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Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Lachlan Murdoch says it is Fox News' job to be the loyal opposition to the Biden administration, as MSNBC was to Trump, and the stance will improve Fox ratings — Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Thursday it is the job of Fox News to serve as the opposition to the Biden administration …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Michael Pack, former head of USAGM, signed a no-bid contract with an outside law firm to investigate his own staff; the bill topped $1M in the first few months — Last summer, an appointee of former President Donald Trump was irate because he could not simply fire top executives who had warned …
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Steven Perlberg / Insider:
At WSJ, managers push for more service-oriented articles and SEO-driven stories, causing some tension; EIC Matt Murray also wants more diversity in sourcing — - The Journal has pushed its staffers to produce more SEO-driven content to lure in new readers.
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Will Oremus / OneZero:
Q&A with Twitter's senior director of curation Joanna Geary on how her team decides which trends to summarize and how to contextualize them, more — ‘Twitter description guy’ isn't a guy. It's Twitter's curation team, and I talked to the woman who runs it.
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Former and current employees of NBCUniversal's Golf Channel describe sexism, misogyny, and harassment at the network; the network disputes many of the claims — Lisa Cornwell was at her parents' house in Fayetteville, Ark., in January when she dialed into a popular golf podcast called “No Laying Up.”
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
As Clubhouse grows in popularity, companies like the just-launched Audio Collective seek to cater to creators, offering event planning and brand consulting — A new company called Audio Collective has launched to help build businesses on Clubhouse as brands rush to leverage the platform.
John Power / South China Morning Post:
Australian broadcaster SBS is suspending use of content from Chinese news services CGTN and CCTV after a human rights group complained about their content — The decision was made after rights group Safeguard Defenders expressed its concern over the Chinese channels' history …
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Angilee Shah / Poynter:
A look at Women Do News, a volunteer effort that aims to get more entries about female journalists on Wikipedia; it has completed 28 new entries and improved 10 — From The Cohort, Poynter's newsletter for women kicking ass in digital media … At the beginning of 2021 …
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Turntable.fm has relaunched with involvement from its founder and a separate site, Turntable.org, is expected to launch in beta in April with a subscription fee — A tale of two turntables — It's rare that apps come back from the dead, but it seems like that may be what's happening with Turntable.fm …
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Hannah Stonebraker / The Impact Architects:
Knight Foundation and others commission a framework to assess the health of local news systems, find opportunities for strengthening it, and measure progress — Over the past year, with the support of Democracy Fund, the Google News Initiative, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation …
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Gordon Russell / The Advocate:
Judge rules that Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who sued a reporter over her public records request, must turn over the relevant records — A Baton Rouge judge has ordered the release of public records related to a sexual harassment investigation of one of Louisiana Attorney General …
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Chelsea Cirruzzo / Nieman Reports:
A look at healthcare reporters' experiences one year into the pandemic, from helping readers get vaccine appointments to keeping up with scientific developments — Health reporters are holding officials accountable, documenting the virus's devastating toll, and balancing the pandemic's impact on their own lives
CNBC:
Sources: Amazon is in talks with the NFL to pay about $1B to be the exclusive producer of Thursday games starting in 2023 — - Amazon is open to producing all Thursday night NFL games for its Prime Video streaming platform. — Any such deal would kick off no sooner than 2023 and might also include the NFL Network.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon might carry “a significant number” of Thursday night NFL games exclusively on Prime Video, with only teams' local markets also showing games
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