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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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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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New York Magazine, Nieman Lab and @ddouglassjaimes


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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@chasemadar, @nytpolitics, @imao_, @michaeldweiss, @samthielman, @mazmhussain, @emmabgo and @jake_hanrahan


How Fox News personalities such as Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson are helping Trump campaign launder unverified Russian information about top Democrats — (CNN)While most of the nation was largely fixated over the past week on President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis …
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The NYT, WSJ, WaPo, and other major outlets are refusing to send reporters to travel with Trump this week amid lack of assurance of COVID-19 safety protocols — Newspapers and networks are wary of exposing their staff members to the president and his aides, saying they do not have assurance …


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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Former Cheddar EIC Jim Roberts has joined The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education in the US, as its new publisher and chief strategy officer — Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States has measured its impact in terms of the many thousands lives lost …
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@nycjim, @sarafischer, @raju, @the74, @alexanderrusso, @beth_hawkins, @the74, @the74, @romydrucker and Talking Biz News


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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Columbia Journalism Review, @justin_hyde, @mariaramirezny, Reuters, @jarroddicker, @raju and Politico


Right-wing YouTuber Steven Crowder has made a comeback after demonetization last summer, gaining nearly 1M subs, showing the unevenness of YouTube's enforcement — A year in YouTube's penalty box worked out well for Steven Crowder. — Crowder—one of the most popular conservative voices …
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A reporter reflects on covering the NBA from inside its COVID-19 protective bubble, an experience both whimsical and grueling — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Ninety days after I checked into the NBA's restrictive bubble at Disney World, I find myself with a recurring daydream: I slide into the back seat …
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@bengolliver, @gregjaffe, @anniegowen and @mulegirl


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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How Netflix reinvented its marketing on social media through a series of accounts for Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+, and other subsets of its audience — How do you market a product to the world if you already have close to 200 million committed customers? For Netflix, the answer has been to realize that its audience is not a monolith.