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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 said Sunday that the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems …
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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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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 — “Ambiguity” around social media guidelines was to blame for the BBC Gary Lineker scandal, according to Ofcom boss Melanie Dawes …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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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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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches early multiview access on YouTube TV, letting US viewers watch up to four, pre-selected different streams simultaneously, initially for sports — 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.
New York Times:
Sources: G/O Media sold Lifehacker, the online how-to guide for tech, cooking, and more, to Mashable owner Ziff Davis, and an announcement is expected this week — In the highly competitive world of digital publishing, so-called service journalism publications like Lifehacker are valuable properties.
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