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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
The Fox News “cabinet”, which seemingly shapes US policy, has given virtually unvarnished praise for the Suleimani strike, with the exception of Tucker Carlson — If President Donald Trump tuned in to Fox News after ordering Thursday night's successful U.S. operation to kill …
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
With coverage of Suleimani's death, cable news outlets have again shown they're “hard-wired” to support war, promoting military and government perspectives — In the early hours of the morning, local time, state media in Iraq reported that Qassem Suleimani …
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New York Times, Press Watch, Fortune, Breitbart, Deadline, @gaywonk and @steveguest
Politico:
Sources: The Hill's owner seeks investors or buyers for the publication, which has faced questions about accuracy of posts by ex-staffer John Solomon on Ukraine — Under fire for its role in promoting alleged Ukraine conspiracy theories, the D.C.-based publication faces new questions about its future.
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@bmorrissey, @bobbybigwheel, @oliverdarcy, @cchoksy, @tina_nguyen, @dlippman, @ehananoki and @daviduberti
Jonah Peretti / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed CEO lists his priorities in staff memo: more primary documents and source material to build trust in news, investment in social experiences, and more — BuzzFeed's core strength has always been our ability to adapt and innovate as the world changes.
Washington Post:
Thai court sentences journalist to two years in prison for criminal libel over a tweet; Bangkok Post says state uses libel laws to silence critics, journalists — “SLAVE LABOUR.” A journalist in Thailand, Suchanee Cloitre, then working for Voice TV, used these words in a tweet in 2016 …
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Reuters, @washingtonpost, Bangkok Post Website, @jessicajerreat and @thailandwatch
Ailsa Chang / NPR:
Billboard to start including YouTube streams on January 3 to determine chart ranking — The question of how Billboard determines the most popular music in the country has gotten a lot harder in the digital age. It used to be a simple question of which album sold the most physical copies …
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J. Craig Anderson / Press Herald:
Four daily Maine newspapers published by Masthead Maine, including the Portland Press Herald, to cut their Monday print editions starting March 2 — To preserve newsroom jobs, the Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal will discontinue Monday print editions starting March 2.
Rainesford Stauffer / Teen Vogue:
Student journalists are filling news gaps, pushing for student reporters' rights, launching outlets on social media, and focusing on diverse representation — Representation is everything. — In late September, news broke that Kurt Volker, the United States' special envoy for Ukraine …
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@loganaimone, @tess_townsend, @rebeccahmac, @pldlamplighter, @dariansymone, @emmahhall1, @franklomonte and @rainesford
Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Report by a PBS external investigator claims Tavis Smiley had sexual relationships with subordinates, committed acts of verbal abuse and inappropriate touching — A report by an external investigator hired by PBS claims former talk show host Tavis Smiley spent decades engaged in sexual relationships …
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Vulture and The Daily Beast
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK government moves daily briefings to Downing Street, instead of the House of Commons; cell phones may not be allowed, prompting concern about press access — The group of political journalists reporting from Westminster, known as the Lobby, has raised concerns over Government changes …
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Society of Editors, @markdistef and @markdistef
Cody Toombs / Android Police:
Google is ending its print-replica magazine service, launched in 2012 as the Play Magazines app, and is refunding payments to users — The venerable Egon Spangler once said, “print is dead.” The statement may have been premature, but today it feels a little more on point because Google …
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The Verge, Android Central, @paulfidalgo and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Report: spending on music streaming in the UK rose by 23.5% in 2019 to cross £1B for the first time, while digital video sales grew by 21.5% to hit £2.1B — The rise in popularity of services such as Netflix, Amazon and Spotify prompted record spending on streaming music …