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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR Chief News Executive Nancy Barnes announces she will leave the network in November 2022, prompted by the CEO's move to create an executive role above her — NPR's chief news executive, Nancy Barnes, said Friday she would be leaving the network, prompted by NPR CEO John Lansing's decision to create a new executive role above her.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The verdict against Project Veritas upends the organization's claims of doing undercover journalism; one Project Veritas operative pitched a voter fraud scheme — On Thursday evening, a jury in D.C.'s federal courthouse returned a verdict against Project Veritas in a case stemming …
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
A jury finds Project Veritas broke wiretapping laws and fraudulently misrepresented itself to Democratic political consultants; Project Veritas plans to appeal — The conservative group was found to have violated wiretapping laws and fraudulently misrepresented itself to a Democratic consulting firm …
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Laura Wagner / Defector:
Memo: Axios encourages employees to buy and expense six copies of Smart Brevity, a new book by Axios' co-founders, post a photo on social media, and review it — Axios staffers received a memo on Monday suggesting several ways they could help promote a new book, Smart Brevity …
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music replace Pepsi as the main sponsor for the Super Bowl halftime show; sources say the NFL was seeking ~$50M — Apple's pursuit of an N.F.L. media package has broadened to include a sponsorship of one of TV's most-watched events.
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Nicholas Quah / Vulture:
A look at the crowded podcast market, where competition has made almost everything in the business more difficult, and some say no one is taking creative risks — It's been ages since the last blockbuster narrative show. What does that mean for the medium as an art form?
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Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Internal letter shows Twitch SVP of global creators Constance Knight resigned on the same day the company announced revenue sharing changes for top creators — The senior vice president of global creators at Twitch told employees she is leaving the company on the same day it announced changes …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix has started licensing comedy specials from some comedians for two years for ~$200K, rather than buying them outright, to cut costs — Streaming company to pay about $200,000 in two-year licensing pacts, instead of making more costly outright buys; comedians face higher production costs
Elvira Pollina / Reuters:
Sources: Italian broadcaster MediaForEurope, formerly Mediaset, joins with French billionaire Xavier Niel to bid for a controlling stake in French TV company M6 — Italian broadcaster MediaForEurope (MFEB.MI) has joined forces with French billionaire Xavier Niel to submit a non-binding offer …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Everyone deserves thriving local news, not just those who live in a few lucky cities and states blessed by a nearby rich person, foundation, or other entity — We are in the middle of a sustained, aggressive response to the huge decline in local news in America.
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Illumination, the studio behind the Minions franchise, hires Mike Moon, ex-head of adult animation at Netflix, to form the Moonlight label and broaden its range — Illumination, the studio behind the “Despicable Me” franchise, has tapped Mike Moon to form a new label, Moonlight.
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Snopes Media Group:
Two Snopes shareholders, Chris Richmond and Drew Schoentrup, acquire 100% of the company; co-founder David Mikkelson stepped down as CEO, replaced by Richmond — Snopes, the world's leading fact-checking site, today announced that two of its shareholders, Chris Richmond and Drew Schoentrup, have acquired 100% of the company.
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