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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans to leave in May and is in exclusive talks to join MSNBC after she does — White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter.
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Washington City Paper plans to end its regular print edition after May 5 and will cut five staffers; the outlet will occasionally publish special print editions — https://twitter.com/...
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Savannah Jacobson / Columbia Journalism Review:
WNYC removes 45 stories from its website and Gothamist; 42 contained “unattributed passages,” and three had been “published on other websites by the author” — WNYC removed forty-five stories from its websites, wnyc.org and Gothamist.com, according to an announcement …
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
Unionized workers at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, and Bradenton Herald are staging a 24-hour work stoppage on Friday to protest long contract negotiations — Journalists at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald are walking out after over a year and a half of first contract negotiations
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
A judge rules against Moira Donegan, creator of the viral Shitty Media Men list, in her attempt to block the libel suit against her using Section 230 — A libel lawsuit over a widely circulated Google spreadsheet listing men in the news media who had allegedly committed sexual assault …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
A deep look at the benefits of content moderation in open forums, and how it can support free speech by creating spaces where more people feel free to talk — Obviously over the past few years there's been all of these debates about the content moderation practices of various websites.
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
In a 3-0 decision, the DC appeals court rejects former congressman Devin Nunes' effort to revive a $250M lawsuit accusing The Washington Post of defamation — A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected former congressman Devin Nunes' effort to revive a $250 million lawsuit accusing the Washington Post …
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Tim Baysinger / Axios:
Ex-Jalopnik journalists David Tracy and Jason Torchinsky launch The Autopian, an automotive news outlet, with backing from an LA car dealer — Exit Content Preview — On Friday, a pair of ex-G/O Media staffers — David Tracy and Jason Torchinsky — launched The Autopian …
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: at a recent employee town hall and a management offsite meeting, Netflix executives cautioned employees to be more mindful about spending and hiring — Netflix is tightening its belt. — In two separate meetings over the past few weeks, Netflix executives cautioned employees …
Shraddha Chakradhar / Nieman Lab:
A look at the tense relationship between an Oregon elected official and local newspaper Malheur Enterprise, which he wants to buy after it investigated him — “I was tired of getting poked in the chest for not doing anything wrong. And it was like, 'You know what?
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Michael Grade is formally confirmed as Ofcom chair, despite some MPs warning that he lacks depth of knowledge about social media and online safety — Former BBC chair will lead watchdog even though report said his knowledge of social media and online safety clearly lacked depth
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Matt Tamanini / The Streamable:
Study: the number of US households signing up for OTT streaming video directly from services' websites fell 12 percentage points between Q1 2020 and Q3 2021 — A new study from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, Data-Based Decision Making for Video Services …
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