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Adam Tamburin / The Tennessean:
The Tennessean and parent company Gannett have fired an ad manager after the paper ran an anti-Muslim ad and will donate ad proceeds to a Muslim advocacy group — The Tennessean and its parent company Gannett announced on Monday that an advertising manager was fired after the news organization published an anti-Muslim advertisement.
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CNN:
China calls the US's designation of more Chinese outlets as foreign missions “political suppression” and vows to make a “necessary and legitimate” response — London (CNN Business)China has vowed to make a “necessary and legitimate” response after the US government designated four …
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Reuters:
US will treat four Chinese media outlets as foreign missions, alleging they are state-controlled, after five Chinese outlets were similarly designated in Feb.
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
After staff complained about the lack of diversity on The Ringer's dozens of podcasts, Bill Simmons says “It's a business. This isn't Open Mic Night.” — A podcast episode on the recent protests increased staff complaints concerning the lack of diversity at his digital outlet, The Ringer.
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Max Cohen / Politico:
During a press call meant to highlight press freedom on Monday, the State Dept. muted the phone line of a Reuters reporter after he asked about Bolton's book — The State Department's top spokeswoman on Monday muted the line of a reporter asking about John Bolton's book during a briefing extolling press freedom.
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Graham Vyse / Washington Post:
Along with huge proposed budget cuts, military newspaper Stars and Stripes faces a Pentagon restricting journalistic access more than under previous presidents — By mid-March, coronavirus response efforts were underway worldwide. President Trump had declared a national emergency. France was in lockdown.
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@mikejason73, @stevenbeynon, @mikejason73, @chadgarland and @cdicksteindc
MDIF:
Jim Egan, CEO of BBC Global News, named CIO of the Media Development Investment Fund, which invests in independent media in countries where it is under threat — Media Development Investment Fund today announced the appointment of Jim Egan as Chief Investment Officer.
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@jimegan1, Broadband TV News and @rasmus_kleis
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
OAN's controversial stories and onerous contract terms may put off big pay-TV providers; sources say its DirecTV deal may end in 2021, though OAN disputes that — - Controversial stories may put off Comcast, Charter and Dish — For now, DirecTV is the network's biggest distributor
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@johnjedwards3, @scottnover, @alexweprin, @lucas_shaw and @gerryfsmith
Tom Kludt / Vanity Fair:
Reporters and newsrooms are figuring out how to safely cover a presidential race and a historic civil rights movement during a global pandemic — Journalists descended on Tulsa for Trump's MAGA rally—and to a different world than three months ago. Newsrooms are now figuring …
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@tomkludt
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Hulu announces a new offer-focused ad unit called GatewayGo, with an option to send offers to a user's phone or tablet via push notification, email, or QR code — Hulu is unveiling a new ad unit today, which it's calling GatewayGo. The idea is to give viewers a way to directly interact …
Wall Street Journal:
Profile of NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, as he overhauls its TV operations and works to expand its streaming audience while navigating the pandemic — The new chief wants to shake up the entertainment giant as quickly as possible, throwing out old conventions. The pandemic is giving him license to do it.
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@katerinareports, Protocol and Bloomberg
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft says it is closing its Mixer live streaming service on July 22 and plans to move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming starting today — It's a strategic move for the future of xCloud — Microsoft is closing its Mixer service on July 22nd and plans to move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming.
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Josef Adalian / Vulture:
NBCUniversal is removing four episodes of 30 Rock that featured characters in blackface from streaming and syndication at the request of the show's co-creators — Four episodes of 30 Rock, including two featuring Jane Krakowski's Jenna character in blackface, are being removed …
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