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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
An updating list of layoffs, furloughs, and closures in journalism attributed to COVID-19's impact on the economy and media — It's getting hard to keep track of the bad news about the news right now. But we have to. Here's our attempt to collect the layoffs, furloughs …
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PEN America:
A coalition led by PEN America asks Congress for $5B+ in its pandemic response to help journalism by increasing CPB funding, adding funds for newsrooms, more — PEN America-led coalition letter calls on Congress to treat local news as an essential service — (Washington, DC) …
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PEN America and Soapboxer
Financial Times:
Sources: Will Lewis is stepping down as chief executive of Dow Jones, in a departure described as “amicable” — British media executive is leaving ‘amicably’ — Will Lewis is stepping down as chief executive of Dow Jones, the Rupert Murdoch-owned publisher, according to people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times, Adweek, Wall Street Journal, @mattgarrahan, @nytmedia, @markdistef, @markdistef, @mattgarrahan and @markdistef
Tristan Greene / The Next Web:
A look at the racist, right-wing conspiracy blog that Kayleigh McEnany, the new White House press secretary, ran until 2016 — I'm about three hours into a deep wallow in new US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's blog and - spoiler alert - it's a hot mess full of racism, Islamophobia, and right-wing conspiracy theories.
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Washington Post, Washington Post and @sulliview
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CNN:
Stephanie Grisham is leaving her job as press secretary, having never held a briefing, and returning to her previous job as Melania Trump's chief of staff
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Columbia Journalism Review, Vanity Fair, The Week, Washington Post, @oliverdarcy, Washington Post, @clydehaberman, Defense One, @karaswisher, @niemanlab, @jeffzeleny, @johnfugelsang, @yamiche, @thepaulsryan, @ruthbenghiat, @jesselehrich, @hadas_gold, @philippereines, @tvietor08, Politico and The Daily Dot
New York Times:
Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany has been named press secretary; sources: the chief of staff wants her to focus on defending the president on TV
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The Daily Beast, Brookings, @maggienyt, @kfile, Talking Points Memo, @thedailybeast, Poynter, @crampell, @justinbaragona, @normeisen, @maddow, @nicolledwallace, @kylegriffin1, @maggieserota, @baratunde, @zararahim, Slate, @metaquest, CNN, Raw Story, Vanity Fair, Breitbart, Politico, Mediaite, The Hill, Newser, The Wrap, The Guardian and The Week
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK's Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News, which agreed to be merged under a charitable trust in February, will be liquidated and the staff made redundant — Sources say staff have been told parent company has run out of money during UK lockdown — The Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News …
David Cuillier / Nieman Lab:
Governments around the world are using tactics like barring reporters from meetings and denying record requests to hide facts about their response to COVID-19 — Students at the University of Florida who want to know how they are being protected from the COVID-19 pandemic can't find out.
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@kubremner, @mattdrange, @documentally, @mariaressa and American Press Institute
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Sources: Hearst CEO Steven Swartz told publishers and editors that Hearst is giving a 1% bonus to employees and plans no furloughs or pay cuts amid the pandemic — The company's CEO instead announced raises and a bonus merit pool and eliminated budget targets for executive bonuses
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@tmorris504, @craftypanda and @hollyzachariah
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Sam Allard / Scene and Heard:
Cleveland Plain Dealer EIC bars remaining 14 newsroom staff from covering state issues and Cleveland stories, leaving those beats to a non-union sister newsroom
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Washington Post, @connieschultz, @pdnewsguild, @gordonrussell1, @dabeard, @wesleylowery, @audreydutton, @mike_hixenbaugh, @inafried, @gmgunion, @levipulk, @wjeffreybrown, @hilzoy, @budshaw, @jensteer, @imhnb, @timeslandguild, @thatsaragoodman, @morgreene, @rhodes_dawn, @bubbaprog, @marinafang, @greenhousenyt, @pcaporali, @iaryeh, Talking Points Memo, @jenwsheehan, @theresaboyle, @erika_d_smith, @tessaduvall, @doctorow, @jcrutchmer, @jmborchardt, @clevelandscene, @megreenwell, @erikwemple, A Faster No and WEWS
Tim Dams / Variety:
COVID-19 fund for Film and TV freelancers in UK launches, with donations totaling £2.5M from Netflix, BFI, BBC Studios, others, and offering grants up to £2,500 — The COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund has opened for applications in the U.K., as research shows that 93% …
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Film and TV Charity, @bafta, @bfi, @dannykirrane and C21Media
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
The Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund says it will give newsrooms in the city $2.5M to cover COVID-19 — Several newsrooms in Philadelphia will get funds to help them cover the coronavirus pandemic. — The Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund will put $2.5 million …
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Lenfest Institute …, @mollydeaguiar, @sjnard, @dmastrull, @zielina, @jeseniademoyac, @jroxann, @jenniferpreston and @lenfestinst
Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix and Instagram are launching a series in which Netflix stars talk about self-care amid the pandemic, at 7pm ET Thursdays on Netflix's Instagram account — The weekly series ‘Wanna Talk About It?’ will feature the streamer's YA stars discussing how to best take care during the coronavirus pandemic.
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TechCrunch, Engadget, Deadline and New York Post
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Hyperlocal news platform Patch says it had its strongest revenue and traffic month ever in March and added 150,000 email subscribers, for a total of 2.3M — Patch, the hyperlocal (and profitable) digital news platform, had its strongest month ever in March for both revenue and traffic, according to president Warren St. John.
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@noahmanskar, @michellemanafy and @mayakauf
Ethan Millman / Rolling Stone:
Apple started a $50M fund to pay advance royalties to indie labels earning at least $10K in quarterly Apple Music revenue, as per a letter sent to the labels — Apple Music is the latest company to offer industry relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. It told independent record labels Tuesday …
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Variety, RAIN News, Music Business Worldwide, @rollingstone, Engadget, @suchnerve, AppleInsider and 9to5Mac, Thanks:@millmanethan
Mike Kanin / The Texas Observer:
Texas Observer names Tristan Ahtone, formerly indigenous affairs editor at High Country News, as editor-in-chief; he has worked for Al Jazeera America and NPR — These past few weeks have been rough. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold in Texas, we're seeing the horrifying impacts …
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@tahtone, @michaelsbarajas and @mkanin
Catherine Sweeney / Poynter:
Journalists and unions in the US are starting fundraisers to help laid-off and furloughed journalists, with one fund raising $38K+ from which 110 requested aid — After many of the country's most prominent newspaper companies implemented furloughs, journalists sprung to action to help their colleagues.
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Nieman Lab, @sisiwei, American Press Institute, @daveyalba, @maximedwards, @tracyweber, @zielina, @kenwardjr, @sisiwei, @hberkes, @sammyragland, @robertfaturechi, @va4journalists, @niemanlab and @poynter
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NPR:
Interview with Campbell Brown about Facebook's grants for local news and how it identifies the recipients with help from the Local Media Association and others — • Campbell Brown, Facebook's head of news partnerships, describes the company's $100 million investment in local news agencies.
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