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Legal experts say Fox News finds itself in real jeopardy in the Dominion lawsuit as the amount and weight of evidence surpasses other major defamation cases — Outside legal observers say the Fox News Channel finds itself in real legal jeopardy in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought …
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Washington Post, Associated Press, CBS News, @wajahatali, @davidsacks, @badfoxgraphics, @sharonwaxman, @mattgertz, @kimmasters, @casmudde, @GreenFire@climatejustice …, The Wrap, @davidamoyal, @davidfolkenflik, @darnell@one.darnell.one, @juliusgoat, @unrealdmgold, @thekenbarnett and Fortune
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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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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
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@studoesamerica, @paulaptlb, The Wrap, @repmtg, @radiofreetom, Los Angeles Times, @ryanjreilly, @jonahdispatch, @damiencave, @katie_robertson and Washington Post


Sources: Paramount Global explores sale of a majority stake of BET Media Group, which caters primarily to Black audiences and includes the channels BET and VH1 — Potential sale of part of parent of BET and VH1 would help Paramount shore up resources for streaming
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CNBC, The Streamable, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, The Desk, @jbflint, Deadline, @alexweprin, @imperfecttl, @dtheblerd, @s_c_jr, Puck, @tvgrimreaper, @pkafka, @matthewkeyslive and @jbflint


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.
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TechCrunch, BBC, @politico, New York Daily News, The Information, Insider and The Verge


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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@kausmickey and @semafor


London-based slow news outlet Tortoise says its podcast listenership grew 90% YoY, not including its viral hit Sweet Bobby, which saw 11M downloads since 2021 — Tortoise investigations unusually have a female-skewing audience. — Tortoise Media's listenership has nearly doubled in a year …
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@pressgazette and @annemcelvoy


Medium opens up its Mastodon instance as a perk of its $5/month or $50/year membership, and forecasts a community in the “six digits” later this year — Publishing platform Medium is opening up its debut Mastodon instance, me.dm, to its members, the company announced today.
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The Washington Post launches On the Record, a daily news quiz and its first in-house game, as the outlet hopes to attract new subscribers using gamification — Last week, the Washington Post launched its first in-house gaming product, just over a month after announcing the closure of Launcher, WaPo's gaming and esports vertical.


Music sampling should be legalized with an expanded compulsory US license law, as the legal concept of music authorship remains rooted in the pre-digital past — Hip-hop is 50 years old, but the genius idea at its core remains unprotected. Here's how we can change that.
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Rolling Stone, @michellemanafy, @sheckygreen, The Song Seekers, @dancharnas, @dancharnas, @dancharnas, @dancharnas, @joelteply, @weloveallthat, @samir_, @deephunk and New York Times


An interview with Metro EIC Deborah Arthurs, as the free UK newspaper launches a design and editorial refresh to give it one editorial voice in print and online — A design and editorial “refresh” of Metro in print and online aims to give the brand “one clear editorial voice” …
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@hayley_barlow


Memo: SiriusXM cuts 475 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, as part of a wide-ranging restructuring, with CEO Jennifer Witz citing economic uncertainty — In a wide-ranging restructuring, SiriusXM is eliminating 475 jobs — or about 8% of its headcount — with CEO Jennifer Witz citing economic uncertainty …
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@benmullin, CNBC, Inside Radio, The Desk, Radio & Television …, Billboard, TechCrunch, Fortune, Music Business Worldwide, The Hollywood Reporter and Barrett Media


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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@lizziepaton