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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Looking back at the tough tactics of Disney's top comms officer, Zenia Mucha, who took an effective scorched-earth approach to PR and plans to retire in 2022 — Bob Iger's top communications officer, retiring after 20 years in the role, was by far the most powerful female player over the years …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Sean Hannity drew praise after urging people to “please take COVID seriously”, but Fox News' broader messaging on vaccines remains contradictory and sows doubt — That effort to sow doubt was on full display Monday night — It was a sentiment that has been heard only rarely …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Internal email shows Fox Corp. has implemented its own version of a vaccine passport, allowing staff to self-report the dates their shots were administered
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Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
Matthew Keys sent back to prison for 6 months after judge finds he deleted Comstock's mag's YouTube account after quitting his job with the pub in January '20 — Solano County journalist Matthew Keys was sentenced Monday to another six months in prison following a Sacramento judge's finding …
Isabell Hülsen / Spiegel Online:
Interview with FT Editor Roula Khalaf on attracting more female readers, how page views grew 42% YoY in 2020, and FT's reputation as a bible of capitalism — Former foreign correspondent Roula Khalaf has served as the top editor of the Financial Times since 2020.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix says its expansion into gaming will start with mobile games, which will be included with a subscription at no additional cost — Games will be included at no added cost with a Netflix subscription — Netflix revealed that its initial efforts in gaming will be focused on mobile games …
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Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $7.34B vs. $7.32B est., up 19% YoY, global paid net additions of 1.54M vs. 1.19M expected; US and Canada region lost 433K subs QoQ
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Vice Media's plan to go public by merging with a SPAC has stalled as it struggles to raise more financing amid questions about Vice's valuation — Vice Media's plan to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company has stalled as the company struggles …
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@kerrymflynn, @sherman4949 and @lauramandaro
South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong police arrest executive EIC of now-defunct Apple Daily, the eighth senior newspaper figure to be arrested, and detain two senior employees — Lam Man-chung is the eighth senior executive from the now-defunct newspaper to have been arrested since sweeping operation …
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@shefaly and Associated Press
Paul Takahashi / Houston Chronicle:
Maria Reeve has been named executive editor of the Houston Chronicle, the first journalist of color to lead the paper; she has been a managing editor since 2019 — Maria Douglas Reeve, managing editor of the Houston Chronicle since November 2019, has been named the newspaper's top editor.
The Guardian:
A proposed UK secrecy law would increase prison sentences for leakers of state secrets, remove the public interest defense, and possibly put journalists in jail — Home Office plans would remove the public interest defence for whistleblowing, and could put reporters in jail — ere we go again.
Lindsey Turrentine / CNET:
CNET, acquired last year by Red Ventures from ViacomCBS, is looking to fill 150 new roles, its biggest expansion since the 1990s — As part of our largest expansion since the 1990s, CNET is adding more than 150 new roles. … CNET, newly a part of Red Ventures, is making moves to reinvent the modern media model.
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Michael De Dora / Committee to Protect Journalists:
US news orgs ask Biden and Congress for emergency visas for Afghans who worked with US media, saying they face “grievous harm and death” as troops withdraw — The Committee to Protect Journalists joined a coalition of U.S. news and press freedom organizations in joint letters …
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@rtdna, @nytimespr, @hannahbloch, @hannahbloch, @pressfreedom, @hannahbloch and RTDNA Recent Articles
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
YouTube debuts Super Thanks, which lets users tip creators for individual uploaded videos rather than livestreams and have their message highlighted in comments — YouTube announced its latest feature, Super Thanks, on Tuesday. This is YouTube's fourth Paid Digital Good …
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YouTube Official Blog, musically.com, Adweek, @adam22 and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
A look at JTBC, which bought a majority stake in the creative arm of talent agency CAA, one of several forays by South Korean companies into US entertainment — The TV drama “Itaewon Class,” about a young entrepreneur who seeks to avenge his father's death by taking down his rival at a powerful corporation …
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