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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 out of 420 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 CEO Melanie Dawes blames the Gary Lineker debacle on “ambiguity” around the BBC's social media rules, designed for a degree of flexibility not achieved — “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
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
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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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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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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