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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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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.
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Interview with Jason Kilar on HBO Max, its importance in WarnerMedia's restructuring, streaming subscriber goals, and leaning into shorter theatrical windows — WarnerMedia sprung the news Friday of a major internal reshuffling, which translated to the departures of WarnerMedia Entertainment …
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G/O Media, owner of Gizmodo, Jezebel, The Onion, and Deadspin, lays off 15 video staffers, says it will reallocate resources to other areas including editorial — G/O Media saw more layoffs Friday as the company reallocated money from video production to other areas, like editorial. 15 staffers lost their jobs.
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AMC filed a complaint with the FCC accusing AT&T of favoring its own networks TNT and HBO and restricting the online distribution of AMC's content — The “Walking Dead” network asks the FCC to punish AT&T for favoring HBO and TNT over non-owned channels.
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In a memo to staff, Bon Appétit says a third-party investigation found that race played no part in video team members' pay, as two Black editorial staffers quit — Troubles at the magazine surfaced in June, when the top editor resigned under pressure after staff members complained of a toxic culture.
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Multiple Bon Appétit Test Kitchen stars say they'll no longer appear in videos; their statements follow staff concerns about equitable pay and diversity efforts
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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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A look at the variety of in-depth food newsletters, as publishing tools like Substack grow and food magazines and newspaper food sections dwindle — Indie newsletters are booming, and they're home to some of the most exciting food writing today. — The motivations vary.


Q&A with Kristen Hare on her coverage of media cuts during the COVID-19 crisis and future issues like returning to physical and accessible newsrooms — Since early April, Kristen Hare—a reporter who typically covers local news innovations for the Poynter Institute …


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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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.


How China's economic clout affects Hollywood, which self-censors and works with censors to avoid angering Beijing and is rewarded for pushing certain storylines — This report examines the ways in which Beijing's censors have affected and influenced Hollywood and the global filmmaking industry.
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