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A TV news crew was ejected from a town hall meeting with new US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Dalton, GA, and threatened with arrest after asking a question — A Channel 3 reporter and photojournalist were threatened with arrest after asking U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene a question during a town hall meeting in Dalton.
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Wall Street Journal:
NYT promotes Cliff Levy to deputy managing editor, where he will develop procedures to vet stories from the audio unit, following the Caliphate controversy — Cliff Levy is promoted to deputy managing editor, will develop procedures for vetting audio content in interim role
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Facebook says it expects to face “more significant advertising headwinds” in 2021, due to changes in iOS 14 and “the evolving regulatory landscape” — While Facebook's fourth quarter earnings report included solid user and revenue numbers, the company sounded a note of caution for 2021.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
US political campaigns say that bans by Facebook and Google on political ads have hamstrung them during a crucial fundraising window ahead of the 2022 midterms
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Comcast Q4: Peacock has 33M “sign-ups”; cable revenue up 6.3% YoY to $15.B; NBCU revenue hit $7.5B, down from $9.15 a year ago, Sky revenue up 3.3% YoY to $5.2B — Comcast said fourth-quarter profit increased thanks to customer interest in broadband and wireless services …
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Bloomberg:
UK court rules that News UK can't claim back VAT paid on digital news services through 2016; digital news services have been exempt from VAT since May — A News Corp. unit won't be able to claw back six years of taxes on its digital news operations, a London court ruled on Thursday.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look back at Michael Pack's seven-month tenure at USAGM, where he froze out other Republicans, suspended execs, refused visas, and paid millions to law firms — One way to understand the capricious nature of life at Voice of America and its federal parent agency over the last seven months …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Walmart Media Group, now Walmart Connect, has launched a demand-side platform that provides data for ad targeting as it seeks to become a top 10 ad company — The retail giant is launching advertising technology that lets brands use Walmart data to buy ads outside its digital platforms
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
WaPo, LAT, Reuters, Wired, Vox, and HuffPost are seeking new leadership as the pipeline from regional papers has slowed and promising stars have left the field — When Martin Baron announced his upcoming retirement from The Washington Post on Tuesday, it made clear what is either a crisis …
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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
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Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
The UK phone-hacking scandal, which resulted in the closure of the News of the World tabloid, will be turned into a TV drama titled Thank You & Goodbye — Series titled Thank You & Goodbye will detail fall of Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World — The News International phone-hacking scandal …
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Variety:
How media properties for kids, which drive a lot of viewing time and create lasting relationships with users, became the most heated front in the streaming wars — Hollywood's demand for streaming content is putting kids media creators and producers squarely at the adult's table.
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@chrisdocnee and @elainelow
Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
Pakistan's Supreme Court orders release of the man convicted in the beheading of Daniel Pearl and dismisses the appeal of his acquittal — ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
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The Information:
Sources: ESPN is looking to sell its X Games extreme sports franchise — When Jimmy Pitaro got the job of running ESPN in 2018, it was a dream come true for the lifelong sports fan. But the reality of running ESPN has been a far different story, as Pitaro has found himself presiding over a network in decline.
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