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Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Barry Sussman, the Washington Post editor who directly oversaw the Watergate investigation by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, has died at 87 — Barry Sussman, the Washington Post editor who directly oversaw the Watergate investigation by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein …
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Creators who focused on the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial made thousands of dollars through platform incentives, influencing public opinion in the process — Influencers discovered there's money and clout to be made in covering breaking news — When the verdict came …
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Insider:
Although the ACLU ghostwrote Amber Heard's op-ed and a Washington Post editor wrote the headline, the verdict underscores that the byline determines liability
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
In a memo, Chris Licht says CNN added a “Breaking News” guideline to its stylebook to address the banner's overuse: “its impact has become lost on the audience” — CNN's new boss Chris Licht says that beginning today, CNN has added a “Breaking News” guideline to its stylebook …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
A look at Tosca Musk's Passionflix, a $6/month streaming service for adaptations of romance novels and erotic fan fiction with $22M in funding — Tosca Musk, Elon's younger sister, is the force behind Passionflix, a streaming service dedicated to adaptations of romance novels and erotic fan fiction.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Latino Media Network, founded by Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia, raises $80M and acquires 18 radio stations from TelevisaUnivision for $60M — Latina activists and entrepreneurs Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia have raised $80 million to launch a new Hispanic media company called the Latino Media Network.
The Strategist:
China journalists at outlets including The Economist and the NYT have been subjected to a coordinated online campaign that seems to be run by the CCP — The Chinese Communist Party has a problem with women of Asian descent who have public platforms, opinions and expertise on China.
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Reuters:
Russia's foreign ministry summons the heads of US media outlets in Moscow to notify them of tough measures in response to US restrictions against Russian media — Russia's Foreign Ministry said it was summoning the heads of U.S. media outlets in Moscow to a meeting this Monday to notify …
Mike Shields / Next in Marketing:
As CTV replaces linear, ad inventory is shrinking since streamers barely have breaks; Netflix's ad tier adds inventory and significant reach for advertisers — CTV has led some brands to ignore reality — Much of Hollywood has been relishing in Netflix's recent stumbles (maybe too much, as well chronicled in Recode's Peter Kafka).
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Paramount's ad-supported Pluto TV plans to launch a streaming channel in 2022, offering new and archived episodes of CBS News' 60 Minutes — CBS News' venerable “60 Minutes” is creating a time machine, of sorts. — The long-running newsmagazine will be form the bulk of a new channel at Pluto …
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Ted Gioia / The Honest Broker:
By making artists market themselves through viral TikTok content, record labels are showing how little value they add and essentially digging their own graves — It's not just the music biz—legacy media outlets everywhere are playing the same dangerous game
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Colin McKay, Google's head of government relations in Canada, wrote to every MP and senator, saying the pending Online News Act could “break” its search engine — Google has stepped up its campaign against Canada's Online News Act, insisting that the legislation could “break” its search engine.
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USA Today:
Gannett restructures, naming Maribel Wadsworth president of news and publishing and Kris Barton president of digital marketing; two executives plan to leave — Bailey Schulz Swapna Venugopal RamaswamyUSA TODAY — Gannett, owner of USA TODAY and local media organizations in 45 states …
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