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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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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.
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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.”
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The White House, Washington Post, Politico, @abennett, @farhip, @abennett, @isaacstonefish, @paulachertok, @farhip, @abennett, @farhip and New York Times
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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@mitrakalita, Washington Post, @casswriter44, @ziptron, @valeriereports, @dorothy4nabj, @ejleven, @justingeorge, @paullarocco, @abbydphillip, @councilofdc, @amanduhgomez, @dataeditor, @bmccarthynews, @dianneg, @brodskyrobert, @fenitn, @maxblau, @lblasey, New York Daily News, @jkbjournalist, @timothys, @pxwhittle, @marbinmiller, @elwynlopez, @maxblau, @chmnmendelson, @emilymichot and @laura_figueroa
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 …
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TheStreet, @jason_kint, @ashkan and @ericjhonsa, more at Techmeme »
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
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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@frankcatalano, @jseattle, @kslosh and @geoffentress
The Wrap:
Source: Valence Media plans staffing cuts of up to $10M at The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard next week, as the media company's losses are ~$18M-$19M a year — The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard are set for deep staffing cuts next week by parent Valence Media in an effort to reduce personnel …
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@benjamingoggin and @ashleyyspencer
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, @vpmarybeth, @monivettec, Talking Biz News, @os_guild, @os_guild, @awinston, @y00lz, @marywizchicago, @raylong, @jwpascale, @peternickeas, @scottkleinberg, @os_guild, @ctguild, @kbomalley, @scottkleinberg, @imleor, @hopnotes, @hopnotes, @peternickeas, @royalpratt and @crepeau
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
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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@jasonlynch, Variety, @ashkan and @adweek
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.
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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.
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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@bbcworld, Press Gazette, Popular Science and BBC
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