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Sara Jerde / Adweek:
Publishers from the NYT to Bloomberg, WSJ, LAT, The Atlantic, and McClatchy drop their paywalls for coronavirus coverage — An interesting decision as some organizations have recently instituted them — Key insights: — More publishers have had to decide whether to make content free …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
CBS and NBC are suspending production of late night shows with Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers until at least March 30 due to coronavirus — The earliest return by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers would be March 30, CBS and NBC said. — Much of late night is going dark.
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Awful Announcing, Variety, Gothamist, HuffPost, @consumersos, @nytimes, The Week, The Daily Beast, @koblin, Pitchfork, @markharrisnyc and Vulture
Wall Street Journal:
Sports broadcasters face diminished ad revenue and questions over rights payments with the suspension of the NBA, NHL, and MLS and cancellation of March Madness — Networks face lost ad revenue and pressure from distributors as NBA sports-rights payments loom
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CNN, @lilliannnn and MediaPost
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
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CNN, Press Gazette, Los Angeles Times, The Streamable, @jbflint, Reuters, @jimwaterson, MediaPost, American Press Institute, Variety, Press Gazette, @koblin, @megjameslat, @kimmasters, @maxwelltani, @thr, @brendannyhan, @erik_seidel, @andrew_reiner, @repgregorymeeks, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy, Mediaite, @jamesrbuk, @allieelwell, Washingtonian, @rafat, @cschweitz, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter, @mlcalderone, @rorystewartuk, Press Gazette, @megancgraham, @thr, New York Post, The Hill, Poynter, Axios, CNBC, Hollywood Reporter and Chicago Sun-Times
Chris Young / The Reporters Committee …:
Surveyed on legal challenges, journalists say they're increasingly facing a culture of secrecy in government and that they need training on right to access info — In 2019, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced its Local Legal Initiative, an ambitious expansion …
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Nieman Lab, @irenegentle, @muckrock, @rcfp, @sbassopb, @molly_mcdonough, @garyaharki and @rcfp
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Disney names Steve Asbell president of Twentieth Century Studios and Vanessa Morrison president of Walt Disney Studios Streaming, overseeing Disney+ films — EXCLUSIVE: Following the departure of Emma Watts at 20th Century Studios last month, the label's 18-year vet Steve Asbell has been named President …
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Variety, Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap
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Variety:
Disney adds Florida's Disney World and Disneyland Paris to closures, starting Sunday until end of the month; Disneyland California also is temporarily closing — Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood are temporarily closing starting March 14 because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Hollywood Reporter, Orlando Sentinel, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, @kateaurthur, @naseemmiller, @carlosgsmith, @chabelih, @dyllyp, @chabelih, @theryanparker, @elainelow, @elainelow, @amandahallwink, @mattdpearce, @sdkstl, Bleeding Cool, @megjameslat, @ctvwinnipeg, WKRN-TV, /Film, Breitbart, INSIDER, The Verge, Boing Boing, MediaPost, Deadline, Fast Company and New York Post
Los Angeles Times:
Many high-profile films, like Mulan, Fast & Furious 9, and the latest James Bond, are rescheduling release dates in response to coronavirus — From the sequel to ‘A Quiet Place’ to the latest James Bond, many high-profile films are rescheduling their release dates to mitigate the risk …
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New York Post, Deadline and @richlightshed
Jim Rich / Deadspin:
Deadspin begins publishing again with new editor-in-chief Jim Rich — As you can see, Deadspin is posting new stories again. Our original plan had been to begin publishing on Monday, March 16, but the news cycle — and the rapidly changing circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic — wouldn't wait for such plans.
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
YouTube introduces a new Explore tab on Android and iOS to replace Trending, featuring destination pages and creators and music artists “on the Rise” — After being in beta for shy of two years, YouTube is finally rolling out its “Explore” tab on both Android and iOS, a new home for trending content and much more.
Melynda Fuller / MediaPost:
Popular Science names Corinne Iozzio as its new editor-in-chief — Popular Science is seeking new licensing opportunities through an exclusive agreement with agency Evolution USA. — They will be sought across a wide range of industries. Evolution will also be responsible …
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@corinneiozo and Bonnier Corporation
Stephen Totilo / Kotaku:
Kotaku officially commits to giving staff who play a game after-hours for a deadline, usually a review, time off in exchange in recognition of the labor — We've informally done this for a while, but we recently officially committed to a plan at Kotaku to give staff who play a game after-hours …
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@stephentotilo, @transgamerthink, @patrick_orourke, @skrishna, @toadsanime, @patrickklepek and @runwithskizzers
Steven Waldman / Trust, Media and Democracy:
Lessons from the first two years of Report for America: demand from journalists is strong, individual reporters can have massive impact, big challenges remain — The appetite for a “public service” approach is strong but the on-the-ground challenges in newsrooms are real — Report for America has grown rapidly.
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@mediatwit and @knightfdn
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