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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: WaPo is considering National Editor Steven Ginsberg, former managing editor Kevin Merida, and National Geographic EIC Susan Goldberg, to replace Baron — The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, HuffPost and Wired are all looking for new editors. Soon, The New York Times will be too.
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Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron is retiring on February 28 after eight years at the paper and nearly 45 years in journalism
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
AT&T Q4: HBO/HBO Max US subscribers grew 20% YoY to 41.5M, two years faster than its forecast, and HBO Max activations doubled to 17.2M since end of Q3 — But a 21% decline in Warner Bros. revenue for Q4, as well as other COVID-related impacts, pulled the down company's revenue down and earnings for the quarter.
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
AT&T says it took a $15.5B charge in Q4 related to its “domestic video business,” led by DirecTV — AT&T, led by CEO John Stankey, reports its fourth-quarter results, including for entertainment arm WarnerMedia. — Telecom giant AT&T on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter results …
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Jennifer Barnett / Medium:
Former managing editor at The Atlantic describes a toxic workplace that drove her out, under a boss “who went on to be next in line to run the paper of record” — I had the plum job. The top of the masthead of one of the most prestigious and respected publications with more than a 150-year-old history.
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Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
As Reddit's r/WallStreetBets pushes GameStop's stock to record levels, other stocks mentioned in the subreddit surge, like AMC Entertainment, which is up 200%+ — - Shares of AMC Entertainment jumped more than 300% at the opening bell on Wednesday. — In addition to GameStop …
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Will Oremus / OneZero:
How the social network Nextdoor is replacing local newspapers as a news and opinion hub, letting governments bypass the media and present a one-sided picture — While Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time
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JP Mangalindan / dot.LA:
Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, and Sling all rolled out virtual watch party features in 2020; Hulu says users held 1.5M sessions since the feature launched in May — One brisk Friday evening in January at around 9:30 p.m., 15-year-old Ella rushed down the stairs of her home in Stevenson Ranch …
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Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
California man charged with sending threatening text messages to relatives of a journalist, source says George Stephanopoulos, as rioters stormed the Capitol — Relatives of Hakeem Jeffries and George Stephanopoulos received threatening text messages as rioters stormed the Capitol, federal prosecutors said.
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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
SimilarWeb: between Dec. 2019 and Dec. 2020, traffic to The Epoch Times grew 421% to 53.4M visits/month, The Gateway Pundit grew 284%, and BitChute grew 216% — Right-wing outlets remained the fastest-growing news websites globally in December, according to Press Gazette's latest analysis of the most popular news websites.
Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times:
CBS places Peter Dunn, president of CBS TV, and David Friend, senior VP of news for TV stations, on leave, following accusations of racist and sexist conduct — The executives, Peter Dunn and David Friend, were placed on leave after a report in The Los Angeles Times in which they were accused of creating a hostile work environment.
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
NBC News boosted its viewership on YouTube by 252% YoY in January and earned revenue for 2020 in the “many millions” amid the pandemic and election — In the past, TV networks' news organizations like NBC News have used YouTube as a side hustle.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
TV station group Tegna acquires Locked On Podcast Network, which has raised $750,000 and produces ~160 daily shows for US pro and college sports teams — Tegna wants a bigger piece of the podcast action: The TV station group announced the acquisition of Locked On Podcast Network …
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