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Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
The New York Times says it does not think corrections to its 1619 Project are warranted, in response to a letter from five historians that requested corrections — Five historians recently wrote to the New York Times Magazine, asking the architects of its comprehensive 1619 Project …
Summer Said / Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia sentences five people to death and convicts three others to 24 years in prison for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi — The dissident journalist was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death and convicted six others for the murder …
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James Bennet / The New York Times Company:
NYT announces Quartz founding editor and co-CEO Kevin Delaney is joining NYT's Opinion for six months to help lead the department's “next big project” — Kevin, the founding editor and co-C.E.O. of Quartz, is joining Opinion for six months to help lead the department's next big project.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Bytedance is considering setting up a global headquarters for TikTok outside of China, as part of its effort to shake off its Chinese image — Singapore, London and Dublin are among cities being considered; no U.S. city made shortlist — Bytedance Inc. is considering setting …
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Dish ups the price of both of Sling TV's packages, Orange and Blue, by $5 to $30 each per month, while adding Fox News, MSNBC, and HLN to Sling Blue — The cheap days of Sling TV are over — The cheap days of Sling TV are over. Dish's internet TV service is raising the price …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Journalism too often treats the center as inherently sensible, despite eventual solutions regularly being outside the boundaries of what either party favored — The media has a bigger problem than liberal bias. — John F. Harris is about as mainstream as the mainstream media gets.
Wall Street Journal:
An analysis of millions of articles from the 2010s shows how big stories evolved, via patterns of words linked with news terms like “Facebook” or “immigration” — A lot can happen in a decade — to people, companies and countries. In the 2010s, reputations were burnished and destroyed.
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Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
Starz will stay on Comcast's Xfinity TV in last minute deal, as parent firms announce Lionsgate content will be on Peacock and NBCU content will be on StarzPlay — Comcast and Starz have finally reached a new carriage deal days before their Dec. 31 deadline.
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Editor-in-chief of Christianity Today says the magazine has gained three times as many subscribers as it's lost after he called for Trump's removal from office — - Christianity Today Editor in Chief Mark Galli acknowledged to MSNBC on Sunday that the magazine has lost subscribers in the wake …
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Matthew Ball:
A deep dive into Disney+'s successful launch, including marketing, longterm focus, and major investments to secure back catalog and big shows like The Simpsons — For all of Disney's success in the media industry and with Disney+, its SVOD lessons are remarkably conventional and broadly applicable.
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John Ourand / Sports Business Daily:
NBC Sports indefinitely suspends former NHL player and on-air analyst Jeremy Roenick for sexually suggestive comments about coworkers during a Barstool podcast — NBC Sports has suspended Jeremy Roenick following comments the NHL studio analyst made on a Barstool Sports podcast about other on-air personalities at his network.
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Sports Illustrated staff say morale is deteriorating as experienced journalists continue to leave, while new owner Maven talks up its digital plan to save brand — In one of his first staff meetings as the new chief executive of Sports Illustrated, in early October, Ross Levinsohn laid out a bold vision for the iconic sports magazine.
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