Mediagazer: A look at NPR's staffing issues, including pay gaps and a structure separating podcasts and news, after four hosts, three of them women of color, left in a year (David Folkenflik/NPR)

6:55 PM ET, January 12, 2022

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Over 80 fact-checking organizations tell YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki that the company's misinformation policies are “proving insufficient” and propose solutions — Ms. Susan Wojcicki, — It's been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Justin Hendrix / Tech Policy Press:

Over 260 health professionals tell Spotify to implement a misinformation policy, after a Joe Rogan Experience episode featured a discredited scientist — More than 260 doctors, nurses, scientists, health professionals and others have signed an open letter calling on the streaming media platform Spotify to …

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:

Laura McGann and Mark Bauman launch Grid, which will examine the day's biggest news stories from different viewpoints, with $10M in funding and 20 journalists — The latest media start-up, with millions in funding and a team of more than 20 journalists, aims to bring clarity to weighty issues.

David Folkenflik / NPR:

A look at NPR's staffing issues, including pay gaps and a structure separating podcasts and news, after four hosts, three of them women of color, left in a year — In the wake of a trio of departures, news stories and private messages shared among NPR staffers reflected the concern that Black …

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

The Texas Tribune CEO and co-founder Evan Smith says he will step down by the end of 2022, after 13 years, and stay on as an adviser into 2023 — Evan Smith, a longtime force in Texas journalism, said on Wednesday that he would step down as the chief executive of The Texas Tribune …

Variety:

Variety promotes Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, its President and Group Publisher, to the newly created post of CEO, effective immediately — She will retain the duties of Group  Publisher. — As CEO of Variety, Sobrino-Stearns will oversee both the editorial and business units of the venerable entertainment news brand.

Discussion: MediaPost, @danielletbd, @marcmalkin, @ewagmeister, @raminsetoodeh, PMC, @byclaytondavis and @byclaytondavis

New York Post:

Sources: DirecTV and Dish Network have restarted merger talks, as executives think regulatory concerns over their combined market power have waned — DirecTV and Dish Network are in fresh talks to merge after years of on-again, off-again wrangling and multiple clampdowns from federal antitrust officials, The Post has learned.

Discussion: @jeff_foust, MediaPost, The Streamable, Light Reading, @karlbode, nexttv.com, Awful Announcing, @nickdaschel and Media Play News

Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

Decrying cancel culture, the BBC's director of editorial policy, David Jordan, says the broadcaster will “represent all points of view”, including flat earthers — David Jordan told House of Lords that ‘all points of view’ should be represented by broadcaster

David Bauder / Associated Press:

News organizations de-emphasize case counts in their COVID-19 stories as home testing grows, and debate how best to use other stats during the omicron surge — NEW YORK (AP) — For two years, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations have been widely used barometers of the pandemic's march across the world.

Discussion: Fox News, @claytravis, @naseemmiller and @ap

Wall Street Journal:

Sally Buzbee tells WaPo staff that business editor Lori Montgomery was reprimanded for tweeting criticism of an SFGate column condemning Ben Roethlisberger — Business editor Lori Montgomery received verbal warning for tweeting about an article that addressed allegations of sexual assault against the quarterback

Discussion: @froomkin, @froomkin, @benmullin, @pkafka, VICE and Washingtonian

Sandy Mazza / The Tennessean:

Most Gannett newspapers are ceasing home delivery of Saturday print editions in coming months, offering an e-edition instead — Most Gannett Co. newspapers, including The Tennessean, will cease home delivery of Saturday editions, in response to the ongoing dominance of digital news consumption.

Discussion: @maryshownsbt, Columbus Business Journal, Green Bay Press-Gazette, @yelvington, @dankennedy_nu, @bgrueskin, @jackrosenberry, @dankennedy_nu and @dankennedy_nu

Hollywood Reporter:

After reports that Nexstar is the lead bidder for The CW, sources speculate The CW's programming strategy could shift toward politics and reruns — If Nexstar seals a deal for a majority stake in the WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS broadcaster, insiders speculate the programming strategy may shift toward politics and reruns.

Discussion: @alexweprin, @danmcgowan, @alexweprin and @snoodit

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Economic Policy Reporter, DC — Punchbowl News

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Senior Editor, FL — Flamingo Magazine

Senior Sydney Correspondent — MLex

Investigative Reporter, OR — Street Roots

Reporter I, Remote — APMG

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Digital Content Editor, CT — NBC

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Editor, DC — The Argument

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Senior Content Strategist, CA — LA Times

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IT Industry Reporter, MA — CIO Dive

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Breaking News Editor, Toronto — Bloomberg

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Head of Multimedia, Sydney — The Guardian

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