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The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and more drop Dilbert after its creator Scott Adams went on a racist rant on YouTube — Newspapers across the United States have pulled Scott Adams's long-running “Dilbert” comic strip after the cartoonist called Black Americans a …
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Elon Musk tweets that the US media is “racist against whites & Asians”, in reply to a tweet that is sympathetic to Scott Adams' rant against Black people — The Tesla and Twitter chief blasted media outlets for dropping Scott Adams's comic strip after the cartoonist's rant against Black people
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Editors at some literary magazines say they are getting overwhelmed by AI-generated submissions, potentially crowding out genuine submissions from newer writers — A short story titled “The Last Hope” first hit Sheila Williams' desk in early January.
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The Guardian:
Despite laws criminalizing reporting, hundreds of independent journalists stayed in Russia, providing a surprising level of insight into its army's missteps — Jailed Mikhail Afanasyev one of many journalists refusing to be silenced despite laws criminalising much independent reporting
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Marina Chentsova / International Journalists' Network:
A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainian journalists share how the war has impacted their lives and work, including becoming war correspondents — A year has passed since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. All-out fighting has continued over the past year …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Politico Europe nearly doubled its London bureau to around 32 journalists since December 2022 and aims to have over 50 journalists in the next 18 months — The bullish growth contrasts with widespread cuts hitting news publishers in both the UK and US. — Politi co says it has …
Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
An analysis of Meta's Journalism Project: investments in 564 organizations totaling $29.4M through 17 grant programs since 2018, 43% received just $5K, and more — b — “People want more local news, and local newsrooms are looking for more support,” Campbell Brown wrote in 2019 when Meta …
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast-owned Sky News Group unveils a new leadership structure, including naming former CBS News president David Rhodes as executive chairman — Jonathan Levy has been appointed managing director and executive editor of Sky News U.K. — Comcast-owned European TV giant Sky unveiled …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
FuboTV reports Q4 revenue up 38% YoY to ~$319M, $1B+ in 2022 global revenue, and 1.4M subs in North America; FUBO drops 12%+ after disclosing $68M share sales — Streaming pay-TV bundle provider FuboTV closed 2022 with 1.445 million subscribers in North America and posted healthy numbers …
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Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Dude Perfect on YouTube, as its five founders look to build a theme park; a source says Dude Perfect's 2022 revenue was ~$25M, up from ~$20M in 2021 — The five friends found fame making basketball trick shots and now hope fans can try similar antics at a theme park they would call Dude Perfect World
Financial Times:
Anime and shows like The Last of Us are helping Sony become a media giant; analysts expect 56%+ of its FY 2023 profit to come from games, music, films, and TV — If your world revolves around the fate of Joel, Ellie and the Fireflies, it probably means one of two things …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
A look at the NYT's Local Investigations Fellowship, a one-year project led by Executive Editor Dean Baquet that got 200+ applicants since its April 2022 debut — Former executive editor Dean Baquet talks about the paper's new investigative fellowship for local reporters
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@kristenhare and Local News Initiative