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Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy:
Memo: WaPo Editor Marty Baron encourages staff to seek feedback on social media posts and says the newsroom is reviewing its social media policy from 2011 — News: Marty Baron just sent this email about social media use to The Washington Post newsroom. “It is not always easy to know where to draw the line.” https://twitter.com/...
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Felicia Sonmez's suspension exposes the tyranny of newsroom social media policies, which often read like hamfisted attempts to reconcile competing impulses
Felicia Sonmez's suspension exposes the tyranny of newsroom social media policies, which often read like hamfisted attempts to reconcile competing impulses
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The Daily Beast:
Some former Deadspin writers to blog about the Super Bowl for a pop-up site, Unnamed Temporary Sports Blog Dot Com, sponsored by a password management company — The irreverent “Unnamed Temporary Sports Blog Dot Com” is underwritten by a password-security company and features not-so-subtle digs at Deadspin's bosses.
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Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Fred Silverman, the longtime TV programmer who was president of ABC Entertainment and NBC and also worked at CBS, has died at 82 — Known as “The Man With the Golden Gut,” he green-lighted projects like ‘All in the Family,’ ‘Roots’ and ‘Hill Street Blues’ at CBS, ABC and NBC.
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Financial Times:
Sources: Boris Johnson's government will launch a consultation next week on ending criminal penalties for those who refuse to pay the BBC licensing fee — Boris Johnson's government will launch its first strike on BBC funding next week, opening a formal process to lift the criminal penalties on those refusing to pay the licence fee.
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@m_paulmcnamara, @baibabraze, @markdistef, @markdistef, @shirleymush, @spajw, @elliotdugdale, @fergusonnews, @martinsfp and @jake_kanter
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Richard Orange / The Guardian:
Swedish media association has urged the Swedish government to act against China's efforts to undermine press freedom, including denying visas and making threats — Media body says journalists are denied visas, while editors receive stream of threatening emails and phone calls
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World News Publishing Focus …, @johnhemmings2 and @kakielgin
Eli Glasner / CBC News:
Canadian panel report recommends requiring that “media curators” like Netflix invest in local shows and that they ensure discoverability of Canadian content — Heritage minister has said legislation could be coming within the year — A sweeping new report on Canada's broadcasting …
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@robyncaplan, @maximebernier, @jj_mccullough, @sunlorrie, @pmnapoli, Reuters, Hashtag Trending, ic.gc.ca and Hollywood Reporter
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Press Pad, a program that pairs unpaid media interns with London hosts who provide housing and mentoring, runs into criticism for adding a new fee of £600/month — A scheme partnering unpaid media interns with hosts who can provide them with accommodation and mentoring has come under fire …
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@the_crox and @alexpleasants
American Press Institute:
Craig Newmark Philanthropies donates $388K to American Press Institute to develop a network of newsroom leaders and others to combat disinfo in 2020 election — The American Press Institute today announced a grant of $388,000 from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to build a real-time network …
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@ampress and @kevinloker
John Glenday / The Drum:
Survey finds that 37% of Britons listen to podcasts on a monthly basis as do 54% of households with income of £75K+, 14% of people aged 16-29 listen daily — Shining a light on podcast advertising, DMA research has found that 27% of weekly podcast listeners discover new brands via voice advertising.
Kathryn Hopkins / WWD:
Vogue.com will launch a shopping vertical with curated, shoppable style advice, following the failure of Style.com, Conde Nast's previous foray into e-commerce — Rickie De Sole will lead the push in her newly created executive fashion director role. — Condé Nast is not giving …
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@edwardbarsamian
Peter Kafka / Vox:
Part of NYT's allure for Ben Smith is the chance to cover the 2020 election from a healthy old-school media shop, which partially owes its resurgence to Trump — A chat with the paper's newest high-profile hire. — BuzzFeed's Ben Smith is leaving for the New York Times for many reasons.
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@buzzfeedben, @matthewherper, @pkafka and Simon Owens's Tech …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
A record £3.6B was spent on film and TV production in the UK in 2019, with £1.66B spent on shows costing £1M+/episode; £1.3B came from foreign companies — Spending on high-end TV dramas by Netflix and Amazon eclipses BBC, Sky and ITV
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@charlottekaye, @tilehopper and @hipafaralkis