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Megan Graham / CNBC:
SXSW, which was scheduled for March 13-22, has been canceled due to concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak — - SXSW was canceled after a string of high-profile cancellations including Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. — The conference had been scheduled to take place between March 13 and 22.
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
HuffPost EIC Lydia Polgreen is stepping down and joining Gimlet Media as head of content “later this spring” — MOVING ON — HuffPost Editor in Chief Lydia Polgreen is leaving the news outlet to join podcasting company Gimlet Media as the head of content, The Daily Beast has confirmed.
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Twitter applied its “manipulated media” label for the first time to an edited video of Joe Biden, tweeted by a White House official and retweeted by Trump — It's the first time the social network has enforced a new policy to fight doctored videos and photos
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@cat_zakrzewski, @mollyjongfast, @hshaban, @rmac18 and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Patricia Nilsson / Financial Times:
Study: only 38 among 162 large media outlets across 10 countries including UK, US, and Japan have a female EIC; in S. Africa, 47% of the top editors are women — At 168 largest media outlets across 10 countries only 38 had a female editor — Less than a quarter of top news outlets …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
To head off an Election Day debacle, reporters should ramp up scrutiny of issues like broken voting equipment, lack of polling places, unfair voter registration — If Election Day 2020 turns into a full-blown disaster, no one can say there weren't plenty of warning signs.
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Democracy Now, @jessicahuseman, @mehdirhasan, @jillgeisler, @mcjulie, @everyvoicenc, @marceelias, @sulliview and @mattdpearce
Patrick Strudwick / BuzzFeed:
In a letter to Guardian EIC, 338 staff members protest the paper's “transphobic content” after a recent column and air concerns over resignations of trans staff — “The pattern of publishing transphobic content has interfered with our work and cemented our reputation …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Political reporters shouldn't cover the coronavirus story because it's a science issue with right and wrong claims, not a two-sided battle over the narrative — One of the many ways the public is ill-served by the White House chokehold on information about the coronavirus crisis is that it gives …
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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Senators introduce the Kids Internet Design and Safety Act to target sponsored content and unboxing videos aimed at children under age 16 on online platforms — The KIDS Act could dramatically affect kids' channels — From toy unboxings to gaming videos, kids spend a lot of time watching YouTube videos.
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@kidscreen, @reckless, @swodinsky, @allsparknews, @tactlessogre, @hoeglaw, @lam_barrett, @chronotope and The Daily Dot
Sharareh Drury / Hollywood Reporter:
Hachette drops Woody Allen's memoir following a staff walkout on Thursday, says it will return all rights to the author — “At HBG we take our relationships with authors very seriously, and do not cancel books lightly," the publishing company said in a statement.
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Deadline, @margoandhow, The A.V. Club, NME, @stephenking, The Week, IndieWire, Mediaite, The Wrap, @thr, @noamscheiber, @ronanfarrow, @sallykohn, @stephenablack, @joehagansays, The Independent, @mcflycahill90, @cfidd, @chuckwendig, @sarahpinsker, Mediaite, The Playlist, VICE, The Guardian and Business Insider
Tim Peterson / Digiday:
News media publishers are using their streaming services, which have more flexible schedules than linear TV, to keep audiences up-to-date with COVID-19 coverage — As coronavirus has spread around the world, news media companies have turned to their digital video outlets …
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Trump campaign is suing CNN for libel over an opinion article by a contributor who said the campaign is keeping open the option of seeking Russia's help in 2020 — It's the latest in a string of similar lawsuits against media organizations.
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@brianstelter, Fox News, @calm_observer, @jenkernsusa, The Guardian, @byeliott, @briankarem, Washington Post, The Wrap, @beccalodahl, @jason_kint, @mmasnick, @erikwemple, @brendannyhan, @erikwemple, @jamesgleick, @stevenjharper1, @susan_hennessey, Reuters, Mediaite, New York Post, The Hill, The Wrap and The Guardian
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Kantar: in the quarter up to October 2019, Netflix led with 23% of new VOD subscriptions and Hulu had 20%; 56% of new VOD subs were for second or third services — Netflix secured 23% of new video on demand subscriptions in the three months up to October, 2019, closely followed by Hulu …
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@ballmatthew
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Quibi will offer a free 90-day trial for users who sign up before it launches on April 6 with 50 shows and movies; Quibi will cost $4.99 with ads, $7.99 without — Longer than what Disney Plus current offers — Quibi is finally almost here, and in an effort to entice people …
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@martinsfp, @gerryfsmith, @great_katzby, @great_katzby, Variety and CNET
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