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Source: Michael Bloomberg wants to expand his media empire by acquiring Wall Street Journal parent company Dow Jones but would settle for The Washington Post — Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and media mogul, is interested in acquiring either Wall Street Journal parent company Dow Jones …
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The January 6 committee recommends that Congress “continue to evaluate policies of media companies that have had the effect of radicalizing their consumers” — The House committee examining last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol issued its long-awaited final report on Thursday night …
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Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Former Twitter employees and people in Elon Musk's orbit detail his erratic leadership; Musk wanted “full access” for Bari Weiss, which staff refused to grant — Musk's intense focus on his social media company purchase has devolved into the culture wars. Meanwhile, Tesla is tanking.
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BBC:
The Sun apologizes for a Jeremy Clarkson column about Meghan Markle that prompted 20K+ complaints to the UK's IPSO, but didn't say if the outlet disciplined him — The Sun newspaper says it regrets publishing a Jeremy Clarkson column about the Duchess of Sussex and is “sincerely sorry”.
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Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with Paramount Premium Group CEO David Nevins, who is leaving after 12 years, on high-end TV's rising costs, its business model problem, and more — In the latest Table for Two column, Nevins explains why the coming industry pain will be bad but brief ('We're paying …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The UK's Sky could face up to £150M/year ad revenue losses if Ofcom changes its rules to let ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5 extend their prime-time ad breaks — Ofcom reviews longstanding rules that allow pay-TV companies more ad minutes than public service rivals
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Jennifer Gerson / The 19th:
An interview with Amna Nawaz, who becomes a PBS NewsHour co-anchor on January 2, on how representation, lived experience, and motherhood shape her career — The NewsHour journalist talked about being the first Muslim Pakistani-American to occupy the anchor seat, and how her identity and parenthood shaped her career.
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Atlantic plans to roll out a dynamic paywall with varying prices in early January 2023, aiming to add about 125K subscribers to reach 1M by the end of 2024 — The Atlantic will roll out out in early January a new dynamic paywall that offers varying subscription prices as it hopes to meet …
JC Reindl / Detroit Free Press:
Peter Bhatia, the Detroit Free Press' top editor since September 2017, plans to step down in January 2023 in the hopes of reducing the number of Gannett layoffs — Peter Bhatia, the top editor of the Detroit Free Press, told staff Friday that he will depart the company early next year …
Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Whistleblower protection org Government Accountability Project files a complaint to Congress over Twitter suspending VoA's Steve Herman and other journalists — Nearly a week after Twitter's new owner Elon Musk said that the accounts of suspended journalists would be reinstated, at least six remain blocked.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
A profile of Jenna Bush Hager, a publishing kingmaker due to her Today book club show, who in 2022 started a production company to develop books for the screen — The daughter and granddaughter of presidents is now famous in her own right. Her TV book club is one of the few reliable paths …
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Jason Rainbow / SpaceNews:
European satellite operator Eutelsat stops carrying three Russian propaganda channels, after French media regulator Arcom urged the company to stop broadcasting — TAMPA, Fla. — French satellite operator Eutelsat said Dec. 22 it stands to lose up to 15 million euros ($16 million) …
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