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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 …
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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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 — “Ambiguity” around social media guidelines was to blame for the BBC Gary Lineker scandal, according to Ofcom boss Melanie Dawes …
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The Gary Lineker saga has exposed weakness at the heart of BBC, making its leadership look indecisive and raising questions about its impartiality
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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
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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 …
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
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
BBC staff plan to stage their biggest strike in 13 years on March 15 over changes to local programming, forcing coverage of the government's Budget off the 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
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, Social Media Today, Tubefilter, CNET, Deadline, Engadget, The Verge, 9to5Google, @abeaujon and @glenngabe
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
Gretel Kahn / Reuters Institute:
A look at the digital outlets in Venezuela that have survived despite legislation and internet blockages; between 2013 and 2022, 60+ legacy outlets have closed — 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.
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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
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Q&A with Spotify Co-President and CTO Gustav Söderström on the app's redesign and improved discovery, layoffs, monetization, rivals, podcasting, HiFi, and more — Gustav Söderström has worked at Spotify for a long time; his first big project was leading the launch of its mobile app back in 2009.
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