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Sara Fischer / Axios:
In a memo, Chris Licht says CNN added a “Breaking News” guideline to its stylebook to address the banner's overuse: “its impact has become lost on the audience” — CNN's new boss Chris Licht says that beginning today, CNN has added a “Breaking News” guideline to its stylebook …
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Creators who focused on the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial made thousands of dollars through platform incentives, influencing public opinion in the process — Influencers discovered there's money and clout to be made in covering breaking news — When the verdict came …
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Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Barry Sussman, the Washington Post editor who directly oversaw the Watergate investigation by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, has died at 87 — Barry Sussman, the Washington Post editor who directly oversaw the Watergate investigation by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Latino Media Network, founded by Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia, raises $80M and acquires 18 radio stations from TelevisaUnivision for $60M — Latina activists and entrepreneurs Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia have raised $80 million to launch a new Hispanic media company called the Latino Media Network.
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Inside Radio, Radio & Television …, Radio Ink, @pilitobar87, @amandalitman, @tatendacheryl, @just_jenna, @frederickvelez3 and @sarafischer
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Paramount's ad-supported Pluto TV plans to launch a streaming channel in 2022, offering new and archived episodes of CBS News' 60 Minutes — CBS News' venerable “60 Minutes” is creating a time machine, of sorts. — The long-running newsmagazine will be form the bulk of a new channel at Pluto …
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The Streamable, @scavendish, @bristei, @tvmojoe and TVNewser
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
A look at Tosca Musk's Passionflix, a $6/month streaming service for adaptations of romance novels and erotic fan fiction with $22M in funding — Tosca Musk, Elon's younger sister, is the force behind Passionflix, a streaming service dedicated to adaptations of romance novels and erotic fan fiction.
USA Today:
Gannett restructures, naming Maribel Wadsworth president of news and publishing and Kris Barton president of digital marketing; two executives plan to leave — Bailey Schulz Swapna Venugopal RamaswamyUSA TODAY — Gannett, owner of USA TODAY and local media organizations in 45 states …
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Poynter, @jefftayloredits, @nicole_carroll and Gannett
Insider:
Sources: Facebook is developing a “basic ads” product that uses metrics like engagement and video views instead of using anonymized personal info from users — - Meta's Facebook is early in developing a “basic ads” product as privacy changes limit its targeting abilities.
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@alistairmbarr and @digitalshields, more at Techmeme »
Natalia Viana / Nieman Lab:
A look at Brazil's debate over legislation that may force Google and Meta to pay for news, and how deals like Google News Showcase exclude media startups — No solution is ideal. The worst thing that journalists can do, however, is to step aside and let media owners and platforms decide among themselves.
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@pilhofer and @viananatalia
The Strategist:
China journalists at outlets including The Economist and the NYT have been subjected to a coordinated online campaign that seems to be run by the CCP — The Chinese Communist Party has a problem with women of Asian descent who have public platforms, opinions and expertise on China.
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@zeyiyang
Reuters:
Russia's foreign ministry summons the heads of US media outlets in Moscow to notify them of tough measures in response to US restrictions against Russian media — Russia's Foreign Ministry said it was summoning the heads of U.S. media outlets in Moscow to a meeting this Monday to notify …
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Ted Gioia / The Honest Broker:
By making artists market themselves through viral TikTok content, record labels are showing how little value they add and essentially digging their own graves — It's not just the music biz—legacy media outlets everywhere are playing the same dangerous game
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