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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks to join MSNBC after she leaves in May — White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter.
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Savannah Jacobson / Columbia Journalism Review:
WNYC removes 45 stories from wnyc.org and Gothamist.com; 42 contained “unattributed passages” and three had been “published on other websites by the author” — WNYC removed forty-five stories from its websites, wnyc.org and Gothamist.com, according to an announcement …
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Will Smith resigns from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and says he'll accept any additional consequences the academy's board deems appropriate — Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday's Oscars telecast …
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NABJ:
The NABJ has scheduled a meeting next week with CNN executives following criticism of a social media photo showing a lack of diversity in the CNN+ “war room” — The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has scheduled another meeting with CNN executives in the aftermath …
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
Over 75 unionized journalists at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, and Bradenton Herald stage a 24-hour walkout on Friday to protest long contract negotiations — Journalists at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald are walking out after over a year and a half of first contract negotiations
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
A judge rules against editor Moira Donegan, the creator of the viral Shitty Media Men list, in her attempt to block the libel suit against her using Section 230 — A libel lawsuit over a widely circulated Google spreadsheet listing men in the news media who had allegedly committed sexual assault …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
In a 3-0 decision, the DC appeals court rejects former congressman Devin Nunes' effort to revive a $250M lawsuit accusing The Washington Post of defamation — A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected former congressman Devin Nunes' effort to revive a $250 million lawsuit accusing the Washington Post …
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@jannwolfe, @arden_messing, @devincow, @coreywrites and MindWar
Tim Baysinger / Axios:
Ex-Jalopnik journalists David Tracy and Jason Torchinsky launch The Autopian, an automotive news outlet, with backing from an LA car dealer, the sole investor — Exit Content Preview — On Friday, a pair of ex-G/O Media staffers — David Tracy and Jason Torchinsky — launched The Autopian …
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@jasontorchinsky and @kerrymflynn
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: at a recent employee town hall and a management offsite meeting, Netflix executives cautioned employees to be more mindful about spending and hiring — Netflix is tightening its belt. — In two separate meetings over the past few weeks, Netflix executives cautioned employees …
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Anna P. Kambhampaty / New York Times:
A look at @depthsofwikipedia, a viral social media account created by 22-year-old Annie Rauwerda that shares bizarre, amusing, and surprising Wikipedia snippets — On @depthsofwikipedia, Annie Rauwerda is compiling some of the crowdsourced site's most bizarre pages.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
A deep look at the benefits of content moderation in open forums, and how creating spaces where more people feel free to talk can support free speech — Obviously over the past few years there's been all of these debates about the content moderation practices of various websites.
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@evanhamilton, @anildash, @anthonyha, @m_karanicolas, @zweigand, @kottke, @adelin and @mmasnick
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