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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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Variety, MediaPost, New York Times, Reuters, @rockymntnmike, @jcburton85, @fromthebunkerjr, Associated Press, Radio & Television …, Law360 and Free Press
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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, @freepress and @timkarr
CNN:
LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong says he's met with most candidates for the news organization's top editor job and expects a decision and announcement “soon” — New York (CNN Business)The Los Angeles Times is getting closer to finding its next top editor and the newspaper's owner …
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@kerrymflynn and @kerrymflynn
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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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@adriana_lacy, @lyzl, @nataliekitro, @thedailybeast, @maxwelltani, @jeffjarvis, @benyt, @ckrewson, @yashar, @soledadobrien, @megjameslat, @joshmankiewicz, @paperhaus and @migold
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, @lukewsavage, @ryanlcooper, @charoshane, @ishaantharoor, @jscros, @pblest, @heerjeet and @melissagira
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, @kat_toth, @deggans, @rtajima, @jenniolsonsf, @anothergracelee, The Root, @michaeldavsmith, @sleochiang, @sleochiang, The Guardian, The Wrap and Newser
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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Insider and Hollywood Reporter
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, @eff, @vilkviktorya, @hannahhklee, @jamesfoleyfund, @helaeve, @zidanism, @penamerica, @martijn_grooten, @jeanguerre, @nicdawes, @iwmf and Men Yell at Me
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Profile of Greg Gutfeld, host of Fox News' upcoming weeknight late-night talk show, as the network tries to broaden its offerings beyond “news” — - Political satirist Greg Gutfeld moves to weeknights at 11 p.m. — Murdoch channel puts billboard across from Kimmel's studio
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@gerryfsmith, @dannagal, @winningatmylife and TVNewser
Variety:
A look at Alamo Drafthouse's plans for when it emerges from bankruptcy and movie theaters reopen — Alamo Drafthouse was riding high. — The Austin, Texas-based theater chain had managed the difficult feat of expanding its footprint nationally, popping up in major metropolises such as New York …
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with ex-Vox EIC Lauren Williams and Akoto Ofori-Atta, who are launching Capital B, a Black-focused national news org with local bureaus, in the fall — “We know as well as anyone that Black communities across the country are not monolithic. Black people within communities are not monolithic."
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@morisy, @jdesmondharris, @adriana_lacy, @ketchcast, @jdesmondharris and @niemanlab
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
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