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Media Matters for America:
Joe Rogan pushed the debunked conspiracy theory that “left-wing people” are starting forest fires in Portland during his podcast on Thursday — On the September 17 edition of his podcast, host Joe Rogan pushed the baseless conspiracy theory that “left-wing people” are “lighting forest fires” on the West Coast.
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Joe Rogan / @joerogan:
[Thread] Joe Rogan apologizes for claiming “people got arrested lighting fires in Portland” during a podcast, says “I repeated it without looking into it” — I fucked up on the podcast with Douglas Murray and said that people got arrested lighting fires in Portland. That turns out to not be true. I was very irresponsible not looking into it before I repeated it. I read one story about a guy getting arrested for lighting fires...
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
NYT debuts Daily Distortions, a feature that debunks and contextualizes misleading information that's gone viral, with a focus on one story a day and a blog — In an effort to cover misinformation responsibly, The New York Times has debuted a new feature that will debunk …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Comcast reaches a deal with Roku to ensure NBCU's Peacock service is carried on Roku devices, after NBCU threatened to pull its TV Everywhere channels — - Agreement ensures Peacock is carried on streaming platform — NBC's threat came amid dispute with Roku over advertising
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's content accelerator Impact closes Series A, plans to launch the Creative Network, a marketplace for entertainment industry workers — Hollywood has been better known for making films and TV shows about the tech industry than it has been for being a part of it …
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Variety, @bgurley and @realronhoward
Elaine Low / Variety:
In memo to staff, WarnerMedia CEO addresses Ellen Show and TMZ allegations and says they've hired a third party to do a review of their production business — Following news reports detailing issues of alleged misconduct at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and TMZ's newsroom …
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Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Boston Globe's deal with Biogen to provide digital subs to its staff and host town halls on topics of Biogen's choosing raises conflict-of-interest concerns — The Boston Globe has announced a partnership with Biogen in which the company's 4,000 Massachusetts-based employees will receive digital subscriptions.
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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
WarnerMedia's streaming service DC Universe to rebrand as DC Universe Infinite and become a comics hub, with its scripted original series moving to HBO Max — DC Universe's first live-action series “Titans” will be migrating over to HBO Max for its upcoming third season as the two-year old streaming service …
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Dan Rys / Billboard:
Complex Networks names Maurice Peebles as editor-in-chief to oversee news and video operations — Complex Networks has named a new editor-in-chief to oversee its news and video operations: Maurice Peebles, who will take over the job beginning Oct. 5. Peebles, who most recently was digital editor …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
A look at how strong, locally owned metro papers The Boston Globe, Minneapolis' Star Tribune, Charleston's Post and Courier have expanded to nearby cities — A mini-trend has been brewing for the last year or so: Publications like The Boston Globe, The Star Tribune in Minneapolis and The Post …
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@taylorwanderson, @danmcgowan, @tednesi, @emilykdaily, @poynter and @jayrosen_nyu
Nick Bastone / The Information:
Sources: Google's pro-privacy plan to block online ad trackers has boosted the US' antitrust probe, as publishers argue it would create an unfair playing field — Google has taken a lot of heat for violating people's privacy. Now it could get in trouble for trying to protect it.
Keziah Weir / Vanity Fair:
A deep look at Skyhorse Publishing, literary home to Michael Cohen, Woody Allen, and Alan Dershowitz; ex-employees talk of mismanagement and a toxic workplace — Skyhorse Publishing, literary home to Michael Cohen, Woody Allen, and Alan Dershowitz, has struggled with bigger problems than a roster of political unsavories.
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Jane Martinson / The Guardian:
In an increasingly diverse world, UK media needs to change, for ethical and commercial reasons; it remains dominated by “pale, male, and posh” rings of power — Of the 111 voices who were quoted on the front pages of British newspapers in a week chosen at random this summer, just one belonged to a black person.
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Jem Collins / Women In Journalism:
Study of UK media diversity over one week finds none of 11 major newspapers featured a Black reporter on the front page, 25% of front page bylines went to women
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