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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Anthony Fauci conceding in an interview that Trump often provides inaccurate information is the best argument for not airing Trump's briefings on live TV — During a Saturday news briefing, President Trump fielded a question about the coronavirus timeline.
Discussion:
Science, Wired, New York Times, Politico and @maggienyt
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
The coronavirus pandemic is shaping to be much worse for news media than the 2008 financial crisis, which saw a 19% decline in newspaper revenue in the US — The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.
Discussion:
New York Times, @mattdpearce, @wolfcolin, @mmcphate, @virginiahughes, @mat, @amymaxmen, @scott_wiener, @notaaroncraig, @sammquinn13, @matthewhalliday, @brianstelter, The Idea and Axios
The New York Times Company:
NYT, WSJ, WaPo publishers call on China to reverse its expulsion of their journalists: “the media is collateral damage in a diplomatic dispute” — The Chinese government's decision to expel American journalists amid a global pandemic threatens the world's access to critical information …
Discussion:
New York Times, Reuters, @kenroth, @raju and The Guardian
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Mozilla launches Firefox Better Web with Scroll for Firefox tracking protection and Scroll's ad-free browsing experience for $2.50/mo. for the first six months — Mozilla just announced a new initiative called Firefox Better Web with Scroll, which combines the tracking protection built …
Discussion:
Scroll Blog, The Mozilla Blog, CNET, @arctictony and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ABC, known for drama, is placing a heavier focus on news as broadcast networks see viewers of most-watched cable news anchors rise ~25% over past two weeks — ABC, best known for soapy programs like “Grey's Anatomy” and “Station 19,” has in recent days been more focused on the drama of real life.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
WHCA says a member of the press corps has a suspected case of coronavirus and reduces briefing room to a pool of 14 reporters — The White House Correspondents' Association said that a member of the press corps has a suspected case of the coronavirus and is advising journalists and others …
New York Times:
Facebook internal report: US users are reading more COVID-19 content from “higher-quality” sources based on its ranking of top publishers adopted last year — More than half of all news consumption on Facebook in America is about the virus, according to an internal report.
Discussion:
Ad Age, @nytimesbusiness, @sarthakgh, @gabrieldance, @sethclewis, @oliverdarcy, @hshaban, @kevinroose, @jbenton, @dseetharaman and @marklittlenews
Ariel Shapiro / Forbes:
Streaming services see signup spikes over the past week, boosted by free trials, with Disney+ up 300%+, HBO Now 90%, Showtime 78%, Netflix 47%, and Apple 10% — Topline: As Americans brace for spending weeks (or months) inside as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, they are subscribing …
Discussion:
@forbes, more at Techmeme »
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Fox News will hold a two-hour virtual town hall today with Trump and members of the coronavirus task force; there will be no White House briefing today — President Donald Trump and members of his coronavirus task force will headline a two-hour “virtual” Fox News town hall on Tuesday afternoon.
Discussion:
The Hill, Fox News and @miriamelder
Poynter:
During the pandemic, newsrooms should remove paywalls so as not to miss the short window of opportunity to build trust and show the significance of their work — For two years now many news sites have turned to digital subscriptions as a financial lifeline.
Melynda Fuller / MediaPost:
Time is offering Time for Kids, normally only available in schools, to students, families, and teachers at home for free — Time is offering its child-focused spinoff Time for Kids to students, families and teachers at home for free amid the COVID-19 outbreak and school closures.
Discussion:
Vanity Fair, @keithgrossman, New York Times and Deadline
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter withdraws Q1 guidance due to COVID-19, says it expects Q1 revenue to be down YoY but the number of monetizable DAUs has hit 164M, up 8% QoQ and 23% YoY — Twitter said it expects to miss previous first quarter 2020 financial guidance because of the COVID-19 pandemic …
Discussion:
MediaPost, Ad Age, @oliverdarcy, MarketWatch, Reuters, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, PR Newswire, ZDNet, Deadline and Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
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