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Yochai Benkler / Columbia Journalism Review:
Study of 55K stories, 5M tweets, and 75K Facebook posts between March 1 and Aug. 31 shows how media helped Trump and GOP discredit the voting process for some — The presidential debate on September 29, 2020, ended with President Trump reiterating the false claim that mail-in ballots …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Following McEnany's diagnosis, reporters say they are furious about WH's cavalier attitude toward their safety and criticize the timidity of WHCA's statement — Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's COVID-19 diagnosis has only added to journalists' frustration—and anxiety—at 1600 Penn.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19
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Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
From his Rose Garden Garrett nomination party to his SUV joyride from Walter Reed, the media is right to say Trump is recklessly endangering others' lives
From his Rose Garden Garrett nomination party to his SUV joyride from Walter Reed, the media is right to say Trump is recklessly endangering others' lives
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Politico:
Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, who have helmed Politico's newsletter Playbook for four years, are leaving the outlet at the end of the year — DRIVING THE DAY — HOW CAN YOU SAY you support masks, if the Covid-stricken president of the United States walks into the White House and takes off …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook adds support for Netflix to Portal TV and introduces a new remote with buttons to launch streaming apps like Prime Video, Netflix, and Facebook Watch — Facebook announced this morning it's bringing a number of new features and services to its family of Portal devices, including support for Netflix and Zoom.
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Theatres says it has no plans to close reopened theaters, thanks to revenue sharing agreement with Universal that shortens the theatrical window to 17 days — The news came a day after rival Cineworld said it is closing all of its U.S. and U.K. locations amid the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic.
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CNN:
Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, to suspend operations at all of its theaters in the US and UK beginning on Thursday, affecting 45,000 employees
Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, to suspend operations at all of its theaters in the US and UK beginning on Thursday, affecting 45,000 employees
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Netflix show Glow, which had started filming its fourth season, is canceled entirely due to the difficulty and cost of filming in Los Angeles during COVID-19 — EXCLUSIVE: GLOW, Netflix's female wrestling dramedy, will not be returning to the ring for a fourth and final season.
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Bonnier to sell seven of its best-known US titles, including Saveur and Popular Science, to private equity firm North Equity as it moves to exit US media market — Deal hands Saveur, Popular Science, Field & Stream and others to North Equity — Magazine publisher Bonnier Corp. has agreed …
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
The New Yorker Union says it has reached an agreement with Condé Nast to include a just cause clause in contracts, shortly before a picket had been planned — New York (CNN Business)The New Yorker union celebrated Monday after reaching an agreement with owner Condé Nast …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Interview with Condé Nast's first diversity and inclusion officer Yashica Olden on her new role, goals and obstacles, and more — Last month Condé Nast released its first ever diversity and inclusion report which showed the legacy magazine publisher, like so many other large media companies …
David Cohen / Adweek:
NBC and Twitter extend Olympics content partnership for the delayed Tokyo games and for the 2022 Olympics, with exclusive daily original programming for Twitter — The pact covers the rescheduled 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, 2022 Winter Games in Beijing — Covid-19 bumped the 2020 Summer Games …
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Peter White / Deadline:
Soumya Sriraman, the president and CEO of streaming service BritBox, BBC Studios and ITV's joint venture, is stepping down at the end of October — Soumya Sriraman has stepped down as President and CEO of North American streamer BritBox. She will leave the platform at the end of the month …
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Shalini Venugopal Bhagat / New York Times:
How pro-Modi media outlets in India focused on the death of a Bollywood star over growing COVID-19 infections and economic crisis — Covid-19 is rippling through the country. The economy is reeling. But for many Indians, an actor's death and the investigation that followed are a bigger story.
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