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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In Trump's first TV interview since Nov. 3, Maria Bartiromo approvingly let him regurgitate nonsensical allegations about the election for 45 minutes — It's not just the fringe outlets carrying his water — In the years-long competition among Fox employees to demonstrate the most obsequiousness …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Facebook to launch its dedicated News tab in the UK in Jan., says it will pay outlets for content selected by Facebook staff; most big UK outlets have signed up — Social network agrees deal with mainstream outlets in face of government crackdown on its dominance of advertising
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Newmark J-School:
CUNY's Black Media Initiative launches a new map and directory tracking nearly 300 Black media outlets, including newspapers and digital outlets, across the US — With a national map that includes publications of multiple formats and topics, we are filling a long-existing void.
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Errin Haines / The 19th:
Biden announces an all-women White House communications team, with Kate Bedingfield as communications director, Jen Psaki as press secretary, and more — Kate Bedingfield, Jen Psaki, Karine Jean-Pierre and Symone Sanders will be among those overseeing communications for the incoming administration.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Meredith says it has parted ways with J.D. Heyman, the EIC of Entertainment Weekly magazine; Heyman joined the publication as EIC in June 2019 — Meredith Corporation has parted ways with J.D. Heyman, the editor in chief of Entertainment Weekly magazine, the company confirmed on Monday.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Fox News primetime lineup and its fringy lower-tier knockoffs have become the actual leaders of the GOP, setting the party agenda and acting as its “war room” — Media parasites have taken control of the host. — Cymothoa exigua is a terrifying creature.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
After Facebook blocked his anti-vaccine posts, a conspiracy theorist in UK launched a newspaper, using Facebook to build a volunteer print distribution network — Self-published newspaper uses Facebook and Twitter to recruit volunteers and increase reach — hen the factcheckers tried …
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Profile of Bon Appétit's new Editor-in-Chief Dawn Davis, who became the magazine's first Black woman EIC after 25 years as a publishing executive — New York (CNN Business)When a friend reached out to Dawn Davis about the editor in chief opening at Bon Appétit …
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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Some publishers are experimenting to keep events engaging during the pandemic: Atlas Obscura is planning US road trips, PopSugar hosted a drive-in LA premiere — This article is part of the Future of Work briefing, a weekly email with stories, interviews, trends and links about how work, workplaces and workforces are changing.
Ilana E. Strauss / The Atlantic:
In NY, local news anchor Anne McCloy has been directing the attention of the governor's office to ~3,500 cases of people with unemployment claims — The news team found 71-year-old Gabor Radnai wandering around their parking lot, crying and clutching a pile of paperwork. — “Why did you drive your papers here?”
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Mark Stevens / Stuff:
New Zealand media giant Stuff apologizes to Māori people after a review by 20 staff finds coverage has “ranged from racist to blinkered” over 160 years — EDITORIAL: It's not unusual to take stock when you hit a milestone birthday, look back, reflect and consider what contribution you might have made to society.
Frederic Filloux / Monday Note:
A look at Google's €50M/year deal with French publishers: News Showcase to highlight stories in search, subscription and promotional help from Google, and more — Google will end up giving about €150m to the French press over the next three years.
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