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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Sources: some of Lachlan Murdoch's allies say he lacks the skills and political savvy to do his job, after he stood by while Fox News hosts downplayed COVID-19 — The 48-year-old Lachlan Murdoch stood by as Fox News hosts played down the danger of the deadly coronavirus to their viewers.
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Woody Allen's memoir was released by Arcade Publishing; Allen alleges Hachette vowed to publish it despite him “being a toxic pariah and menace to society” — NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen's memoir, dropped by its original publisher after widespread criticism, has found a new home, The Associated Press has learned.
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The New York Times Company acquires Audm, the subscription-based audio app that offers listeners longform articles read by actors and celebrities — The New York Times Company has acquired Audm, the subscription-based audio app that offers listeners the world's best longform journalism …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
VidCon cancels its US edition, scheduled to run from June 17-20, due to the pandemic, and says it is looking to stage the event sometime in the fall — Bowing the inevitable, VidCon's flagship U.S. edition in June has been canceled because of the coronavirus crisis.
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Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Oprah Winfrey launches a free, weekly talk show on Apple TV+ called Oprah Talks COVID-19, with the first episode featuring Idris Elba — Oprah Winfrey announced this weekend that she will be starting a new talk show series called “Oprah Talks COVID-19,” which will be available for free on Apple TV+ without a required subscription.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon opens up free streaming access to more than 40 children's shows, including its original series, to all customers worldwide with an Amazon account — With millions of kids cooped up at home, Amazon is opening up free streaming access to more than 40 children's shows — including its original series — to all customers worldwide.
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Júlio Lubianco / Knight Center for Journalism …:
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked rare collaboration between rival newspapers, which are now publishing identical covers in six Latin American countries — The worldwide crisis of the new coronavirus pandemic is spreading a rare wave of collaboration between competing media outlets in Latin America.
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Peter Kovacs / The Advocate:
The Times-Picayune and The Advocate to temporarily furlough about a tenth of their 400-member workforce with the rest on four-day workweeks — The Times-Picayune and The Advocate have never been more vital to our community, and we wanted to take a minute to update you on what we are doing …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
WHCA president says a journalist in the White House press corps is suspected to have contracted COVID-19; the reporter was at the White House four days in March — A journalist in the White House press corps is suspected to have contracted COVID-19, White House Correspondents Association president Jon Karl announced Monday.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
FuboTV will become a wholly owned subsidiary of FaceBank, creating a combined company called FuboTV Inc, led by current FuboTV CEO David Gandler — Over-the-top TV provider FuboTV is getting a lifeline, in the form of a proposed merger with virtual entertainment company FaceBank Group.
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Melynda Fuller / MediaPost:
Time offers Time for Kids to children at home for free amid school closures, the first time it's been available outside classrooms in its 25 years of publishing — 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.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Survey of 10,000 people in 10 countries including the UK, US, and Brazil: just 43% trust journalists on COVID-19 news, even as 64% rely on media for information — Journalists are the least trusted source for coronavirus updates, even though a majority of people rely on major news organisations …
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Nieman Lab, @rasmus_kleis, The Wrap and @hackinginquiry
Cherie Hu / DJMag.com:
How Twitch is becoming an increasingly valuable way for independent electronic musicians to connect with their fans through live streaming recording sessions — Video game live streaming platform Twitch has become an increasingly valuable way for electronic musicians to connect with their fans.
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