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8:55 AM ET, January 9, 2019

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Amid a debate on the value of broadcasting Trump's primetime speech, network anchors responded with several corrections for some of his misleading claims  —  Moments after President Trump concluded his Oval Office remarks on border security on Tuesday, the NBC anchor Chuck Todd came on air with a blunt assessment.
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Trump has a clear record of falsehoods; by giving him unfiltered access to their audience, TV networks placed their fear of an angry tweet above viewers needs  —  If you had the word “crisis” in your presidential address drinking game, my sympathies.  —  In President Trump's first televised address …
Discussion: Fast Company and New York Times
A.G. Sulzberger / The New York Times Company:
A.G. Sulzberger's “State of the Times” memo for employees emphasizes the global impact of the publishers' journalism but fails to address metrics  —  A.G. Sulzberger to Times employees at 2019 State of The Times address.  —  One of the most important is that the way people find and engage with news is changing.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu says its ad revenue increased 45%+ YoY to nearly $1.5B, a record for the company  —  Hulu is keeping its pedal to metal in the streaming TV race: The company said it ended 2018 with more than 25 million total subscribers, a net gain of 8 million for the year.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
NBCUniversal says it will reduce the number of ads airing during prime time TV shows by 20% by 2020, as it tries to shift away from old advertising model  —  NBCUniversal tells Axios it's reducing the amount of ads its serves during prime-time even further, and it's looking now at other times throughout the day to do the same.
Connor Parker / HuffPost UK:
Murdoch's UK newspapers The Sun and Sun on Sunday made a pre-tax loss of £92.2M, but The Times and The Sunday Times made a pre-tax profit of £9.6M  —  The Sun lost £92.2m in the year up to July 1, 2018.  —  The publisher of The Sun newspaper's pre-tax losses have more than tripled …
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Ex-Fox News employee Laura Luhn sues Showtime over her portrayal in new series on Roger Ailes, an adaptation of Gabriel Sherman's book  —  Laura Luhn's lawsuit alleges that the upcoming adaptation of Gabriel Sherman's book ‘The Loudest Voice in the Room’ will portray her as enabling Ailes' sexual harassment …
New York Times:
The New York Times announces its 52 Places Traveler for 2019, Sebastian Modak, an ex-MTV producer and travel journalist  —  “I'm ready to embrace all the uncertainty that comes with an opportunity like this and see where it takes me." … So, how does it feel to be the 52 Places Traveler for 2019?
John Reed / Financial Times:
Vietnam accuses Facebook of failing to take down “slanderous content” in violation of cyber security law which took effect on January 1  —  Vietnam has accused Facebook of failing to take down “slanderous content” and said it was considering withholding money for some advertising paid …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Disney quietly shuts down Babble, the parenting blog it acquired in 2011 for ~$40M, as it prepares for the launch of its streaming service Disney+  —  As Disney gets closer to launching a shiny new video service and continues to ramp up efforts in other new streaming areas like gaming …
 
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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
A lawsuit against Grindr challenges the protections of Section 230 of the CDA and could lead to similar suits against other services like Facebook and Twitter
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
CNN's Chris Cillizza, who is frequently criticized on Twitter for his political hot takes, wrote over 900 articles in 2018 and drove over 360M global page views
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Lin-Manuel Miranda and three Hamilton collaborators buy NYC's Drama Book Shop and are partnering with the city to find the store an affordable space in Midtown
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James Walker / Press Gazette:
The BBC and Channel 4 say they have no plans to stop broadcasting outside UK Parliament, as pro-Brexit protesters harass reporters and media staff
Discussion: The Guardian
The New York Times Company:
Memo: Meghan Louttit has been promoted to Deputy Editor of the Metro section at The New York Times
Tatyana Shumsky / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix's new CFO Spencer Neumann's compensation package is almost double that of his predecessor, with $5M in salary and $5M in annual stock option grants
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
As 2020 campaign coverage begins, early signs suggest that the press is repeating the mistakes of 2016: focusing on gaffes and personalities instead of policies