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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
During her Meghan and Harry interview, Oprah delivered a master class for journalists on how to use follow-up questions to clarify and nail down the news — Gayle King used the word “perfection” to describe the royal interview heard round the world Sunday night.
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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
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@heathat, Insider, The Independent, Metro.co.uk, London Evening Standard, @shentonstage, @t0nit0ne, @meghamohan, @thattimwalker, @gemmaannestyles, @rashadrobinson, @yashar, YouTube and TheGrio
William Morris / Des Moines Register:
Trial begins for Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice last spring — An Iowa journalist faces trial starting today on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice …
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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@katie_robertson, Robert Feder, @jeffjarvis, @alexweprin, @owillis, @benyt, @notaaroncraig, @oliverdarcy, @fka_tabs and The Desk
Reuters Institute:
Survey of 240 major news outlets in 12 markets: 24% of the 178 top editors are women, up from 22% in 2020; no major Japanese outlets had women as top editors — In this Reuters Institute's factsheet we analyse the gender breakdown of top editors in a strategic sample of 240 major online …
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@meeraselva1, @risj_oxford, @rasmus_kleis, @risj_oxford, @risj_oxford, @risj_oxford, @rasmus_kleis, @risj_oxford and reutersinstitute …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Information launches five newsletters, spanning topics like finance and tech, and formalizes existing newsletters — The Information is launching five new email newsletters beginning Monday, spanning topics around business, finance and tech. — Details: The first two new topic-specific newsletters …
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Talking Biz News and @sarafischer
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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@jeremarketer, @nrothschild3, @axios, @brianstelter, @crampell and @sarafischer
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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Vanity Fair, @brianstelter, Poynter, @jonlemire, @jasonmillerindc, Fox Business and Associated Press
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, @michellemanafy, @shiraovide and @dylanbyers
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
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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The Hill, @business, @jeffjarvis, @lucas_shaw, Insider, TVNewser, Vanity Fair and Politico
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom fines Chinese state broadcaster CGTN a total of £225K for biased Hong Kong protest coverage and airing forced confessions from a former British journalist — Ofcom has fined Chinese state broadcaster CGTN a total of £225,000 for breaching fairness, privacy and due impartiality requirements in its news broadcasting.
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ITN:
UK's ITN appoints Deborah Turness, currently president of NBC News International, as its new CEO — Deborah Turness will be joining ITN as its Chief Executive Officer from NBC News International where she is president. — Deborah became the first president of NBC News International …
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TVNewser, Variety, @pressgazette, @mslisacampbell, @billneelynbc, @jessbrammar, @alexweprin, @johnmhardie, @stewartpurvis and @nickeaney
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