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Wallace's Trump interview serves as a journalistic fig leaf for Fox News, something it can use to counter criticism that Fox is nothing but a Trump cheerleader — For good reasons, Chris Wallace's extensive interview with President Trump was widely praised.
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Fox News' Chris Wallace conducted what might be the best TV interview yet with Donald Trump, by being prepared and not hesitating to call out Trump — The Poynter Report is our daily media newsletter. To have it delivered to your inbox Monday-Friday, click here.
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Warner Bros indefinitely delays Christopher Nolan's Tenet, further complicating Hollywood's already bumpy plan to revive moviegoing — Warner Bros. has removed “Tenet” from its release calendar, delivering a big blow on the exhibition industry at a time when movie theaters had hoped to peg …
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How ex-NYT reporter-turned-novelist Alex Berenson is capitalizing on COVID-19 skepticism, catching the eye of Elon Musk and Fox News and selling 100K+ booklets — Anger at lockdowns and mask mandates provides fertile ground for arguments about the best way to fight the virus.
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Study by the Reuters Institute for Journalism: around 70% of journalists reporting on COVID-19 say they are suffering from some levels of psychological distress — Many reporters are struggling to cope with the emotional demands of covering the pandemic, write Meera Selva and Anthony Feinstein
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Female sports reporters recall experiences of sexual and verbal harassment while working, almost always from men, following a story on Washington's NFL team — Lindsay Jones, an NFL reporter for the Athletic, read The Washington Post's investigative report Thursday that detailed allegations …
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Bauer Media shuts down British music magazine Q after 34 years, as its circulation fell to 28,359, down from a peak of more than 200,000 in 2001 — Magazine that celebrated breadth of pop music spectrum was under review following further losses during coronavirus pandemic


NBCUniversal names Beau Ferrari chairman of Telemundo, succeeding Cesar Conde, who became chairman of the NBC News Group in May — The exec succeeds Cesar Conde, who shifted to a role as chairman of the NBC News Group in May. — NBCUniversal has named Beau Ferrari chairman of Telemundo Enterprises …


Staff at Dallas' only daily newspaper Dallas Morning News and its Spanish-language sister pub Al Día Dallas announce plans to unionize — Citing Poor Staff Retention And An Unstable Newsroom, Staffers At Dallas' Only Daily Newspaper Announced Plans To Unionize On Monday.


Ned Desmond says he will step down as TechCrunch COO in August, after more than eight years at the tech publication — Let me lead with the news: After more than eight years as TechCrunch's COO, I am leaving on August 21. My decision is as much about my appetite for a green field …
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Email reveals Facebook execs mulling how to remove a well-founded fact check label from a viral climate misinfo post from The Daily Wire after pressure from GOP — This is a special joint edition of Popular Information and HEATED, a climate newsletter by journalist Emily Atkin.
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Interview with Alex Trebek, longtime game show host of Jeopardy! who for many represents the inherent value of facts amid fractured ideological media bubbles — In his new memoir, the longtime “Jeopardy!” host delivers clues and facts about himself, and looks back on his life as he struggles with advanced pancreatic cancer.
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