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3:30 PM ET, April 4, 2022

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Matthew Yglesias / Bloomberg:
Researchers paid regular Fox News viewers to watch CNN for a month and found that they changed their minds on political and cultural issues, and Fox News itself  —  The establishment of Fox News in the late 1990s forever changed both media and politics in America, transforming the formerly staid world …
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
DirecTV to drop OANN and AWE, a high-end lifestyle channel also owned by Herring Networks, after April 4  —  DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network on Tuesday, ignoring pressure to reverse course from the conservative cable outlet and its supporters.
Discussion: TVNewser, @anthony and @oliverdarcy
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Reports: UK government decided to put up Channel 4 for sale from spring 2023 for around £1B with a goal of selling it by the UK general election in May 2024  —  The proposed privatization of U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 could become a reality by the spring of 2023 as the government has decided to go ahead with the process.
Alik Sardarian / openDemocracy:
Some Western journalists in Ukraine do not listen to locals' warnings, don't bother to provide protection for fixers, and go into dangerous places needlessly  —  As international media try to cover the horror of Russia's attack on Ukraine, they are failing the people who are helping them do it: Ukrainian journalists and producers
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC quietly readvertises its political editor job, to replace Laura Kuenssberg; sources say BBC executives were unhappy with the original all-female shortlist  —  Bosses said to have been unhappy with choice of candidates after all-female shortlist was produced
The Guardian:
The UK government appoints Sir Ian Cheshire as the chair of Channel 4, leading to accusations of cronyism  —  Jon Snow and other leading broadcasters express concern over appointment and call for C4's public service remit to be protected  —  Ministers have been accused of another case …
Brent Lang / Variety:
Will Smith resigns from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and says he will 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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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Journalists and police discuss a 2021 Echo Park protest when the LAPD detained at least 16 journalists, leading to a strengthened press rights law in California
Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency:
Maks Levin, a photojournalist covering the war in Ukraine who went missing near Kyiv on March 13, is found dead
NABJ:
The NABJ schedules a meeting with CNN executives for next week following criticism of a social media photo showing a lack of diversity in CNN+'s “War Room”
@wcp:
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
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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
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks to join MSNBC after she leaves in May