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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Source: The Washington Post has suspended reporter David Weigel without pay for retweeting a sexist joke from YouTuber Cam Harless on Friday — New York (CNN Business)The Washington Post has suspended reporter David Weigel without pay for retweeting a sexist joke, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday.
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The Daily Beast:
Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee urges staff to treat each other respectfully after two reporters publicly argued on Twitter over a sexist joke — Felicia Sonmez and Jose Del Real traded bitter barbs on Twitter about a third reporter, Dave Weigel.
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Michael McGowan / The Guardian:
A federal judge in Australia orders Google to pay an ex-politician $715K for doing “nothing to prevent” YouTuber Friendlyjordies' “abusive” videos about him — Tech giant and comedian Jordan Shanks may face contempt of court charges over videos published during trial
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Axios:
Religion of Sports, the media company co-founded by Tom Brady in 2017, raises a $50M Series B led by Shamrock Capital — Religion of Sports, the sports media production company co-founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and filmmaker and entrepreneur Gotham Chopra, has raised $50 million …
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Press Gazette:
Former UK press secretary Allegra Stratton, who resigned as an adviser after joking about a Downing Street party, joins Bloomberg as UK contributing editor — Press Gazette's summary of the latest senior job moves and major personnel changes in UK news media. Refresh page for latest updates.
New York Times:
A look at Chris Licht's first moves as CNN chairman: reducing partisanship and, sources say, making morning TV more inviting and revamping Sunday night's lineup — Chris Licht, the new CNN chairman, is encouraging a more nuanced approach to coverage. Some at the network are skeptical.
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Family of Ehud Yonay, whose 1983 article inspired the 1986 movie Top Gun, sues Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over the sequel Top Gun: Maverick — The family of the author whose article inspired the 1986 Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun” on Monday sued Paramount Pictures …
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Claire Atkinson / Insider:
Sources: Netflix is in talks for Formula 1 rights in the US, which would mark its first foray into live sports; ESPN, NBCUniversal, Amazon are also interested — - Netflix is chasing Formula 1 rights in the US, sources told Insider, in its first foray into live sports.
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Variety:
After Hollywood majors withdrew from Russia, some cinemas are turning to illicit screenings, sometimes using different titles and selling handwritten tickets — Russian cinemas have responded to international sanctions over the war in Ukraine by going pirate.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku launches Espacio Latino, a hub for US-based Spanish-speaking audiences with hundreds of hours of free programming, in partnership with Telemundo and others — Atención, teleadictos! — Roku has unwrapped Espacio Latino, a new destination for U.S. Spanish-speaking audiences …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Op-eds like Amber Heard's 2018 WaPo piece, which let celebs braid their personal experiences with policy prescriptions, are an assault on journalism — In her now-famous Washington Post op-ed in December 2018, actress Amber Heard wrote, “Then two years ago, I became a public figure representing …
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Shirley Li / The Atlantic:
The success of Stranger Things 4 is further proof of Netflix's unsustainability, as the show's reported $30M per episode budget is unlikely to be replicated — Netflix, long branded as Hollywood's disruptor, has lately looked to be in need of disruption itself.
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