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9:40 AM ET, February 28, 2020

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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Top media outlets normalized Trump's often incoherent press briefing Wednesday on the coronavirus, downplaying his campaign-style insults and slinging of blame  —  Here is some of what Donald Trump had to say Wednesday evening at a briefing intended to inform and reassure the American public about a public-health emergency:
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
Layoffs are under way at newspapers owned by Gannett; one employee has tracked at least 24 newsroom staffers affected, with 40 pressroom positions cut  —  Layoffs continued Thursday at Gannett newspapers, which recently merged with GateHouse to form the nation's largest newspaper chain.
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Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Proposed amendment to CA's AB5 for freelancer writers, editors, and photographers removes 35-article cap and requires that contracts state pay rates and more  —  Amendments to AB 1850 end the controversial 35-submission cap for freelance journalists and requires that companies allow independent contractors to work for other businesses.
The Guardian:
In HK, anti-Beijing publisher Jimmy Lai charged with illegal assembly for attending a protest and intimidation for swearing at a reporter for pro-Beijing paper  —  Lai, who was arrested with two other activists and later released on bail, has been a major financial patron of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement
New York Post:
Carson Griffith, tapped in January 2019 to revive Gawker, sues the Daily Beast over a story she claims portrayed her as racist and homophobic  —  A former Gawker editor has sued the Daily Beast over an explosive exposé last year that portrayed her as racist and homophobic …
Reporters Without Borders:
Canadian police arrested an American documentary filmmaker wearing a press pass while she was filming indigenous protests; she must appear in court in April  —  Following the February 24 arrest of documentary filmmaker Melissa Cox, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police …
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
LinkedIn is testing Snapchat-style stories, with plans for wider public tests in the coming months  —  Nothing says ‘fun’ like corporate stories  —  LinkedIn is a website that's effectively a mixture between an interactive resume and a college job fair, but that hasn't stopped it from aspiring …
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iQIYI, Inc.:
iQIYI reports Q4 revenues reached $1.1B, a 7% increase YoY, as membership grew 21% to 106.9M subscribers  —  iQIYI, Inc. (Nasdaq: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the “Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter …
 
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Li Yuan / New York Times:
In China, people openly criticize state media as Beijing sends hundreds of journalists to Wuhan and other regions to publish stories of sacrifice
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
YouTube TV is dropping Fox Regional Sports Networks and YES Network on February 29, calling the move “a reflection of the rising cost of sports content”
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Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Tribune EIC and publisher Bruce Dold is being replaced by Colin McMahon, effective immediately; managing editor Peter Kendall is also leaving
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Trump's re-election campaign filed a libel suit against NYT for publishing a Max Frankel opinion piece on Russian interference in the 2016 election