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Pew Research Center:
Pew survey of US adults: 59% say news media provides information they need about COVID-19 while 24% disagree; partisan divide over media's usefulness persists — Even in crisis, Republicans and Democrats remain starkly divided in their attitudes toward journalists — How we did this
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Nieman Lab, @pewresearch, @swiftstories, @pewresearch, @pewresearch, @pewjournalism, @pewresearch, @kirsten_worden, @pewresearch and Pew Research Center
Bill Birtles / ABC:
China has forced out 19 foreign journalists in 12 months, including Chris Buckley, the respected Australian reporter for NYT who has covered China for 24 years — After 24 years reporting in China, Chris Buckley — a highly regarded and experienced foreign journalist …
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@chubailiang, @chubailiang, @graham_euan, @jonrussell, @billbirtles, @limlouisa, @tomgrundy, @s_rabinovitch, @billbirtles, @natashamitchell, @juliangewirtz, @williamyang120, @siobhanheanue, @marcatracy, @zhaoyinfeng, @lindseyhilsum, @marklandler, @bbccarrie, @chubailiang, @pekingmike, @suilee, @hellahueck, @gillianwong, @stephenmcdonell, @billbirtles and @globalhighered
Washington Post:
Megyn Kelly debuts first on-camera interview of Biden accuser Tara Reade on Kelly's YouTube channel, after Reade canceled scheduled appearances on Fox and CNN — Megyn Kelly says she became curious about Tara Reade from the intermittent and irregular bursts of news coverage about her accusations against Joe Biden.
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The Daily Beast, The Hill, @therockyfiles, @markberman, The Wrap, The Hill, @farhip, @green_footballs, Poynter, Breitbart and USA Today
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Laura McGann / Vox:
To hold up to scrutiny, #metoo reporting has been built on extraordinary amounts of evidence and multiple accusers, factors missing in the case of Tara Reade
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New Republic, Mediaite, Associated Press, @lkmcgann, @nona, @astoraaron, The Wrap, @irin, Breitbart, VICE, New York Times, @mehdirhasan, @mehdirhasan, @hoarsewisperer, @hoarsewisperer, @michaeldweiss, @isaacdovere, @samstein, @krystalball, @bluesteeldc, @profkmcnamara, @nathansoz, @vabvox, @ben_alpers, @stefcutter, @laraseligman, @itaisher, @mattyglesias, @studentactivism, @voxdotcom, The Week, New York Post, The Hill, Jacobin and VTDigger
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Forced to cancel moneymaking in-person events, some media companies have switched with success to virtual events that have driven audience growth and revenue — New York (CNN Business)Fans of Bon Appétit's Test Kitchen chefs were invited to the “Best Weekend Ever” event in New York City last fall.
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@libraryreads99, @kerrymflynn, @kerrymflynn, @kerrymflynn, @alexlindsay and @kerrymflynn
Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review:
A look at the symbiotic ties of anti-vaxxers and COVID-19 conspiracy theorists with mainstream YouTubers, as the platform tries to regulate misinformation — Covid-19 conspiracy theorists are still getting millions of views on YouTube, even as the platform cracks down on health misinformation.
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VICE, Nieman Lab, NPR, @techreview, Los Angeles Times, @reillyadam, @jason_a_w, @briandunning, @abbyohlheiser, TechCrunch, @coreyhardin2, Poynter, @taylorlorenz, @techreview, @oneunderscore__, NBC News, @megancgraham, @sal19, @wanderinghome, @ashleyscoby, @dangillmor, @peterhotez, @mike_hixenbaugh, @brandyzadrozny, @glichfield, @brandyzadrozny, The Hill, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, New York Post, Engadget, Media Matters for America and CNBC, more at Techmeme »
Diana Falzone / VICE:
The five women who sued NY1 for age and gender discrimination in 2019 say they have had to endure retaliation that has created an even more toxic environment — Last June, five female anchors and reporters at the New York cable news channel NY1 sued their employer, alleging systemic gender and age discrimination.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Music streaming company LiveXLive acquires Courtside Group, owner of podcast network PodcastOne, for ~$18M; Podcast One generates 2B+ episode downloads annually — Music livestreamer LiveXLive is diversifying its business with the acquisition of PodcastOne, a podcast network that hosts shows …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, @xpangler and RAIN News
Variety:
How streamers like Bytedance have prospered in China while the country has lost 20% of its theatrical release capacity and 5K+ film and TV companies — Things got weird on the Chinese Internet in January. — With at least 760 million of the nation's residents — a group more than twice …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Internal email: US News & World Report imposes 90-day furloughs affecting 10%-15% of the company's roughly 320 employees, a move that closely follows pay cuts — U.S. News & World Report on Thursday apprised staffers that it is instituting 90-day furloughs across the company's divisions …
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@erikwemple, @deborahblum, @erikwemple, @erikwemple, @erikwemple and @bpeebles
Snopes.com:
Snopes receives $289K from the PPP loan program, which will provide about two and a half months of security — Like many news organizations that accepted this funding, we believe we are the exact type of business the program was intended to help. — Dear Readers,
Victor Pickard / The Nation:
Converting post offices into places to produce community media, with public broadband, would strengthen the original USPS purpose of delivering news and ideas — The postal service is a core democratic infrastructure—and it's time we remember that and fund it appropriately.
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@spj_tweets, @repmarkpocan, @vwpickard, @annenbergpenn, @roots_action, @vwpickard, @jasonfalter, @katrinanation, @thenation and @mikewassenaar
Savannah Jacobson / Columbia Journalism Review:
Natasha Daly, a National Geographic reporter and editor, hopes to encourage healthy skepticism as she fact checks return-of-the-wild stories amid the lockdown — These days, people are desperate for good news. Cheerful stories about animals reclaiming their territory—elephants roaming free in China …
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@susanbgoldberg, @dabeard, @janebsinger, @melodyrowell, @srjacobson1, @indira_l, @natashaldaly, @samthielman, @cjr, @thedarrach and @mathewi
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Rupert Murdoch will give up all of his News Corp cash bonus for this fiscal year, and CEO Robert Thomson will give up 75% of his cash bonus — The mogul will give up all of his cash bonus at his publishing company. — Media mogul Rupert Murdoch will give up 100 percent of his cash bonus …
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@kimmasters, Reuters and @dylanbyers
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