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New York Times:
Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they are worried that Alden Global Capital will impose draconian cuts, as it has elsewhere, hurting local journalism — Journalists worry that a New York hedge fund with a big stake in the paper will impose draconian cuts, as it has elsewhere.
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
After weeks of hyping up its decision-making process, the NYT's verdict that “the best woman” should win the nomination has undermined itself and the candidates — After weeks of buildup, a slow trickle of candidate Q&A transcripts, and no less than four separate New York Times pieces …
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NYT backs Klobuchar and Warren for the Democratic nomination, saying it wanted to pick the most effective advocates for both moderate and progressive policies — THE DEMOCRATS' BEST CHOICES FOR PRESIDENT — American voters must choose between three sharply divergent visions of the future.
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Media Nation, Vanity Fair, @ewarren, Tangle, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, The Independent, Politico, Breitbart, The Monday Notice, @wideasleepnima, @mlcalderone, The Smoke Eater, @asteadwesley, @tom_nuttall, @natesilver538, @jamilsmith, @cwarzel, The Morning Dispatch, Associated Press, Fortune, The Week, Podcast Business Journal, New York Post and The Wrap
BBC:
Tony Hall to step down as Director General of the BBC in the summer, after seven years in the role — Tony Hall is to step down as director general of the BBC in the summer, after seven years in the role … You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.
Danielle K. Kilgo / The Conversation:
Study of 2017 Texas newspaper coverage: anti-Trump protests and women's marches got more coverage and more favorable framing than anti-racism protests — The new decade is just days old, but in one respect it is already shaping up like the last one: with mass protests around the world.
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@rohanv, @lindsaypalmeruw, @coreyhutchins, @nikkiusher, @journalismfest, @s_m_i and Nieman Lab
Sam Byford / The Verge:
Netflix will carry all 21 films from Studio Ghibli, the makers of Spirited Away, in all countries outside the US, Canada, and Japan; first batch coming Feb. 1 — Netflix has acquired the rights to 21 feature films from the beloved Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli for all regions outside the US, Canada, and Japan.
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Variety, /Film, Hollywood Reporter, NME, Bloomberg, CNN, BBC, The Straits Times, Kotaku, Deadline and The Independent
CNN:
Three Capitol Hill press orgs issue statements supporting CNN's Manu Raju after Sen. Martha McSally's “liberal hack” remark, calling it “inappropriate” — New York (CNN Business)The Capitol Hill press corps on Friday rallied behind Manu Raju, CNN's senior congressional correspondent …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A look at MediaReview, a proposal to create a machine-readable standard for presenting visual misinformation with categories like “missing context” and “edited” — One thing you learn when you start fact-checking is that, while some things are clearly true or false, there's a lot that falls in between.
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@janebsinger, @ndiakopoulos and @nadineajaka
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Privacy experts criticize UK regulator for not taking action against adtech's unlawful targeted ads, saying it imposes cosmetic fixes to a systemic problem — The UK's data protection regulator has been slammed by privacy experts for once again failing to take enforcement action …
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MediaNama and @wolfiechristl
Ethan Zuckerman / Knight First Amendment Institute:
Deep dive exploring public policies that may help digital media have a more productive role in democracies, considering the historical introductions of new tech — Harnessing past successes in public broadcasting and community-oriented digital tools — The introduction of new media …
Associated Press:
BBC radio presenter Sarah Montague says she has won a £400,000 settlement and an apology from the BBC last year for paying her “unequally for so many years” — Radio 4 presenter also receives apology after ‘long period of stressful negotiation’
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The Guardian, Press Gazette and @tomlondon6
The Intercept:
Court docs: after a search warrant, Facebook gave Puerto Rico private info from student news outlets; some fear it was a politically motivated search for crimes — As seven University of Puerto Rico students prepare to face trial in February for participating in a nonviolent protest more than two years ago …
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@bruno_j_navarro, @alicesperi, @clauirizarry, @kaitlin_sb, @coralmerfi and @theintercept, more at Techmeme »
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