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The recent crisis at The Washington Post suggests that CEO Will Lewis has no idea how the media operates, and his fast-growing credibility problem may undo him — The crisis at the newspaper suggests the publisher has no idea about how the media operates. — The oldest axiom in journalism …
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WaPo CEO Will Lewis and top editor Matt Murray send memos trying to reassure staff, and former CEO Patty Stonesifer visits the newsroom, after a week of tumult — Will Lewis, the chief executive, pledged to employees to ‘improve how well I listen,’ while Matt Murray, the new editor, tried to reassure staff members.
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A look at the methods future WaPo editor Robert Winnett used in the UK, including sending a reporter undercover to a government job and paying a source £100K+
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The Daily Beast, @farhip, @shakeelhashim, @jeffjarvis@threads.net and @_eileenie_@threads.net
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Will Lewis criticizes reports that he tried to suppress stories on his ties to a phone hacking case and calls David Folkenflik an activist, not a journalist
Will Lewis criticizes reports that he tried to suppress stories on his ties to a phone hacking case and calls David Folkenflik an activist, not a journalist
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X remains a popular destination for people highly engaged in politics, with DC insiders reluctantly buying blue checks and candidates paying for cheap ads — While former President Donald Trump was actively being convicted by a jury of his peers in New York City last week …
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Fox News edited an interview with Donald Trump to remove a section where he appeared to back off a promise to declassify Jeffrey Epstein-related federal files — Fox News edited an interview with Donald Trump to remove a section in which he appeared to back off a promise to declassify federal files related …
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@matthewkeyslive and @a_picazo

Several right-wing media outlets that promoted lies about the 2020 election filed for bankruptcy, issued apologies, or settled lawsuits in the past few months — Ahead of another contentious presidential election, media companies that promoted false claims four years ago are filing for bankruptcy …
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A look at the appeal of British editors to US media owners, perhaps hoping to import the British tradition of hard-nosed, scrappy journalism on a budget — As a historic presidential election looms, several of America's largest and most powerful newsrooms are now being led by English journalists.
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Eric Anderson on LinkedIn, @gerryshih, @reevesjw, Screen Rant and @jgibsondem.bsky.social

The New York Times confirms its internal source code and data leaked on 4chan after being stolen using an exposed GitHub token in January 2024 — Internal source code and data belonging to The New York Times was leaked on the 4chan message board after being stolen from the company's GitHub repositories …

The Reality TV industry has long shielded itself from litigation with NDAs, but popular shows are being challenged in court as the legal landscape changes — Popular shows including “Love Is Blind,” the “Real Housewives” universe and “Vanderpump Rules” are being challenged in court amid a changing legal landscape.
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Sources: LFP, which runs the top two tiers of French soccer, is mulling creating its own TV channel after struggling to find a broadcaster for the coming season — Partnership with private equity firm CVC has not yet borne fruit leaving clubs facing cash crunch

Vietnamese authorities arrest Truong Huy San, aka Huy Duc, accusing the prominent journalist of violating a national security law for recent Facebook posts — Authorities in Vietnam announced Friday that they have charged prominent journalist and historian Truong Huy San with violating …

LinkedIn will no longer allow advertisers to target EU users based on data obtained from their participation in LinkedIn Groups, following a complaint to the EU — LinkedIn has confirmed it will no longer allow advertisers to target users based on data gleaned from their participation in LinkedIn Groups.
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European Commission and Reuters

Google signs a deal with The Canadian Journalism Collective to distribute the CA$100M the company has promised to Canadian news companies in 2023 — Google names group to dole out $100M to news — OTTAWA - Google announced which organization it has selected to distribute the $100 million …
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