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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” — Today, award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones announced that she has declined an offer of tenure from the University …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
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.
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Six months after the Capitol riot, reporters who covered Congress on Jan. 6 talk about the day's lasting fallout; some reporters won't go back into the building — The reporters who survived the insurrection are still covering Congress. But things don't feel normal. — CJ
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK government says it wants Channel 4's legal requirements to provide a “high provision” of news and current affairs content to remain in the event of its sale — The Government has said it would want Channel 4's minimum news and current affairs programming requirements to remain in the event of its sale.
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Facebook waiving Bulletin's fees at launch is a classic Silicon Valley tactic used to quash competitors, exemplifying a strategy critics think should be illegal — Facebook's latest product, a newsletter platform called Bulletin, exemplifies a strategy that some critics think should be illegal
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
How NYT is using Instagram slides and Twitter cards to highlight parts of a story, including tidbits that competitors don't have, and to debunk misinfo — Last summer, Vox's Terry Nguyễn wrote about the ways that our Instagram feeds had changed in the wake of the Black Lives Matters movement.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine explores a sale, potentially valuing it at $1B; source: multiple companies including Apple have shown interest — Company behind ‘Big Little Lies’ and ‘The Morning Show’ began pursuing a sale after receiving interest from suitors including Apple
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Congressman Jamie Raskin:
Three Congressmen introduce a companion bill to Sen. Wyden's measure to prevent subpoena abuse and protect journalists from being compelled to reveal sources — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ted Lieu (CA-33), and John Yarmuth (KY-03) introduced the Protect Reporters …
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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
ESPN moves Rachel Nichols off sideline coverage of the NBA Finals after dissension over her comments about a colleague getting a prized job because she is Black — ESPN has benched Rachel Nichols for its coverage of the NBA Finals, following the uproar for her comments regarding Maria Taylor in 2020 …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
London's Evening Standard reports a loss of £17M, with revenue down 31% to £44M, in the year to September 27, 2020, as the pandemic kept commuters at home — Freesheet's revenues fall by 31% for the 12 months to 27 September — The Evening Standard has reported a loss …
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Catie Keck / The Verge:
Starting in 2022, Universal and DreamWorks films will stream exclusively on Peacock for the first and last 4 months of the 18-month “pay-one” licensing window — Peacock is going all-in on movies — Beginning next year, Universal theatrical releases will head to Peacock …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
CB Insights has ~1M newsletter subscribers, including 750K for its flagship newsletter, serving as a blueprint for companies using content to bolster business — CB Insights, a data software company that caters to buyers and sellers of technology, has nearly one million email newsletter subscribers …
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
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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