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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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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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Adweek, CNN, CNBC, CNN, The Wrap, TVNewser, @sherman4949, @benmullin, @lilliannnn, @dylanbyers, @mattrosoff and MediaPost


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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Hollywood Reporter, /Film, Variety, Breitbart, New York Post, @consumersos, HuffPost, @nytimes, @koblin, Pitchfork, Gothamist, @markharrisnyc, Vulture and The Daily Beast

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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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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Disney pauses production and pre-production of some live action films, including The Last Duel, The Little Mermaid, and Home Alone, “for a short time”
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Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter, ComingSoon.net, CNET, The Playlist, Bleeding Cool and Dark Horizons

Disney adds Florida's Disney World and Disneyland Paris to closures, starting Sunday until end of the month; Disneyland California also is temporarily closing
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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.


In Milan, a journalist reflects on how international reporting overuses the word “quarantine” to describe a complicated situation in constant flux — Yesterday morning I woke up, realized I was low on espresso, and went to the supermarket down the street to stock up.
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@sudhapjay, @martha_gill, @colojen, @cjr, @mantzarlis and @cjr


In a memo to staff, Fox News execs remind staff that “viewers rely on us to stay informed” while opinion hosts and one news anchor downplay the crisis — Some of the network's hosts have spent the past week mocking COVID-19 fears, but an internal memo from Fox bosses underscores the severity.
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The Guardian, @rolandsmartin, @mehdirhasan, TVNewser, @jayrosen_nyu and @slpng_giants


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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Bonnier Corporation and @corinneiozo


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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@muckrock, @molly_mcdonough, @garyaharki, @rcfp, @sbassopb, @rcfp, @irenegentle and Nieman Lab


NYT clarifies a passage in an essay from The 1619 Project that claimed a primary reason the US colonists fought the American Revolution was to protect slavery — Today we are making a clarification to a passage in an essay from The 1619 Project that has sparked a great deal of online debate.
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Washington Examiner, @karl_jacoby, @nhannahjones, @nhannahjones, @nhannahjones and @nhannahjones


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, @richlightshed and Deadline


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.
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Gizmodo and The Verge, more at Techmeme »