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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Profile of Robert Allbritton, son of a Houston TV mogul and now among the top media investors of the century after Axel Springer agreed to buy Politico for ~$1B — From “son of” to mogul in his own right: Robert Allbritton just became the unlikeliest winner of the new media sweepstakes.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney held unsuccessful mediation talks in June with alleged sexual assault victims of ex-ABC News exec Michael Corn, who was pushed out in April — Claims surfaced in lawsuit last week against former top producer Michael Corn, who denies the allegations; ABC is also a defendant
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Variety, The Wrap, TVNewser, @kimmasters, @nycsouthpaw, @julieroginsky, @anthony, @asharma, @brianstelter, @jbflint and Fox News
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Sources describe a rift at GMA sparked by a lawsuit revealing Stephanopoulos knew about sexual assault allegations against Corn in '17 but still worked with him — Sources said a lawsuit accusing GMA's former executive producer of sexual assault has opened a new rift between the show's hosts …
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Penske Media calls SPACs “an investor fad” as sources say it rejected eight SPAC approaches; Bustle is still pursuing a SPAC deal and Vox is considering one — - There's disagreement among digital media founders about whether or not to pursue SPACs as the market has soured.
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American Press Institute, @sherman4949, @awallenstein, @sherman4949 and @sherman4949
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Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
Digital media, as a business, is broken because outlets are being SPAC'd into vague network blobs publishing the same content, not because people no longer read — Thanks for reading Garbage Day! If you subscribe, you'll get Discord access and bonus content every Thursday. And it's pretty cheap! $5 a month!
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Newmark J-School:
Sarah Bartlett, dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, to retire next June after nearly nine years in the role — - HOME- / - STUDENT- / - SARAH BARTLETT TO STEP DOWN AS NEWMARK J-SCHOOL DEAN — Sarah Bartlett, dean of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism …
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@jeffjarvis, @raju, @lpolgreen, @s_m_i, @newmarkjschool, @nicdawes, @gmochkofsky and @sulliview
Micah Singleton / Billboard:
Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic, giving its users six free months of Apple Music, and will debut its own classical music app in '22 — Apple has acquired Primephonic, the classical music streaming service, for an undisclosed amount, the company tells Billboard.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
By constantly engaging with Peter Doocy during press briefings, Biden and Psaki are trying to fight right-wing misinformation while getting airtime on Fox News — In a sense, Peter Doocy's arrival in the White House press briefing room has been to his employer's detriment.
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@dangillmor, @djrothkopf, The Hill, @johnjharwood and @johnjharwood
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Profile of Tolo, Afghanistan's largest broadcaster famous for its hard-hitting news, as it plans to broadcast from Europe or the Middle East if it is shut down — Tolo came to prominence with hard-hitting news, raucous reality shows and lurid Turkish soap operas.
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@abramowitz, @vali_nasr, @kenroth, @danbilefsky, @nytimesmusic, @ksoltisanderson, @raju, @borealissaves and @nytimes
Andrea Wenzel / Poynter:
Report details The Philadelphia Inquirer's work to be inclusive and antiracist after the paper published the infamous “Buildings Matter, Too” headline last year — After the infamous ‘Buildings Matter, Too’ headline, the paper launched its ‘Inquirer for All’ project to rebuild to be inclusive and antiracist.
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@michellemanafy, @mattyglesias, @dlboardman, @andreawenzel, @poynter, @poynter, @poynter and Temple University
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
How Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney could change Hollywood dealmaking and entertainment contracts, which traditionally accepted some ambiguity — In the past, a little ambiguity in entertainment contracts wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Disney's reaction to Scarlett Johansson …
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@gracerandolph, @michellemanafy, @jasonhirschhorn, @entlawpartners, @mtfiii, @redpenoflex, @aliaaaloha and @scarlettjo4ever
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Q&A with Maria Salazar Ferro, director of CPJ's Emergencies team, on its work to help journalists leave Afghanistan, and on its support of those who remain — Since Afghanistan fell under the control of the Taliban, CPJ has been deeply concerned for the safety of hundreds of local journalists and media workers.
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@pressfreedom, @pressfreedom, @jahootsen, @pressfreedom and @pressfreedom
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
How Western news outlets are grappling with how to continue their Afghanistan coverage, amid a chaotic US withdrawal and the departure of many staffers
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@jimlaurie_asia, @juliaioffe, @miriamelder, @miriamelder, @miriamelder, @wolfe321, @lizzieblove, @fawfulfan and Fox News
Pulitzer Prize Office:
Pulitzer Prize Board issues special citation to honor people in Afghanistan who create and support journalism, along with a $100K emergency relief grant
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Poynter, @danieljjonesus, @giacomonyt, @robertmmahoney, @joelcpj, @risj_oxford, @pulitzerprizes, @pressfreedom, @kathleencarrll and @sbg1
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The Sun pays damages and apologizes to the England cricketer Ben Stokes and his mother, for publishing details of a family tragedy in a 2019 front page story — Tabloid apologises to cricketer and his mother and says 2019 article should not have been published
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@damonwake, @minhtngo, @jimwaterson, @barneyronay and @davidkirkham3
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