Mediagazer: Sources: in October 2016, shortly before the AT&T-Time Warner acquisition, Disney's Bob Iger called Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes about a possible deal (New York Times)

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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:

Over 100 AP staff sign a letter saying they “strongly disapprove” with how Emily Wilder's firing was handled and call on AP to update social media policies — Over 100 Associated Press employees signed a letter to management Monday saying they “strongly disapprove” …

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Laura Wagner / Defector:
Both CNN's treatment of Chris Cuomo and the AP's treatment of Emily Wilder show media institutions siding with the powerful over the ethical

New York Times:

Sources: in October 2016, shortly before the AT&T-Time Warner acquisition, Disney's Bob Iger called Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes about a possible deal — What if Time Warner had gotten a fateful phone call earlier in 2016? — What could have been — After its $100 billion deal …

Discussion: New York Times, @edmundlee, @andrewrsorkin, @birdyword, @stevekovach, @modestproposal1, @preetatweets and @ennisnyt

Andi Ortiz / The Wrap:

Former Trump spokesman Jason Miller is ordered to pay Gizmodo Media Group $42K to cover legal fees after a second attempt at suing Gizmodo — Jason Miller, a spokesperson for former President Donald Trump, has been ordered by a federal judge to pay Gizmodo Media Group almost $42,000 …

Discussion: @sollenbergerrc, The Daily Beast, @timobrien, @jason_kint and Insider

Matthew Dessem / Slate:

In a Last Week Tonight episode about sponsored content, John Oliver tricked three local US TV stations into airing a promo for a bogus “sexual wellness blanket” — The single greatest thing about Last Week Tonight has always been John Oliver's willingness to spend HBO's money …

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Pew Research Center:

Study: 33% of US papers with Sunday circulations of 50K+ faced layoffs in 2020, vs. 24% in 2019; 18% of the most visited digital-native news sites faced layoffs — Staff layoffs continued to pummel the beleaguered U.S. newspaper industry in 2020. A third of papers with an average Sunday circulation …

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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:

CNN has terminated its contract with senior political commentator Rick Santorum after his racist remarks about Native Americans at an event last month — The former GOP senator lost his contract with the network after claiming there was “nothing” in America before white colonizers arrived.

Jane Elizabeth / American Press Institute:

How local news outlets are working to recover from a year of trauma: collaborating, rethinking beats, making diversity and inclusion a reality, and more — More than a year after the global pandemic became official, local journalism still grapples with the fallout — not only from the coronavirus …

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Alex Cox / The Keyword:

Google debuts News Showcase for the web on desktop, with enhanced Google News story panels from partner outlets, in the eight countries Showcase is available — Last year we announced the launch of Google News Showcase, our product and licensing program that pays publishers for bringing …

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:

Kuaishou, ByteDance's main rival, reports Q1 revenue of $2.65B, up 37% YoY, and a net loss of $8.9B, as it delved deeper into online commerce and advertising — - Advertising and e-commerce helped juice quarterly revenue — Kuaishou offers investors a taste of China's hot video market

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

UK's Reach says it will pay back up to £4M to employees who took a pay cut at the start of the pandemic, after settling with some staff — Reach has agreed to pay back up to £4m to employees who took pay cuts at the start of the Covid-19 crisis between April and June last year.

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