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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
Trust in media isn't helped by journalists saving scoops for books, like Maggie Haberman's revelation that staff found printed paper clogging Trump's toilet — Maggie Haberman's book includes at least one bit of info we probably should have known before now. — Hello, dear readers,
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC says Super Bowl LVI will have 30 first-time advertisers, including in crypto, streaming, and sports betting; 2021 had 26 while 2020 and 2019 each had seven — On Sunday, actor Ty Burrell will fulfill a goal that has long been on his bucket list: taking part in a Super Bowl commercial.
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EPC, whose members include Axel Springer and News UK, files an EU antitrust complaint against Google for its alleged anti-competitive ad tech practices — Google (GOOGL.O) on Friday was targeted in an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business …
Jon Porter / The Verge:
The UK's CMA accepts Google's plan to phase out and replace third-party cookies with the Privacy Sandbox and will closely monitor the product's development — The UK's competition regulator will keep a ‘close eye’ on development — Google's plan to phase out third-party cookies and replace …
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Betwa Sharma / article-14.com:
Forbes Middle East fires its India correspondent Rachel Chitra, two days after Reuters Institute published her research on hate crimes in India — On 31 January 2022, two days after the Oxford University-based Reuters Institute published her research on hate crime in India …
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Fabiola Sánchez / Associated Press:
Journalist Heber Lopez was killed on Thursday in Mexico, the fifth this year; two suspects have been taken into custody — MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist was shot dead in the southern state of Oaxaca on Thursday, the fifth killed this year in Mexico, the state prosecutor's office said in a statement.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Analysis: top 25 US newspapers had a combined printrun of 3.1M in September 2021, down 30% from 2019; only NY Post increased circulation between 2020 and 2021 — America's largest newspapers have lost 30% of their print circulations over the past two years, new analysis by Press Gazette has found.
New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Rene Sanchez named editor of The Times-Picayune, The Advocate, and NOLA.com, succeeding Peter Kovacs, who is retiring — Rene Sanchez, a Louisiana native and award-winning journalist, will be the next editor of The Times-Picayune, The Advocate and NOLA.com.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust didn't initially tell Cuomo investigators about their relationship; Kilar denied Zucker's ask to finish out the week — Sudden exit of cable network president Jeff Zucker highlights his tensions with WarnerMedia chief, leaves talent frustrated
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Associated Press:
Minnesota agrees to pay $825K and change several police policies to settle a lawsuit by journalists who were hurt or harassed amid protests over police killings — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota has agreed to pay $825,000 and change several policies to settle a lawsuit brought …
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
USC study: 5.4% of the 1,542 top film directors from 2007-2021 were women, peaking at 15% in 2020; POC directors hit a 15-year high of 27.3% in 2021 — But women of color are still not getting feature directing jobs in Hollywood, the annual report on top-grossing movies finds.
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Studying the effect of pandemic layoffs on journalists of color is stymied by a lack of public notice, growing use of NDAs, and journalists' reluctance to speak — The answer has felt both evident and unconfirmable. — Claire Smith's career is so remarkable that it has a place in the hall of fame.
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