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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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@ccmnewmarkj, @blackdigitalhum, bookforum.com and @aaronkfoley
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.
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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@kerrymflynn and @nytmedia
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Politico's Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer, and John Bresnahan are launching a daily newsletter in 2021 as a standalone company, competing against Playbook — Three of Politico's biggest reporting stars plan to launch a competitor to the company's Politico Playbook franchise, sources tell me.
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@yashar, @jasonshevrin and Washingtonian
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.
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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@niemanlab, @tom___scott, @charlesarthur, @radiocatherine and @jimwaterson
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Joe Rogan is Spotify's most popular podcast globally and NPR News Now is in the US with The Daily, Call Her Daddy, and Michelle Obama's podcast in the top five — As they do at this time every year, Spotify has unveiled the top artists, albums, tracks, playlists and podcasts …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Ofcom approves launch of Rupert Murdoch's opinionated TV news channel, News UK TV, which, sources say, will be an evening-only service — Operation is racing against rival GB News to be first on air, with both groups aiming to launch next spring — Rupert Murdoch's forthcoming opinionated …
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@jimwaterson
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Lessons from Dave Chappelle's new IGTV release, including that aggregators like Netflix are a better bet for creators than middlemen like networks ever were — Manage your Stratechery subscription. — While there are not huge differences between Stratechery Weekly Articles and subscriber …
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