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Corin Faife / The Markup:
After Facebook turned on political advertising for the Georgia election, partisan content elbowed out traditional news sites in users' news feeds — Ahead of crucial senate runoffs, Facebook reversed its political ad ban, and the impact was visible on users' feeds
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Internal Facebook communications about American Crossroads ads suggest dysfunction and confusion regarding Facebook's political ad policy and moderation system
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Sam Dean / Los Angeles Times:
Interview with Brian Calle, whose company Street Media owns LA Weekly, on acquiring The Village Voice, reviving the muckraking tradition at both pubs, and more — When Brian Calle purchased L.A. Weekly, no one saw it coming. — The editor of the Orange County Register's opinion section …
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Hundreds of small outlets have been struggling with local paper delivery, as USPS is understaffed, and are bracing for mail rate increases of up to 9% in 2022 — Historic volumes of packages have gummed up the Postal Service, and community newspapers are getting caught in the mail backlog.
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Keith Poole named EIC of News Corp's New York Post Group; Poole is currently deputy EIC of UK tabloid The Sun — News Corp announced Tuesday that Keith Poole will become editor in chief of the New York Post Group. — Poole, currently deputy editor in chief of the U.K. tabloid The Sun, will begins his new job in March.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Cut, the New York Media style and culture website, names Teen Vogue's editor Lindsay Peoples Wagner as its new EIC — Lindsay Peoples Wagner will leave her job as the editorial leader of the Condé Nast publication to take over New York Magazine's style and culture site.
Social Media Week:
Adweek acquires Social Media Week, a conference and industry news service for marketers, founded in 2009 — Adweek, the leading source of news and insights covering marketing, media and technology, today announced it has acquired Social Media Week (SMW) and its flagship properties …
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
DC-based Government Executive Media Group, a news agency for politicians and bureaucrats with 100 staff, acquires City & State, which covers NY politics — A DC-based news agency for politicians and bureaucrats has acquired City & State, a media business covering New York state …
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Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
The Daily Wire makes its first movie acquisition, which its members will be able to watch on a dedicated site; it is also developing two series and a film — EXCLUSIVE: Conservative news website The Daily Wire has made its first movie acquisition with high school-shooting thriller Run Hide Fight …
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Washington Post:
Washington Post hires Olivier Knox to anchor its flagship politics newsletter The Daily 202; Knox was most recently chief Washington correspondent at SiriusXM — The Washington Post today announced it has hired Olivier Knox, a veteran political reporter and broadcast journalist …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Mail Online publisher has been ordered to pay £83K in damages after naming a man arrested but never charged with involvement in the Manchester Arena attack — Mail Online publisher Associated Newspapers has been ordered to pay £83,000 in damages after naming a man arrested …
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Khanh Vu / Reuters:
Vietnam court sentences two freelance journalists to 11 years and one to 15 years after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state propaganda — HANOI (Reuters) - A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 …
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Study: women made up 16% of directors of 100 highest grossing films in 2020, up from 12% in 2019, and ~10% of directors of top watched-at-home films since March — Hollywood tapped a record number of women to call the shots on major movies in 2020, according to a new study from the Center …
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Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
Experts say Julian Assange verdict appears to extend the scope of British Official Secrets Act on classified info and does little to protect press freedom — Analysis: ruling appears to extend the scope of British Official Secrets Act on classified information
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New York Times:
A British judge rules against extraditing Julian Assange to the US, which has accused him of violating the Espionage Act, citing mental health concerns
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