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Aubree Eliza Weaver / Politico:
Sinclair says it will delay airing and add more context to an America This Week segment that features “Plandemic” conspiracy theory, after social media backlash — The report sparked an immediate outcry on social media, where the video has been largely banned on Facebook and YouTube.
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
NYT's coverage of Ted Yoho's expletives aimed at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and her response, cast her as the norm breaker and downplayed his verbal attack — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez makes some people very uncomfortable, and apparently that includes some editors and reporters at the New York Times.
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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
McClatchy sale agreement with Chatham filed in court: Chatham to pay $312M, honor union contracts, and keep company intact, while CEO Craig Forman to depart — McClatchy Co.'s new owner will keep all employees and most senior leaders and honor existing union contracts while continuing …
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
CUNY's Black Media Initiative director Aaron Foley discusses the new program's aims, as it prepares its first report on the Black news ecosystem in the US — “Black press has always been hyperlocal. But for whatever reason, the Black press has never gotten some of those [buzzword] labels …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
PwC: there were 259 M&A deals in the media and telecom sector in the first half of 2020, down 18% YoY, with overall deal value dropping 29% YoY to $30.7B — The 259 deals in the first half were down 18 percent, says PricewaterhouseCoopers, with traditional film and TV not seeing “a lot of activity.”
Kati Chitrakorn / Vogue Business:
Condé Nast to launch Vogue Scandinavia, with first print issue in spring 2021 under a licensing agreement with Four North Stockholm — Condé Nast is launching Vogue Scandinavia, with the first print issue set to publish in spring 2021, under a license agreement with Four North Stockholm …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Podcast creators find it challenging to raise ad revenue while preserving high listener engagement; Vox experiments with sponsored show segments or mini-series — Publishers are trying to wring more revenue out of their podcasts. — Over the past few months, as advertisers across …
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New York Times:
Debi Chirichella, CFO of Hearst's magazine division since 2011, is named interim president of the division following the departure of Troy Young — Debi Chirichella, the division's chief financial officer, will step in after the departure of Mr. Young, who was accused of making lewd remarks in the workplace.
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New York Times:
Troy Young, president of Hearst's magazine unit, resigns a day after reports surfaced of his history of lewd remarks amid a culture of discrimination
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Shana Lebowitz / Business Insider:
Insider Inc. pay equity report: median salary for women employees is $75K vs. $105K for men, BIPOC staff earn $81K vs. $85K for white staff — This month Insider Inc. — my employer — released data on employee compensation. — The results were, in a word, disappointing.
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Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:
Tow Center: since the pandemic began, 100+ outlets have suspended print editions, limited runs, consolidated sections, or discontinued print production entirely — Print editions have taken significant hits at newspapers and magazines across the world as financial setbacks caused by covid-19 rip through newsrooms.
Reid Nakamura / The Wrap:
Fox Sports has laid off 50-100 people, or 5-10% of its workforce, in a restructuring related to the sale of its regional sports networks to Disney in 2019 — Fox Sports has laid off 50 to 100 staffers in what is being described as a restructuring and streamlining effort at the company, TheWrap has confirmed.
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The Streamable, @jbflint and Hollywood Reporter
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Emily Atkin launched the climate newsletter Heated with a $20K advance from Substack, and now has 28K subscribers, 10% of whom pay $50-$75/year for premium subs — As newsroom jobs grow scarcer, journalists are building their own platforms via email newsletter
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