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Newly released CIA-led intelligence report concludes Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a U.S. intelligence report says.
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NYT columnist David Brooks wrote a 900-word ode to Facebook Groups on Facebook's corporate website and appeared in a company video; NYT says it was not aware — On Tuesday, New York Times columnist David Brooks published a 900-word ode to Facebook Groups and how they foster online communities around the world.
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Netflix shares USC report on its onscreen and offscreen representation and commits to spending $100M over five years on underrepresented groups in film and TV — Netflix received broadly high marks for diversity and inclusion in its movies and TV shows when it came to gender and people of color …
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Twitter's Super Follows could lead to chaos in newsrooms around the world as they change the economics of journalism, already brittle due to Substack, for good — Will Super Follows shake up the media industry? — 16 hr ago — Today let's talk about Twitter's move into subscriptions …
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Twitter announces Super Follow feature to let users charge for tweets, and a Communities feature to let users create and join groups based on specific interests
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John Ourand / Sports Business Journal:
Sources: Disney and the NFL reach a broad media rights agreement, with ESPN renewing Monday Night Football; the NFL already reached deals with CBS, Fox, and NBC — Disney and the NFL have reached a broad agreement on a new media rights deal that will see ESPN renew “MNF” …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
AMC Networks had Q4 net income of $94.7M, up from $8.58M a year ago, on revenue of $780.3M, and says it has 6M+ subscribers to its various streaming services — AMC Networks said it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter despite a decline in revenue as it narrowed losses in its international …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Shockingly real deepfakes of Tom Cruise are going viral on TikTok, with the account @deeptomcruise amassing 200K+ followers in a few days — FOR THE LOVE OF XENU — Be afraid. Be very afraid. — Three days ago, a TikTok account going by @deeptomcruise began posting video clips …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Sources: the White House Correspondents' Association has objected to a proposal to charge $170 per coronavirus test for journalists entering WH grounds — Reporters who cover the White House may soon be paying what amounts to an admission fee to do their jobs.
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
The States Newsroom, a nonprofit network of 20 outlets focused on statehouse coverage, is launching a free syndication service and five new outlets this year — States Newsroom, a network of outlets focused on statehouse coverage, has rapidly expanded since its launch in 2017
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How The Arizona Republic re-engaged readers after realizing that 42% of its digital-only subscribers weren't reading a single article per month — John Adams and Alia Beard Rau, USA Today Network, February 24, 2021 — Here's an idea to steal and adapt: If you want to maximize …
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Seth Meyers renews his deal with NBC and will host Late Night with Seth Meyers through 2025 — Seth Meyers has renewed his deal with NBC and will host “Late Night with Seth Meyers” through (at least) 2025. — Additionally, Meyers' and Mike Shoemaker's Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions …
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
The use of “+” to name on-demand services was fine when streaming was new but has become a cliché and a minus — An idea that seemed like a real plus when streaming was newer has fallen into cliché. — First there was e. — Then came i. — Now it's +.
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