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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
The FBI arrests Filippo Bernardini, an Italian citizen who worked in publishing, alleging he targeted authors and others to steal unpublished book manuscripts — Filippo Bernardini, an Italian citizen who worked in publishing, was charged with wire fraud and identity theft for a scheme …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS are exploring a sale of a significant stake or all of CW Network, and Nexstar Media Group is among possible buyers — Nexstar Media Group is among the suitors for CW Network, sources say — AT&T Inc.'s WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS Inc. are exploring …
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
The Grammy Awards, planned for January 31 in Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, have been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 concerns — As expected, the Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus-related concerns, an Academy spokesperson has confirmed to Variety.
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Manori Ravindran / Variety:
The BBC appoints ITN chief executive Deborah Turness as CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, replacing Fran Unsworth — The BBC has appointed ITN chief executive Deborah Turness as its CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs. — Turness, who effectively takes on one of the most high-profile news roles …
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Shraddha Chakradhar / Nieman Lab:
Longform.org shuts down its nonfiction article recommendations service, but will continue to publish new weekly episodes of its Longform Podcast — Loyal readers of Longform, the nonfiction podcast and website dedicated to curating and recommending nonfiction articles …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks acquires Sentai, including its anime Hidive subscription streaming service, e-commerce platform SentaiFilmworks, Anime Network, and Sentai Studios — The deal includes the anime-focused HIDIVE subscription streaming service. — AMC Networks, the company behind …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
NPR's All Things Considered host Audie Cornish is leaving, following exits by other prominent NPR hosts of color, including Noel King and Lulu Garcia-Navarro — Audie Cornish, a host of NPR's “All Things Considered,” is leaving her job, becoming the latest prominent person of color to leave the public broadcaster.
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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Analysis: about half of 1,490 episodes from 20 popular political podcasts between the 2020 election and the January 6 riot contained election misinformation — A new study analyzed nearly 1,500 episodes, showing the extent to which podcasts pushed misinformation about voter fraud.
Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times:
Studios and production houses are delaying returns to filming as some cast and crew test positive for Omicron, to avoid expensive mid-shoot shutdowns — Tim Hillman was preparing to start work as location manager for the Fox Network show “9-1-1” in Los Angeles on Monday, but Omicron had other plans.
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Jared Hohlt, Slate editor-in-chief and former New York magazine editor for nearly two decades, is stepping down after nearly three years — Jared Hohlt, who made his reputation at New York magazine, led the publication's newsroom during a difficult period for digital media.
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
The NLRB files a complaint with an administrative law judge after NewsGuild alleged in June the NYT told some tech employees to stop showing union support — The New York Times Co. illegally restricted employees' union activism, federal labor officials alleged in a complaint that accuses …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Sean Hannity, who has claimed he is and is not a journalist, and Fox face ethical issues again after revelations about Hannity's texts advising Donald Trump — NEW YORK (AP) — For years, Sean Hannity has skirted ethical boundaries with his role on a television network with “news” in its name.
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