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Ren LaForme / Poynter:
List of winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes, including The Courier-Journal in Kentucky, The Baltimore Sun, NYT, WaPo, Reuters, Anchorage Daily News, and others — The winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes are being announced in atypical fashion Monday afternoon.
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Talking Biz News, Courier-Journal, CNN, Variety, The Wrap, @markharrisnyc, @travis_waldron, @aodespair, @adndotcom, @tomwjones, @ebboyd, @mattbors, @latimes, @jmizgata, @kerrymflynn, @ap, @edmundlee, @palafo, @itsren and @poynter
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica were awarded the Pulitzer for public service, at a time when local journalism is in crisis, and NYT won three prizes — The Pulitzer board makes The Times a winner in three categories. The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica take a major prize at a time when local journalism is in crisis.
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Poynter, Washington Post, @kevinkdrew, @yamiche, @palafo, @palafo, @palafo, @palafo, @kimseverson and @poniewozik
Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
Mark Lazarus to oversee all of NBCUniversal's entertainment TV operations, including the Peacock streaming service, as part of a massive company-wide reorg — Mark Lazarus will assume oversight of all of NBCUniversal's entertainment TV operations as part of a massive company-wide resturcturing.
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The Wrap, Variety and @oliverdarcy
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Hollywood Reporter:
Telemundo chief Cesar Conde to oversee NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC as chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, succeeding Andy Lack, who will be leaving the company
Telemundo chief Cesar Conde to oversee NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC as chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, succeeding Andy Lack, who will be leaving the company
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New York Times, Mediaite, CNN, @marcatracy, @brianstelter, @slthomas, @jeremymbarr, @jasonlynch, @thr, @marcatracy and @oliverdarcy
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Poynter Institute launches a COVID-19 chatbot on WhatsApp that uses information from 100+ independent fact-checkers in 70+ countries to debunk falsehoods — You can now debunk thousands of coronavirus-related hoaxes with a few texts on WhatsApp . — Poynter Institute …
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Poynter, @hari, @poynter, @glennkesslerwp, TechCrunch and RAPPLER, more at Techmeme »
News Corp:
Almar Latour, Barron's Group publisher and EVP at Dow Jones, appointed by News Corp to be Dow Jones' CEO and The Wall Street Journal's publisher starting May 15 — News Corp announced today the appointment of Almar Latour as the new Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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The Wrap, Adweek, Talking Biz News, Wall Street Journal and @davidmwessel
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
How Politico, NYT, NBC's Nightly News, and a freelance journalist in SF are producing projects that inform kids about the pandemic without scaring them — “Grownups, we have our various coping mechanisms and ways of processing this strange new reality. We have our Zoom calls and our alcohol and our memes.
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Digiday, American Press Institute, @nytimespr, @hanaatameez, @niemanlab, @saffronhowden and @tracischweikert
Conor Gallagher / The Irish Times:
Ireland's National Union of Journalists releases a rescue plan for embattled Irish media industry, including calls for a 6% “windfall tax” on tech giants — Media firms getting public cash should have 25% employee representation on board - NUJ — Technology giants should be subject …
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@kenfoxe, @ciananbrennan and @mathewi
Ben Smith / New York Times:
A look at the growing role of news unions, now with more diverse leaders and class consciousness, and their potential to shape publisher-platform relationships — Cheered on by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others, a new generation is making gains on everything from layoff protections to gender-neutral pronouns.
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@dbrauer, @rachelysanders, @lmlauramarsh, @lainnafader, @greenhousenyt, @matthewstoller, @nicknehamas, @dominicholden, @daveyalba, @hannahlebovits, @katienotopoulos, @nytmedia, @cshea4, @gaufre, @rafiletzter, @timmarchman, @mattyglesias, @sammy_roth, @mattdpearce, @sammcooney, @rkgwork, @tobin_tweets, @freedaaron, @rkgwork, @apantazi, @mikeelk, @mikeelk, @annehelen, @kerrymflynn, @kerrymflynn, @benyt, @benmullin, @freedaaron, @sokane1, @theprospect, @rkgwork and @mikeelk
Devex:
The economic fallout of the pandemic on news orgs worldwide makes global efforts like the $1B/year International Fund for Public Interest Media even more vital — It's hard to think of a time in recent history when access to trustworthy information has been more important.
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@luminategroup, @antelava, @bbcmediaaction, Politico and @jennymedina
Associated Press:
Amnesty International says journalism in Egypt has effectively become a crime with at least 12 journalists detained in crackdowns in the wake of COVID-19 — Egyptian government using pandemic to tighten control of media and quash dissent, rights group reports
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@cairo67unedited and @dannypostel
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A reflection on the diminished power of local newspapers, 50 years after Kent State's Akron Beacon Journal chronicled the death of four Vietnam protestors — Robert Giles, the second-in-command at the Akron Beacon Journal during a fateful moment 50 years ago, recalls what his boss said as he left …
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@laurahelmuth, @alanmillernlp, @sulliview, @niemanfdn, @larry_irving, @bykenarmstrong and TIME
Billboard:
SoundCloud is launching its own Twitch channel with a slate of original programming that includes panel conversations, music sets, and more — SoundCloud is launching its own channel on livestreaming platform Twitch, with a slate of original programming that includes panel conversations, music sets and more.
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SoundCloud Blog, RAIN News, The Verge and Music Business Worldwide