users in its Firefox browser, a blow for the IAB-led effort to create …
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Fox Sports has sold all 77 ad units for the Super Bowl, set for February 2, the first time since 2014 it has sold out more than a few days before the game — All 77 units have been snapped up, for as much as $5.6 million per 30-second spot — Key Insights:
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Tom Hals / Reuters:
Judge orders CBS to turn over documents regarding its Viacom merger to a shareholder who's looking into whether the deal unfairly benefits Shari Redstone — (Reuters) - A Delaware judge on Monday ordered broadcaster CBS Corp to turn over records regarding its plan to reunite with Viacom Inc …
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Julie Reynolds / DFM Workers:
SEC filing: Alden Global Capital began buying Tribune Publishing stock on Oct. 30 and, with its $118M share purchase last week, now owns 32% of Tribune — New filing shows “America's worst newspaper owners” have bought almost a third of the news giant — “The old world is over …
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Stewart Clarke / Variety:
Starz says its streaming app Starzplay has launched in Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico, and the UK, with plans to roll out in 20 more countries in 2020 — Starz has launched its direct-to-consumer StarzPlay streaming app in Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico and the U.K. and plans to roll it out in another 20 territories in 2020.
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CNN:
Sources: American Media head David Pecker spoke with NY prosecutors as part of the DA's probe into hush money payments to women who alleged affairs with Trump — (CNN)David Pecker, the head of the company that publishes the National Enquirer, has spoken with prosecutors …
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang refuses to appear on MSNBC unless they agree to demands that include an apology for alleged lack of coverage — “They've omitted me from their graphics 12+ times, called me John Yang on air..." Democratic presidential hopeful says
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