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Elaine Low / Variety:
Sources: vice chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios George Cheeks has stepped down, to succeed Joe Ianniello as the head of CBS within ViacomCBS — George Cheeks, vice chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios, has stepped down after nearly eight years with the company and is poised …
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Wall Street Journal, MediaPost, Deadline, @jbflint, @marcellacomedy, @kimmasters and The Wrap
Stephen Shankland / CNET:
Google says it will phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within two years — Google's Chrome team, advancing its web privacy effort, later this year will begin testing the “privacy sandbox” proposals it unveiled in 2019. The Chrome tests, which Google announced Tuesday …
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James Vincent / The Verge:
In a Q&A, Jack Dorsey discusses Twitter's thinking around an edit button and says “we'll probably never do it” — You've got to live with your mistakes, which include joining Twitter — Twitter users have been asking for the option to edit tweets ever since the service launched in 2006 …
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YouTube, Business Insider, @nxthompson, @chuckwendig, @clarajeffery, Input and Mashable, more at Techmeme »
Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Capitol Hill reporters object to planned restrictions during impeachment in the US Senate, questioning whether rules go beyond safety concerns to limit coverage — The Senate sergeant-at-arms and Capitol Police are launching an unprecedented crackdown on the Capitol press corps …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Nexstar to launch News Nation, a three-hour primetime nightly national newscast, broadcast from Chicago on the WGN America cable channel, in mid-summer — Nexstar Media Group, the nation's largest owner of TV stations, plans to overhaul the primetime lineup of the WGN America cable channel …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian closed its Cities section after grant money from the Rockefeller Foundation, which funded its coverage over six years, came to an end last month — The Guardian has closed its Cities section after grant money funding the newsdesk's coverage over six years came to an end last month.
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BBC:
In New Year's speech to staff, Tony Hall says BBC will move more of its news operations out of London, focus on big themes like climate change and AI, and more — Introduction — A very happy new year and welcome to Central Square - our new home right in the heart of Cardiff city centre.
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Press Gazette, @bbcnorthpr, @ninathescoop, @colingeorgebbc, @fchowdhury_1, @hadas_gold and @rasmus_kleis
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Fortune to go behind a paywall next month as part of a major overhaul that will see its print magazine cut back to 10 times a year and a redesign of its site — Fortune is going to go behind a paywall next month as part of a sweeping redesign of the magazine and website.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
States Newsroom, a nonprofit supporting 14 newsrooms covering state capitals, plans to expand to 20+ new states in 12-18 months; sites have no paywalls or ads — In the next 12 to 18 months, States Newsroom, a nonprofit company that supports a group of state capital-based, independent newsrooms …
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@joncampbellgan, @buxmontnews, @niemanlab, @jesseholcomb, @newsbyschmidt and @sarafischer
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
The Atlantic, which once routinely published fiction from writers including Charles Dickens and Eudora Welty, recommits to regularly publishing short fiction — Editor's Note: Read Lauren Groff's new short story, “Birdie,” and an interview with Groff about her writing process.
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The Atlantic, @remolino, @stephygrossman, @ecosondu, @penamerica and MediaPost
Devansh Mehta / International Journalists' Network:
How a citizen journalism platform in India used Bluetooth to distribute news stories via paid messengers' phones in villages with no internet access — In today's media ecosystem, the technology industry sets the rules of the games, with journalism outlets constantly playing catch-up.
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@davelucas, @sheilacoronel, @tribalarmy, @andrewfordlyons, @memplexx, @melindatrochu, @markfrankel29, @mdipento, @ijnet and @ijnet
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach, publisher of the UK's Mirror, Express, and Star, expands its hyperlocal news aggregator In Your Area into new regions, creating ten editorial jobs — Reach is expanding its online hyperlocal news aggregator In Your Area into new regions, creating ten editorial roles.
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
