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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
In updated editor's note, Newsweek apologized for an op-ed questioning Harris' eligibility, calling it a tool for racism after staffers demanded it be retracted — The apology nevertheless fell far short of staffers' demands that the magazine retract and remove the supposedly erudite exploration of 19th century Supreme Court rulings.
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Financial Times:
Sources: as ViacomCBS expands CBS All Access with programming from Viacom and Paramount, it is considering rebranding the streaming service to Paramount+ — ‘Paramount+’ tops shortlist as battle with Disney moves centre stage in attempt to lift shares — ViacomCBS is considering a plan …
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Bloomberg:
ViacomCBS shares rose as much as 5.8% on Friday following a researcher's report that an activist investor may be gathering a significant stake — - Credit Suisse trades hint that shareholder is amassing stake — But any activist would have to win over Shari Redstone
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Ben Koo / Awful Announcing:
The LA Times sports columnist Arash Markazi announced his resignation, after being placed on paid leave in July amid alleged plagiarism and other ethical lapses — Sources indicated to Awful Announcing that Markazi's exit was being brokered behind the scenes between the paper's lawyers …
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@laurawags, @bkoo, @timmarchman and The Wrap, Thanks:@matthewkeyslive
Business Insider:
Current and former Complex Networks staffers detail a company culture where leadership fostered bullying, favoritism; Complex has launched “full cultural audit” — - Complex Networks is facing a reckoning after a number of current and former employees cited incidents …
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Victoria Song / Gizmodo:
The death of Bon Appétit shows why media companies, which have no idea what makes videos work, failed with their half-baked plans to pivot to video — There are a zillion reasons why I have been mourning the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The one that hurts most is that the slow …
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New York Times:
Some Hollywood blockbusters resume filming overseas, like the latest Jurassic World in the UK using Universal's 107-page safety manual and 18K COVID tests — “Jurassic World: Dominion,” filming in England, is a chance for the movie industry to see if it can move past the financial woes caused by the pandemic.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The White House breached its own COVID-19 social distancing rules to allow representatives from Gateway Pundit, Epoch Times, and OAN into press briefings — The White House press corps just got a little more Trump-friendly, thanks to a bit of maneuvering by the White House itself.
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Rob Pegoraro / Forbes:
Facebook's new policy to label promoted content with direct political ties won't affect sites, like Breitbart, which are funded by political actors — A new policy Facebook FB announced Tuesday suggests the social network will finally punish political propaganda disguised as news.
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@lindsayschrupp, @jimmyeatcarbs and Breitbart
CNN:
Interview with Apple Daily owner Jimmy Lai, who says his arrest was a “symbolic exercise” by China to show that Hong Kong's new national security law has teeth — Hong Kong (CNN Business)Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has called his arrest a “symbolic exercise” …
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@jennicnn and @jgriffiths
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
US Court of Appeals rules Charter can charge Netflix, other streaming services for network interconnection, despite merger conditions prohibiting the practice — Court kills ban on interconnection fees because FCC didn't defend merger condition. — Charter can charge Netflix …
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Multichannel News, @gerryconway, @karlbode and MediaPost
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Santa Cruz Local, a startup that focuses on county-level public policy reporting, has grown amid the pandemic to 500 paying members and 3,800 newsletter subs — Santa Cruz Local nearly doubled paying members since the coronavirus pandemic … “Hey everyone.
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