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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice” — Programmes presented by Jacob Rees-Mogg, Esther McVey and Philip Davies were found in breach.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition — Minute Media, owner of The Players' Tribune, has struck a deal to operate Sports Illustrated for at least 10 years.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize — MrBeast, the YouTuber known for big-money giveaways, is going bigger than ever with his new show on Amazon's Prime Video.
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Wall Street Journal:
A profile of ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, who races to reinvent ESPN's business by pursuing multiple streaming strategies at once amid a collapse of cable TV — Cable TV's collapse is forcing the Disney property out of its comfort zone, from hiring risky talent to a streaming gambit that ticked off the NFL
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Good Housekeeping Managing Director Liz Moseley on launching its first paid-for app, VIP membership, its testing facility, video, and more — Good Housekeeping is launching paid-for apps and a VIP paid membership scheme. — The UK edition of women's magazine Good Housekeeping is …
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Graciela Mochkofsky / New York Times:
The cost of a journalism education has become an insurmountable barrier for just the kind of people the industry needs most; j-schools need to go tuition free — Many uncertainties haunt the field of journalism today — among them, how we can reach our audience, build public trust in our work, and who is going to pay for it all.
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Nieman Lab:
A look at Sahan Journal, a nonprofit news site for Minnesota's immigrants with a $3M annual budget and 23 full-time staffers, as its founder steps down as CEO — Five years after launch, Sahan Journal has a $3 million annual budget and 23 full-time staffers.
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Reuters:
After oral arguments, SCOTUS appeared wary of curbing US government contacts with social media platforms in the First Amendment case of Murthy v. Missouri — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of a challenge on free speech grounds to how President Joe Biden's administration …
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Just Lunning / New York Times:
Hollywood actors like Megan Fox, Idris Elba, and Keanu Reeves are leaping into video games, a once stigmatized medium now seen as a unique platform for stories — Onscreen stars have increasingly been going virtual. Jodie Comer and David Harbour are making their video game debuts in a remake …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Wall Street Journal laid off four people in New York and one in London on its Standards and Ethics team when it named Elena Cherney as new head of the team — The Wall Street Journal laid off five people on its standards and ethics team last week when it named Elena Cherney as the new head of standards and ethics.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hollywood analysts and marketers say any potential upside from a TikTok ban would be lessened by the loss of the app's marketing power for new movies and shows — Right now, there appears to be much less urgency in the Senate to move forward on a measure aimed at forcing TikTok to cut its China ties …
New York Times:
Trump sues ABC and George Stephanopoulos for defamation over Stephanopoulos's on-air remarks that Trump had been found liable for raping E. Jean Carroll — The lawsuit stems from the anchor's recent contentious interview with Representative Nancy Mace. — Former President Donald J. Trump filed …
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