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In 2019, participants on a NYT trip with reporter Donald McNeil Jr. complained he used racist and sexist language; a probe was conducted and he was reprimanded — The paper's top COVID reporter joined a group of students on a trip to Peru in 2019. Participants alleged he repeatedly made racist comments.
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Sources: Facebook is developing newsletter tools for journalists and writers, including tools to help build followers, curate email lists, and offer paid subs — Here's what you need to know: — After an outcry, Robinhood says it will allow users to trade GameStop again on Friday.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin / Hartford Courant:
Connecticut AG has sent a letter to Alden asking for info and expressing concern about its possible takeover of Tribune and the impact it would have on CT media — HARTFORD — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is seeking more information from the hedge fund that is the largest shareholder …
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Alex Barker / Financial Times:
Sports leagues should explore how to co-own rights with streaming services to reach wider audiences at a price more people are willing to pay — System of selling rights to pay-TV is under threat from services that promise a vastly bigger audience — Netflix has avoided live sports for good reason.
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Jessica Jerreat / Voice of America:
USAGM approves renewal of J-1 visas for foreign journalists working for VOA for the first time since June 2020 when Michael Pack took over — The new acting head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media this week approved several J-1 visa applications for foreign journalists working for Voice of America, one of the networks it oversees.
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Evening Express:
UK minister called a HuffPost journalist's behavior “creepy and bizarre” and accused her of “sow[ing] distrust” after the latter emailed her asking for comment — An Equalities Minister has been accused of “absolutely extraordinary” behaviour after she criticised …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK regional publisher Archant, now owned by PE firm Rcapital, furloughs staff on its regional magazines across the country for the next month — Archant has furloughed staff on its regional magazines across the country for the next month to help ease the impact of the latest lockdown on its finances.
Nicole Hemmer / CNN:
The Fairness Doctrine is not a disinformation fix both because of limited FCC jurisdiction and because it could be used to spread right-wing propaganda further — This is how Fox News is describing the Biden administration — Nicole Hemmer is an associate research scholar at Columbia University …
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Scroll.in:
Editors Guild of India condemns police for charging journalists and editors for covering protest violence; police also booked journalists under sedition laws — The press body demanded that the FIRs be withdrawn immediately and the media be allowed to report without fear and with freedom.
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@indeditorsguild and The Hindu
Megan Graham / CNBC:
Facebook says it will begin testing “topic exclusion” controls that would help advertisers stop running ads next to topics they want to avoid in News Feed — - Facebook is building tools to help advertisers keep their ad placements away from certain topics in its News Feed.
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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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Gene Park / Washington Post:
When journalists parachute in to report on an unfamiliar topic like video games, stereotypes and broad generalizations often obscure important issues — Reporters need to understand what video games are before they write stories about video games. That's because video games are more than just a medium.
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