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6:10 PM ET, January 10, 2022

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Axel Springer names Goli Sheikholeslami as CEO of Politico Media; Sheikholeslami has been the president and CEO of WNYC for the past two years — It is the first major move by the German media giant since it purchased the Virginia-based political publication.

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Discovery takes a minority stake in Open AP, a joint venture between Fox, NBCUniversal, and ViacomCBS to define video audience segments for advertisers — After making a successful bid to grow its heft in the media business with the looming acquisition of WarnerMedia, Discovery wants to extend …

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Committee to Protect Journalists:

CPJ names Internews Europe CEO Jodie Ginsberg as its CEO, succeeding Joel Simon, who stepped down at the end of 2021 after leading the organization for 15 years — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today named Jodie Ginsberg as its new President. Ginsberg will succeed Joel Simon …

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Nic Newman / Reuters Institute for the Study …:

Survey of 246 media leaders in 52 countries: 59% say revenue grew in 2021 and 47% worry subscription models may be excluding less affluent audiences — 1. The business of journalism is looking up for some | 2. Audience strategies and publisher innovation |

Mark Joyella / Forbes:

Fox News names Jesse Watters as the permanent host of its 7pm EST opinion show, Jesse Watters Primetime, as of January 24, after a year of rotating guest hosts — Fox News announced Monday that Jesse Watters will be the permanent host of the network's 7 p.m. ET hour, which will be re-named Jesse Watters Primetime beginning January 24.

Kim Bellware / Washington Post:

Republican leaders bar journalists from working on the Iowa Senate floor, breaking a more than 140-year tradition and worrying press advocates — When Iowa's 2022 legislative session commences Monday, there will be a notable absence on the floor of the state Senate: reporters.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, @blackamazon, @mollyjongfast, @kimmasters, @ronjohnsonwi, @marceelias and American Press Institute

Andrew Marchand / New York Post:

Source: Apple has had substantial talks about carrying MLB games next season on Apple TV+ — MORE FROM: — Apple has had substantial talks about carrying Major League Baseball games next season, The Post has learned. — If a deal is finalized, it would represent a significant milestone …

Discussion: The Streamable, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, @andrewmarchand, @bizballmaury, @darrenrovell, @eaamalyon, @francoolivera and AppleInsider

Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:

Joe Biden has held fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors after nearly one year in office — WASHINGTON (AP) — In what's become a familiar scene, President Joe Biden lingered after delivering a recent speech on the pandemic as reporters fired a barrage of questions.

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Variety:

Variety appoints Ramin Setoodeh as co-editor-in-chief to work alongside Cynthia Littleton in the coming months — Littleton and Setoodeh will  co-run the newsroom and oversee editorial activities across all Variety platforms. — “Cynthia is one of the most  …

Discussion: The Wrap, @angelique814, @rebeccaarubin, @brentalang, @raminsetoodeh, WWD and Hollywood Reporter

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Edison Research: the 10 most popular US podcasts in 2021 were seven or more years old on average and none debuted in the past couple of years — Dawn Ostroff wants to find more hits. The chief content officer of Spotify is upset that her company isn't producing enough new popular podcasts …

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

The NYT, WaPo, WSJ, and others ignored a 2017 allegation against an Andrew Cuomo accuser that she filed false claims of sexual assault against a fellow student — News organizations last year pursued many leads about the conduct of now-former New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D) …

Discussion: @hunterw

Lauren Forristal / The Streamable:

WarnerMedia and Comcast renew their multiyear carriage agreement for Xfinity TV customers, which includes a CNN+ distribution agreement for the first time — The longstanding distribution relationship between WarnerMedia and Comcast Cable continues. Today, the two companies announced …

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Times Higher Education:
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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Benjamin Lee / The Guardian:
The Power of the Dog and Succession were the big winners at an unusual Golden Globes ceremony, featuring no stars, audience, or winners to accept the prizes

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Nick Lewis / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Armenia's introduction of higher defamation fines and criminal charges for “grave insult” sparks worries that the new laws help clamp down on critical outlets

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Jay Caspian Kang / New York Times:
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
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Politico:
Ruth Shalit Barrett sues The Atlantic for $1M, claiming the magazine defamed her in an editor's note retracting her October 2020 article on niche sports

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