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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney announces a major reorg, says its “primary focus” for entertainment will be streaming, as the pandemic has dramatically impacted its theatrical business — - Disney is restructuring its media and entertainment divisions. — In order to further accelerate it's direct …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
As part of restructuring, Disney forms content groups for major film franchises, general entertainment, and sports, as well as a centralized distribution arm — Company forms content groups for major film franchises, general entertainment and sports, as well as centralized distribution arm
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Behind the reporting and editing process that led to NYT's Caliphate, which was almost canned after it was publicly announced due to uncorroborated stories — A top editor is now reviewing Rukmini Callimachi's reporting on terrorism, which turned distant conflicts into accessible stories but drew criticism from colleagues.
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
NYT Guild apologized on Sunday after denouncing an NYT column from Bret Stephens that said “the 1619 Project has failed” — The New York Times Guild apologized on Sunday after denouncing an article from New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. — On Friday, Stephen's criticized …
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Davey Alba / New York Times:
Study: Facebook likes, comments, and shares from outlets that routinely publish misinformation roughly tripled from Q3 2016 to Q3 2020 to 1.8B interactions — During the 2016 presidential election, Russian operatives used Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms …
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Maria Arias / Axios:
WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows refused to speak to reporters outside Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing after they requested that he keep his face mask on — White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows refused to speak to reporters outside Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing on Monday …
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Washington Post:
Kat Downs Mulder named managing editor/digital of The Washington Post — The Washington Post today announced Kat Downs Mulder has been named managing editor/digital. In this senior newsroom position, she will help ensure The Post is at the forefront of change in a rapidly evolving digital news environment.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBCUniversal consolidates ad sales for its local stations and regional sports outlets under its ad-sales chief Linda Yaccarino — NBCUniversal consolidated ad sales for its local stations and regional sports outlets under its ad-sales chief Linda Yaccarino, adding to her duties at the large Comcast-controlled media conglomerate.
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
The media must keep its focus on Amy Coney Barrett and what her appointment could mean for millions of Americans, not flimsy Republican talking points — When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in mid-September, it was reasonable to expect that the Republican push to replace her on the Supreme Court …
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Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land:
Google adds YouTube to its Google Ads attribution reporting and expands its data-driven attribution model to more advertisers — Google has added YouTube in its Google Ads attribution reporting and is making its data-driven attribution model available to more advertisers.
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Hollywood Reporter:
NBC's top unscripted executive Meredith Ahr is out following an investigation into claims that she and Paul Telegdy fostered a toxic culture at the network — The news follows an investigation into the culture at the network sparked by claims that she and NBC's former entertainment president fostered a toxic workplace.
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Group Nine's mobile news brand NowThis launches an events franchise, with the inaugural online event, NowThis Next, scheduled for October 18 — Netflix CMO Bozoma Saint John, Elizabeth Banks, Stacey Abrams and former Universal chief Donna Langley will also appear at NowThis Next, set for Oct. 18
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
China's biggest game-streaming platforms Huya and DouYu agree to merge, creating a combined company with 300M+ MAUs, representing ~80% of the Chinese market — China's two largest games live streaming companies Huya and DouYu, both of which have U.S. share listings, are to merge.
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