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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
In interview, Dean Baquet says NYT won't take sides in its reporting, favoring “sophisticated objectivity” over labeling lies: “let somebody else call it a lie” — While technically acknowledging that “on the one hand on the other hand” reporting is “not the best way” …
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Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
Super Bowl ad prices: Fox charged up to $5.6M for 30 seconds of TV ad time during the game and, sources say, sought $300K-$400K for streaming-only ads — Fox's streaming-only ads for the Super Bowl were priced between $300,000 and $400,000 for 30 seconds of ad time
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Washington Post, Digiday, @gavinsbaker, @sportstvratings and Poynter
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Roku says it has settled its carriage dispute with Fox to distribute Fox channels on the Roku platform ahead of the Super Bowl — At midnight tonight, it was expected that Roku would remove the FOX Now, FOX Sports, FOX News, FOX Business, FOX Nation, Big 10 Network, and FOX Soccer apps from the Roku Channel Store and existing devices.
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
UT study: 34% of participants noticed when newspapers added a box explaining why they reported a story; its presence didn't significantly change trust ratings — We know that many news consumers have trouble trusting their news sources and that newsrooms still have a long way to go in (re)building that trust.
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@janebsinger and @niemanlab
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
MuckRock announces merger with Outlier Media, a text message-based housing news service in Detroit, to address freedom of information gaps across the US — Two nimble but powerful organizations are joining forces to continue reimagining journalism as a public service.
Bryan Curtis / The Ringer:
At Super Bowl's radio row athletes get assigned a day of the week, based on their celebrity, to appear on many shows, where they can also plug products — Sunday's Chiefs-49ers game is Miami's main attraction, but don't miss the weeklong carnival of promoters and product placement.
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@ringer, @bubbaprog, @richarddeitsch, @bryancurtis, @darrenrovell, @bryancurtis, @jasongay, @pkafka and @andy_staples
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
Zero Hedge posted a scientist's personal info and claimed the scientist created the coronavirus as a weapon; its Twitter account has been permanently suspended — A popular pro-Trump website has released the personal information of a scientist from Wuhan, China, falsely accusing them of creating …
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@broderick, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Mothership.SG, @jason_kint, @s_m_i, @mollymckew, @malwaretechblog, @malwaretechblog, @weed4pundits, @prchovanec, @katestarbird, @slpng_giants, @jason_kint, @numbersmuncher, @contentedindie, @passantino, @mattlanza, @nuclearanthro, @walldo, @passantino, @christorreslugo, @christorreslugo, @cameronwilson, Breitbart and The Verge
BBC Media Centre:
BBC Sounds, an app that combines radio programs, podcasts, and music mixes, had a weekly audience of 2.9M during Q4 2019, up from 2.5M the prior quarter — On demand radio programmes on BBC Sounds — The Archers tops the list for on demand plays of our radio programmes amongst all audiences …
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Carlos Maza is leaving Vox to focus on his YouTube channel full time, talking about topics like Fox News and the election and using Patreon to find supporters — Maza is leaving Vox to pursue being a full time YouTube creator — Last year, after setting off a firestorm around YouTube's harassment policies …
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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
Hulu CEO Randy Freer is leaving the streaming service as Disney continues the reorganization of its direct-to-consumer business — Hulu CEO Randy Freer will leave the streaming service amid a reorganization under Disney's direct-to-consumer chief Kevin Mayer.
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
AT&T's John Stankey says TNT and TBS will shift to more unscripted programming: “we all know that general entertainment is not performing as well” — AT&T COO John Stankey said programming at Turner's TNT and TBS will shift to more unscripted programming as general entertainment networks suffer in the ratings.
Discussion:
Variety, @cnschedules and Broadcasting & Cable
Melynda Fuller / MediaPost:
Daily newsletter Morning Brew says it has grown revenue from $3M to $13M in 2019 and expects to hit 2M subscribers in the spring — Media email newsletter Morning Brew is reporting a surge in revenue, new subscribers and a slate of key new hires as it enters its fifth year.
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@neal_freyman, @hcuccinello, @kerrymflynn, @whatthebit, @buslnessbarista, @erikaalpern, @iankar_, @rafat, @austin_rief, @jschulweis and Talking Biz News
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