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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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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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Wall Street Journal:
Study: some streaming devices keep playing content when TVs are off, leading to ~17% of ads being shown when users can't see them, costing brands $1B+ per year — Lack of communication between TV sets and streaming devices causes estimated waste of over $1 billion in ad dollars
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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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@tomgara, @geoffpilkington, The Wrap, Mediaite, The Daily Beast and The Present Age
Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
A profile of Óscar and Carlos Martínez, brothers working for Salvadoran investigative outlet El Faro who 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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@steve_hanke, @katelinthicum, @mikelatimes, @marybsheridan and @knightlat
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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@b_obermayer, @occrp, @catherine_mayer and @kleptocracyintv
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
The US local journalism crisis is worsened by closing mills, which sparked a 30%+ rise in newsprint prices over the last two years, leading to further cutbacks — Everyone is affected by the rising cost of necessities. It's even worse when you're already on the edge of bankruptcy.
James Welsh / The Angry Editor:
Interview with Barry Malone, deputy EIC for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, on the need for diversity in newsrooms in order to cover a diverse society, and more — Three Questions with Barry Malone, deputy editor-in-chief for the Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Emilio Garcia-Ruiz / San Francisco Chronicle:
The San Francisco Chronicle unveils SFNext, a project involving residents aimed at finding solutions to the city's problems, resulting in a podcast series, more — Joe and Fi run a small coffee shop on the first floor of our San Francisco Chronicle building at Fifth and Mission streets.
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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.
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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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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