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David Brooks resigns from Aspen but will remain a volunteer at a project there; NYT to add disclosures about the relationship to his past and future columns — David Brooks has resigned from his position at the Aspen Institute following reporting by BuzzFeed News about conflicts of interest between …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Months after Nexstar debuted an “unbiased” NewsNation, ratings are abysmal and staff say they fear it's becoming a “mini Fox News” with Bill Shine's involvement — Two top editors at the channel's new prime-time newscast resigned amid staff complaints of a right-wing tilt …
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Washington Post:
Editorial Board: Biden should have already given a press conference by now, as his 15 most recent predecessors held one within their first 33 days in office — Opinion by Editorial Board — WHITE HOUSE press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that President Biden would hold a news conference “before the end of the month.”
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Bloomberg:
Sources: CNN and NYT are collaborating on a multipart documentary series about Rupert Murdoch, with a goal of releasing it in 2022 — CNN and the New York Times are collaborating on a multipart documentary series about Rupert Murdoch, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Alan Rusbridger / The Guardian:
Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger apologizes to Maíria Cahill for a 2014 Greenslade piece, says he's “let down” by Greenslade's silence on IRA sympathies — This newspaper's former media commentator should have been transparent about his sympathies
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Pat Saperstein / Variety:
In an Instagram post, HFPA commits to making “transformational” reforms, including hiring an independent diversity expert to consult on its membership policies — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association issued a statement on Instagram Saturday evening, promising “transformational change” …
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Molly Blackall / The Guardian:
Four Royal commentators, including CNN's Victoria Arbiter, gave interviews to YouTube pranksters about Meghan Markle's Oprah interview before having seen it — YouTuber pranksters tricked experts into being filmed reviewing Oprah Winfrey special with the Sussexes
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Axios:
SimilarWeb: nearly every big US news site saw its traffic drop by more than 20% from January to February, with interest in politics coverage down 28% — Nearly halfway through President Biden's first 100 days, data shows that Americans are learning to wean themselves off of news — and especially politics.
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@nrothschild3, @axios, @brianstelter and @crampell
Shira Ovide / New York Times:
Live NFL games and other sports are key for conventional TV companies' ability to draw viewers to their streaming services — To glimpse the future of entertainment on the internet, pay attention to where we can watch football. … Sports, especially the National Football League …
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@edmundlee, @shiraovide, @dylanbyers and The Desk
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
UK streaming service BritBox says it will launch on Amazon Prime Video Channels this spring — The streamer from ITV and BBC will join the Amazon lineup, which features more than 70 channels in the U.K., this spring. — BritBox U.K., the streaming service joint venture of ITV and the BBC …
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Deadline, Mediatel News and Broadband TV News
David Molloy / BBC:
Some popular YouTubers are building their own video sites, like Floatplane and Nebula, to help other creators publish and monetize niche video content — Whether he's showing off astronomically expensive computer gaming hardware or dumpster-diving for the cheapest PC builds possible …
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@arvidkahl, more at Techmeme »
Jacob L. Nelson / Nieman Lab:
News orgs' focus on audience engagement exposes journalists to abusive comments from readers, an aggravation compounded by a lack of guidance on how to respond — They're just telling them, 'You suck and you're ugly and you're biased and your hair sucks.'"
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