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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Felicia Sonmez shares her account of suspension from WaPo, says Managing Editor Tracy Grant had concerns that the tweets didn't pertain to her coverage area — The Post has suspended reporter Felicia Sonmez following her social-media activity over the death of NBA great Kobe Bryant.
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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 detailed 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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Washington Post Guild:
Washington Post Guild issues scathing critique of the paper's suspension of Felicia Sonmez, says WaPo should let her return and provide a security detail — To Marty Baron and Tracy Grant: We write to share our alarm and dismay that our newsroom leaders have chosen to place Felicia Sonmez …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
NPR's Michele Kelemen has been removed from Mike Pompeo's press pool for a trip to UK and Ukraine, a few days after Pompeo responded angrily to an NPR interview — New York (CNN Business)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appears to be escalating his criticism of NPR — this time not just with words but with actions.
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David Sharman / HoldtheFrontPage:
UK government says Cairncross review's recommendation to create an institution for public interest news would amount to inappropriate government interference — The government has rejected the central recommendation from a report into the future of news provision to set up an “institute for public interest news.”
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Edward Snowden / Washington Post:
Charges against Assange arguing interactions with sources can be a crime have created a template for other countries, with Brazil arguing the same for Greenwald — Edward Snowden is the author of “Permanent Record” and is the president of Freedom of the Press Foundation …
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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 …
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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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Lara O'Reilly / Digiday:
SuperAwesome, which offers tools for kid-safe advertising that comply with COPPA and GDPR, raises $17M from Microsoft's M12, says it had $55M in revenue in 2019 — While it seems like the walls are caving in on certain areas of ad tech, some companies are still flying high …
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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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Sinclair has settled its lawsuit stemming from its failed merger with Tribune in 2018, agreeing to pay Tribune owner Nexstar $60M and transfer over a KY station — Under the terms of the settlement, Sinclair will transfer control of WDKY-TV in the Lexington, Kentucky market.
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