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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
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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
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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
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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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