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2:55 PM ET, September 10, 2020

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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bob Woodward defends his decisions to wait to reveal Trump's early pandemic comments: he aimed to provide fuller context than could occur in a news story  —  Two waves of outrage greeted the news on Wednesday of Bob Woodward's latest White House chronicle, a book entitled “Rage.”
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
The Atlantic has added 325,000 paid subscribers since launching a paywall a year ago; 20,000+ signed up over last weekend after Jeffrey Goldberg's post on Trump  —  New York (CNN Business)President Trump wrote The Atlantic off as a “dying” magazine last week after it published an explosive story …
Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:
Tow Center introduces COVID-19 Cutback Tracker, an interactive map and searchable database that tracks media cuts since the start of the pandemic  —  Since March of 2020, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism has been collecting data on cutbacks to US newsrooms happening amid the novel coronavirus pandemic …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Megyn Kelly to launch production company Devil May Care Media, which will back podcasts and other shows on current events, starting with her own podcast  —  Megyn Kelly isn't on a mainstream news outlet at present, but that isn't going to keep her from broadcasting.
Business Insider:
Trump bragged that he protected Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman from congressional scrutiny after Jamal Khashoggi's killing, according to Woodward's new book  —  - President Donald Trump bragged that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the assassination and dismembering …
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Sources: Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Mulan after controversy over the film's links to the Xinjiang region  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co's release of “Mulan”, in an order issued …
Brian Welk / The Wrap:
Study: Black women were absent from a third of 2019's 100 top-grossing movies, Asian women from 55, and Latinas from 71; white women were missing from 7 films  —  Asian women were absent from more than half of the top 100 films, while Latina women did not appear in 71 of the top movies
Discussion: Variety
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Twitter expands election misinfo policies, prohibiting misleading claims about results, “inciting unlawful conduct” to prevent peaceful transfer of power, more  —  Washington (CNN Business)Twitter announced Thursday that it is expanding its policies against election-related misinformation …
Tom Ley / Defector:
Defector, the subscription-based sports blog created by former Deadspin staffers, formally launches  —  Welcome to Defector, an employee-owned sports and culture website brought to you by the former staffers of Deadspin.  Let me tell you who we are, and how we got here.
Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Sources: HBO Max's ad-supported tier may launch in Q2 2021 with two to four minutes of ads per hour; AT&T wants advertisers to spend a minimum $250K/quarter  —  WarnerMedia has started pitching advertisers on its flagship streaming service HBO Max.  —  WarnerMedia has told ad buyers …
Peter White / Deadline:
ViacomCBS signs three-year deal with iHeartMedia to create dozens of original podcasts as well as shows that leverage ViacomCBS IP like Yo! MTV Raps  —  ViacomCBS is expanding its podcast business with a three year deal with iHeartMedia.  —  The deal will include the return of Yo!
Discussion: Variety, Business Wire and DMS
Joan Summers / Jezebel:
The freelancer who wrote a glowing Marie Claire cover story on Chrissy Teigen accepted a job with Teigen, a fact noted only in a small disclaimer at story's end  —  Marie Claire has debuted a new Chrissy Teigen cover story that, among other things, is meant to promote her new recipe and cooking website, Cravings.
 
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Starting in 2024, best picture submissions at the Oscars will have to meet two of four inclusion standards in onscreen representation and offscreen staffing
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Randall Rothenberg to step down as CEO of IAB after 14 years; David Cohen, who served as president of IAB since March 2020, to be the new CEO
Megan Graham / CNBC:
Source: digital advertising platforms Taboola and Outbrain have ended merger talks after failing to agree on revised deal terms, a year after announcing merger