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11:30 PM ET, February 27, 2023

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New York Times:
Court docs: in a January 2023 deposition, Rupert Murdoch said that several Fox News hosts endorsed the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump  —  The conservative media mogul made the remarks under oath last month in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems.
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Washington Post:
Fox News host Howard Kurtz, who anchors a weekly show on the media industry, told viewers on Sunday that the network won't let him cover the Dominion lawsuit  —  Howard Kurtz told his ‘MediaBuzz’ viewers he ‘strongly’ disagrees with the network's decision  —  Fox News host Howard Kurtz …
Insider:
Fox News lawsuit filing: Dominion alleges that Rupert Murdoch gave Jared Kushner confidential info about Joe Biden's political ads and debate strategy in 2020
Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
An analysis of Meta's Journalism Project initiatives: $29.4M invested in 564 organizations through 17 grant programs since 2018, 43% received just $5K, and more  —  b  —  “People want more local news, and local newsrooms are looking for more support,” Campbell Brown wrote in 2019 when Meta …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Politico Europe has nearly doubled its London bureau since December 2022 to around 32 journalists and aims to have over 50 journalists in the next 18 months  —  The bullish growth contrasts with widespread cuts hitting news publishers in both the UK and US.
Discussion: @bron_maher
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
A look at CNN's plans for its 9pm primetime slot, including a mix of one-on-one interviews with newsmakers, town halls with government officials, and scoops  —  CNN hopes it's finally hit upon a way to solve a long-vexing puzzle: What should it be airing at 9 p.m.?
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Inside The New York Times as staff clash over its trans coverage; a source says leaders mulled serious punitive measures for signees of the contributors' letter  —  Top editors, Pulitzer-winning reporters, contributors, and the paper's union have been embroiled in a back-and-forth over journalistic independence and “activism.”
Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Dude Perfect on YouTube, as its five founders look to build a theme park; a source says Dude Perfect's 2022 revenue was ~$25M, up from ~$20M in 2021  —  The five friends found fame making basketball trick shots and now hope fans can try similar antics at a theme park they would call Dude Perfect World
Discussion: The Information and @nealmohan
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice Media Group names CFO Bruce Dixon and chief strategy officer Hozefa Lokhandwala as co-CEOs, effective immediately, days after CEO Nancy Dubuc leaves  —  Lokhandwala (above right) has been chief strategy officer at Brooklyn-based Vice Media since October 2018, and Dixon (above left) …
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Ana Vanessa Herrero / Washington Post:
A look at El Bus TV, El Cafecito, and other Venezuelan outlets evading censorship by presenting the news to people from balconies, in buses, and in coffee shops  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Darío Chacón was preparing to go live when he saw the report.  The 61-year-old newsman turned to a younger colleague.
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at Nexstar's NewsNation, which is taking reputational risks, such as by hiring Chris Cuomo, as Nexstar tries to become a fourth major force in cable news  —  On the morning of the 2022 midterm elections, the nascent cable network News Nation landed the only interview with Donald Trump …
 
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