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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
SCOTUS upholds FCC's decision to scrap three media ownership restrictions, including a ban on cross-ownership of newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations — The decision is a big win for the FCC and reverses a finding from the 3rd Circuit that the agency didn't adequately consider …
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Amy Kroin / Free Press:
The Free Press blasts the ruling upholding FCC's abandonment of media ownership restrictions: “This Supreme Court decision couldn't come at a worse time” — Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838 — WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed strictly on procedural …
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Radio & Television …, The Wrap, @notaaroncraig and @freepress
Eric Deggans / NPR:
Nearly 140 filmmakers sign a letter to PBS, saying it's failed to support a diversity of voices and its relationship with Ken Burns leaves less room for BIPOC — Nearly 140 documentary filmmakers have signed onto a letter given to PBS executives, suggesting the service may provide an unfair level …
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Beyond Inclusion, @jenniolsonsf, @kat_toth, @deggans, @rtajima, @anothergracelee, @michaeldavsmith, @sleochiang, @sleochiang, The Guardian, The Wrap and Newser
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Staff say Patrick Soon-Shiong's daughter Nika has become a welcome liaison between LAT and the owner and active with the editorial board, though lacking a title — ‘THANK YOU’ … She may not be on the masthead, but Soon-Shiong has become a regular voice in LAT newsroom.
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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Facebook says a now-removed interview with Trump posted by daughter-in-law Lara Trump falls under its ban as it spoke “in the voice of President Trump” — Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump promoted a new interview with the former president on Facebook and Instagram Tuesday …
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PEN America:
Social media companies should make changes like creating a dashboard that filters abusive content and an SOS button to help journalists facing online abuse — No Excuse for Abuse — Introduction — Online abuse—from violent threats and hateful slurs to sexual harassment, impersonation …
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CNBC, @vilkviktorya, @eff, @hannahhklee, @jamesfoleyfund, @helaeve, @zidanism, @penamerica, @martijn_grooten, @jeanguerre, @nicdawes and @iwmf
Sportico:
John Skipper and Dan Le Batard's new media company, Meadowlark, raises $12.6M Series A from DraftKings, DAZN, and others — Meadowlark, the new media company founded by ESPN veterans John Skipper and Dan Le Batard, has raised $12.6 million from an investor group that includes DraftKings …
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Discourse Blog:
Management at The New Republic backs off plans to force NYC staffers to relocate to Washington, DC, after its union blasted leadership for a lack of notice — Staffers say they're still worried about the magazine's future. — Last week, staffers at The New Republic had their first meeting …
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@tnrunion, @discourse_blog, @ishaantharoor, @jscros, @pblest, @heerjeet and @melissagira
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
A look at local newsletter network 6AM City and its plans for 2021, which include expanding from nine markets to 14 and growing subscribers from 400K to 750K — As the newsletter ecosystem heats up, the battle for inbox dominance could be headed to your backyard.
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@ryanheafy, @markstenberg3, @adweek and @ryanheafy
Paul Takahashi / Houston Chronicle:
Houston Chronicle's executive editor, Steve Riley, is retiring after taking the helm of the newspaper in May 2019; he will step down once a successor is found — Houston Chronicle Executive Editor Steve Riley said Wednesday that he will retire after a 41-year career in journalism, including more than three years at the Chronicle.
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@emfoxhall, @kenduque, @jessicabanov, Talking Biz News, @nancycbarnes and @srileychronicle
Erin Kissane / The COVID Tracking Project:
Managing editor of the COVID Tracking Project details the logistics behind the initiative, the challenges of incomplete data, and being transparent — As of March 7, 2021 we are no longer collecting new data. Learn about available federal data. — We started The COVID Tracking Project in March of 2020.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Mention of a Bloomberg writer in an insider trading indictment points to the uneasy interplay between Wall Street reporters and sources with financial motives — Media critic — As a “deals reporter” for Bloomberg, Ed Hammond works sources in the fields of energy, retail, entertainment and so on.
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