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Miles Socha / WWD:
Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey to step down on March 1 after 19 years; she act as a global consultant for its 29 editions — She is to become a global consultant for the fashion title's 29 global editions, and assist in finding her successor.
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New York Times, CNN, The Business of Fashion, Page Six and @katierosman
BuzzFeed News:
Documents from the Mueller probe show Fox News' Sean Hannity served as a central point of contact and adviser for Trump and allies who were under investigation — WASHINGTON — Sean Hannity has never been shy about using his highly rated Fox News show to express his disdain …
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@katenocera, @reflectingman, @jbenton, @mattgertz, @brianstelter, @jasonleopold, CNN and @loopemma
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed News:
A Michigan reporter wrote that a state senator objectified and humiliated her; the senator has now apologized, and senate leaders called for an investigation — “It's so normalized. You hear something and you don't take the time to say something," Allison Donahue said.
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Poynter, Michigan Advance, Michigan Advance, @sjdemas, @repdebdingell, @donahual, @katelouisewells, @katiegilhooly, @michiganadvance, @klandergan, @bri_sacks, @stephanielily, @vvonfrank, @danadifilippo, @brettkelman, @nprmelissablock, @donahual, @thedailydetroit, @apstamm, @donahual, @rosemarybayer, @donahual, @ron_fournier, @historylivesdet, @bri_sacks, @tracym, @chadlivengood, @annaesanders, @royalpratt, USA Today, @donahual and Sarah Schulz
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Henry Blodget lays out Insider's growth targets for the next five years: 1M paid subscribers, up from ~200K now, doubling news staff to 1,000, and more — Henry Blodget, co-founder and CEO of Business Insider/Insider Inc., summoned his staff last Thursday for a start-of-the-new decade meeting …
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@media_evan, @kerrymflynn, @kerrymflynn, @jim_edwards, @hblodget, @nichcarlson and Talking Biz News
New York Times:
Turkey lifted a two-and-a-half year ban on Wikipedia on Wednesday, restoring access after the country's top court ruled that blocking it was unconstitutional — The country's top court had ruled that the move was unconstitutional. — The Turkish government lifted a two-and-a-half-year ban …
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@wikipedia, @netblocks and @ceylanwrites, more at Techmeme »
Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
Talent agencies WME and UTA sign TikTok stars Chase Hudson, Charli D'Amelio, and creative collective Hype House, affirming TikTok's role as a talent incubator — Popular e-boys on TikTok are nabbing fashion and entertainment deals. They could be the boy bands of the 2020s, with way better style and minus the actual singing.
Discussion:
Business Insider and Hollywood Reporter
Nicholas Quah / Hot Pod News:
Podcast service Luminary lowers monthly price from $7.99 to $4.99 and introduces an annual plan at $34.99 — Just got this from the Luminary comms team: the paid podcast platform is adjusting its prices. The standard monthly price in the US is now $4.99 — down from $7.99, a fairly big dip.
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Podcast Business Journal
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Sources: Alden Global Capital, which now owns 32% of Tribune Publishing, is exerting its power, with Alden execs advising on cost cutting, including headcount — Missiles and drone strikes may have temporarily driven everyone's eyes elsewhere — including those in the news industry …
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
McClatchy skips a $12M debt payment and misses a pension payment, making a deal with the US pension agency that allows continued talks; next deadline is Feb. 18 — Newspaper publisher is working on debt-equity swap deal, government takeover of pension fund
Discussion:
@jamesvgrimaldi, Sacramento Bee and McClatchy Co
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
For the second year in a row, the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature has denied press credentials to a journalist whose writing is critical of its policies — FILE - This 2015 file photo provided by Rudicil Photography shows Laura Belin in Windsor Heights, Iowa.
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
[Thread] HBO to air a documentary in March on “fake news” and the impact of disinformation, directed by Andrew Rossi and executive produced by Brian Stelter — HBO just announced something I've been working on for a couple of years: A documentary titled “AFTER TRUTH: DISINFORMATION AND THE COST OF FAKE NEWS.” The film will premiere on TV and online this March. Directed by @a_rossi!
Discussion:
@craigsilverman, Breitbart, @erinleecarr, @a_rossi, @adrianbono, @byronyork, @brianstelter, @brianstelter, Pressroom and TVWeek.com
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Some publishers issue multiple versions of textbooks with different narratives of US history in CA and TX, partly due to political pressure from the states — TWO STATES. EIGHT TEXTBOOKS. TWO AMERICAN STORIES. — American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics.
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Global Investigative …, @alfonslopeztena, @deetwocents, @anandwrites, The Rural Blog and The Curtain
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