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Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: Trump has told friends he wants to start an online media channel, which would be cheaper than cable, to undermine Fox News — President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
A district court judge dismisses a Trump campaign libel suit against CNN over a 2019 opinion piece about the Mueller probe — The suit fails because Trump hasn't shown actual malice on the part of an author who wrote that Trump's campaign was soliciting Russia's help in 2020.
Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Star will vacate its downtown office by the end of 2021 and look for smaller premises; printing will move to the Des Moines Register — The Kansas City Star will leave its glass building at 1601 McGee St. in downtown Kansas City. The Kansas City Star will leave …
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Despite settling multiple pay disparity cases, BBC is cleared of unlawful pay discrimination by UK equality watchdog investigation focused on 10 pay complaints — Carrie Gracie has described an investigation into pay discrimination at the BBC as a “whitewash”, after it cleared the broadcaster of wrongdoing.
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Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Sonos launches Sonos Radio HD, an ad-free lossless-quality tier of its radio service for $7.99 per month, available today in the US and UK — There's no shortage of streaming music options in the world, but the fine folks at Sonos decided we can all do with one more.
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The Daily Beast:
The New Yorker has fired staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after an investigation into an incident in which he masturbated during a Zoom call with colleagues — The top writer had been suspended last month after exposing himself during a video call with colleagues.
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Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with Kevin Mayer, formerly of Disney and TikTok and now advising the parent of Warner Music Group and Deezer, on the future of streaming entertainment — The industry veteran is now adviser to Warner Music parent after leaving TikTok in August and Disney in March
Silvia Higuera / LatAm Journalism Review:
In Mexico, three journalists have been killed in the last ten days and one is missing, as journalist murders continue with impunity in the country — Violence against journalists in Mexico is not new. For years, the country has been identified as one of the most dangerous places to practice journalism.
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Bustle Digital Group recognizes the Writers Guild of America East to represent its workers, including about 200 staffers at Bustle, Elite Daily, and other sites — Bustle Digital Group has voluntarily recognized the Writers Guild of America East for the purpose of collective bargaining after an …
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube cancels Rewind, its annual end-of-year tribute to creators, trends, and moments, for 2020, the first cancellation since Rewind began in 2010 — The first time Rewind's been canceled since it began in 2010 — YouTube Rewind, the company's annual end-of-year tribute to creators …
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Variety, CNET, @wongmjane, Tubefilter, 9to5Google and Polygon, more at Techmeme »
Politico:
Maggie Haberman is writing a book about Donald Trump, which will be published by Penguin Press in 2022 — WHAT ELSE do we need to say about this? You know this is going to be awesome. MAGGIE has been a singular force in national political reporting for a decade — first at POLITICO …
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Top American political reporters, addicted to conflict and gamesmanship, should take a year or two off, replaced by beat reporters focused on examining policies — Our top political reporters must be exhausted. I suggest they take some time off. — Like, a year or two.
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