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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
How The 1619 Project, a collection of provocative magazine articles about the ways slavery shaped our nation, helped fuel a culture war in an election year — One morning in mid-September, Nikole Hannah-Jones woke to a text message from a friend noting an unusual event on President Trump's schedule …
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The New York Times Company:
Dean Baquet says he welcomes NYT Opinion's “role in hosting a wide range of views” but rejects questions raised about journalistic standards of The 1619 Project — 1619 is one of the most important pieces of journalism The Times has produced under my tenure as executive editor.
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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”
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ has sued a former adviser of Melania Trump, claiming she breached an NDA by publishing a scathing book; one expert called the suit an abuse of DOJ resources — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former adviser and confidant of first lady Melania Trump …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
WaPo's new election modeling tool will help determine where votes remain uncounted and if election is too close to call, as outlets move away from calling races — The Washington Post has created a vote modeling tool that will help the newsroom determine with reasonable confidence if an election …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
WordPress debuts a new tool that can take blog posts, including accompanying images and videos, and post them as Twitter threads automatically — Earlier this year, WordPress .com introduced an easier way to post your Twitter threads, also known as tweetstorms, to your blog with the introduction of “unroll” option for Twitter embeds.
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Bon Appétit relaunches its YouTube channel with a diverse slate of new chefs after several hosts quit over allegations of racial inequity — Bon Appétit relaunched its YouTube channel Tuesday with a diverse slate of new chef-hosts after months of turmoil and the exit …
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Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
Netflix has stopped offering its 30-day free trial across all markets — It's either you're all in or you're all out with Netflix as the streaming giant has removed their free trial. — As first spotted by Phil Swann, the streamer is no longer giving users a chance to try the service for free.
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CNBC:
Facebook announces a global policy banning anti-vaccination ads but will allow ads that advocate for legislation around vaccination policies — - Facebook said Tuesday it is launching a new global policy that bans ads that discourage people from getting vaccines.
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Kathryn Hopkins / WWD:
New York relaunches Curbed, the last Vox property to move to the magazine, where it will feature regularly in print, be placed under a paywall, and focus on NY — Real estate site Curbed has officially relaunched as a New York Magazine vertical. — When Vox Media acquired New York Media …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Changes to BuzzFeed's ecommerce operations amid COVID-19 have prepped it for a more responsive holiday shopping season, as its commerce revenue is up 34% YTD — BuzzFeed's commerce team knows it is going to have to act fast this fall. — As the venture-backed publisher finishes getting ready …
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Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
Profile of The Babylon Bee, a conservative answer to The Onion, which initially mocked Trump but now finds itself with an “insatiable desire to own the libs” — The comedy site, a conservative answer to ‘The Onion,’ used to have Trump squarely in its cross hairs.
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Frank Pallotta / CNN:
AMC Theatres says existing cash resources would be “largely depleted” by the end of 2020 or early 2021 due to reduced movie slate and attendance, down 85% YoY — New York (CNN Business)Illustrating how dire the situation is for the movie theater industry, the world's largest theater chain …
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