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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A 2020 Zoom recording shows Fox News anchors and executives, including CEO Suzanne Scott, discussing how to blunt audience anger after calling Arizona for Biden — “If we hadn't called Arizona,” said Suzanne Scott, the network's chief executive, according to a recording reviewed by The New York Times …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
The End Citizens United PAC files a complaint with the FEC arguing that Rupert Murdoch broke the law by showing Biden's ads and debate strategy to Jared Kushner — A progressive group wants the Federal Election Commission to investigate Fox Corp. and former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign for breaking campaign finance laws.
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New York Times:
A review of 26 conservative TV news networks, radio shows, podcasts, and sites: only four covered Fox News' private messages revealed in the Dominion lawsuit — Even in today's highly partisan media world, experts said, the lack of coverage about the private comments of Fox's top executives and hosts stands out.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Dominion-Fox lawsuit filings show at least four journalists faced internal backlash in 2020 for calling out election lies; Lachlan Murdoch prompted one scolding
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Experts say a Florida bill that would make some bloggers register with the state is unconstitutional; DeSantis spurred other bills to weaken defamation defenses — Rules for bloggers who write about elected officials raise First Amendment concern. — A proposed law in Florida …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Paramount Global plans to pay $122.5M to settle a lawsuit claiming the 2019 Viacom-CBS merger was unfair for shareholders, pending court approval — Shareholders brought the suit in 2019, alleging that CBS overpaid for Viacom, at the urging of Shari Redstone.
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
The Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan's conflict of interest: as The Reagan Library board chair, he may deny Fox or the Post the venue for election debates — On Friday, February 24, four Washington Post executives crossed town to meet Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel …
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Jef Feeley / Bloomberg:
John Malone and his ex-colleagues on Charter's board agree to an $87.5M settlement of claims that Malone unfairly benefited from the 2016 Time Warner Cable deal — John Malone and his former colleagues on Charter Communications Inc.'s board agreed to a $87.5 million settlement of claims …
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
On February 27, Twitter said “there are no existing political ads to disclose”, after Elon Musk said in early January that Twitter would resume political ads — Both Republican and Democratic digital operatives said they expect Twitter advertising will eventually pick up as campaigns seek to meet voters wherever they are.
Rowena Mason / The Guardian:
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman plans an amendment to the Public Order Bill to protect journalists covering protests, after a campaign following arrests — Suella Braverman will propose changes after arrests of reporters at a Just Stop Oil demonstration
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Elizabeth Paton / New York Times:
A profile of Vogue China EIC Margaret Zhang, the Sydney-born 29-year-old spotlighting emerging talent over celebrities and aiming to reach the Chinese diaspora — Margaret Zhang, an Australian-born influencer, got the top role at Vogue China in 2021, making her the youngest Vogue editor ever.
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Amanda Darrach / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with former NYT photo editor Fred Ritchin on AI destroying the credibility of the photo, ensuring readers understand if an image is manipulated, and more — In recent years, artificial intelligence engineers have used millions of real photographs—taken by journalists all over the world …
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Priscilla DeGregory / New York Post:
Court filing: writer and filmmaker Stephen Elliott settles his defamation lawsuit that he filed against Shitty Media Men list creator Moira Donegan in 2019 — A writer put on the “Sh—ty Media Men" list settled his defamation suit with the catalogue's creator Friday, new court papers show.
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