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Ranjan Roy / Margins:
Facebook's corporate comms have felt combative and sloppy since late 2018, and now even rank and file employees are facing public vilification — Ranjan here, writing about how Facebook's communication operations feel completely broken and wondering whether the company's rank and file are okay with becoming the villains.
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Joan Summers / Jezebel:
Source: Teen Vogue's editorial team was not aware that sales would be publishing the Facebook election safety advertorial — On Wednesday, Teen Vogue found itself in the crosshairs of the internet when an article entitled “How Facebook is Helping Ensure the Integrity of the 2020 Election …
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@moonalice, @mattocko, @yoda, @baekdal, @aurabogado, @dchieng, @pkafka, iMediaEthics, @pkafka and VICE
CNN:
In an open letter, 13 former White House press secretaries, foreign service and military officials call for the return of regular WH and other press briefings — The last White House press briefing was 301 days ago — In an open letter, a group of 13 former White House press secretaries …
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New York Times, The Hill, @joelockhart, @weijia, @acosta, @hblodget, HuffPost, @4lisaguerrero, @hblodget, @jonkarl, The Wrap, @johnfkirby63, @katierogers, @penamerica, @robt_gibbs, @connieschultz, @elainaplott, @brianstelter, @reedfrich, Mediaite and The Guardian
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Stephanie Grisham can not be described as the worst ever White House press secretary, because she may hold the title, but she is not doing that job — Hearing Joe Lockhart talk about his old job as White House press secretary almost seems quaint. — The idealism: “Your main job is to advocate for the press within the government.”
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@sulliview, @froomkin, @eugene_scott, @jason_kint and @jkonfrst
Ryan Glasspiegel / The Big Lead:
In a letter to the union, G/O CEO says G/O plans to relaunch Deadspin in Chicago as an Onion property and is suspending negotiations over editorial independence — The entire staff of Deadspin walked away from the site in late October, and there have been no stories published there since November 4th.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Trump's allies are trying to raise $250M for a bid for One America News Network, in an effort to shake up conservative media dominated by Fox News — Hicks Equity Partners, a family investment firm tied to Republican National Committee co-chair Thomas Hicks Jr., is pitching GOP donors on possible deal
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Peter Kafka / Vox:
Sources: the Chernin Group is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake in Barstool Sports to casino operator Penn National Gaming — Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy at a Harrah's casino event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2019. Tom Briglia/ Getty Images
Isobel Cockerell / Coda Story:
IFJ: at least 15 Iranian journalists and media outlets report that Instagram has suspended their accounts; Instagram says it is complying with US sanctions — After a U.S. drone strike killed Iran's General Qassem Soleimani, Iranians flocked to one of their favorite platforms, Instagram.
Damien Cave / New York Times:
Murdoch-owned Australian media outlets echo messages from social media bots and trolls and continue to say climate change policy would have no impact on fires — Critics see a concerted effort to shift blame, protect conservative leaders and divert attention from climate change.
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American Press Institute, @karaswisher, @julianburnside, @swannyqld, @buckinghamjn, @jmarrmarr, @iraflatow, @mikeisaac, @balkissoon, @clarajeffery, @drvox, @chrisstoecker, @chriscarmody4, @nazgolg, @annpettifor, @peterjukes, Van Badham, Dan Rather, Undark Magazine, CleanTechnica, VICE and Mumbrella
Deanna Ting / Digiday:
Bloomberg News switched from WhatsApp to Telegram in December and now sends daily updates to 27K+ subscribers, following WhatsApp's ban on bulk messaging — On Telegram, the preferred messaging app for the privacy conscious, Bloomberg News is attempting to draw new subscribers and build …
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@jonrussell and Talking Biz News
Sara Rafsky / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interviews with journalism professionals reveal gaps in New York City's local news coverage for some neighborhoods, and in topic areas like health care and law — New York City is the base from which many journalists cover the rest of the country and the globe.
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@lissaharris, @cjr, @cjr, @thecitywanderer, @piji_journalism, @columbiajourn and @jangelooff
The Information:
Sources: Quibi's projections from 2019 show the upcoming streaming service is expected to spend ~$1.5B in its first year; Quibi has raised $1.4B so far — If there's one thing to be said for Quibi, the short-form streaming service coming from Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman this spring …
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