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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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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 …
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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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.
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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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@marshallproj, @susanchira, @sifill_ldf, @wesleylowery and @kat__stafford
Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
US attorney's office in Washington, DC, says it will begin investigating assaults and threats on the media from January 6 and asks victims to contact its office — Federal prosecutors in Washington are asking members of the press who were victims of assaultive behavior or threats on Jan. 6 …
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U.S. Department of Justice and The Hill
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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MediaPost, Variety, The Wrap, The Streamable, The Verge, KABE-LP, @sarafischer, FierceVideo, @sarafischer and Cord Cutters News
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Fox News names Jason Klarman president of its streaming service, Fox Nation; he will remain marketing chief for the company as well — Fox News evp of marketing Jason Klarman has been named President of Fox Nation, Fox News Media's streaming service. Klarman will also retain his role …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Nielsen releases lists of 2020's most popular streaming content in the US, based on minutes watched: Netflix dominates TV series and Disney+ does well in movies — Because streaming services only release viewership numbers selectively, and because each one uses its own methodology …
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The Wrap, Adweek, Business Insider and MediaPost
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 …
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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, @venkatananth and @lachlan
Yousef Munayyer / Washington Post:
Journalists comparing the Capitol attack to the Middle East or South America ignorantly invoke American exceptionalism and omit US history of political violence — Yousef Munayyer is a nonresident senior fellow at Arab Center in Washington. — “I come from a land, from a faraway place, where caravan camels roam,” Aladdin sings.
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@jtaby, @yousefmunayyer, @lexialex, @attackerman and @yousefmunayyer
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