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Journalists covering the mob at the Capitol and Trump protests elsewhere were surrounded and threatened; protesters smashed equipment and punched a photographer — “Murder the media” was scratched into a door of the Capitol. Violent protesters smashed equipment and punched a photographer.
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Michael Schaffer / Washingtonian:
Newsrooms wrestle with what to call crowds that stormed the US Capitol, with WaPo Editor Marty Baron choosing “mob”, and WAMU choosing “insurrectionists” — The question of what to call people engaged in angry protests has been a recurring theme in media this year.
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Washington Post:
How news coverage of the violent storming of the US Capitol unfolded throughout the day, as congressional correspondents became war correspondents — A day that began with a series of news events long in the making — a protest rally, a congressional vote — unexpectedly morphed into chaos on Wednesday …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
After Capitol breach, conservative media figures say “Trump supporters don't do these things” and baselessly claim “infiltration” by “agitators” like antifa — Pundits on the right condemned the violence but many maintained that “Trump supporters don't do these things.”
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The Capitol riot was a natural consequence of the lies and conspiracy theories spread by right-wing media, which rewarded politicians supporting these ideas — New York (CNN Business)President Trump's supporters were storming the US Capitol and Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum could hardly contain her shock.
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump's chief of staff and former White House press secretary, resigned Wednesday following violence at the Capitol — (CNN)Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Popular news aggregator app News Break, which has 12M DAUs, raises $115M after previously raising $36M, says it is now a unicorn — The popular news app News Break is announcing that it has raised $115 million in new funding. — The press release claims this round makes News Break …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
A look at the work of Tallahassee Democrat reporter CD Davidson-Hiers, who became a one-woman help desk for seniors trying to get the COVID-19 vaccine — A Tallahassee Democrat journalist told seniors to reach out if they needed help signing up for COVID-19 vaccines, and boy did they
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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Challenger, Gray & Christmas: US broadcast, digital, and print media layoffs hit 16,160 in 2020, up nearly 200% YoY, 13% higher than the 2008 record — Newsroom layoffs reached a record high in 2020, growing nearly 200% compared to the previous year, according to a new study …
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BBC:
Netflix raises prices in the UK from £8.99 to £9.99 for the two-screen subscription and from £11.99 to £13.99 for the premium one — Netflix is raising the cost of some of its UK subscriptions from next month, its customers have been told.
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Educators and local TV stations around the US are teaming up to help teachers broadcast lessons and reach children who lack reliable internet access — It's another way to reach students without internet or computers during the pandemic. — Nearly every weekday morning …
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Peacock's signup page breaks down tiers according to the degree of access to The Office, as annoyed users complain of ads in the Premium Plus tier — Just buy the box set — Chances are if you're looking into signing up for Peacock ("Ugh, another streaming service!") …
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