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Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Fox News, WSJ, and New York Post shifted their tone on Friday, appealing to Trump to preserve his “legacy” by showing grace in defeat — Multiple Rupert Murdoch-owned conservative media outlets in the United States have shifted their messaging in a seeming effort to warn readers …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Two NY Post sources say top editors told some staffers this week to be tougher in their coverage of Trump; Col Allan, the paper's adviser, is retiring next year — Rupert Murdoch's tabloid has turned critical as the president seems headed to defeat. Col Allan, a wizard there, says he plans to retire next year.
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Peter Maass / The Intercept:
With Trump's apparent defeat in sight, the Fox News network and the Murdoch family face far more critical scrutiny than they ever have in the US — A behind-the-scenes struggle that could determine the extent of post-election violence in America is breaking into the open, but it's not at the White House or inside the GOP.
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CNN:
Fox News memos direct talent not to call Biden “President-elect” when the race is called and instead say he “has enough electoral votes to win the presidency” — New York (CNN Business)Fox News is instructing its anchors not to call Joe Biden the “President-elect” …
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New York Times:
ABC, CBS, NBC, and MSNBC cut away from Trump's news conference on Thursday to correct his many false claims, while CNN and Fox News carried it live — Fox News and CNN stuck with the White House news conference, but reported afterward that the president offered no evidence for his accusations of vote fraud.
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
Media outlets practiced responsible journalism by waiting to be absolutely sure before they called the election in favor of Joe Biden — As Election Day turned into Election Week and closed the curtains on Trump's anti-media presidency, the media shined. — Isn't it ironic?
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Despite a growth in YouTube's connected TV viewership, creators hesitate to overhaul their content strategies to suit a bigger screen as mobile still dominates — Many YouTube viewers consider the digital video platform to be akin to TV, and they are increasingly watching its content on TV screens.
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Corey Hutchins / The Colorado Independent:
Colorado Community Media buys several Denver-area newspapers bringing its total weeklies to 22, says it noticed an uptick in advertising starting in September — Your weekly roundup of Colorado local news & media — Throughout the past eight months of the pandemic, newspapers have been gushing red ink.
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Rachel Del Valle / Nieman Lab:
Parents looking for fact-based reporting on hard-to-explain news are turning to podcast services and podcasts, like Pinna and Vox Explained for Kids — Remember the 90s? Big time for educational content targeted at young people. PBS Kids premiered in 1994, Time for Kids launched in 1995 …
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@spj_tweets and @niemanreports
Lara O'Reilly / Digiday:
How California's Prop 24, which passed on Tues. and will replace its current data privacy law, affects publishers, like limiting “sharing” of consumers' data — California voters on Tuesday night voted to pass Proposition 24, otherwise known as the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act …
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John Ourand / Sports Business Daily:
The latest round of ESPN layoffs, focused on production, highlight how TV networks have adapted to producing sports remotely, with fewer staff and lower costs — The pandemic forced the move, but cost savings have networks planning to stay with the approach.
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Twitter permanently bans Steve Bannon's @WarRoomPandemic and YouTube pulls episode of his show after he called for execution of FBI director Wray and Dr. Fauci — Former Presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed …
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