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Ursula Perano / Axios:
The Hallmark Channel reverses course and says it will work with Zola.com to reinstate the online wedding registry's ads that show two lesbian brides kissing — The Hallmark Channel on Sunday reversed a decision made at the request of a Christian mothers group to pull a commercial showing a same-sex couple kissing, CNN first reported.
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Rebecca Rosenberg / Page Six:
Interview with Harvey Weinstein on what he sees as a legacy of helping women in film; he goes on trial for rape on January 6 — More than 80 women have accused him of sex assault or harassment — but for Harvey Weinstein, it's still all about himself. — The alleged serial sex predator …
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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
The Try Guys, who left BuzzFeed in 2018, say their media business 2nd Try is now profitable, mainly driven by branded content deals as it plans streaming shows — The four-person entertainment group The Try Guys has grown from a video series owned by BuzzFeed to its own independent company that sells merch …
Vox:
Sources: Axios is likely to soon raise at least $20M led by Glade Brook Capital, which will value the company at about $200M — The new deal should value the political publisher at $200 million or more. — A few years ago, investors were eager to throw money at digital media startups. Not anymore.
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Jeff Shell, head of NBCU's film and entertainment division, will replace Steve Burke as CEO on Jan. 1; Burke will become chairman until retirement on Aug. 14 — - NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke will retire on August 14, 2020, Comcast announced on Monday. — Jeff Shell, head of NBCUniversal's film …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple partners with ABC on election coverage, will feature ABC videos, live streams, and FiveThirtyEight data on Apple News from Feb. 7 to the 2021 inauguration — Apple announced today it will collaborate with ABC News on coverage of the upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election in its Apple News app.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Some BBC staff fear public distrust after election coverage gaffes, as the director general calls on social media to tackle the “sickening” abuse of journalists — Director-general calls accusations of bias ‘conspiracy theories’ — The BBC's director-general has expressed …
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The Guardian:
UK Treasury Minister Rishi Sunak confirms PM Boris Johnson has instructed people to look at whether non-payment of the BBC license fee should be decriminalized — No 10 boycotts Today programme and considers decriminalising non-payment of licence fee — Downing Street is threatening …
Emily Bell / The Guardian:
Local news, with its ever-shrinking resources, cannot adequately counter “phantom local news” sites, which are set up to repeat talking points or disinformation — Local news is often trusted more than national news but it is highly vulnerable to online disinformation
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Davey Alba / New York Times:
Campaign staff and researchers say almost all political campaigns, including presidential ones, lack teams for spotting and pushing back on disinformation — Few politicians have teams to spot false statements about them online, or to fight back before it spreads.
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
How a Charlotte, NC public radio station, a local library, and a community Wikipedia editor, funded by Report for America, plan to fill gaps in local news — When Report for America announced last week that it was placing 250 journalists into 164 local newsrooms, the list of beats …
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Alisyn Camerota / Vanity Fair:
CNN's Alisyn Camerota recalls her interactions with Roger Ailes while she was at Fox News, says the screening of Bombshell had a “PTSD-inducing effect” on her — During my time at Fox News, Ailes bent reality to fit his own needs. But his racist rants and warped demands …
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