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11:30 PM ET, April 5, 2020

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Washington Post:
Health risks and privacy issues prevent journalists from reporting inside hospitals, leading to conspiracy theories as some cast doubts about lack of visuals  —  The coronavirus pandemic has been likened to a war.  But journalists are largely absent from the harrowing, heartbreaking front line of this crisis: hospitals.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Apptopia and Braze study: with 59M global installs, Netflix led rivals YouTube, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ in Q1, but more time was spent on YouTube Kids  —  Netflix may still dominate global streaming, but Disney+ has made a huge splash in the United States, where it launched in November.
Discussion: MediaPost, @masasoncap and Reuters
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The daily TV appearances of Chris Cuomo with Gov. Cuomo have become compelling viewing but critics question the journalistic propriety of the familial episodes  —  A month ago, it would have seemed unlikely — ridiculous, even — that the most riveting duo in America would be the Empire …
Julie Reynolds / DFM Workers:
Sources: Alden Global Capital's MNG has quietly laid off or furloughed staff across its local newspapers this past week, including 13 layoffs at the Denver Post  —  At the Denver Post, the newsroom staff has shrunk by 70 percent in just a few years.  But on Friday, when those remaining believed …
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Some independent movie theaters are launching “virtual cinemas” to let patrons stream first-tier films from home as a temporary revenue source amid the pandemic  —  Greg Laemmle never thought he'd recommend anyone to stream a movie at home.  The best way to watch a film …
Rebecca Davis / Variety:
China's National Film Bureau says it is working to ensure a strong supply of films available for streaming, days after President Xi told cinemas to remain shut  —  China's National Film Bureau issued its first public statement in months on Friday in which it emphasized ensuring a strong supply …
Discussion: Variety
Sara Jerde / Adweek:
G/O Media, parent of Gizmodo, Kotaku, Jalopnik, Deadspin, and Lifehacker, has laid off 14 people, or less than 5% of its staff  —  It's not the first media company to announce layoffs today  —  G/O Media laid off 14 people—less than 5% of its staff—today in what it characterized as a “small restructuring.”
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Bustle closes The Outline a year after acquiring it, amid broader layoffs of 24 people and pay cuts; Josh Topolsky to explore “alternative paths” for the site
H.G. Watson / JSource:
Canadian fast-food chain Mary Brown's Chicken & Taters partners with Postmedia to drop newspaper paywalls in April, part of an effort to serve the public  —  Fried chicken chain partnership lets newspaper company drop paywall in April  —  We live in unprecedented times.
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
With live sports canceled, pro athletes and sports teams turn to video game streaming as a means to deliver new content to fans and find new sources of revenue  —  Miami Heat forward Meyers Leonard settled into the custom upholstered chair in front of three large TV screens on a recent night in his home theater.
Discussion: @launcherwp, @mikehumepost and CNBC
 
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