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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Ahead of today's caucuses in Iowa, there is ample indication that media is repeating all the framing errors that shaped coverage in 2016 — As campaigning in Iowa enters the home stretch, the Democratic candidates for president are finally at the starting gate, and mixed horserace metaphors are everywhere.
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NBC News, Fox News, Tangle, @ryanlawler, @jon_allsop and @cjr
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New York Times:
Des Moines Register, CNN cancel release of final Iowa Poll results ahead of caucuses, after Pete Buttigieg's campaign complained he wasn't included in one call — The release of the highly anticipated survey was canceled after complaints from Pete Buttigieg's campaign that he was not included in at least one phone call.
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Politico, Des Moines Register, Slate, NBC News, @dmregister, @jmartnyt, @mviser, @mollyhc, New York Post, @larrysabato, @skoczela, @slooterman, @singernews, @saracarterdc, @jakewilkns, The Hill, iMediaEthics, @badfoxgraphics, Vanity Fair, @mplspat, @bwestbrookaz8, @kellyannepolls, @jentaub, @grynbaum, @nytimes, @parkermolloy, @jonlemire, @nycjim, @brianstelter, @buzzfeedben, The Independent, Axios, FiveThirtyEight and The Hill
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Campaign coverage ahead of Iowa caucuses was dominated by the impeachment as ABC, CBS, and NBC nightly news devoted 10 minutes of airtime vs 86 minutes in 2016 — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
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@mlcalderone, Washington Post, @davidsiders, @brianstelter, New York Times, @gpollowitz and New York Post
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A look at Iowa Starting Line, a small local news site in Des Moines that has rivaled The Des Moines Register for scoops and influence ahead of the Iowa caucuses — Iowa Starting Line began as a man and his laptop. It's now a rare success story in the ailing world of local news.
Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Journalists from every major UK broadcaster and newspaper walkout after attempts to remove those from left-of-center publications from a Downing Street briefing — Members of every major national news outlet left a Downing Street briefing in protest in an escalation of tensions between Boris Johnson's team and the media
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The Guardian, Press Gazette, HoldtheFrontPage, @evilgalprods, @owillis, @pressgazette, @janemerrick23, @danbloom1, @andrewfeinberg, @rupahuq, The Independent, @julianborger, @markdistef, @greenjennyjones, @hackinginquiry, @doctor_oxford, @kateemccann, @baddestmamajama, @mehdirhasan, @pippacrerar, @angelarayner, @thistlejohn, @wesstreeting, @adambienkov, @jayrosen_nyu, @ashcowburn, @janinegibson and @emilybell
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Sources: last year WaPo editor Marty Baron threatened to fire reporter Wesley Lowery after he posted a series of tweets about racism in the Tea Party — The newspaper's Kobe Bryant tweet mess last week wasn't the first time WaPo bosses got into heated clashes with reporters over social-media policy.
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@wesleylowery, @emilyrpeck, @dancow, @lewispants, @will_bunch, @jackmirkinson, @aspertierra, @revrrlewis, @franklinleonard, @anoobhu, @emmaladyrose, @justinbaragona, @pareene, @trentonhassles, @jbouie, @noahshachtman, @blippoblappo, @coreypein, @mlcalderone, @ryanlcooper, @thetattooedprof and @petersterne
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Emily Peck / HuffPost:
Sources: handling of Felicia Sonmez's tweets is the latest example of unequal treatment of men and women at WaPo, also reflected in its coverage and pay gap — There's an “understated respectability” that is “secretly pernicious,” said one woman. — Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez received death …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Profile of The Dispatch, the newly launched conservative media outlet targeting the “center-right” with fact-based original reporting instead of cheap hot takes — Jonah Goldberg, the conservative author and longtime fixture at National Review, used to have a go-to metaphor …
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@jayrosen_nyu, @mckaycoppins, @elongreen, @johnghendy, @chriscpandolfo and @oliverdarcy
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Publishers like the Guardian, The Times, and Le Monde are publishing fewer stories, leading to higher audience traffic, higher dwell times, and more subscribers — Increasingly, publishers are seeing that less is more when it comes to producing content. — Publishers including the Guardian …
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@raju, @stoweboyd, @simonowens, @borjaechevarria, @maxwillens, @glenngabe, @cthompsonatl, @glenngabe and @akademie_abp
Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney's Hulu grew twice as fast as Netflix in the US last year, easily surpassing 30M total subscribers — - Company will update investors on online effort this week — As the workday wound to a close Friday evening, employees from Hulu flocked to local watering holes across Santa Monica …
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@lucas_shaw and @gerryfsmith
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Nasdaq:
Tribune Publishing says its CEO Timothy Knight is leaving and will be succeeded by EVP and CFO Terry Jimenez, who will also become its President — (RTTNews) - Tribune Publishing Co. (TPCO) said that its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Terry Jimenez has assumed the role …
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Nieman Lab and Adweek
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
BuzzFeed News is recruiting three “Teen Ambassadors”, aged 16 to 19, to create TikTok and Instagram videos as part of the site's 2020 election coverage — BuzzFeed News is looking for a few good teens. The news division of the popular entertainment site is recruiting a brand …
Adam Sherwin / inews:
BBC to launch a range of new podcasts including a Panorama podcast and Americast, a podcast about the 2020 Election with Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis — A ‘deep dive’ investigative Panorama podcast series will also be launched via BBC Sounds app — The BBC is launching a range of new podcasts …
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@imbadatlife, @sarahmanavis, @adamsherwin10 and @imbadatlife
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