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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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New York Times:
SimilarWeb: traffic to partisan sites and even foxnews.com has stagnated during the crisis while local news and large media orgs have seen huge jumps — Stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, with movie theaters closed and no restaurants to dine in, Americans have been spending more of their lives online.
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 …
Kaveh Waddell / Consumer Reports:
In a small experiment, Facebook approved seven scheduled ads with content that violated company rules about COVID-19, indicating flaws in automated ad screening — A CR experiment raises questions about how the social media giant screens ads on its platform
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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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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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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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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Channel 4 to furlough around 10% of staff, cut 2020 content budget by £150M, and draw from £75M emergency credit, as ad revenue is down 50%+ in April and May — Channel 4 has outlined an emergency cost-cutting plan in its bid to weather the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Some of the biggest names in right-wing media are questioning the official COVID-19 death toll, suggesting the numbers are inflated to make Trump look bad — Some of the biggest names in right-wing media are questioning the official Covid-19 death toll. Indeed, they're suggesting …
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Report accuses Baidu's streaming site iQiyi of fraud “well before its 2018 IPO”, says it inflated 2019 revenue by ~$1.13B to $1.98B by overstating user numbers — U.S.-based securities analysis firm and activist investor Wolfpack Research has publicly accused Chinese streaming platform iQIYI of fraud.
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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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Nathan Bomey / USA Today:
Gannett board adopts a poison pill, aimed at blocking any hostile takeover attempts, after announcing cost cuts and a dividend suspension on April 1 — Gannett, the owner of USA TODAY and more than 260 other daily publications, announced Tuesday that its board had implemented a plan to ensure …
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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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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 — (CNN)White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving the job without ever having briefed the press.
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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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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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