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Nick Waters / @n_waters89:
[Thread] List of at least 100 separate incidents where journalists experienced violence from law enforcement in the US amid protests after George Floyd's death — We've hit 100 incidents where journalists experienced violence from the police during the #GeorgeFloyd protests. When I started this thread, I thought there would maybe be 7 or 8 examples. Instead what I have seen is a serious disregard for the free press by law enforcement. https://twitter.com/...
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Washington Post:
As reporters across the US are attacked, in some cases with rubber bullets, or arrested by cops while covering protests, an overview of over a dozen examples — Ali Velshi knew almost instantly what had happened when he felt a sharp pain in his leg Saturday night in Minneapolis: He'd been hit with a rubber bullet fired by police.
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New York Times:
Reporters and photographers say the treatment of journalists in recent days reflects an erosion of trust in media that's seeped into law enforcement under Trump
Reporters and photographers say the treatment of journalists in recent days reflects an erosion of trust in media that's seeped into law enforcement under Trump
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Press Gazette, Los Angeles Times, @marklittlenews and The Real Deal New York
Greg Wilson / Fox News:
A Fox News crew was harassed and chased out of Lafayette Park by protesters while covering the protests outside the White House
A Fox News crew was harassed and chased out of Lafayette Park by protesters while covering the protests outside the White House
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Amid record ratings and chaos on cable news, Jeff Zucker considers running for NYC mayor, NBC's boss ponders CNBC as a nightly right-wing talk channel, and more — Cable networks are facing threats, and opportunities, in a national crisis. Now, Fox is fighting back and CNBC is looking to the right.
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Patrice Peck / New York Times:
A freelance reporter reflects on this exhausting and peculiar time for black journalists covering death and suffering during the pandemic and protests — But we keep on keeping on. — Ms. Peck is a journalist. — Two weeks ago, when I first pitched this essay about the unique stressors …
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@wesleylowery, New Republic, @wesleylowery, @lvzwestcott, @nytopinion, @speakpatrice, @freeblackgirl and @yamiche
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LZ Granderson / Los Angeles Times:
Black journalists describe the emotional consequences of covering endless police brutality, most recently with George Floyd — When my cell rang, an unfamiliar number popped up on the screen. Normally I ignore these calls, certain my service provider has sold my information to half the country's telemarketing companies.
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Fortune, Sports Illustrated, Knicks Film School, @cmonstah, @kylegriffin1, Fox News and KTLA
Jon Steinberg / LinkedIn:
Cheddar says it will combine its business and headline news networks into a single stream to “simplify the confusion between the two Cheddars” — President Altice News and Advertising at Altice USA — “Cheddar is Everywhere” has always been a core focus for our network.
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Altice USA, @jillwagnertv and Broadband TV News
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
TechCrunch, which has hosted 10 members-only Extra Crunch Live virtual events since launching in April, says Extra Crunch subscriptions have risen 600% YoY — As publisher events have been forced online, they are becoming more entrenched with other parts of the business, particularly subscriptions.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Reporters at South Carolina's Post & Courier, owned by Evening Post Industries, express concern at being forced to return to offices, despite rising COVID cases — “It just seems cruel,” one staffer said of the Post & Courier's edict. The announcement came the day after S.C. had its highest single-day jump in COVID cases.
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@janiehaseman, @thedailybeast, @maxwelltani, @jbenton, @hshaban, @maxwelltani and @davidfolkenflik
Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
YouTube and YouTube TV have more than 100M people in the US watching on TV screens each month, rising 80% YoY in March, according to the company — Usage of YouTube on TV screens is growing, but it remains primarily a mobile channel for advertisers — YouTube wants advertisers to spend …
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Hachette, Penguin Random House, Wiley, HarperCollins sue Internet Archive, saying its project to let users borrow ebooks scanned from books violates copyrights — ‘Giving away what is not yours is simply stealing,’ say authors — Four major book publishers have filed suit …
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
WWE Network launches a free version of its streaming service, with more than 15,000 titles and no ads — WWE Network will make more than 15,000 titles available at no cost and without ads. — WWE Network is going free. — A no-cost version of the streamer launches today …
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Too Much TV Newsletter, The A.V. Club, The Streamable and New York Post
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Report: ad revenue for national TV fell 26.7% in April to $2.7B, with ads committed to sports falling 72%; ad revenue for news programming rose 5.5% — Millions of Americans forced to shelter at home are tuning in more TV. But in April many advertisers did not.
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MediaPost and @johnmcquaid