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The Guardian:
Sources: analysis shows a message from Saudi Crown Prince MbS' WhatsApp account to Jeff Bezos in 2018 included file “highly” likely to have hacked Bezos' phone — Revealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff Bezos — ‘People are fearful’: New Zealand police admit gang violence is out of control
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Wall Street Journal:
UN officials call for further investigation into the alleged hacking of Jeff Bezos' phone in 2018 by Saudi's MbS, targeting Bezos “principally” as WaPo's owner — Phone allegedly began leaking data shortly after being sent a video file from WhatsApp account linked to Prince Mohammed
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The Information:
Sources: Quibi's CEO Meg Whitman, in an internal meeting, compared reporters' friendly rapport with their sources to how sexual predators groom their targets — Quibi CEO Meg Whitman lashed out against the media at an “all-hands” staff meeting last Thursday, drawing an analogy between reporters …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is weighing producing original podcasts tied to shows on its TV+ streaming service, including for original shows, and sought pitches last summer — - Apple has approached producers about coming up with ideas — The move is latest signal of Apple's entertainment ambitions
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Netflix:
Netflix Q4 revenue grew 31% YoY to $5.467B and net income rose to $587M, surpassing 100M paid memberships outside the US; global paid net additions totaled 8.8M — Fellow shareholders, We had a strong finish to 2019, with Q4 revenue growing 31% year over year, bringing full year 2019 revenue …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Journalists faced tough restrictions on the first day of Trump's impeachment trial, and the government controlled the only TV cameras in the Senate chamber — With the government in control of the production, “the emotion” of Tuesday's session was missing, said Chris Wallace of Fox News.
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@suzannenossel, @jimrutenberg, @rachelbitecofer, @ericboehlert, @grynbaum, @nytmedia, CNN and The Hill
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Profile of David Sirota, a former journalist and now a senior adviser for the Bernie Sanders campaign, who amplifies its consistent focus on criticizing media — David Sirota's job is to remind the candidate's supporters why he dislikes the news media. — When the first in-house newsletter …
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@krystalball, @kerrymflynn, @davidsirota, Politico, NBC News and WHOTV
The New York Times Company:
NYT memo: the Standards department, led by Phil Corbett, will absorb much of the work of the Reader Center; Corbett also will work with the Opinion department — Nothing is more important than maintaining our readers' trust. It's why we long ago established a Standards department to ensure …
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The Intercept:
The Intercept condemns Brazil's action against Glenn Greenwald and calls the move a “blatantly politically motivated charge” made as “apparent retaliation” — On Tuesday, a federal prosecutor in Brazil announced a denunciation of American journalist …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Glenn Greenwald calls Brazil's allegations an attack on journalism: “I did nothing more than do my job as a journalist—ethically and within the law”
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
22 newspapers form the North Carolina News Collaborative, aiming to share content and resources for increased coverage of the news deserts in the state — Last summer, a group of editors in North Carolina gathered in a conference room for some brainstorming. — They covered one wall at the News & Observer with Post-It notes.
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@kristenhare, @poynter and @poynter
Andrew Wallender / Bloomberg Law:
Barstool Sports reaches settlement with NLRB that calls for deletion of anti-union tweets from co-founder David Portnoy, removal of other anti-union material — Four months after Barstool Sports co-founder David Portnoy drew criticism for posting anti-union tweets, the company reached …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's largest commercial news publisher Reach unites its regional brands, including 25 daily print titles and 37 websites, to call for action on global warming — Dozens of regional brands owned by Reach, including the Manchester Evening News and Newcastle Chronicle, have joined forces …
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@davidbartlett1 and @leohickman
Sara Jerde / Adweek:
Bloomberg Media debuts Bloomberg Green, a vertical on climate change, with five ad partners, a daily newsletter, podcast, events, and an upcoming print magazine — Bloomberg Green goes live with a constantly updating data dashboard — Key insights: — Bloomberg Media went live …
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