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Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBCU threatens to pull its TV Everywhere channels from Roku as early as this weekend amid Peacock negotiations — The dispute between Roku and NBCUniversal over distribution of the fledgling Peacock streaming service has taken a nasty turn. — Late Thursday, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal notified Roku …
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Media Matters for America:
Joe Rogan pushed the debunked conspiracy theory that “left-wing people” are starting forest fires in Portland during his podcast on Thursday — On the September 17 edition of his podcast, host Joe Rogan pushed the baseless conspiracy theory that “left-wing people” are “lighting forest fires” on the West Coast.
Elaine Low / Variety:
In memo to staff, WarnerMedia CEO addresses Ellen Show and TMZ allegations and says they've hired a third party to do a review of their production business — Following news reports detailing issues of alleged misconduct at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and TMZ's newsroom …
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BuzzFeed News, Hollywood Reporter, @sethabramovitch, @vulture and New York Post
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's content accelerator Impact closes Series A, plans to launch the Creative Network, a marketplace for entertainment industry workers — Hollywood has been better known for making films and TV shows about the tech industry than it has been for being a part of it …
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Boston Globe's deal with Biogen to provide digital subs to its staff and host town halls on topics of Biogen's choosing raises conflict-of-interest concerns — The Boston Globe has announced a partnership with Biogen in which the company's 4,000 Massachusetts-based employees will receive digital subscriptions.
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The Boston Globe and Dan Kennedy
Dan Rys / Billboard:
Complex Networks names Maurice Peebles as editor-in-chief to oversee news and video operations — Complex Networks has named a new editor-in-chief to oversee its news and video operations: Maurice Peebles, who will take over the job beginning Oct. 5. Peebles, who most recently was digital editor …
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@tallmaurice, @martinonyc, @baileycarlin, @tallmaurice, @tallmaurice and MediaPost
Keziah Weir / Vanity Fair:
A deep look at Skyhorse Publishing, literary home to Michael Cohen, Woody Allen, and Alan Dershowitz; ex-employees talk of mismanagement and a toxic workplace — Skyhorse Publishing, literary home to Michael Cohen, Woody Allen, and Alan Dershowitz, has struggled with bigger problems than a roster of political unsavories.
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Columbia Journalism Review, @keziahweir, SHuSH,, @laurahazardowen, @laurahazardowen, @keziahweir, @sarahw, @laurahazardowen, @emma_dubin, @laurahazardowen, @laurahazardowen, @laurahazardowen, @laurahazardowen, @niviaevans, @rowleyamato, @laurahazardowen, @stephenspower, @clairehoworth, @scottedelman, @dreamoforgonon, @chelseagsummers, @mwbelford, @sarahw, @racheldoesbooks, @clairehoworth, @clairehoworth, @hannahvanvels, @aetiology and @elizabethbelsky
Jane Martinson / The Guardian:
In an increasingly diverse world, UK media needs to change, for ethical and commercial reasons; it remains dominated by “pale, male, and posh” rings of power — Of the 111 voices who were quoted on the front pages of British newspapers in a week chosen at random this summer, just one belonged to a black person.
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One Man & His Blog, @wij_uk, @janemartinson and @janebsinger
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Jem Collins / Women In Journalism:
Study of UK media diversity over one week finds none of 11 major newspapers featured a Black reporter on the front page, 25% of front page bylines went to women
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@jessbrammar, @charliebcuff, @jessicabateman, @jamiefahey1, @blackbritish_b, @kimgidarrah, @wij_uk, @rasmus_kleis, @nivritag, Jon Slattery, Press Gazette and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Interviews and emails show American University officials repeatedly stopped a manager at public radio station WAMU from firing a staffer accused of harassment — In 2016, public radio station manager J.J. Yore made repeated attempts to get rid of an employee he suspected was a serial sexual harasser.
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DCist, @cdelshad, @nanagongadze, @gretchencarlson, @nellgluckman, @cady_stanton, @steffdaz, @wagatwe, @barredindc, @robbiegramer, @abeaujon, @taylakaye, @dcist, @feliciasonmez, @haley_samsel, @curious_kurz, @maddiepoore_, @maustermuhle, @maustermuhle, @steffdaz, @kairyssdal, @vivian and @vivian
Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance:
7Park Data: nearly 29% of U.S. households that subscribe to Disney+ purchased the $30 Mulan film through September 12th — calculated risk releasing its live-action “Mulan” remake on streaming service Disney+ — which new data suggests is paying off. — According to exclusive figures provided by analytics research firm
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Digital TV Europe, And That's What You Missed On, The Playlist, /Film, Forbes and Marketplace
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Mountain State Spotlight, with three veteran journalists as co-founders, launches with help from American Journalism Project, ProPublica, and Report for America — “In my experience in legacy media, the answer was to throw your hands in the air and say, 'There's not much we can do.' Well, I don't find that acceptable.
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@kenwardjr, @ketchcast, @sarahscire, @jayrosen_nyu, @niemanlab, @kristenhare, Poynter and Mountain State Spotlight
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A survey of 14k people in 7 countries looks at how people view the motives of news media covering the pandemic; only in the US is the issue profoundly partisan — A new study looks at how people in seven countries view the motives of the news media in covering the pandemic.
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The Media Nut, bookforum.com, @mic_global and @jbenton
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