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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
A profile of James Goldston, the former ABC News president who is helping the House's January 6 committee produce TV-ready segments for its public hearings — James Goldston was a longtime producer at ABC News and then its president for seven years. — As news organizations scrambled …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Nielsen ratings: 20M+ people watched the first prime-time hearing of the January 6 investigation; Fox News' counterprogramming drew a 3M average, about normal — The number, which will grow as the count adds more networks, is in the ballpark of big television events like a “Sunday Night Football” game.
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Mike Calia / CNBC:
Fired Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt, who Donald Trump criticized for calling Arizona for Biden, is testifying Monday before the January 6 committee — - Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt, who was fired by the cable network last year, said he will testify Monday …
David Zurawik / CNN:
Comparisons between Thursday's January 6 hearings and those for Watergate or Army-McCarthy are misplaced given today's fragmented, on-demand, siloed media
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: some US news outlets prepare for shortfalls as Meta weighs ending fees for news; annual fees averaged $20M+ for NYT, $15M+ for WaPo, and $10M+ for WSJ — Social-media company pays more than $10 million a year to a handful of news organizations to feature their content on its news tab
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Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times:
Journalist Yashar Ali files a defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles Magazine, claiming the outlet's June 2021 profile of him “contains many factual errors” — Journalist Yashar Ali has filed a defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles Magazine one year after the publication ran …
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Sirwan Kajjo / Voice of America:
Former VOA Director Amanda Bennett, now Biden's nominee to lead the USAGM, emphasized her journalism background during a Senate committee confirmation hearing — U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) pledged Tuesday to advance the agency's mission …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Sources: The Washington Post fired Felicia Sonmez, the reporter who has recently been extraordinarily critical of her colleagues and the newspaper's leadership — New York CNN Business — The Washington Post on Thursday fired Felicia Sonmez, the reporter who has been extraordinarily critical …
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David Pegg / The Guardian:
A look at proposals to reform English media law, often used by oligarchs to suppress journalism through claims of defamation, breach of privacy, and more — Boris Johnson has vowed to level the playing field on which oligarchs stifle those who scrutinise them. How can he do it?
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Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
Profile of Oscar and Carlos Martinez, brothers working for Salvadoran investigative outlet El Faro, as they published reporting on President Bukele's gang ties — Carlos Martínez peered over his brother Óscar's shoulder as they proofread the investigation they were about to publish …
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Hong Kong-based Factwire, an independent news agency that launched in 2015 via crowdfunding, ceases operations without offering a clear explanation why — Factwire, an independent news agency and publication in Hong Kong, said Friday that it will cease operations with immediate effect.
Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
CEO Daniel Ek: Spotify plans to use the freemium model for audiobooks; the DOJ is reviewing Spotify's yet-to-close acquisition of audiobook distributor Findaway — This article first ran in Hot Pod Insider, The Verge's audio industry newsletter. — Spotify wants to make audiobooks the next pillar of its business.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Amazon plans to withdraw bidding for Indian Premier League cricket streaming rights, estimated to fetch an unprecedented $7.7B at a June 12 auction — Amazon.com Inc. is planning to withdraw from a heated competition for the rights to stream Indian Premier League cricket matches …
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