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Daniel De / The Hill:
Study: Congress' seven most partisan members got over four times more media coverage than their seven most bipartisan colleagues from October to December 2022 — The most partisan member of Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene, generated nearly 10 times as much press coverage in the 2022 election cycle …
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 exposed weakness at the heart of the BBC, leaving Tim Davie looking indecisive and raising questions about its leadership's 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 studio to win the top six Oscars awards at once, which takes chances on younger filmmakers with 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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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Daily Mail and General Trust names its former CFO, Tim Collier, as its new CEO, effective immediately, replacing interim CEO Lord Rothermere, DMGT's chairman — 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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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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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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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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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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Francesco Zaffarano / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Bellingcat Senior Investigator and Trainer Giancarlo Fiorella, who runs the outlet's Discord server, on its sudden growth, benefits, purpose, and more — Giancarlo Fiorella is senior investigator and trainer at Bellingcat, an investigative journalism site based in Amsterdam …
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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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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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