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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks to join MSNBC after she leaves in May — 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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Brent Lang / Variety:
Will Smith resigns from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and says he'll accept any additional consequences the academy's board deems appropriate — Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday's Oscars telecast …
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Savannah Jacobson / Columbia Journalism Review:
WNYC removes 45 stories from wnyc.org and Gothamist.com; 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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NABJ:
The NABJ has scheduled a meeting next week with CNN executives following criticism of a social media photo showing a lack of diversity in the CNN+ “war room” — The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has scheduled another meeting with CNN executives in the aftermath …
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
Over 75 unionized journalists at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, and Bradenton Herald stage a 24-hour walkout 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
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
A deep look at the benefits of content moderation in open forums, and how creating spaces where more people feel free to talk can support free speech — 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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Shraddha Chakradhar / Nieman Lab:
A look at the tense relationship between Oregon politician Greg Smith and local newspaper Malheur Enterprise, which Smith 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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Matt Tamanini / The Streamable:
Parks Associates: the number of US households signing up for OTT streaming video directly from the services' websites fell from 41% in Q1 2020 to 29% in Q3 2021 — A new study from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, Data-Based Decision Making for Video Services …
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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
A judge rules against editor Moira Donegan, the 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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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 …
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