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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fox News President Jay Wallace directs anchors to remind anti-lockdown protesters to practice social distancing, according to a senior Fox executive — Toggle more options — Fox News personalities have been cheerleading protesters across the country gathering in defiance of state lockdown orders.
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After weeks of hyping hydroxychloroquine as a potentially game-changing COVID-19 treatment, Fox News followed Trump in quietly abandoning the drug — Fox News has fallen out of love with hydroxychloroquine. After weeks of unrelenting coverage hyping the antimalarial drug …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Study of Fox News programming from February to early March finds those watching Sean Hannity over Tucker Carlson were less likely to adhere to social distancing
Study of Fox News programming from February to early March finds those watching Sean Hannity over Tucker Carlson were less likely to adhere to social distancing
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Quibi's head of marketing, Megan Imbres, is leaving, following the departures of its head of partnerships and head of daily content last year — Megan Imbres, who oversaw creative development for Quibi's high-profile ads, is leaving the company after a year
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Yew Lun Tian / Reuters:
Li Zehua, one of three journalists who disappeared in Wuhan after posting videos about COVID-19, resurfaces after two months, says he was forcibly quarantined — BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese citizen journalist who posted videos about the coronavirus situation in the city of Wuhan has resurfaced …
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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Deadspin EIC Jim Rich is promoted to editorial director of G/O Media, overseeing 11 sites including Deadspin, Jezebel, The Onion, Kotaku, and The Root — Jim Rich, Deadspin's editor in chief, has been appointed as G/O Media's editorial director, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Bloomberg Law:
NLRB judge rules that Federalist publisher Ben Domenech broke labor laws when he tweeted that he'd send employees “back to the salt mine” if they unionized — Listen — The publisher of conservative online magazine The Federalist broke federal labor laws when he tweeted …
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
In an internal email, Jeff Zucker told CNN staff that a vast majority of them will not return to its offices in any significant way “before early September” — STAY AT HOME — CNN won't send staffers back into its offices until at least September.
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Richard Nieva / CNET:
YouTube says views for videos from “authoritative” sources, such as legitimate news outlets or government agencies, rose 75% in the first three months of 2020 — Another sign of the times: Queries for the term “home school” have doubled.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ViacomCBS launches a local version of its streaming news service CBSN in Chicago and plans to expand to Dallas/Fort Worth, Sacramento, Miami, and Baltimore — Chicago is the next stop for ViacomCBS' streaming-news plans. — The media company is today launching a Chicago-focused edition of CBSN …
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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Internal Fox Corp. memo: CEO Lachlan Murdoch will forgo pay through September and around 700 employees will see tiered salary cuts of 15% to 50% — Tiered salary cuts of 15 percent to 50 percent will impact other executives at the media giant. — Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch will forgo …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Bloomberg Media offers free access to Bloomberg.com to undergraduate and grad students globally through July; students can register with college email addresses — A couple of months ago, college dorms and dining rooms and lecture halls were full. But, starting in early March …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times:
The Seattle Times Co. says it has received a $9.9M Payroll Protection Program loan — The Seattle Times Co. has received a $9.9 million federal coronavirus-aid loan that will give the newspaper temporary relief in the face of a sharp drop in advertising revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q1 revenue of $5.77B, up 27.6% YoY, vs $5.76B est., global paid net subscriber additions of 15.77M, now totaling 182.86M accounts, up 22.8% YoY — - Netflix reported its Q1 2020 earnings after the bell on Tuesday. — Netflix has ranked among analysts' favorite …
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