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Peter Sterne / New York Magazine:
Greenwald's break with The Intercept was inevitable: he planned to leave, viewed editing as censorship, and Substack may be able to match his six-figure salary — On Thursday, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald denounced The Intercept, the news outlet he co-founded six years ago, and announced his immediate resignation.
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Glenn Greenwald quits The Intercept, saying its editors refused to publish a post unless he removed parts critical of Biden; he will now publish on Substack
Glenn Greenwald quits The Intercept, saying its editors refused to publish a post unless he removed parts critical of Biden; he will now publish on Substack
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Glenn Greenwald / Greenwald:
Glenn Greenwald publishes his email exchange with Intercept editors about his Biden story, which he says precipitated his resignation
Glenn Greenwald publishes his email exchange with Intercept editors about his Biden story, which he says precipitated his resignation
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
How news outlets are preparing for election night, with plans for extended live coverage and transparency about what's known and what isn't — NEW YORK (AP) — This coming weekend, CNN's Sam Feist will distribute to his staff copies of the testimony news executives gave to Congress …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Tim Davie says that BBC journalists can attend Pride marches, if they aren't seen as taking a stand on “politicized issues”, though what that means is unclear — Non-politicised participation allowed, Tim Davie says, as newsrooms call for clarity on new impartiality rules
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BBC issues social media guidelines prohibiting staff from criticizing colleagues, “virtue signaling”, and expressing personal opinions on public policy, more
BBC issues social media guidelines prohibiting staff from criticizing colleagues, “virtue signaling”, and expressing personal opinions on public policy, more
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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
YouTube TV says it is dropping NESN, the sports network for the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins, on Saturday; NESN will only stream on fuboTV and AT&T TV NOW — Just a few weeks after losing Fox Sports RSNs, YouTube TV will be dropping NESN, the regional sports network coving the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins.
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Lara O'Reilly / Digiday:
Interview with Petra Wikström, director of public policy at Schibsted, on joining the Coalition for App Fairness to pressure app store owners to change rules — Nordic publishing giant Schibsted became one of 20 new members of the recently formed Coalition for App Fairness earlier this month.
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Angel Rodriguez / Los Angeles Times:
LA Times launches Latinx Files, a free weekly newsletter to highlight issues facing the Latinx community as part of its effort to cover underrepresented stories — You've probably seen the numbers: Nearly half of Los Angeles County, nearly 40% of California and nearly a fifth of the United States is Latino.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fact-checking finds more problems with The Atlantic story on niche sports by Ruth S. Barrett, who had a scandal-ridden record when using the byline Ruth Shalit — Over a couple of paragraphs in a recent story on niche sports and college athletics, Ruth S. Barrett writes of two injuries sustained …
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Kim Lyons / The Verge:
YouTube reports $5B in Q3 ad revenue, up 30% YoY from $3.8B, has more than 30M paid music and premium subscribers; YouTube TV has more than 3M subscribers — Parent company Alphabet reported better-than-expected third quarter ad revenue results — Google parent company Alphabet's third …
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Helen Coster / Reuters:
Comcast Q3: NBCU earnings down 38.7% YoY to $1.3B; revenue of $6.7B, down 19% YoY; ~22M Peacock signups; film revenue down 25% YoY to $1.3B, offset by licensing
Comcast Q3: NBCU earnings down 38.7% YoY to $1.3B; revenue of $6.7B, down 19% YoY; ~22M Peacock signups; film revenue down 25% YoY to $1.3B, offset by licensing
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Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Amazon reports Q3 “other” category revenue, which mostly covers its ad business, of $5.4B, up 51% YoY, and subscription services revenue of $6.58B, up 33% YoY
Amazon reports Q3 “other” category revenue, which mostly covers its ad business, of $5.4B, up 51% YoY, and subscription services revenue of $6.58B, up 33% YoY
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Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
Maine's tight Senate race has helped offset pandemic losses for local news with the Bangor Daily News seeing a 3,000% increase in political ad spending vs. 2014 — WASHINGTON — Two years ago, when Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced that she would vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh …
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Pew Research Center:
Among six public US newspaper companies, ad revenue fell by a median 42% YoY in Q2; circulation revenue fell by 8% YoY; labor expenses in four fell a median 20% — The financial state of the U.S. news media in the second quarter of 2020 … The coronavirus outbreak has had a major impact …
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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Profile of FCC's Brendan Carr, a key figure in the Republican fight against Big Tech and potential FCC chairman if Trump is reelected — SHARE All sharing options — Ted Cruz was shouting at Jack Dorsey. — “Who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed …
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Ludovic Blecher / The Keyword:
Google releases final impact report of its €150M , five-year Digital Innovation Fund, which supported 662 digital news projects in Europe through 2019 — Five years ago, as we saw news publishers shifting towards digital formats and trying new ways of doing things in the internet era …
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Sarah Kim / Korea JoongAng Daily:
In Q&A, NYT's international president discusses why it chose Korea as its new Asia hub and says it began contingency plans to leave Hong Kong three years ago — Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, international president of The New York Times Company, said the high level of press freedom in Korea …
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