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New York Times:
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.”
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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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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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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!") …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Reuters EIC Stephen J. Adler announces that he will retire in April 2021, after ten years at the head of the newsroom — Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen J. Adler announced Wednesday that he will retire in April 2021, after ten years at the head of the award-winning global newsroom.
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Dave Sebastian / Wall Street Journal:
Wyndham Destinations, which runs resorts, buys Travel + Leisure from Meredith for $100M; Meredith will continue publishing the magazine under a licensing deal — Meredith to continue publishing Travel + Leisure under licensing agreement; Wyndham to rebrand itself
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Amazon marked some free podcasts as $8.95 with a discount for Audible subscribers as part of a “limited deal”; pricing disappeared after asking for comment — Trying to sell those Audible subscriptions — Charlie Harding, the host of the podcast Switched On Pop …
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Podcast Movement, @ashleyrcarman, @ronmknox, @nwquah, @backlon and @bzamayo
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
NBCU Ad Chief Linda Yaccarino named chair of the Ad Council's board of directors, succeeding David Fischer, chief revenue officer of Facebook — Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal's chairman of global advertising and partnerships, has been named chair of the Ad Council's board of directors.
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