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Sports Illustrated owner Maven has fired longtime soccer journalist Grant Wahl, following Wahl's public criticism of company plans for a permanent staff pay cut — Grant Wahl is far from the only person to criticize Maven's operation of Sports Illustrated, but he may be the first to lose his job after offering those criticisms.
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Liberty University pressed charges for trespassing against a ProPublica reporter and NYT photographer; a magistrate has signed misdemeanor warrants against them — NEW YORK (AP) — Liberty University has pushed for criminal trespassing charges against two journalists who pursued stories …


An estimated 28,000 workers at US news companies have been laid off, furloughed, or had their pay reduced since the COVID-19 crisis began — Roughly 28,000 workers at news companies nationwide have been laid off, furloughed or had their pay reduced. Some publications that rely on ads have shut down.
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Voice of America EIC defends its coverage of China after WH newsletter accuses it of speaking for “America's adversaries” by calling Wuhan lockdown a success — VOA chief fires back after official White House newsletter declares: “VOA too often speaks for America's adversaries—not its citizens.”
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Gupta Media: Facebook's worldwide CPM hit an all-time low of $1.95 on Tuesday; the average US CPM has remained below $3 since March 22, its lowest in two years — It's been assumed by most media analysts, media buyer and ad executive surveys, and a variety of pundits that the Big Digital platforms …
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Tribune Publishing CEO announces 2%-10% permanent pay cuts for non-union employees making $67,000/year or more, will pursue cost savings among unionized workers — Tribune Publishing today announced a series of permanent pay cuts for non-union staffers that will range from 2% to 10% off their current salaries.
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Memo: Washington Post local government and politics reporter Darran Simon was found dead in his apartment Thursday; Simon joined WaPo last month from CNN — No cause of death has been announced. — Washington Post reporter Darran Simon was found dead in his apartment on Thursday …
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GeekWire is laying off or furloughing 5 staffers, or about 30% of its 16-person team, primarily in business and sales, and reducing salaries for remaining staff — For the past few weeks, GeekWire has been chronicling the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Seattle tech community and the world …
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Vox Media asks for donations for Vox and Recode; CEO Jim Bankoff has told staff that Vox is gauging the pandemic's impact and he'll update staff in a week or so — The money is for Vox and Recode, which don't have paywalls unlike New York Magazine and The Cut. — Vox Media wants your money.
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NBCU, Fox, Discovery, and Disney won't hold their events during upfronts week in May nor will, sources say, WarnerMedia; none have set replacement dates — NBCU, Fox, Disney among presenters postponing their scheduled dates — Key insights: — Several presenters said it's not feasible …
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Variety, @jasonlynch, @ashkan and @adweek


Jordan military arrests the owner and news director of satellite TV station Roya TV for a news report on economic difficulties due to lockdown — Roya TV officials arrested for reporting on lack of jobs and money needed by labourers to feed families under curfew.
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Study shows that despite efforts by Facebook and Google, true sources of funding behind political ads are hard to track — The ads began appearing on Facebook in English and Spanish in the run-up to Super Tuesday. “Bernie Sanders pushed for nuclear waste dumps at Sierra Blanca that threatened Latino communities.


YouTube bans all conspiracy theory videos falsely linking coronavirus symptoms to 5G networks after initially just reducing the frequency it recommended them — YouTube has banned all conspiracy theory videos falsely linking coronavirus symptoms to 5G networks.
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