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Hussman Faculty / Medium:
About 30 members of UNC's journalism school faculty sign a letter demanding tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones as Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism — As Hussman School of Journalism and Media faculty, we are stunned at the failure to award tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones …
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Over 100 journalism faculty from across the US protest UNC's declining of tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones, calling the move “blatant partisanship and racism” — We, the undersigned journalism faculty from across the United States, write to protest the action of the University …
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@ruthesamuel, @sivavaid, @nhannahjones, @jayrosen_nyu, @billadairduke and @sistertoldjah
NC Policy Watch:
UNC backs down from offering Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure, instead offering a fixed five-year contract, after conservatives object to her work on The 1619 Project — Journalism school will instead offer Nikole Hannah-Jones a fixed five-year contract — In her career in journalism …
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@arthomason, Washington Post, @jduffyrice, FIRE, Stone Walls, @jeffreyasachs, @adamserwer, @yamiche, @jemelehill, @jeligon, @wesleylowery, @albertocairo, @jjrodv, @claudiaalick, @creynoldsnc, @kevinmawright, @justinwolfers, Associated Press, @mitchlandrieu, @4evernevertrump, @amandaannklein, @chutry, New York Times, @abigaildisney, @mkramer, @maragay, @justinwalsh_, @juliaioffe, @rasmansa, @scottmgreer, @wajahatali, @clintsmithiii, @gothamgirlblue, Insider, @arthomason, @itaisher, @samseder, @chrisjudetaylor, The Hill, @exavierpope, @losowsky, @nickconfessore, @drskyskull, @jswatz, @henryfarrell, @henryfarrell, @henryfarrell, @donmoyn, @sopandeb, @joyannreid, @rlnave, @ericboehlert, @brizzyc, The Wrap, @andybechtel, @ryanlcooper, @celesteheadlee, @blackamazon, @bgrueskin, @jacobrubashkin, @davmicrot, @stephenjowens_, @johnburnsnc, @hgargan, @jeffjarvis, @macloo, Literary Hub, @michaelsocolow, Deconstructing Consent and Mediaite
Marisa Sarnoff / Mediaite:
Report: James Murdoch is behind a “whisper campaign” to undermine Lachlan at Fox; Lachlan has been defending Tucker Carlson and calls Fox News “center-right” — James Murdoch, the one-time would-be heir to the Rupert Murdoch media empire and brother to current Fox CEO Lachlan …
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Insider, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy, @justinbaragona, @jeremymbarr, @davidmackau, @jeremymbarr, @eliza_relman, @claireatki, The Wrap and Media Matters for America
Alice Yin / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago mayor said she would talk only to reporters of color on one day to confront lack of newsroom diversity; NABJ says it can't support excluding journalists — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday defended her decision to grant interviews on her two-year anniversary in office only to journalists of color …
Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
WarnerMedia says HBO Max's cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 per month and launch in the first week of June — HBO Max, so far, had a single subscription price at $15 a month. … HBO Max's cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 a month and launch in the first week of June, WarnerMedia said Wednesday.
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Variety, MediaPost, Ad Age, Axios, @alexweprin, @pkafka, @jpoggi, Ad Age, nexttv.com, Insider, Wall Street Journal, Warner Media, The Streamable, nexttv.com and Cord Cutters News, more at Techmeme »
Raleigh News & Observer:
Two USA Today Network journalists were arrested in NC while covering a protest of the lack of criminal charges in the death of Andrew Brown Jr., then released — Several people, 2 journalists arrested in Elizabeth City during Andrew Brown protests — Several people were arrested …
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@wmramsey, The Madison Leader Gazette, @wmramsey, @ashad_hajela, @robyntomlin, Kinston/Jones Free Press, @wmramsey, USA Today, @jonesjd and @wmramsey
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Axios plans to launch local newsletters in eight more cities by the end of 2021, with a goal of expanding to 50 total by the end of 2022 — In the past quarter-century of the media industry's transition from the printed page to the digital space, there's been no category more vexing than local news.
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@ssavitsky, @ted_williams, @ted_williams, @ssavitsky, @ted_williams and @ted_williams
Amanda Ripley / The Atlantic:
While local TV news is trusted more than any other medium, popularity is waning; E.W. Scripps is one broadcaster trying out different story topics and lengths — One morning a few years ago, Amanda Patten, 26, invited five strangers into her home in Cincinnati. She cleared the toys off of the couch and offered everyone a seat.
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American Press Institute, @dwickert, @otherwilljames, @amandaripley, @marietargonskio, @oliverdarcy, @chrisseper, @amandaripley and @asymson
Pew Research Center:
Pew: 41% of Americans say news organizations are growing in influence, while 33% say influence is falling; in early 2020, nearly half said influence was falling — Americans' views about the influence of the media in the country have shifted dramatically over the course of a year …
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@spj_tweets and @timafranklin
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Right-wing video platform Rumble says it has raised an undisclosed amount from Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance, and others; sources say Rumble is valued at ~$500M — Backing from conservative venture capitalists comes amid push for alternative social-media channels with looser rules on speech
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@paulbradleycarr, @dineshdsouza, New York Post, @mediaevan and @craigsilverman, more at Techmeme »
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sally Buzbee's deliberative approach while leading AP investigative projects gives clues to how she might manage the Washington Post — A former colleague of Sally Buzbee recalls the time some big shot at the FBI told the Associated Press that it shouldn't publish some details in his story.
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@ron_fournier, @wplyndarobinson, @mccartneywp and @adamgoldmannyt
New York Times:
Sources: Jeff Zucker, who said he expects to leave CNN at the end of 2021, may be open to a longer stay as his “best friend” David Zaslav becomes his boss — Phone buddies and golf partners, Jeff Zucker and David Zaslav have a 30-year history. Now Zucker may be open to working for the man he calls a “best friend.”
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Wall Street Journal, @jamiestelter, @poppyharlowcnn, @peterlattman, @ennisnyt, @grynbaum, @aagave, @dylanbyers and @dylanbyers
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