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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: WaPo is considering National Editor Steven Ginsberg, former managing editor Kevin Merida, and National Geographic EIC Susan Goldberg, to replace Baron — The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, HuffPost and Wired are all looking for new editors. Soon, The New York Times will be too.
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Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron is retiring on February 28 after eight years at the paper and nearly 45 years in journalism
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron is retiring on February 28 after eight years at the paper and nearly 45 years in journalism
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
AT&T Q4: HBO/HBO Max US subscribers grew 20% YoY to 41.5M, two years faster than its forecast, and HBO Max activations doubled to 17.2M since end of Q3 — But a 21% decline in Warner Bros. revenue for Q4, as well as other COVID-related impacts, pulled the down company's revenue down and earnings for the quarter.
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
AT&T says it took a $15.5B charge in Q4 related to its “domestic video business,” led by DirecTV — AT&T, led by CEO John Stankey, reports its fourth-quarter results, including for entertainment arm WarnerMedia. — Telecom giant AT&T on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter results …
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times:
CBS places Peter Dunn, president of CBS TV, and David Friend, senior VP of news for TV stations, on leave, following accusations of racist and sexist conduct — The executives, Peter Dunn and David Friend, were placed on leave after a report in The Los Angeles Times in which they were accused of creating a hostile work environment.
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Reddit's r/WallStreetBets, which helped push GameStop stock to record levels in recent days, is now turning its attention to AMC stock, which is up 200% — An online tug of war continues — Reddit traders who have successfully profited off GameStop (GME) stock are now turning their attention to struggling movie theater chain AMC.
Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios:
After 10 months on Substack, the group behind the Everything Bundle is launching with its own platform, a new brand named Every, and $600K in seed funding — After 10 months as a collection of newsletters created via Substack, the team behind the Everything Bundle is breaking out on its own …
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Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
California man charged with sending threatening text messages to relatives of a journalist, source says George Stephanopoulos, as rioters stormed the Capitol — Relatives of Hakeem Jeffries and George Stephanopoulos received threatening text messages as rioters stormed the Capitol, federal prosecutors said.
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Will Oremus / OneZero:
How the social network Nextdoor is replacing local newspapers as a news and opinion hub, letting governments bypass the media and present a one-sided picture — While Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Google details the impact of Apple's upcoming IDFA ad privacy changes, including affecting how advertisers value and bid on ad impressions — Apple has prioritized user privacy over targeted advertising, and Google is spelling out today what that means for itself as well as game and app developers.
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
NBC News boosted its viewership on YouTube by 252% YoY in January and earned revenue for 2020 in the “many millions” amid the pandemic and election — In the past, TV networks' news organizations like NBC News have used YouTube as a side hustle.
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Aymann Ismail / Slate:
NYT national political reporter Astead W. Herndon on covering Trump's first rallies, the biggest mistake in early reporting, and when to use the word racist — This is part of What We Learned, a series of reflections on the meaning and legacy of the Trump years.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Larry Kudlow, the former CNBC star and Trump's economic adviser, will host a new show on Fox Business and also appear as an analyst on Fox Business and Fox News — Larry Kudlow, the former CNBC star who served as director of President Donald J. Trump's National Economic Council, is returning to broadcasting.
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