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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
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 …
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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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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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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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 …
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.
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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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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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 …
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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