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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Judge approves termination of 71-year-old consent decrees that barred US studios from owning theaters, noting they didn't apply to all studios or any streamers — A federal judge has given the green light to Justice Department to terminate the 71-year-old consent decrees …
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Olivia Solon / NBC News:
Internal docs: Facebook removed “strikes” so that at least 2 conservative pages, from PragerU and Diamond & Silk, dodged penalties under misinformation policies — Facebook has allowed conservative news outlets and personalities to repeatedly spread false information without facing …
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BuzzFeed News:
Staffers ask Zuckerberg what would happen if Trump uses Facebook to dispute the election; some staff say they have evidence of favoritism for right-wing pages
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Hollywood Reporter:
WarnerMedia's new CEO Jason Kilar shakes up top ranks, with Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly leaving; HBO Max GM Andy Forssell will lead a new HBO Max unit — Ann Sarnoff will oversee a newly expanded content group for the company, with Casey Bloys overseeing programming for HBO, HBO Max and linear cable networks.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
NBC News and Noticias Telemundo are formally partnering for the first time to create regular reports about the Latino community in English and Spanish — NBC News and Noticias Telemundo are combining resources on an ongoing basis for reports about the Latino community that will be presented in Spanish and English.
Alex Barker / Financial Times:
Sources: UK's Evening Standard proposes to cut 115 jobs, or one third of staff, including 69 editorial positions, a ~40% reduction of the newsroom — London free sheet is keeping its print edition but speeding up restructuring after years of losses — About a third of jobs at the Evening Standard …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Media outlets continue to use photos of outdoor spaces in articles about virus resurgence, though it's known they're less risky environments for transmission — Misinformation in your backyard. A new report from First Draft looks at online misinformation in Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:
A group of influential women urges media execs to avoid racist and sexist “stereotypes and tropes” when covering the woman Biden picks as a running mate — “We Have Her Back,” which includes leaders from NARAL and Planned Parenthood, is making its concerns known to the New York Times …
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Mike Peterson / AppleInsider:
Report: in Q1 2020, 54% of US households with broadband had a smart TV, surpassing the 42% share held by streaming devices like Roku — Streaming devices and set-top boxes like Roku or the Apple TV are increasingly losing ground to internet-connected smart TVs with the shift amplified by the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows.
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Mashable, @appleinsider and The Information
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
Subject of New York magazine article sues for libel, sexual harassment, and breach of contract, defining himself as a consultant for the outlet — See Hay v. New York Media LLC, a breach of contract, libel, and sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Bruce Hay (representing himself) …
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Washington Post:
The general manager of WAMU has stepped down after staff complaints about newsroom culture and a DCist story about harassment claims against a former reporter — The head of Washington's NPR affiliate resigned Friday following months of internal turmoil and an explosive news story detailing allegations …
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Ryan Ori / Chicago Tribune:
Filing: Tribune Publishing has terminated eight leases since March; sources: the company is in talks for a buyout of its Prudential Plaza 137K-square-foot lease — The Chicago Tribune's offices could be on the move for the second time in less than three years, as the newspaper's parent company seeks …
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BBC:
Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club says several media outlets have reported “highly unusual” delays in obtaining and renewing visas for journalists — Foreign journalists in Hong Kong are facing “highly unusual” visa delays at a time of high tension between the US and China …
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