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6:05 AM ET, April 5, 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 …
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Nielsen: the Grammys drew 8.93M total viewers, up 1.4% from last year's record low but down 50%+ from the 18.8M that watched the 2020 telecast  —  Sunday's in-person Grammy Awards on CBS saw just a 1.4% increase in audience size from last year's partly virtual ceremony, which was a record-low for music's biggest night.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
The UK government decides to put Channel 4 up for sale; reports say the goal is to sell Channel 4 by the UK general election in May 2024 for at least £1B  —  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.
Associated Press:
Research: RT en Español is the third most shared site on Twitter for Spanish-language info about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as RT thrives in Latin America  —  Washington (AP) — Though Russia is the country that invaded its neighbor Ukraine, the Kremlin's version relentlessly warns …
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
As subscriber growth slows, Netflix should consider introducing an ad-supported tier, which could help it add subscribers, raise prices, and reduce churn  —  The Information reported over the weekend that Netflix executives have told employees to keep an eye on the bottom line:
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Some journalists say a company started by Salt Lake Tribune's chairman to investigate Utah's COVID-19 testing contracts compromises the newsroom's independence  —  The original version of the story stated that Paul Huntsman started Jittai in 2020, based on information he provided The Post.
Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal:
Hong Kong-listed media company Hypebeast to list on the Nasdaq via a SPAC merger at a $530M+ valuation, after $13.3M in PIPE funding from Tom Brady and others  —  Tom Brady, Naomi Osaka, Tony Hawk and Jonah Hill are among the deal's investors  —  Hypebeast Ltd. is bringing its stock …
Julia Angwin / The Markup:
Q&A with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa on the impact of technology on information ecosystems, funding independent media in the Global South, and more  —  Journalists are under attack around the world.  Last year, the number of journalists who were jailed for their work hit …
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The BBC quietly readvertises its political editor job to replace Laura Kuenssberg; sources say 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
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
 
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