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Sources reveal alleged ties of incoming WaPo editor Robert Winnett to a PI who worked for The Sunday Times, from deceptively obtained material to legal help — Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett's journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role.
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A former colleague and records indicate WaPo's Will Lewis and Robert Winnett used fraudulently obtained records in Sunday Times articles in the early 2000s — Years before becoming the Post's publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.
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A profile of Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, once one of UK's most feted journalists, and a look at the many compromises he's made in pursuit of power
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@harrytlambert, @semaforben and New York Times

Former WaPo Senior Managing Editor Cameron Barr is now overseeing the paper's coverage of the controversies around CEO Will Lewis and next editor Rob Winnett
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@hshaban, @freedlander, New Republic, @dylanbyers, @tvgrimreaper, @sdkstl, @caradox, @davidcorndc, @moorehn, @jamesqueallylat, @chrisgeidner, @mattdpearce, @bgrueskin, @semaforben, @dkthomp and @blackamazon


Survey: 52% of US and 63% of UK respondents say they would be uneasy with news produced mostly using AI; 59% worry about false news content online, up 3% YoY — Global concerns about the use of AI in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute …
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Reuters Institute, BBC, Reuters Institute, Nieman Lab, Reuters Institute, LatAm Journalism Review, @risj_oxford, Michael Bruton on LinkedIn, Journalism.co.uk, Reuters Institute, Jacob Granger on LinkedIn, Aisling McCabe on LinkedIn, @risj_oxford, Reuters Institute, @risj_oxford, @risj_oxford, Reuters Institute, Reuters Institute, @risj_oxford, @risj_oxford, Reuters Institute, @risj_oxford, @risj_oxford, Reuters Institute, @risj_oxford, Claes de Vreese on LinkedIn, @risj_oxford, @risj_oxford and @risj_oxford, more at Techmeme »
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Reuters Institute: the share of people who say they sometimes or often actively avoid the news reached 39%, up 10 percentage points from 2017 — The proportion of people selectively avoiding the news is now ten percentage points higher than it was seven years ago, reaching a new high of 39% across 20 key markets.
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WAN-IFRA and National Union of Journalists …


Pixar's Inside Out 2 grosses $155M in the US and Canada, 2024's biggest opening weekend, and $295M globally, the biggest in history for an animated film — - Animated sequel tops ‘Dune: Part Two’ for 2024's highest bow — Opening is boon for theaters and for Disney's rebounding Pixar


Losing TNT's NBA broadcast rights would sting for WBD but would also save the company over $2B annually, which could be used to purchase other sports rights — The company's TNT channel and the N.B.A. have long been inextricably linked, but that may end after next season. Plus, Charles Barkley is retiring.
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Awful Announcing, Front Office Sports, New York Times, Barrett Media, NewscastStudio, CNN, Associated Press and Variety


Sources: the Washington Post is in talks with legendary admaker David Droga to commission a new marketing campaign to redefine its image — The Scoop — The Washington Post is shopping for a new brand. — The Post is in talks to bring aboard the legendary admaker David Droga to commission …
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@semaforben, @jackshafer, @karaswisher and @ericuman


NBCU partners with Group Black, a collective focused on Black-owned and Black-produced media, to launch multicultural content hub E!+ on Peacock — NBCUniversal is tapping an outside company to help it bring a broader array of viewers and advertisers under its media tent.
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The Streamable


The Cannes Lions ad festival adds humor as an award category, highlighting the importance of a “human connection” in ads, as AI struggles to create funny ads — New humour category highlights ‘human connection’ in a sector beset by a crisis in creativity


A look at news influencers in the US, the UK, and France: a majority are mainstream journalists in the UK, much higher YouTube use for news in the US, and more — News influencer trend well-developed in US, but in UK mainstream brands and journalists leave less of a gap.


Mozilla acquires Anonym, a privacy-focused ad measurement startup launched by Meta executives in 2022, and will run Anonym as a separate business unit — Two years after leaving Meta to launch their own privacy-focused ad measurement startup in 2022, Graham Mudd and Brad Smallwood have sold their company to Mozilla.
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MediaPost and The Mozilla Blog


A Texas federal jury orders Amazon to pay nearly $122M to adtech company AlmondNet for infringing on two patents related to personalized ad targeting — Amazon (AMZN.O) must pay nearly $122 million for violating another company's rights in targeted internet advertising technology, a Texas federal jury said on Friday.