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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 …
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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 …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
DirecTV to drop OANN and AWE, a high-end lifestyle channel also owned by Herring Networks, after April 4; OANN began airing on DirecTV in April 2017 — DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network on Tuesday, ignoring pressure to reverse course from the conservative cable outlet and its supporters.
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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:
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@stratechery, JRDR, @anthony and @carnage4life
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.
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku and Amazon extend their distribution agreement, letting users continue to access Prime Video and IMDb TV apps on their Roku devices; Roku stock is up 7.19% — The new multi-year agreement means the Amazon Prime Video app will remain in Roku's Channel Store.
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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 …
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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
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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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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.
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
How Quebec's CN2i co-op, made up of six regional daily newspapers, is structured and the headwinds it has faced since launching in March 2020 — In 2019, six regional daily newspapers in Quebec, Canada were saved from closure after their parent company, Groupe Capitales Médias, announced it was filing for bankruptcy.
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@jsource and @ifjglobal
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 — Bodycam footage shows police shooting rubber bullets at reporters. Smartphone videos capture police taking them into custody.
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