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Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Biden deputy press sec T.J. Ducklo threatened Politico's Tara Palmeri after finding out she was reporting on his relationship with an Axios journalist — Deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo lashed out at journalist Tara Palmeri, spurring conversations between Politico's brass and the White House …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In a staff meeting, NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet retracts a recent statement that the news outlet does not “tolerate racist language regardless of intent” — New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet on Thursday rolled back a controversial standard regarding the use of racial epithets at the newspaper.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
NYT Opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury explains her digital-first focus and more: “you can be provocative, but you shouldn't be provocative by accident” — Kathleen Kingsbury took the reins at The New York Times' opinion section at an especially fraught moment.
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The Daily Beast:
NYT Opinion editor says it was her decision to spike a Bret Stephens column criticizing Baquet's reasons for firing McNeil, not Sulzberger's as Stephens claims
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Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
Chappelle's Show returns to Netflix with Dave Chappelle's blessing; Chappelle says he's gotten his license back from ViacomCBS along with “millions of dollars” — “Chappelle's Show” has returned to Netflix Feb. 12 — three months after Dave Chappelle requested the Comedy Central series …
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Brad Smith / Microsoft On the Issues:
Microsoft's Endorsement of Australia's Proposal on Technology and the News — Editor's Note: Last week, Microsoft endorsed an Australian proposal that would require tech gatekeepers like Facebook and Google to share revenue with local independent news organizations.
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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Most major publishing houses now insist on morality clauses in book contracts as social media has made it possible to unravel a reputation overnight — Morals clauses are despised by many authors and agents, but big publishers insist that they need a way out if a writer's reputation takes a nosedive.
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Twitter bans Project Veritas' account for “repeated violations of Twitter's private information policy” and temporarily locks James O'Keefe's personal account — The Twitter account for James O'Keefe's Project Veritas was permanently suspended on Thursday after the far-right activist group posted …
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Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Seeking to avoid churn, new streamers like HBO Max and Paramount+ are offering attractive deals in exchange for long-term commitment — This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture's newsletter about the streaming industry. Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today!
Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
Spotify says it is adopting a Work From Anywhere model and will provide co-working space memberships for employees who choose to work remotely — - Spotify is adapting a “Work from Anywhere” model, which will allow employees to choose whether they want to be in the office full time, be at home full time or a combination of the two.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: ViacomCBS is working on a 60 Minutes spinoff for Paramount+ — After short-lived Quibi foray, the concept will find new life at Paramount+ service — ViacomCBS Inc. is reviving a streaming version of the newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” hoping the series can draw viewers …
Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interview with three journalists who created a nonprofit newsroom to fill a void in suburban Chicago left by the closure of 22nd Century Media's 15 newspapers — Since March, the Tow Center has tracked newsroom cutbacks carried out during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy:
Bloomberg is laying off employees as part of a “new structure to elevate editing”; sources: layoffs will affect about 90 employees — Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait confirms layoffs in a memo to staff: “I am not going to pretend today is a happy day for the newsroom. It is always painful to tell journalists that they are losing their jobs.” I'm told the layoffs are affecting about 90 employees. https://twitter.com/...
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