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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.
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Science, Columbia Journalism Review, @maggienyt, The Guardian and New York Times
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.
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New York Times, @mattdpearce, @mmcphate, @virginiahughes, @mat, @amymaxmen, @scott_wiener, @notaaroncraig, @sammquinn13, @matthewhalliday, @brianstelter and Axios
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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
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Poynter, @ckm_news, @edasante77, @bmccarthynews, @sarasneath, @jbenton, @robbiefaulk247, @patbagley, @aegallo, @kerrymflynn, @apantazi, @nicdawes, @kerrymflynn, @rebekahallen and @joeyerardi
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.
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.
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Ad Age, @sethclewis, @nytimesbusiness, @sarthakgh, @gabrieldance, @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 …
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@forbes, more at Techmeme »
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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@vidcon, @jeffsaxtonvlogs, @jennmcallister, @xpangler and @laurenzside
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.
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@bristei
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
SCOTUS sends Byron Allen's $20B racial bias suit against Comcast back to lower courts, says Allen must prove that the contract was denied solely due to racism — (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court's ruling that had given the green light …
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:
The Guardian, Reuters, @raju, @kenroth and New York Times
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 and Deadline
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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Hollywood Reporter, MediaPost, @oliverdarcy, @brianstelter, @manori_r, /Film, Business Insider, ComingSoon.net, Engadget and The Streamable
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 …
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Ad Age, Reuters, CNBC, @oliverdarcy, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, PR Newswire, ZDNet, Deadline and Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
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