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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Associated Press names Julie Pace, its Washington bureau chief, as its new executive editor and senior vice president — Julie Pace, The A.P.'s Washington bureau chief, started out wanting to be an international correspondent. Now she has the top newsroom job.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Amid the chaos and dysfunction at the Kabul airport, the Biden administration left behind 100+ USAGM employees, plus their families and contractors — Now that the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete, many stories of heroic efforts to save Americans and Afghan allies are pouring out …
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Joel Simon / Wall Street Journal:
The Biden administration pledged to support press freedom around the world, but so far has failed the test in Afghanistan — Joe Biden pledged to support press freedom, but so far he hasn't followed through on his promises. — The Biden administration came to power pledging to put human rights …
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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
NYT is adding a paywall to Wirecutter, starting after users read 10 stories/month, charging $5/month or $40/year but free for NYT premium digital subscribers — Site will be available for $5 every four weeks or as part of a Times premium bundle — New York Times Co. plans to put …
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Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
Flipboard adds features that suggest related topics and let readers quickly choose subjects they care most about; it plans to expand topic fine-tuning soon — The magazine-style aggregation app always wanted to steer clear of the ugly side of virality. Now it's even easier to customize it to your passions.
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Shelley Hepworth / The Guardian:
Salman Rushdie will publish his next book on Substack with new sections coming out approximately once per week over the course of about a year — The author on why he's chosen to release his next book on the online platform - and why he hopes digital won't see off the medium he loves most
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New York Times, Publishers Weekly and @kolatubosun
Tom Horton / London Evening Standard:
UK government launches a consultation on new rules that would make streaming services subject to the same standards as traditional broadcasters — Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the Government is looking to introduce ‘proportionate’ new rules. — N
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: UK government's second attempt to appoint Paul Dacre as Ofcom chair is delayed as it can't find credible people willing to interview and approve Dacre — Exclusive: Second attempt to make former Daily Mail editor chair of media regulator hits stumbling block
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@jakubkrupa, @annettedittert, @mrjamesob and @davidschneider
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
At least four talk radio hosts in the US who had espoused anti-vaccine and anti-mask sentiments succumbed to the virus in August — Marc Bernier was adamant: He was not going to get a coronavirus vaccination. — “I'm Mr. Anti-Vax,” he told listeners of his talk-radio program in Daytona Beach …
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Conflicts over race, culture, and inclusion have roiled the Romance Writers of America and other groups devoted to books and literature — Conflicts over race, culture and inclusion have roiled the Romance Writers of America, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and other groups devoted to books and literature.
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@liz_a_harris, @xanalter, @penamerica and @nytimesbooks
Jon Porter / The Verge:
Telegram opens live streams to an unlimited number of viewers, up from 1,000, making the service into a fully fledged mobile live streaming platform — Along with more forwarding options — Telegram, the messaging app that's becoming more and more like a fully-fledged social media network …
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Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
Former BBC journalists in Afghanistan say the BBC and UK embassy ignored their pleas for help; BBC says it is unable to support former BBC workers — Fourteen Afghans including presenters, reporters and producers are now in hiding from the Taliban — A group of senior Afghan journalists …
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