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The White House releases the Fifth Open Government National Action Plan, committing to help agencies get FOIA tech and improving the FOIA.gov user experience — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released the U.S. Government's Fifth Open Government National Action Plan to advance a more inclusive …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Q&A with Judy Woodruff ahead of her last shift anchoring PBS NewsHour on December 30, on US political divisions, progress for women in the news media, and more — Judy Woodruff will step away from the PBS NewsHour anchor desk on Friday, ending a chapter as one of the most trusted and well respected figures helming a newscast.
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Sonja Sharp / Los Angeles Times:
A profile of 34-year-old Oliver James, a “BookTok” influencer with a six-figure following on TikTok, whose account chronicles his journey of learning to read — It was just after dawn, and TikTok's unlikeliest literary hero was running late. — Oliver James, 34 …
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Rachyl Jones / Observer:
Reuters will let staff work from home three days a week in 2023 as part of its deal with NewsGuild, which represents 300 Reuters journalists and photographers — Reuters employees can work from home three days a week. — Thomson Reuters Corp. and NewsGuild, which represents …
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Al Jazeera:
Bulgaria protests to Russia after Moscow put Bellingcat journalist Christo Grozev on its “wanted” list; Bulgaria's prime minister calls the move “unacceptable” — Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Russia's ambassador to protest against Moscow's decision …
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Steven Allen Adams / newsandsentinel.com/:
West Virginia Public Broadcasting dismissed Amelia Knisely, a part-time reporter who covered child welfare issues, after pressure from the US agency she covered — CHARLESTON — West Virginia Public Broadcasting has parted ways with one of its reporters after alleged retaliation …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Avatar: The Way of Water passes $1B in global ticket sales in 14 days, $317.1M in North America and $712.7M overseas; Spider-Man: No Way Home hit $1B in 12 days — “Avatar: The Way of Water” has sailed past $1 billion in global ticket in just 14 days, becoming the fastest movie this year to cross the coveted box office milestone.
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Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill / The Guardian:
A look at the growing popularity of live podcast shows, up 2,000%+ since 2013, which podcasters and radio show hosts say help expand their listenership — Funny, frank and intimate ... in recent years, the live versions of audio shows have shot up by 2,000%. Now, comedians are selling out auditoriums nationwide
Evan Smith / The Texas Tribune:
John Thornton, the venture capitalist who founded The Texas Tribune in November 2009, plans to step down from the nonprofit's board at the end of 2022 — The visionary venture capitalist had the idea for our nonprofit news org and put the people and money in place to bring it to life.
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Jenni Reid / CNBC:
A look at ABBA Voyage, the hit London concert performed by 3D digital avatars of the band created from motion capture, as its producers plan a global expansion — - ABBA Voyage, which sees digital avatars of the four-piece Swedish band ‘perform’ a 90-minute concert created from motion capture …
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Siblings discuss what it's like to work together in the media industry, including finding motivation amid rivalry, separating work from family time, and more — Media can be a family business. Take some of the most recognizable surnames from the industry: Murdoch, Cox, Hearst, Newhouse, Sulzberger.
Theo Wayt / The Information:
Source: Amazon has discussed a standalone app for watching sports, decluttering the Prime Video app; Andy Jassy recently reaffirmed Amazon's streaming ambitions — Amazon has discussed doing a stand-alone app for watching sports content, people briefed on the conversations told The Information.
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