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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach plans to make “significant changes” to its editorial operations; the National Union of Journalists says the cuts will impact 192 editorial jobs — Reach editorial staff have been told “tough decisions” need to be made because of current headwinds.
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Politico:
The Gary Lineker saga has exposed weakness at the heart of BBC, making its leadership look indecisive and raising questions about its impartiality — Gary Lineker 1, BBC 0. — That was the consensus in Westminster on Monday as the U.K.'s national broadcaster was forced into an apology …
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Ofcom head Melanie Dawes blames the Gary Lineker debacle on the “ambiguity” of the BBC's social media rules, which were meant to offer flexibility but failed
Ofcom head Melanie Dawes blames the Gary Lineker debacle on the “ambiguity” of the BBC's social media rules, which were meant to offer flexibility but failed
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The Guardian
Jamie Grierson / The Guardian:
Tim Davie apologizes for the BBC's sports programming disruption and says its commitments to impartiality and freedom of expression are difficult to balance
Tim Davie apologizes for the BBC's sports programming disruption and says its commitments to impartiality and freedom of expression are difficult to balance
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Daniel De / The Hill:
Study: the seven most partisan members of Congress received four times more media coverage than their seven most bipartisan colleagues — The most partisan member of Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene, generated nearly 10 times as much press coverage in the 2022 election cycle as the least partisan member …
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Starts With Us, MediaPost and American Press Institute
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
A profile of independent studio A24, the first in Oscars history to win the top six awards at once, which takes chances on younger filmmakers and original ideas — The independent studio behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Whale” became the first to sweep the acting awards …
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Variety, Bloomberg, @lucas_shaw, @slhamlet, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Observer, Insider, IndieWire, Axios, CBS News, Los Angeles Times and Vanity Fair
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Daily Mail and General Trust names its former CFO Tim Collier as its new CEO, effective immediately, replacing interim CEO and DMGT owner Lord Rothermere — Tim Collier was chief financial officer at DMGT between 2017 and 2021. — Daily Mail and General Trust has appointed …
Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
A look at the shift to the ATSC 3.0 TV broadcast standard, still not available in many major markets since its 2017 launch, as free streaming TV channels surge — Antenna television is back. In recent years, millions of cord-cutters have rediscovered antennas as a reliable …
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@michellemanafy, @sarafischer, @risj_oxford, @jank0, @dcnorg and The Desk
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
A look at Smartmatic's $2.7B defamation lawsuit that has the potential to create further turbulence for Fox by pursuing Fox News, Maria Bartiromo, and Lou Dobbs — New York court greenlights $2.7bn suit against news channel by election company Smartmatic over 2020 presidential election lies
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@reallyamerican1, @mollyploofkins and @katiephang
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Fox News media reporter Howard Kurtz calls the Dominion lawsuit a “major test of the First Amendment”, weeks after claiming Fox would not let him cover the case
Fox News media reporter Howard Kurtz calls the Dominion lawsuit a “major test of the First Amendment”, weeks after claiming Fox would not let him cover the case
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Washington Post, Mediaite, @ijbailey, @froomkin, @oliverdarcy, @johnnydollar01, @asfried, @plkdc, @brianstelter and The World is Bent
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
BBC staff will stage their biggest strike in 13 years on Wednesday over changes to local programming, forcing coverage of the government's Budget off air — EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has scrambled to avoid further disruption to its schedules after a walkout over Gary Lineker's suspension canceled Premier League output.
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@nujofficial, National Union of Journalists … and Awful Announcing
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester about her “high ambitions” for the 155-year-old regional newspaper, “clickbait” claims, and more — Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester has “high ambitions” for the 155-year-old regional newspaper brand …
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@brokenbottleboy, @patkarney, @pressgazette, @sarahllester and @bobjwilliams
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches early multiview access for YouTube TV, letting US viewers watch up to four, pre-selected streams simultaneously, initially for sports content — YouTube TV is today announcing a new feature that may help the live TV service attract more subscribers — and particularly those who like to watch live sports.
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Awful Announcing, YouTube Official Blog, The Streamable, Gizmodo, Tubefilter, Deadline, CNET, Engadget, The Verge, 9to5Google, @abeaujon and @glenngabe
Gretel Kahn / Reuters Institute:
A look at digital outlets in Venezuela who have survived despite legislation and internet blockages; government pressure has forced many legacy outlets to close — As legacy news outlets close due to government pressure, independent news sites keep reporting despite legislation and internet blockages
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@mariaramirezny, @eduardosuarez and @rasmus_kleis
Francesco Zaffarano / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Bellingcat senior investigator and trainer Giancarlo Fiorella, who runs Bellingcat's Discord server, on its growth, benefits, purpose, and more — Giancarlo Fiorella is senior investigator and trainer at Bellingcat, an investigative journalism site based in Amsterdam that publishes fact-checking and open-source research.
Adam Morgan McCarthy / The Block:
Meta plans to wind down its work on NFTs “for now” to focus on other ways of supporting creators and will continue working on Meta Pay — - Meta is ditching its NFT efforts, for now, according to executive Stephane Kasriel. — Meta is ditching its pursuit of NFTs as the company looks …
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