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Columbia University appoints Jelani Cobb as the next journalism school dean, as of August 1; Cobb, a professor at the school, is also a New Yorker staff writer — Dear fellow members of the Columbia community: — It is with great pleasure that I write to announce my appointment of Jelani Cobb …
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Senator Hawley's copyright bill targeting Disney is riddled with problems, and some media organizations reported on it as if his talking points were facts — Josh Hawley's proposed copyright legislation is riddled with problems, but you wouldn't know that from most media reports about the bill.
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@copyrightlately, Deadline, @davidclowery, @copyrightlately, @noisejockey, @sarahjeong, @ericgoldman, @sarahjeong, @future_of_music and @eriqgardner

A look at C-SPAN's social media and monetization efforts as its cable fee revenue, 98% of its budget, has fallen from a $70M peak to an estimated <$50M in 2022 — Jeremy Art recently discovered a potentially click-generating social-media innovation: the adjective. — Art, 39, runs social media for C-SPAN.
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@michaelschaffer and @michaelkruse

PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff announces that she plans to step down at the end of 2022; source: Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett are expected to succeed her — UPDATE: Judy Woodruff announced to PBS NewsHour staffers that she will anchor the newscast through the end of the year and then transition …
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Puck, Variety, @judywoodruff, TVLine, @geoffrbennett, @iamamnanawaz, @andreastonez, @meghankwelsh, @tarapalmeri, @rachelmetz, @sifill_ldf, @rickhasen, @brianstelter, @judywoodruff, Newser and TVNewser

Jen Psaki held her last briefing as White House press secretary on May 13, her 224th in ~16 months, more than all of Donald Trump's press secretaries combined — New York (CNN Business)Jen Psaki held her 224th and final briefing as White House press secretary on Friday afternoon.

Sources: Netflix is exploring live streaming for its unscripted shows and stand-up specials, alongside live voting for competition series and talent contests — EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is going live for the first time. — Deadline understands that the streamer is exploring the launch of live streaming.

Survey of 39 Ukrainian outlets: 81.6% have applied for grants from international organizations since Russia's invasion and 31.6% tried to get reader funding — In this analytical report, the Media Development Foundation draws a line on what happened to independent regional newsrooms …
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Columbia Journalism Review, @__gabbymiller, @mediaborscht, @emilybell and @mediaborscht

Ukraine wins the Eurovision Song Contest, as European viewers and juries delivered an endorsement of solidarity, after organizers banned Russia this year — The Ukrainian rap and folk band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, as European viewers and juries delivered a symbolic …
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Pulitzer Prizes' descriptions of winners have become effusive paragraphs with many adjectives, reflecting a movement to make the citations “stronger over time” — Are you the author of a “vivid, brilliantly written series”? Have you and your colleagues put forth a “stellar example of collaborative reporting.”
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@jackshafer

A look at My Friends My Data, a group of startup founders pushing for legislation to force tech giants like Meta to let creators transfer followers between apps — A new coalition of start-ups is calling on tech giants to allow creators to reach followers on more platforms.
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@richontech, @ianbetteridge, @joshconstine, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @emrys_s, @davewiner, @taylorlorenz and @taylorlorenz

An interview with Puck News founding partner Matt Belloni and Semafor co-founder Ben Smith on CNN+, HBO Max, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Twitter — (SINGING) When you walk in the room, do you have Sway? — I'm Kara Swisher, and you're listening to “Sway.”
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@juwanthewriter and @peterhimler

Netflix updates its corporate culture policy to say it doesn't “censor specific artists or voices” and that staff should “use good judgment” when spending money — Netflix loves to tout its culture of avoiding rules and minimizing corporate red tape.
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