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Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
WaPo suspends Felicia Sonmez after she tweeted a story about a rape allegation against Kobe Bryant, responded to criticism, and uploaded abuse sent to her email — Felicia Sonmez (right), who covers national politics for The Washington Post, posted a link to a story about the Kobe Bryant rape case …
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
The Washington Post says tweets from now-suspended political reporter Felicia Sonmez “displayed poor judgment that undermined the work of her colleagues” — Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez was suspended Sunday after tweeting about the 2003 rape case against Kobe Bryant …
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Emily Ramshaw and Amanda Zamora, who stepped down from Texas Tribune in November, launch the 19th, a new media outlet focused on women, with $5M in funding — The idea of creating a new media outlet focused on women came to Emily Ramshaw four years ago during her maternity leave.
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
ESPN plans to air more than 500 live original shows across its digital platforms and social media this year, more than doubling its output since 2018 — With a new social media star and a fresh studio dedicated to its digital programming, ESPN is upgrading online game viewing.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Initial coverage of Kobe Bryant's death was an illuminating example of how breaking news reports will be wrong due to the drive to be first at any cost — If the media world were ruled by thoughtfulness, rigor and ethics, TMZ wouldn't have broken the news about Sunday's helicopter crash …
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Politico launches AgencyIQ, a new B2B product covering the FDA, with subscriptions costing $25K-$75K/year and plans to expand coverage to agencies like FTC, FCC — Politico is chasing after more subscription revenue by starting on Monday a new business-to-business product covering the Food and Drug Administration called AgencyIQ,
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Founder of right-wing Christian site TruNews, who has made anti-Semitic comments, says the White House gave five TruNews staffers press credentials for Davos — The White House granted TruNews, a right-wing Christian site, press credentials for the president's Davos trip after its founder's remarks calling impeachment a “Jew coup.”
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Lynzy Billing / ZORA:
A look at various challenges Afghan female journalists face while reporting in a deeply patriarchal country, where 1,700 out of 10K in its press corps are women — Women reporters aim to remain at the forefront of their stories; now international media outlets need to hire them
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Nicole Hemmer / New York Times:
A history of how right-wing media has minimized actions of conservatives and scandalized the actions of Democrats, a practice that began taking shape in the 40s — Right-wing media have been laying the groundwork for Trump's acquittal for half a century. — Ms. Hemmer is the author of …
David Welna / NPR:
Pompeo accuses NPR's Mary Louise Kelly of lying in setting up interview, claims post-interview exchange was off the record; NPR CEO says it won't be intimidated — One day after a contentious interview followed by an expletive-filled verbal lashing of NPR host Mary Louise Kelly …
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
From appeals for investment from wealthy people to union organizing, newspaper journalists are trying to save jobs as investors wring profits from the industry — As hedge funds take a greater role in newspaper chains, journalists at the Chicago Tribune and elsewhere are sending out an S.O.S.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: MGM has held preliminary talks with a number of companies, including Apple and Netflix, to gauge whether they're interested in acquiring it — - Apple, Amazon, AT&T, Comcast, Disney and Netflix may be a new “Big 6” among global media companies. — MGM has held preliminary talks …
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