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Newly released CIA-led intelligence report concludes Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a U.S. intelligence report says.
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US State Dept. announces “Khashoggi Ban”, limiting visas for state-sponsored foreign actors who threaten or harm journalists, activists; 76 Saudis on first list — The Biden administration Friday sanctioned Saudi officials, but not the kingdom's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman …
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BuzzFeed News:
NYT columnist David Brooks wrote a 900-word ode to Facebook Groups on Facebook's corporate website and appeared in a company video; NYT says it was not aware — On Tuesday, New York Times columnist David Brooks published a 900-word ode to Facebook Groups and how they foster online communities around the world.
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
How Marty Baron and Jeff Bezos remade The Washington Post from a paper “for Washingtonians” into a global publication with almost 3M digital subscribers — The celebrated editor is ending his tenure at the helm of a very different newspaper than the one he originally signed on to run.
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
WaPo national editor denounces “racist, sexist, and ill-informed attacks” on reporter Seung Min Kim after she showed a Neera Tanden tweet to Sen. Lisa Murkowski — The Washington Post on Thursday denounced online abuse that targeted one of its reporters after a photo of her speaking …
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
How PBS is adapting to streaming, including one-click donations on Amazon's Fire TV and plans to distribute programming via ad-supported video services — If there were a playbook for the streaming wars, it might read something like this: Take your most valuable assets …
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John Ourand / Sports Business Journal:
Sources: Disney and the NFL reach a broad media rights agreement, with ESPN renewing Monday Night Football; the NFL already reached deals with CBS, Fox, and NBC — Disney and the NFL have reached a broad agreement on a new media rights deal that will see ESPN renew “MNF” …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Shockingly real deepfakes of Tom Cruise are going viral on TikTok, with the account @deeptomcruise amassing 200K+ followers in a few days — FOR THE LOVE OF XENU — Be afraid. Be very afraid. — Three days ago, a TikTok account going by @deeptomcruise began posting video clips …
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Netflix shares USC report on its onscreen and offscreen representation and commits to spending $100M over five years on underrepresented groups in film and TV — Netflix received broadly high marks for diversity and inclusion in its movies and TV shows when it came to gender and people of color …
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Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
As Fox News is immune to ad boycotts due to cable carriage fees, mandating a la carte cable where people only pay for channels they want may be more effective — Two Democratic members of Congress are asking giant cable providers like Verizon and Comcast some uncomfortable questions …
Tatiana Cirisano / Billboard:
How platforms like Spotify and tools like Community, Audigent, and Unitea help artists find their superfans and target them for monetization opportunities — New tech that allows artists to interact with superfans — and turn their data into dollars — promises to open long-term revenue streams
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
AMC Networks had Q4 net income of $94.7M, up from $8.58M a year ago, on revenue of $780.3M, and says it has 6M+ subscribers to its various streaming services — AMC Networks said it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter despite a decline in revenue as it narrowed losses in its international …
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