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A day after releasing audio of Tucker Carlson's misogynist remarks, Media Matters releases second wave of clips in which he uses racist and homophobic language — A day after audio was released of Tucker Carlson making numerous misogynist remarks, Media Matters dropped a new video with clips …
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Benjamin Goggin / Business Insider:
Media Matters says it plans to release more recordings of Fox News host Tucker Carlson within the next day, allegedly containing comments on race and ethnicity — - New recordings of Fox News host Tucker Carlson will reportedly show his views on “race and ethnicity,” following recordings released Sunday …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Fox News says it strongly condemns Jeanine Pirro's remarks about Rep Ilhan Omar, after she said Omar may not support the US Constitution because she's a Muslim
Fox News says it strongly condemns Jeanine Pirro's remarks about Rep Ilhan Omar, after she said Omar may not support the US Constitution because she's a Muslim
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Tucker Carlson has refused to apologize for his past comments on Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show, describing them as “naughty”
Tucker Carlson has refused to apologize for his past comments on Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show, describing them as “naughty”
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Madeline Peltz / Media Matters for America:
Clips surface of Tucker Carlson's calls into Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show from 2006 to 2011, where he often spoke in vulgar terms about women and teen sex
Clips surface of Tucker Carlson's calls into Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show from 2006 to 2011, where he often spoke in vulgar terms about women and teen sex
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sources: BuzzFeed News employees are growing skeptical of the company's business model, with the future of shows like AM to DM dependent on outside platforms — In retrospect, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti's March 2014 memo to staff, titled “Is History Repeating Itself?” reads like an extended challenge …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
At SXSW, Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff said the company plans to experiment with paywalls; BuzzFeed CEO Peretti said company made $3M from Facebook video in Q4 2018 — Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff and BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti used appearances to lay out a path forward for the brands they founded and lead.
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
New York Magazine's parent company New York Media lays off 16 full-time employees, with 16 part-time and freelance staffers also being let go — New York Media has laid off 16 full-time staff members, which is roughly 5 percent of all employees in a restructuring.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Facebook pulled ads from Sen. Warren's campaign calling for the breakup of Facebook and other tech giants, citing policy violations, but is now restoring them — Facebook removed several ads placed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign that called for the breakup of Facebook and other tech giants.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Donna Lamar, Vice Media's group creative director, is leaving the role after a year and rejoining Twitter, her previous employer, as creative director — - DirecTV Now Prices Going Up by $10 per Month for All Customers, AT&T Rolling Out Two New Reformatted Packages
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Jeff Zucker defended the hiring of Sarah Isgur and said that other reporters made the assumption that she would oversee 2020 coverage due to their own “biases” — 'The fact is they work at a place that has done tremendous damage to this country,' the CNN president said at SXSW.
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Cindy Holland, VP for original content at Netflix, says subscribers spend around two hours a day on the service, mainly on TV and other devices — Cindy Holland, vice president for original content at Netflix, kicked off the INTV Conference in Jerusalem on Monday where she was playfully quizzed …
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Companies trying to compete with Netflix in the streaming space will face financial pressure for years due to costs and uncertainty of streaming business model — Media giants are realizing what Netflix Inc. already knows: Streaming is expensive. — The costs are adding up as Walt Disney Co. …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Becky Brooks, a senior executive at CBS, is joining Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman's startup Quibi to lead lifestyle programming — - Critical Role Team, After Record-Breaking Fan Crowdfunding Response, Vows to Make ‘The Best Goddamn Cartoon Anyone Has Ever Seen’
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
ESPN launches new show Daily Wager, dedicated to coverage of sports betting, following a Supreme Court ruling in May which legalized the trade — A decade ago, ESPN gambling analyst Doug Kezirian was toiling in Las Vegas as the host of a local radio show that specialized in sports wagering.
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Associated Press:
Waynesville, a small town in Missouri's Ozark hills, lost its local newspaper The Daily Guide, and both residents and public officials have struggled without it — WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Five minutes late, Darrell Todd Maurina sweeps into a meeting room and plugs in his laptop computer.