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Nikole Hannah-Jones declines tenure at UNC and will teach at Howard University: “I cannot imagine working at... a school named for a man who lobbied against me” — - HOME - > - News - > - Nikole Hannah-Jones Issues Statement on Decision ... Today, award-winning journalist …
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A look at the increased competition in weather reporting, with Fox poaching Weather Channel talent in the lead up to the launch of streaming channel Fox Weather — As viewers tune out cable news, Rupert Murdoch is preparing the debut of Fox Weather, a potentially powerful new player in a sphere long dominated by the Weather Channel.


Former Fox exec Preston Padden says he has tried and failed over the past nine months to get Murdoch to understand the damage that Fox News is doing to America — The Rupert Murdoch I worked for was brilliant, courageous, optimistic, and a gentleman. Which makes his bile-filled network all the more confounding.
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In a court filing, India's government says Twitter has lost its liability protection there since it has failed to comply with IT rules introduced in February — Twitter no longer enjoys the liability protection against user-generated content in India, the government said in a court filing …
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At least 15 journalists were attacked by mobs while covering an anti-Pride protest in Tbilisi, Georgia — LGBT campaigners in Georgia have canceled a planned Pride march after opponents attacked activists and journalists and the government and church spoke out against the event.
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Lifestyle publisher Outside says 40% of new subscribers are choosing its Outside+ membership bundle for 20 titles plus perks instead of individual subscriptions — Since launching a subscription bundle for its titles in May, active lifestyle publisher Outside has seen 40% of new subscribers choose …
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Interview with Robin Thurston, owner of Outside and dozens of active lifestyle publications, on bundling the magazines into a $99-a-year Outside+ subscription
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ESPN talent and management have been at odds over the past year, after a white ESPN reporter suggested her colleague got a prized job because she is Black — In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black …
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Ad-measurement company Tenjin: following Apple's IDFA changes, spending on iOS ads fell one-third between June 1 and July 1, while Android spending rose 10% — Android ad prices have jumped, as iOS users opt out of being tracked, early data show — Advertisers have begun shifting …
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Sources describe years of complaints from colleagues and freelancers about NYT's international picture editor David Furst, before his quiet departure in April — Years of complaints from colleagues and freelancers preceded the recent departure of a New York Times photo editor
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With changes to their video services, TikTok, Instagram, and others are joining streaming wars to take on Netflix, Amazon, and legacy media players — - Instagram and TikTok both announced changes this week that enhances their video services. — The lines are increasingly blurring …
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Katy Perry to offer NFTs via Theta Labs, a blockchain-based P2P video streaming network with 1M MAUs that gives out rewards in exchange for unused bandwidth — - Theta has built a peer-to-peer video streaming network — Katy Perry takes stake in Theta Labs, to offer NFTs to fans
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A freelance film critic discusses gatekeeping in movie criticism, and the challenges for writers from marginalized backgrounds to enter the profession — I never believed I could be one. That's the problem. — The first time I attended a press screening — an early …
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Cable news ratings at Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC have significantly declined with Fox's total daily viewers in June down 35% YoY, CNN's 49% YoY, and MSNBC 37% YoY — MSNBC and CNN's ratings are seriously slumping, as Fox News and its right-wing media allies have relentlessly pointed out.