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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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