Mediagazer: The Drudge Report, once a supporter of Trump's rise to the presidency, featured a Photoshopped image of the president in an orange prison jumpsuit on Tuesday (Leia Idliby/Mediaite)

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Leia Idliby / Mediaite:

The Drudge Report, once a supporter of Trump's rise to the presidency, featured a Photoshopped image of the president in an orange prison jumpsuit on Tuesday — Matt Drudge, the head of influential news aggregator Drudge Report, featured an image of President Donald Trump in a prison jumpsuit on his website.

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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:

After Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe called in to a morning CNN editorial call with Jeff Zucker, CNN says it has referred the incident to law enforcement — CNN said it is involving “law enforcement” after James O'Keefe, the founder of the right-wing group Project Veritas …

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Ashley Carman / The Verge:

Spotify says Anchor powered 80% of its new podcasts, or 1M+ shows, in 2020; overall, Anchor powers 70% of Spotify's total podcast catalog of over 1.9M shows — Anchor powered more than 1 million show launches in 2020 — Spotify's $100 million-plus Anchor acquisition is seemingly paying off.

Discussion: @simonowens, Spotify for Podcasters and Spotify

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

Discussion: Spotify, TechCrunch, Fast Company, @drownedinsound, @wcchen, @tinacanthony, @drownedinsound, @highwayqueens, @kerrymflynn, Spotify, The A.V. Club, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter and Engadget

Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:

Nielsen: workers increased their TV watching time between 9am and 4pm by 21% YoY; kids between 6 and 17 also saw double-digit increases in TV watch time — Altered viewing patterns during Covid-19 present new reality for advertisers — As people continue working and attending school remotely …

Discussion: @adweek, MediaPost and nexttv.com

Shirley Zhao / Bloomberg:

Netflix is planning to double spending on original content in Asia in 2021 to stay ahead of Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and regional challengers Viu and WeTV — - U.S. giant facing stiff competition in crowded Asian market — Streaming companies luring Asian viewers with cheap packages

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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:

GroupM expects marketers to spend $110.1B on digital ads in the US this year, accounting for more than half of the year's total ad spend for the first time — Digital ads to account for more than half of year's U.S. advertising expenditures for first time — For the first time …

Discussion: @raju, @joshsternberg, @jamesvgrimaldi, @leimer, @david_marcelis and @emilyglazer

Tony Romm / Washington Post:

Trump threatened in a tweet on Tuesday to veto the annual defense bill, authorizing nearly $1T in military spending, unless Congress repeals Section 230 — President Trump on Tuesday threatened to veto an annual defense bill authorizing nearly $1 trillion in military spending unless Congress opens …

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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:

ABC accuses Morrison government of using News Corp to attack its journalism after the Australian received government questions for ABC before it received them — Government tactics criticised after the Australian newspaper briefed about a series of Coalition questions meant for the ABC before the broadcaster even received them

Discussion: @margokingston1, @earleyedition and @kloussikian

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Showtime debuts a Pluto channel, Showtime Selects, which will air a selection of its programming for free, with ads, to attract new subscribers — Showtime is unlocking a selection of original programming — for free, with ads — in a new channel on Pluto TV.

Discussion: The Streamable, Light Reading, The Desk, Decider, /Film and MediaPost

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Sources: Patch launches Patch Labs, a service to help local news reporters publish their own newsletters and websites, with tools to sell ads and subscriptions — Patch, the hyperlocal (and profitable) local digital news company, has built a new software platform called “Patch Labs” …

Discussion: What's New in Publishing and @journoryan

Ruth Margalit / Columbia Journalism Review:

The scattering and shrinking of physical newsrooms due to COVID-19 diminished serendipity and collaboration, but increased opportunity for diverse staffs — What's lost and won as newsrooms close their offices for good — On a freezing Thursday in March, Liz Bowie, an education reporter …

Discussion: @nyindc, @andrejevalex, @cjr, @ruthmargalit, @restofworld, @pamelapaulnyt, @robertgumpert, @samanth_s, @cengizyar and @ruthmargalit

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Hearst exec says UK subscriptions rose 233% YoY in March as readers made use of subscription trials; after abandoning them in April, orders still rose 100% YoY — Magazine giant Hearst had to take action to stem losses from discount magazine subscription offers as new subscribers jumped 233% following the start of the pandemic.