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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
China requires American NYT, WSJ, and WaPo reporters whose press passes expire in 2020 to return them, bans them from working as journalists in China, HK, Macau — The announcement comes weeks after President Trump limited the number of Chinese citizens who could work in the United States …
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Facebook has been marking some legitimate COVID-19 news articles and information as spam; Facebook says it's a bug in its anti-spam system, is fixing the issue — The company is fixing the posts and bringing them back — Facebook appears to be marking some posts linking to information …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Conservative outlet The Dispatch says it has ~10K paying subscribers and $1M+ in annual revenue, plans to join Google's Play Me The News program for Google Home — Is there an audience for a center-right news publication focused on original reporting and analysis?
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
AMC Theaters, the largest theater chain in the US, to close for 6-12 weeks, following in the footsteps of Regal, Landmark, Alamo Drafthouse, and others — Following the worst box office weekend in 20 years — AMC Theaters, the largest theater chain in the United States, will shut its doors nationwide for between six to 12 weeks.
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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Universal Pictures to make digital rentals of some new movies now in theaters available for $20 from March 20, and upcoming Trolls World Tour on its release day
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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
Fox is buying ad-supported streaming service Tubi in a $440M cash deal; Tubi will remain a separate company with founder and CEO Farhad Massoudi staying on — Fox has acquired the ad-supporting streaming service Tubi in a $440 million cash deal. — Tubi will remain as a separate company …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK news audiences grow significantly due to COVID-19 for the BBC, Channel 4, and ITV with BBC News recording its biggest weekly audience since 2015 — The BBC News Channel has recorded its biggest weekly audience since 2015 as a result of its coronavirus coverage, while Channel 4 News' audience has “effectively doubled” in ten days.
New York Times:
The pandemic means a short-term bump in TV viewers even amid a pause in live sports and shows, but experts say consumers will soon cut costs and subscriptions — More Netflix. Less ESPN. The pandemic means a greater number of television viewers in the short term, but signals a potential threat …
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Dorrine Mendoza / Lenfest Institute for Journalism:
Facebook, Lenfest, Local Media Association partner to offer a total of $1M in grants of up to $5K for local newsrooms in US, Canada for costs linked to COVID-19 — Today, the Facebook Journalism Project is partnering with the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the Local Media Association …
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Facebook Announces $1 Million …, @lenfestinst, @leahktodd, @cthompsonmorton, @juliemmoos, @ckrewson, @melaniesill, @nppa and Variety
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
With no sports to cover, sports journalists consider ideas like starting podcasts, while some reporters temporarily join news teams to help cover the pandemic — From high school to the pros, the games that filled sports sections have nearly all been called off.
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@spj_tweets, @jwyllys, @htameez, @delfinomachin, @niemanlab, @niemanreports and @lenfestinst
Steve Herman / Voice of America:
WHCA enforces social distancing in the White House briefing room, limiting the number of correspondents to 25, and TV networks have agreed to pool their cameras — The White House took enhanced precautions Monday against an invisible threat — the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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Stefanie Murray / Nieman Lab:
A look at some of the collaborative efforts by independent newsrooms in states like Oregon, North Carolina, and New Jersey to cover the COVID-19 pandemic — Having access to accurate information can mean the difference between life and death during a crisis.
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American Press Institute, @tjdoyle, @johnupton, @ronwyden, @edercampuzano, @thenewsan, @jtierney6, @niemanlab, @niemanfdn and Oregonian
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Genvid, the interactive streaming platform that enables users to monetize livestreams via sponsorships, raises additional $6M, unveils five games using its tech — Genvid Technologies has expanded its latest round of funding with additional funding from strategic investors NTT Docomo Ventures, Samsung Ventures, and Huya.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC's current affairs show Question Time will be broadcast without a studio audience and will move to 8pm from 10:35pm, as other shows are suspended — Move comes as corporation streamlines its output due to coronavirus — The BBC will broadcast Question Time without an audience …
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