Mediagazer: RSF reveals 2020 list of the world's 20 worst digital predators, companies and government agencies that use digital technology to spy on and harass journalists (Reporters Without Borders)

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

A look at how media outlets are responding to COVID-19: remote work and interviews, shifting conferences to virtual forums, talk show tapings without audiences — Newsrooms are creating contingency plans to make sure that they can adequately inform the public about the novel coronavirus while keeping their own employees safe.

Discussion: American Press Institute, Press Gazette, Press Gazette, The Atlantic, The Hill, CNBC, Poynter, Washingtonian, CNN, @mlcalderone, @megancgraham, @thr and Chicago Sun-Times

Dominic Patten / Deadline:

As multiple news outlets adopt work-from-home policies, CBS News' president says two employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and offices will be cleaned — (UPDATED WITH NBC NEWS STATEMENT) With a number of members of the media in America and around the globe already sequestered due …

Discussion: New York Post, New York Post, @jesspatterson, MediaPost, Adweek and Washingtonian

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

Rupert Murdoch, who at 89 still exerts influence at Fox News, could save lives and viewers by ordering the network to emphasize the seriousness of COVID-19 — The insidious feedback loop between President Trump and Fox News is no secret. — When Trump says “jump,” the network leaps into action.

Discussion: @mckaycoppins, The Atlantic, @jbenton, @karaswisher, @anandwrites, @eggerdc, @denisewu, @bwildeglobal, @erikwemple, @slpng_giants, @philippecorbe, @digiphile, @nicdawes, @gadyepstein, @sulliview, @mattgertz, @sulliview and Media Matters for America

Max Boot / Washington Post:
Never has conservative media's contempt for facts and science been more dangerous, as Fox News puts lives at risk by minimizing the danger from coronavirus

Discussion: New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review, Vanity Fair, @samseder, The Week, @normative, @k8brannen, @_arianna, @walshfreedom, @johnupton, @maxboot and The Daily Beast

Kristen Hare / Poynter:

How local newspapers in San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, and Philadelphia are covering coronavirus, which has become a local story — When global becomes local: — On Thursday, Feb. 27, journalists at The Seattle Times held a meeting to talk about how they'd cover the coronavirus.

Discussion: @kristenhare, @yamphoto, @poynter and @kristenhare

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Comscore announces a partnership with Twitch to measure activity like minutes spent and content minutes per ad minute, starting with audiences in US and Canada — Measurement firm Comscore announced this morning a partnership with Amazon-owned game streaming site, Twitch.

Discussion: MediaPost and Comscore, Inc.

Rebecca Rubin / Variety:

MPA: global entertainment market reached a record $100B+ in 2019: box office hit $42.5B, digital and mobile entertainment brought in $58.8B, up 14% YoY — The global entertainment market — consisting of theatrical and home entertainment — has surpassed $100 billion in revenues …

Discussion: The Streamable, Wall Street Journal, The Wrap, Numlock News, Hollywood Reporter and IndieWire

Variety:

A look at the unprecedented crisis that media conglomerates like Disney face because of COVID-19, as streaming companies face obstacles to producing content — The cancellation of SXSW on March 6 due to the coronavirus epidemic sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry.

Discussion: The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Variety, The Wrap, New York Times, The Independent, @variety, Hollywood Reporter, @variety, @variety, Mashable and The A.V. Club

Reuters:

Source: Brian Lesser has resigned as chief executive of AT&T's advertising unit Xandr, which launched a TV ad-buying tool earlier Wednesday — (Reuters) - Brian Lesser, chief executive of AT&T Inc advertising unit Xandr, has resigned, according to a source familiar with the matter …

Discussion: MediaPost, Adweek, Variety, Ad Age, @pkafka, Ad Age, @hcoster, @pkafka, @pkafka, @pkafka, The Wrap, AdExchanger, AT&T and The Information

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
AT&T's Xandr says AMC Networks, WarnerMedia, and Disney joined Xandr Invest, its self-serve ad-buying platform, which will be available for 2020 “upfronts”

Discussion: AdExchanger, Multichannel News, Ad Age, Broadcasting & Cable, @simonjharris, @bristei, Beet.TV, MediaPost, Reuters and Adweek

Reporters Without Borders:

RSF reveals 2020 list of the world's 20 worst digital predators, companies and government agencies that use digital technology to spy on and harass journalists — To mark this year's World Day Against Cyber-Censorship, celebrated on 12 March, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) …

Discussion: The Guardian

Peter White / Deadline:

CBS All Access to launch Tooning Out the News on March 16; animated characters will mock the news of the day in short daily segments and a weekly full episode — Animated anchor James Smartwood will start mocking the news later this month after CBS All Access set a premiere date for Stephen Colbert …

Discussion: Mediaite

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:

Source: Byron Allen has made an all-cash bid on Tegna worth about $8.5B, which values the broadcaster at $4.4B — Tegna is one of the biggest broadcasters in the industry — Budding media mogul Byron Allen has made a bid for broadcaster Tegna Inc. that values the owner of 62 local television stations …

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, MediaPost, Deadline, Los Angeles Times and Variety

Alexandria Williams / Quartz:

Inside TikTok's strategy to get a foothold in Africa: signing up Instagram and YouTube creators, hiring staff in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, and more — Early this year, the short video app TikTok joined Nairobi Garage, a leading coworking space in Nairobi's Kilimani district.

Discussion: @rasmus_kleis, @blackamazon and @brianmbunde, more at Techmeme »