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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
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.
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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 …
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 …
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 |
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Mark Joyella / Forbes:
Fox News names Jesse Watters as the permanent host of its 7PM opinion show 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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The NYT, WaPo, WSJ, and others ignored an old 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) …
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Lauren Forristal / The Streamable:
WarnerMedia and Comcast renew their multi-year carriage agreement, 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 the renewal …
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