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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
WarnerMedia's decision to debut 2021 films on HBO Max had blindsided creatives and their reps; sources: Warner Bros. COO Carolyn Blackwood came up with the plan — To many insiders, WarnerMedia's blindsiding of talent and their reps with a reveal that it's sending 17 films directly to HBO Max in 2021 felt like an insult.
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Variety:
Sources: Legendary, which co-financed Dune, is considering suing Warner Bros. over its decision to release movies simultaneously on HBO Max and in cinemas — Legendary Entertainment, the production company that co-financed “Dune” and “Godzilla vs. Kong,” may take legal action against Warner Bros …
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Wall Street Journal:
MSNBC names SVP of News Rashida Jones as its next president, the first Black executive to run a major cable news network; Phil Griffin will leave in January — Mr. Griffin, who has been with the cable news network for 25 years, will leave after the end of January
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
After Google's announcement in May that it would start blocking “heavy” ads in Chrome, it is now blocking some ads that publishers sell if they hog resources — On some recent business day, The New York Times sold an ad to a company. I can't tell you the name of the company …
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Gazeta Wyborcza:
Polish state-owned oil company Orlen to take over 20 leading regional newspapers as part of the government's plans to further undermine media independence — Polish state-owned oil company Orlen announced a takeover of 20 leading regional newspapers in Poland.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Sources: Michael Pack is planning a purge at USAGM, pushing for the removal of agency officials whom he put on administrative leave, before Biden is sworn in — - President Donald Trump's federal media agency CEO is attempting one last purge before Joe Biden is sworn in as the next commander-in-chief.
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Dominic Rushe / The Guardian:
Profile of former Wonkette owner Ken Layne, who refuses to establish an online presence for his pocket-sized mag, The Desert Oracle, which has become a cult hit — The Desert Oracle, the former Wonkette owner's pocket-sized magazine, has proven a cult hit while refusing to establish an online presence
Washington Post:
An investigation into the 2012 killing of Mexican reporter Regina Martínez, one of the 27+ journalists killed in the country's Veracruz region since 2003 — Paloma de Dinechin, Nina Lakhani and Veronica Espinosa — XALAPA, Mexico — Regina Martínez's death was brutal.
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David Gilbert / VICE:
At Trump's rally in Georgia on Saturday, people were seen distributing a truckload of Epoch Times papers, spreading the same baseless conspiracies as Trump — The Epoch Times is getting its pro-Trump propaganda out the old-fashioned way. — DG — On Saturday evening in Valdosta …
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Ellen Peirson-Hagger / New Statesman:
Bookshop.org, considered an “ethical” alternative to Amazon, faces increasing skepticism from independent booksellers who say they earn more via direct sales — When Bookshop.org arrived in the UK on 2 November, the announcement was met by a huge amount of public enthusiasm from bookshops …
David Smiley / Miami Herald:
Monica R. Richardson has been named the new executive editor of the Miami Herald, the first Black executive editor in its 117-year history — The Miami Herald's parent company named a new executive editor on Monday to lead its newsrooms in Florida — a 30-year veteran of the news business …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Tom Lowell, formerly a producer of Megyn Kelly's shows, named executive VP and managing editor of news at Fox News, will oversee daytime news editorial content — “From creating the top-rated morning news program 'America's Newsroom' in 2007 to leading newsgathering, Tom has made a formidable impact …
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