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6:15 AM ET, March 4, 2020

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Mary McNamara / Los Angeles Times:
NYT's Ben Smith breathlessly praises his new employer in his first column, with self-congratulatory hyperbole, describing a problem without offering a solution  —  The New York Times just debuted its new media critic, Ben Smith, with the headline “Why the Success of the Times May Be Bad News for Journalism” …
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
The White House banned audio and video recording of a COVID-19 media briefing with Mike Pence on Tuesday, stoking criticism  —  Five days after the Trump administration promised to be “aggressively transparent” about its response to the coronavirus outbreak, the White House ignited backlash …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
The Trump campaign sues The Washington Post for defamation, citing two opinion posts about the campaign and Russia; the suit follows a similar suit against NYT  —  - President Donald Trump's campaign sued the The Washington Post for defamation, citing two opinion articles published in 2019 …
Jane Martinson / Tortoise Media:
A deep look at the feud between Telegraph Media Groups's Barclay brothers, as their companies' recent struggles shine a spotlight on the reclusive press barons  —  They fought for Brexit and were kingmakers for Boris Johnson, but at their moment of glory, things are getting ugly for the secretive businessmen and their families
Steven Melendez / Fast Company:
A look at some of the Redditors and subreddits fighting disinformation on a site notorious for incubating conspiracy theories  —  Robert Mercer invested in Cambridge Analytica, the company that became infamous for siphoning off Facebook users' information to target political ads.
Discussion: @gideonro and @kschwabable
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Pornhub releases its first non-porn film, Shakedown, a documentary on Los Angeles' lesbian strip clubs, available free before it goes to the Criterion Channel  —  Ubiquitous American pornography website Pornhub is releasing its first ever non-adult film on Wednesday, the company exclusively announced to Variety.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Chris Matthews abruptly announces his retirement amid his MSNBC talk show Hardball, after a string of recent controversies  —  (CNN Business)Chris Matthews, one of the country's best-known political talk show hosts, is retiring from MSNBC, effective immediately, after a string of recent controversies on and off the air.
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
CrowdTangle: stories on Facebook from right-wing sources about Hillary Clinton's emails fill three of the top 10 and five of the top 20 slots in past 24 hours  —  It's Super Tuesday and the coronavirus is spreading, but Facebook is talking about Hillary Clinton's emails.
 
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Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff says he is no longer making political endorsements or contributions to candidates since he bought Time Magazine in late 2018
Jess Barnes / Cord Cutters News:
Hulu + Live TV is now available on PlayStation 4
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
With ~430 staff, The Athletic has likely the largest stable of sportswriters in media, but it isn't profitable, making its failure a risk for sports journalism
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sky signs a non-exclusive multiyear deal with Disney to make Disney+ available on its Sky Q box and on its streaming service, Now TV, in the UK and Ireland
New York Times:
US restricts to 100 the number of Chinese citizens who can work in the US for five state-controlled Chinese new orgs, including Xinhua; ~160 work in the US now
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
The Australian Associated Press to close on June 26 after 85 years in operation, with ~180 jobs lost, as major shareholders Nine and News Corp find it unviable
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Former Esquire editor Tyler Cabot launches The Chronicles of Now, a startup that uses fictional pieces to explain news from a fresh perspective
Discussion: Nieman Reports
Joshua Franklin / Reuters:
Sources: Warner Music Group has delayed its IPO slated for this week, where it was expected to raise more than $1B, due to concerns over the coronavirus
Discussion: @music_zone and RAIN News
New York Times:
NYT reporters and editors including Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker discuss what they do in their personal lives to maintain political impartiality