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2:05 PM ET, January 27, 2020

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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 …
Discussion: Variety
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.
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.
Discussion: The Streamable and @mathewi
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 …
Discussion: Esquire and Poynter
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.”
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
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 …
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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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Meredith sees its celebrity-led magazines sold at newsstands as the analog version of a digital paywall, which can then be marketed as a subscription product
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Sky to launch two new channels, Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature, in the spring, available as linear and on demand channels and on its streaming service NOW TV
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