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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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Los Angeles Times, @courierjournal, Talking Biz News, CNN, Courier-Journal, Anchorage Daily News, @annie_zak, @mlbaruchman, @kellymcb, @perrybaconjr, @gina_cole_, @w7voa, @seattletimes, @ayresalyssa, @ericgeller, @notbencarter, @kyletucker_ath, @markharrisnyc, @travis_waldron, @aodespair, @adndotcom, @tomwjones, @ebboyd, @mattbors, @latimes, @jmizgata, @kerrymflynn, @mlcalderone, @ap, @edmundlee, @palafo, @itsren, @poynter, Baltimore Sun, Variety and The Wrap
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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
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Houston Chronicle, @mehreenzahra, @dabeard, @mschwirtz, @kevinkdrew, @yamiche, @palafo, @palafo, @palafo, @palafo, @kimseverson, @poniewozik, Breitbart, USA Today, Mediaite and Poynter
Digiday:
Sources: YouTube is developing a tool for news publishers to sell subscriptions to their digital properties via their YouTube channels — YouTube's latest olive branch to news publishers extends to publishers' own subscription businesses. — YouTube is developing a tool for news publishers …
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 — NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is reorganizing his senior leadership team at the company, marking the first major executive restructuring …
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New York Times, Mediaite, @marcatracy, @brianstelter, @kimmasters, @thr, @profkfh, @nytimes, @sil_lai, @laceyvrose, @slthomas, @jeremymbarr, @jasonlynch, @thr, @marcatracy, @oliverdarcy, CNN, Mediaite and Radio & Television …
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The Daily Beast:
Sources: Andy Lack was blindsided by the NBC News restructuring announcement, that also put Noah Oppenheim, who was expected to succeed Lack, on shaky ground
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@brianstelter, @kimmasters, @thedailybeast, @marvk, @jimrutenberg and @kimmasters
Fern Siegel / The Streamable:
TiVo partners with Pluto TV to add the latter to its TiVo+ Content Network — The alliance between free Pluto TV and TiVo means the latter's customers can seamlessly access the streamer's channels and on-demand content. — The deal nicely expands Pluto's reach. The platform offers 250-plus channels, from news to comedy.
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Broadcasting & Cable
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks Q1: net income of $69M vs. $143M in Q1 2019 on revenue of $734M, down 6.4% YoY; US ad revenue fell ~11% YoY with a 30% drop expected in Q2 — The company, led by CEO Josh Sapan and the home of ‘The Walking Dead,’ raised its streaming subscriber forecast and discussed …
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The Wrap, The Streamable, Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap, @thr and AMC Networks Inc.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Sources: investor group aligned with Donald Trump Jr. and the Dallas-based Hicks family is buying a ~$200M stake in One America News Network to rival Fox News — Possibly hedging against a 2020 loss, the Trump family builds ties to a network that's much more loyal than Fox.
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@mlcalderone, The Bread Line, @renato_mariotti, @joyannreid, @david_j_roth, @gabrielsherman, @joyannreid, @kthorjensen, @seanbonner, @waltshaub, @susanoftexas, @brianbeutler, @vanityfair, @altnatsecagency, @johnwhuey, @briantylercohen, @cianaf, @pithywidow, @bkoo, @joshtpm, @reillyadam, @e_a_swearengen, @drvox, @asharangappa_, @bradleyrsimpson, @brooklynmarie and @giacomonyt, more at Techmeme »
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Google responds to Australia's plan to force online platforms pay for news content, arguing search results are like publishers' posters in a newsagent's window — Google Australia responds to government's move to force it to pay for content by arguing it provides publishers with free advertising
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN parent company WarnerMedia sends a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign over new ad that WarnerMedia claims deceptively misuses CNN news coverage — New York (CNN Business)A lawyer for CNN's parent company WarnerMedia has written a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump's …
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TVNewser, @jaycaruso, @brianstelter, @jason_kint, @brianstelter, The Hill and Mediaite
VICE:
TikTok stars, many of them young and holding down other jobs, are struggling to make money, despite millions of views, due to a lack of monetization tools — This story is part of the VICE guide to 2030. Reach more here. — Keondra is 20 years old, lives in St. Paul, Minnesota …
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@laurenkgurley, Ad Age, @tomkarlo and 3 Minute Tech Bytes
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Profile of Rich Jackson, who led Herald-Times in Bloomington, Indiana until being let go on Wed. and is now living in a Motel 6, blogging as The Homeless Editor — A 54-year-old journalist lost his job running an Indiana newspaper, as well as the apartment that went with it. He moved to a Motel 6.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Tensions grow between pay-TV providers, TV networks, and sports leagues over refunds, as live sports remain sidelined and customers continue footing the bill — As sports leagues weigh when to restart their seasons, they are talking to health officials, players, talent agents, TV networks, local governments and hotel workers.
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Highly Transmissible, MediaFile and The Media Nut
Ted Sarandos / Los Angeles Times:
Ted Sarandos on what Netflix has learned about film and TV production during the pandemic, as the company continues filming in South Korea, Japan, and Iceland — Like workers in other sectors, many people in the television and film industry in California have been devastated by the coronavirus shutdowns.
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Financial Times, @lucas_shaw, @scottygb, C21Media, @richlightshed, @latimesopinion, @jbflint, @lucas_shaw, @brianstelter, Variety and The Wrap
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