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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Sources: VOA White House reporter Patsy Widakuswara has been reassigned by the director after she sought to question Pompeo after his speech — The director of the Voice of America ordered the reassignment of a reporter for the international news organization after she sought to ask questions …
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
In VOA speech, Secretary Pompeo says VOA too often demeans the US and that “It is not fake news for you to broadcast that this is the greatest nation” ever
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Sheldon Adelson, GOP megadonor and owner of The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada's biggest newspaper, is dead at 87 — Mr. Adelson drew a cornucopia of cash from his empire of casinos and resort hotels and poured money into right-wing causes. — Sheldon G. Adelson, a cabdriver's son …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Univision announces plans to launch PrendeTV, a free, Spanish-language, ad-supported streaming service in Q1 with 30 channels — Univision, the largest Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., will announce today the launch of “PrendeTV,” a free, ad-supported streaming service, sources tell Axios.
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The Marshall Project:
Wesley Lowery joins the Marshall Project as a contributing editor and will spearhead an initiative to develop originally reported local investigative stories — Wesley Lowery is joining The Marshall Project as a contributing editor. He will spearhead a new initiative to develop original …
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Formerly CNE Audio:
In open letter, 11 former Condé Nast Audio staff members describe consistent mismanagement, like understaffing, poor communication, abrupt ends to their tenures — In the summer of 2020, Condé Nast launched Condé Nast Audio with a slate of flagship podcasts planned for WIRED, Vogue, and Pitchfork.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Public radio stations have sent a protest to NYT after the collapse of Caliphate, citing Michael Barbaro's behavior and presence of Andy Mills — An influential group of more than 20 public radio stations in major cities across the country are condemning the actions of The New York Times …
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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker:
From June 15, 2015 to the day he was suspended from Twitter, Trump posted 2,520 anti-press tweets, more than one a day, peaking in the last year — By the time the social media platform Twitter permanently suspended his account on Jan. 8, 2021, President Donald Trump had posted 2,520 tweets …
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Study: Asia's online video market passed $30B in 2020 as subscription revenue overtook ads for the first time; avg. growth/year is projected at 12% until 2025 — Asia's online video market surpassed $30 billion for the first time in 2020, according to new research.
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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
AT&T announces it is no longer selling AT&T TV Now, its skinny bundle, to new subscribers; it launched the product in 2016 as DirecTV Now — One of the earliest Live TV Streaming Services is no longer available to new customers. AT&T TV NOW, which was originally known as DIRECTV NOW has been sunset.
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Apophia Agiresaasi / Global Press Journal:
African Centre for Media Excellence says about half of Uganda's ~50 print outlets shut down due to the pandemic and ahead of this month's presidential election — Publication Date — KAMPALA, UGANDA — Late in November, as this city erupted in flames, reporters from The Observer newspaper rushed toward the smoldering downtown.
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Pro-Trump outlet Epoch Times reports 2019 revenue of $15.5M, up from $3.9M in 2016, comprising $7M from subscribers, $2.7M from ads, $3.7M from “web and media” — The publisher of The Epoch Times, a stridently pro-Trump publication with a flair for conspiracy theories and links …
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@biomaven, @writerknowles and @lachlan
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
fuboTV says it is acquiring sports betting company Vigtory, which it will use to launch a sportsbook later this year — FuboTV shares are riding high again after the emerging company announced it is acquiring sports betting startup Vigtory and will use it to launch a full-fledged sportsbook later this year.
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