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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
On Thursday, major papers buried Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power as the NYT ran the story on A15, WaPo and WSJ on A4, and LAT on A6 — President Donald Trump yesterday refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the November election.
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International Center for Journalists:
UNESCO and ICFJ launch global survey to assess the scale of online violence targeting women journalists around the world and help find solutions to the problem — Are you a woman journalist who has experienced online violence? Have you been subjected to sexualized abuse and harassment on social media …
James McAuley / Washington Post:
France's anti-terrorism office is probing the stabbing of 2 media workers outside former Charlie Hebdo offices, amid a trial of alleged accomplices in the case — PARIS — Two people were stabbed in a knife attack Friday morning outside the former offices of Charlie Hebdo …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Leaked email: Google informed its advertisers on Friday that it will block election ads referencing “the election, or its outcome” after polls close on Nov. 3 — Google informed its advertisers Friday that it will broadly block election ads after polls close Nov. 3, according to an email obtained by Axios.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: podcast publisher Wondery has hired financial advisers to explore strategic options, including a potential sale, which could bring in at least $200M — - Financial advisers hired to evaluate strategic options — Wondery has gained following with hit shows like ‘Dirty John’
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Mary-Katharine Phillips / What's New in Publishing:
Study: 19% of German population reads ePapers, digital replicas of print editions, of which 65.8% are under 50, and every eighth newspaper sold is an ePaper — Aa new report on the state of ePaper readership in Germany has been released by Die Zeitungen. German-speakers can find the full report here.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Arif Zahir, a YouTuber with 6M+ subscribers, moves from impersonating Cleveland Brown of Family Guy on YouTube to taking over the character's voice next season — Arif Zahir has gone from impersonating “Family Guy's” Cleveland Brown on YouTube... to being cast as the new voice of the character on the actual show.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Sources: upcoming HHS ad campaign, costing taxpayers ~$300M, to feature interviews between officials and celebrities addressing Trump admin response to pandemic — The health department is moving quickly on a highly unusual advertising campaign to “defeat despair” about the coronavirus …
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Samantha Conti / WWD:
Wolfgang Blau, COO at Condé Nast and president of Condé Nast International, is stepping down after five years at the company — His is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the organization, which has been consolidating its U.S. and U.K. operations.
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
State Department: Trump admin rescinded award it gave to a Finnish journalist after discovering she'd criticized Trump, then gave a false reason for its actions — The Trump administration rescinded an award recognizing the work of a journalist from Finland last year after discovering …
The Guardian:
Andrew Neil, who has been a BBC political interviewer and Sunday Times editor, says he is launching GB News, a TV news channel to rival BBC and Sky, next year — Andrew Neil is launching a 24-hour, TV channel to rival rolling news from the BBC and Sky. — The broadcaster will be the face …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK proposes no longer requiring local authorities to print statutory notices in papers, an obligation that is estimated to contribute ~£10M/year to the sector — Proposals to scrap the requirement for planning notices to be placed in local newspapers would come at the “worst possible” …
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