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Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen DeGeneres says she is ending her show in 2022, insisting it has been “the plan all along” and is not because of bullying allegations — DeGeneres gets candid about her decision to wrap up the show in 2022, the allegations that nearly sent her packing and the parts that she'll miss most …
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Detroit News:
Michigan GOP lawmaker introduces a bill that requires fact checkers to register with the state using a $1M fidelity bond, and levies $1K/day fine for violations — Lansing — A Michigan lawmaker who's been at the center of efforts to question the 2020 election introduced a bill Tuesday that would require …
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Laura Wagner / Defector:
Docs and interviews with ~30 current and former staff at The Appeal show a demoralizing culture, especially for women and POC, questions about donors, and more — On Monday, The Appeal, a non-profit newsroom that primarily covers criminal justice, announced a set of sweeping organizational changes.
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Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Former DNC finance chair Henry R. Muñoz III acquires Funny or Die from a group that includes AMC Networks, Turner Entertainment, and Sequoia Capital — The philanthropist and former Democratic finance chair worked with the comedy studio on a CBS special last year. — Funny or Die has a new owner.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
How CNN changed under Jeff Zucker, as journalists and anchors, traditionally restricted by impartiality standards, show more emotions and air their opinions — As the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election came to a close last fall, CNN's top anchors and political correspondents stepped …
Peter White / Deadline:
IAB: podcast ad revenue in the US grew 19% in 2020 to hit $842M, up from $708M in 2019 and $479M in 2018, and is set to reach $2B by 2023 — The world of podcasting has grown exponentially over the last few years and it doesn't look like it's slowing down any time soon.
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Mark Stenberg / Medialyte:
As platforms roll out monetization tools for creators, journalists and writers gain leverage and a glimmer of hope that they're worth more than they realized — A massive realignment of human capital is coming for the media industry. — A song to read by: “Crab,” by Alex G
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News says it will launch new weekend programs hosted by Dan Bongino and former South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy — Gowdy will host a 7 p.m. program on Sundays while Bongino will lead a 10 p.m. program on Saturday. Fox News said its “Big Saturday Show” and “Big Sunday Show,” …
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Mediaite, TVNewser, The Wrap and @dylanbyers
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Bloomberg launches a suite of subscriber-only content, including a daily blog, aimed at the 76% of Odd Lots podcast listeners who are non-subscribers — In February, roughly two and a half years after launching its paywall, Bloomberg Media met a major milestone: 300,000 paying subscribers.
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@moriartyparty, @esaagar, @tracyalloway, @frasermatthew, @mylesudland, Bloomberg and Talking Biz News
Sonia Faleiro / Rest of World:
An in-depth look at how a team of fact-checkers at Alt News in India is struggling against misinformation spread by the ruling BJP party on Facebook services — As the pandemic rages across the country, one team of fact-checkers contends with a post-truth dystopia.
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@raju, @seemay, @dlberes, @anupkaphle, @_meher, @restofworld, @hathoric, @soniafaleiro, @dlberes, @ichotiner, @soniafaleiro, @dlberes and @hrvenkatesh, more at Techmeme »
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Bloomberg launches Equality, a vertical to expand its coverage of race, gender, diversity, and fairness within governments, companies, and societies — Bloomberg is expanding its business coverage of race, gender, diversity, and fairness within governments, companies, and societies …
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@kerrymflynn and @bbgmedia
Wired:
Research: Rumble, a video-sharing site popular with conservatives, is more likely than not to recommend videos with misinfo for “vaccine”, “election” searches — Research shows the emergent video platform can recommend conspiracy theories and other harmful content more often than not.
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@glichfield, @mantzarlis, @alkapdc, @samuelwoolley, @alkapdc and @ellielhouse
Ko Bragg / Columbia Journalism Review:
Advocates at nonprofits that aid the poor say media too often seeks help finding people with specific profiles of suffering, rather than building relationships — In the summer of 2020, Tara Raghuveer found herself dealing with a barrage of inquiries from national media outlets.
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