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Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing:
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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@byianthomas, @grantwahl, The Wrap, @grantwahl, @dylanbyers, @jasongay, @itsmeglinehan, @timmarchman, @kami, @nicoleauerbach, @luisomartapia, @dyoungrivals, @lacrimes, @jasonschreier, @slmandel, @lizroscher, @pacificpdx, @gabepirlo, @bydavidgardner, @jeremymbarr, The Big Lead, @enswelljones, @kylecoche, @bykevinclark, @molly_knight, @richarddeitsch, @jasonschwartz and @maxwelltani
David Bauder / Associated Press:
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 …
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
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.
Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
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 …
Discussion:
TheStreet, @ashkan, @jason_kint and @ericjhonsa, more at Techmeme »
Carrie Sheffield / Just The News:
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.”
Discussion:
The White House, Politico, @isaacstonefish, @abennett, @farhip, @abennett, @paulachertok, @farhip, @abennett, @farhip and Committee to Protect …
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
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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@brianstelter, @monivettec, @awinston, @os_guild, @vpmarybeth, @os_guild, @y00lz, @marywizchicago, Talking Biz News, @raylong, @jwpascale, @peternickeas, @scottkleinberg, @os_guild, @ctguild, @kbomalley, @scottkleinberg, @imleor, @hopnotes, @hopnotes, @peternickeas, @royalpratt and @crepeau
Luke Mullins / Washingtonian:
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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Washington Post, @mitrakalita, New York Daily News, @emilymichot, @valeriereports, @marbinmiller, @ziptron, @paullarocco, @abbydphillip, @elwynlopez, @fenitn, @casswriter44, @laura_figueroa, @ejleven, @bmccarthynews, @jkbjournalist, @pxwhittle, @dianneg, @maxblau, @maxblau, @dorothy4nabj, @justingeorge, @councilofdc, @amanduhgomez, @dataeditor, @brodskyrobert, @lblasey, @timothys and @chmnmendelson
Kathryn Hopkins / WWD:
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.
Discussion:
Digiday, @fenitn, @coreyhutchins, @austen, @tomgara, @kerrymflynn, @iankar_, Vox, @thesamparr, bookforum.com and Vox
Ali Younes / Al Jazeera:
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.
Discussion:
Mediaite and Committee to Protect …
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
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.
Elizabeth Grieco / Pew Research Center:
Pew: between 2008 and 2018, the number of newsroom employees aged 35-54 fell 42%, from 52.9K to 30.8K, as share of those aged 55+ rose 31% from 16.4K to 21.4K — Newsroom employment dropped by a quarter between 2008 and 2018, but the job cuts were not shouldered equally by journalists of all ages.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon opens up Watch Parties to its top US Twitch creators with Prime memberships who can now livestream and comment on a selection of Prime Video content — Rihanna, Jack Dorsey Donate $4.2 Million to Help Domestic Violence Victims Affected by COVID-19 Quarantine
Discussion:
The A.V. Club, VentureBeat, The Verge and Engadget
Leo Kelion / BBC:
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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Press Gazette, @bbcworld, Popular Science and BBC
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