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1:30 AM ET, April 27, 2020

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Ben Smith / New York Times:
As Condé Nast struggles to find a successful business model amid COVID-19, former editors Graydon Carter and Robert Gottlieb still draw large pension checks  —  The theatrical flourishes and lavish lifestyles of the great media figures of a generation seem ill suited to the moment.
Kevin Lerner / Nieman Lab:
As information about the coronavirus pandemic is evolving so rapidly, journalists should get used to conveying uncertainty in long-developing, ongoing stories  —  On April 4, a Los Angeles Times story about the varying effects of the novel coronavirus contained a remarkable paragraph:
Brian Stelter / CNN:
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says users are watching a lot more how-to content due to the lockdown and that YouTube updated COVID-19 policy numerous times  —  New York (CNN Business)In between all the music performances and prank videos that are staples of YouTube's trending video section …
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Charlie Beckett / Polis:
Q&A with Viktoriia Samatova, head of applied innovation at Reuters, on how the news org employs AI and her role working at the intersection of AI and journalism  —  Viktoriia Samatova is the Managing Director of the Applied Innovations Team at Reuters Technology.  She is based in Toronto, Canada.
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
WH unsuccessfully tried to force CNN's Kaitlan Collins to move to the back row at Friday's briefing; Acosta: an official threatened to involve Secret Service  —  The White House attempted to force CNN's Kaitlan Collins to give up her assigned seat and move to the back row of the briefing room on Friday …
Cinnamon Janzer / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalists are growing increasingly concerned amid the pandemic over the CDC's restrictive press policies that have limited access to its scientists for years  —  On the morning of Tuesday, February 25, Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the director of the National Center for Immunization …
CNN:
Obituary desks at newspapers are expanding all across the US in an effort to convert somber death toll statistics of COVID-19 into deeply personal human stories  —  New York (CNN Business)A few weeks ago, The Chicago Tribune had four reporters and a single editor working on obituaries.
American Press Institute:
Q&A with the co-founder of NY-based nonprofit news outlet Documented on using WhatsApp to reach immigrant communities and how COVID-19 has changed their work  —  As the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted daily life in the U.S. and around the world, many news organizations have turned …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
A look at how three artists have adapted their performances, from charging for livestreaming using services like Maestro and Veeps to creating AR concerts  —  Three-Day Virtual Festival With Classic Sets by Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Cardi B, Lil Uzi Vert and More, Starts Friday
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Poll: Americans spent an average of $37 on OTT services in March vs. $30 in Nov.; 30% say they signed up for Netflix in March, even as others offer free content  —  YouTube Leans Into Quarantine Programming: Unveils Originals Featuring MrBeast, Yungblud, Karlie Kloss and More
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Most local daily newspapers didn't qualify for PPP loans, and very few news orgs made the cut: Tampa Bay Times got $8.5M and The Poynter Institute got $737K
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