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Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
Sources: CoinDesk owner Bullish removed an article on Tron founder Justin Sun after complaints from his team; editorial chair Matt Murray resigned on Dec. 16 — In late November, the leading crypto trade publication CoinDesk published a story about the latest antic by one of the industry's more outlandish figures.
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Talking Biz News, @jeffjohnroberts, @leomschwartz, @leomschwartz, @bft.wtf and @bft.wtf
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A look at GOP attacks on local news outlets across the US, including the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners' harrassment of LNP reporter Tom Lisi — Republicans claim Tom Lisi's reporting is lies to promote a liberal agenda. How should he respond? — On Feb. 1, Tom Lisi took a seat …
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
The California Production Coalition, a group of 33 businesses and organizations including the MPA, organizes to lobby for state incentives for film and TV shows — The group, comprised of 33 businesses and organizations, is looking to push the narrative that voters in the state also care …
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Variety, Kirsty Robson on LinkedIn, UPI, Jennifer O'Brien on LinkedIn and Los Angeles Times
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait calls paywalls “the safest way to guarantee journalistic jobs” and predicts AI would do more to change editing than reporting — John Micklethwait also revealed how Bloomberg uses AI in the newsroom. — Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait …
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@tamerspotlight, @jrosenbaum, @pressgazette.co.uk, @polemicdigital.com and Talking Biz News
BBC:
Analysis of Facebook data: audience engagement for Palestinian news outlets fell 77% since October 2023; the outlets say Meta severely restricted their reach — BBC Arabic, BBC World Service & BBC Monitoring — Facebook has severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets …
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a federal suit, two filmmakers and a photographers group challenge the constitutionality of fees and permits required for commercial work in national parks — Alexander Rienzie and Connor Burkesmith accuse the National Park Service of censoring speech by making filmmakers pay to shoot …
Jatin Gandhi / Vishvas News:
Q&A with IFCN Director Angie D. Holan on fact-checking in India, which has the most number of signatory fact-checking orgs at 17, Trump's second term, and more — The year comes to a close for the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) with nearly 180 signatory organisations across …
Bloomberg:
Marc Benioff said there is “no deal on the table” to sell Time, which he has owned since 2018; a report in November said Antenna Group was in talks to buy it — “It's extremely important that we do have fair and balanced journalism, and that's why I'm very proud to be an owner of Time …
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MediaPost, CNBC, @signalandnoise.bsky.social, The San Francisco Standard and Fortune
Wall Street Journal:
Several ABC News staffers say its Trump settlement sets a concerning precedent and sends a message that Disney is giving priority to its corporate interests — Staffers question decision by Disney; company was looking to avoid protracted legal battle — Disney's decision …
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Fox News, Daily Mail, TVLine, Breitbart, The Information, Daily Kos, @jbflint, Twitchy, TVNewsCheck, @jbflint, Townhall, Bloomberg, @photoframd.bsky.social, Mediaite, @swin24.bsky.social, @lisafung.bsky.social, @brunojnavarro.bsky.social, @bruno_j_navarro …, @preciouslarue.bsky.social, @bartona104.bsky.social, @carlquintanilla.bsky.social, @owillis.bsky.social, New York Post, Raw Story and RedState, more at Techmeme »
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Sources: Disney worried that it had a flawed case in Trump's ABC lawsuit, and fighting it could hurt the Disney brand and damage press protections for others
Sources: Disney worried that it had a flawed case in Trump's ABC lawsuit, and fighting it could hurt the Disney brand and damage press protections for others
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Daily Mail, Townhall, @jeffjarvis, New York Post, HotAir, The Wrap, Vox, Truthout, The Atlantic, KVIA-TV, New Republic, @mediaevan.bsky.social, Newsbusters, The Independent, @katiephang.bsky.social, @filipecampante.bsky.social, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, @emptywheel.bsky.social, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social, @cold-feet.bsky.social, @annmlipton.bsky.social, Politico, Newser and Columbia Journalism Review
Katcy Stephan / Variety:
Amazon says Red One, which opened at just $32M in the US last month, had a record-breaking 50M worldwide viewers in its opening weekend on Prime Video — It's a December to remember for Prime Video. Per the streamer, the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Christmas flick “Red One” …
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@sleepykittypaw.bsky.social, @ryanhiggins.bsky.social, AV Club, StreamTV Insider, Benzinga, New York Times, Rolling Stone and Forbes
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Channing Dungey, incoming WBD CEO of US networks, names Brett Paul as COO and Howard Lee as chief creative officer; Dungey is succeeding retiring Kathleen Finch — That includes expanding duties for her top lieutenant at Warner Bros. TV Group, Brett Paul, who will now also serve as chief operating officer for U.S. networks.
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The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and The Information
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The NYT's Wirecutter partners with Google to add buttons with phrases like “Shop nearby with Google” to 150 curated products from December 20 to December 26 — The partnership is the biggest to date for Wirecutter, which started advertising this spring
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Jessica Joseph on LinkedIn, Leilani Han on LinkedIn and @markstenberg3
Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
Flipboard launches Surf, an app to create custom feeds from Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, RSS, podcasts, and YouTube, in beta on iOS, Android, and iPadOS — Surf weaves Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, RSS feeds, podcasts, and YouTube into something that wouldn't have been possible until recently.
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Engadget, @claeshs.bsky.social, @michellemanafy.bsky.social, @thinkyparts.bsky.social, @quillmatiq.com, @davidpierce.xyz, @mattnavarra.com, @davidimel.com, @jejord.bsky.social, TechCrunch, @mntyfrsh.mastodon …, @surf.social, @mike@flipboard.social, The Verge, @harrymccracken.com and @harrymccracken@mastodon …, more at Techmeme »
Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Letter: The Scott Trust's deal to sell the Observer to Tortoise came despite a last-minute bid from Ecotricity founder Dale Vince to thwart the deal — Ecotricity founder Dale Vince made a fresh bid on Wednesday morning to prevent the world's oldest Sunday newspaper from falling into Tortoise Media's hands, Sky News can reveal.
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The Times, RTÉ, London Evening Standard, City A.M. and Associated Press
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