Mediagazer: Over 100 New York Times contributors and others call on the newspaper to stop “bias, fringe theories, and dangerous inaccuracies” in its trans people coverage (Abbey White/The Hollywood Reporter)

7:10 PM ET, February 15, 2023

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Over 100 New York Times contributors and others call on the newspaper to stop “bias, fringe theories, and dangerous inaccuracies” in its trans people coverage — Hannah Gadsby, Joey Soloway, Margaret Cho, Jameela Jamil, Lena Dunham, Jonathan Van Ness and Jazz Jennings were also among …

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The Guardian:

France's BFMTV suspended presenter Rachid M'Barki in January and launched an internal probe into news packages linked to Israeli disinformation unit Team Jorge — Rachid M'Barki, one of channel's longest-serving hosts, suspended during inquiry into news packages linked to ‘Team Jorge’

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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:

AMC Networks Chairman James Dolan appoints his wife, Kristin Dolan, as the network's CEO, starting on February 27; Kristin is a former COO of Cablevision — Cable-TV company known for hits like ‘The Walking Dead’ has discussed potential deals with Roku, Sony and others; transition to streaming has been rocky

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Tiyashi Datta / Reuters:

Roku reports Q4 revenue flat YoY at $867.1M, vs. $801.7M est., streaming hours up 23% YoY to 23.9B, and Q1 2023 revenue guidance above est.; ROKU jumps 10%+ — Roku Inc (ROKU.O) forecast first-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Wednesday, betting on its streaming devices and content platform to drive growth.

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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:

Newsmax is complaining on air and online about DirecTV dropping the channel; any new deal can affect the terms of Newsmax's pacts with other pay TV providers — Viewers who have tuned into the conservative news channel Newsmax in recent weeks may think they are watching a telethon.

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Carlos Greer / Page Six:

Sources: CNN last week terminated Federico Quadrani, Jake Tapper's executive producer, over a relationship with a subordinate, amid a separate HR investigation — It's been one year since former CNN chief Jeff Zucker resigned over his relationship with top exec Allison Gollust …

Discussion: The Wrap, Fox News, @katiecouric, Mediaite and @johnnydollar01

Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:

More competition has made mainstream media better than ever; Bari Weiss, Fox News, and others are incentivized to exaggerate the issues to sell their own wares — More competition means it's better than ever, but you hear more about the flaws — Fresh episode of Bad Takes is out today …

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NewsNation:

Ohio's attorney general says charges against NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert have been dismissed; Lambert was arrested on February 8 at a press conference — (NewsNation) — Charges against NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert have been dismissed, the Ohio attorney general said Wednesday.

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Ava Benny-Morrison / Bloomberg:

After outlets sought the names of SBF's bail guarantors, a judge reveals Stanford Law emeritus dean Larry Kramer and Stanford computer scientist Andreas Paepcke — Two people who co-signed Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail package have been have been publicly identified as a former dean …

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MPR News:

Star Tribune names Steve Grove, Minnesota's commissioner of employment and economic development and a former Google executive, as its publisher and CEO — The Star Tribune has tapped Minnesota's commissioner of employment and economic development to take the paper's top job.

Discussion: @launchminnesota, Star Tribune and MediaPost

Brendan Coffey / Sportico:

Sinclair Broadcast's Diamond Sports Holdings skipped a $140M debt payment due on February 15, 2023, formally starting a 30-day grace period to resolve the debt — Regional sports network operator Diamond Sports Holdings has skipped a $140 million debt payment due Wednesday …

Discussion: Radio & Television …, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Awful Announcing, Sports Business Journal and Barrett Media

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Twitter updates its policies to allow cannabis ads targeting US states where cannabis is legal, promoting brands or providing info but not offering direct sales — Twitter on Wednesday updated its advertising policies to allow cannabis ads to run on its service in states where cannabis is legal, in accordance with federal guidelines.

Discussion: Ad Age, Twitter for Business, The Verge, Reuters, Politico and @junglejava1

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