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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Meta plans to shut down its newsletter subscription service Bulletin by early 2023; the Substack competitor launched in January 2021 and now has 120+ writers — The social media company plans to bring more content back to the Facebook platform directly. — Meta will be shutting down Bulletin …
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The Guardian:
Guardian US expands its democracy coverage, announces a series called The Fight for Democracy, and names reporter Sam Levine as senior democracy correspondent — Guardian US today announces the expansion of its democracy coverage, a new multi-year series named The fight for democracy …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: executives plan to shift New York Daily News coverage to local content about New York City; a source says the print edition will gain about eight pages — The New York Daily News plans to shift its coverage priorities toward producing more local content about issues impacting New York City …
Jenn Topper / The Reporters Committee …:
ProJourn, which provides journalists with no-cost legal help for pre-publication review and public records access, will expand after getting a $1.3M grant — ProJourn announces a $1.3 million grant, signs up new law firm partners, releases landscape report
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Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
The Onion files an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in support of Anthony Novak, arrested for his Facebook page parodying an Ohio police department's page — Monday marked the first time in 34 years of The Onion's publication that what anyone might reasonably think is an Onion headline was an actual headline about the Onion.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Public Radio names LaFontaine Oliver, the CEO of Baltimore's WYPR, as its CEO, starting in January; previous CEO Goli Sheikholeslami left for Politico — Mr. Oliver is currently the president and chief executive of Baltimore's flagship public radio station, WYPR.
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Manori Ravindran / Variety:
BAFTA changes its director and entertainment performance nomination rules for its 2023 Television and TV Craft awards to level the playing field for women — BAFTA has made key changes to its Television and TV Craft awards in an attempt to level the playing field for women in historically imbalanced categories such as directing.
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Nieman Lab:
A study interviewing 64 US political journalists found many view their outlets' political endorsements as ineffective and jeopardizing editorial independence — Endorsements for politicians have a long history in U.S. newspapers, which until the 20th century were usually explicitly aligned with one political party or faction.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell: Peacock added 2M+ paid subscribers in Q3 2022 to top 15M, after reclaiming NBCU next-day rights from Hulu; Q2 subscribers were flat — Has Peacock regained its forward momentum? — NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell claimed the media company's flagship streamer notched healthy growth …
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Deadline, The Streamable, MediaPost, The Wrap, Next TV, CNBC and The Hollywood Reporter
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
A lawsuit argues Google broke a Minnesota law requiring firms to destroy video rental records since Google preserves data from the Play Store, YouTube, and more — A Minnesota man is suing Google for purportedly violating a state law that requires video rental companies to destroy certain purchase records.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Kat Downs Mulder, Washington Post's chief product officer and managing editor, joins Yahoo News as SVP and GM, the third longtime C-suite exec to leave in 2022 — Kat Downs Mulder, formerly chief product officer and managing editor of the Washington Post, is joining Yahoo News …
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J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
After Ned Fulmer admitted to a “consensual” workplace affair, YouTube comedy group The Try Guys removed him from new videos amid an internal investigation — Comedy group the Try Guys shared a video statement Monday evening, addressing its recent decision to cut ties with ex-member Ned Fulmer …
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