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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp.'s HarperCollins Publishers cancels Chris Cuomo's planned book Deep Denial; sources say Jeff Zucker told CNN staff that Cuomo won't get a severance — Broadcaster was fired on Saturday after probe into his involvement in Andrew Cuomo's defense — Chris Cuomo won't get severance …
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Jeff Zucker says he's “comfortable” with how Chris Cuomo's firing transpired and that Cuomo declined to take a leave when accusations began against his brother — CNN boss Jeff Zucker addressed his staff Tuesday, announcing in a town hall that the company will take diversity …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A look at The Guardian's Martin Pengelly, who repeatedly publishes scoops from political bestsellers, likely by getting early copies from a bookseller — Mark Meadows's new memoir about his time as Donald Trump's White House chief of staff was still a week away from its official release date …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The 19th hires Julia Chan, managing editor of digital at public broadcaster KQED, as EIC starting January 10, replacing Andrea Valdez, who moved to The Atlantic — The 19th has hired Julia B. Chan as its new editor-in-chief, effective Jan. 10, executives tell Axios.
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Seventeen groups representing ~150 newspapers quietly filed antitrust lawsuits in the past year against Google and Meta for monopolizing the digital ads market — Newspapers all over the country have been quietly filing antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook for the past year …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Yamiche Alcindor is joining NBC News' Washington team in March; she will give up her PBS NewsHour duties but remain the moderator of PBS' Washington Week — Alcindor, who is expected to start with NBC in March, will cover the Biden administration as well as the impact of federal policies …
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Washington Post:
France detains a suspect in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the first arrest outside of Saudi Arabia, and initiates proceedings for his extradition to Turkey — PARIS — France detained on Tuesday a Saudi man accused of playing a role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist …
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Madeleine Lim / Bloomberg:
Haze Fan, a member of Bloomberg's Beijing bureau, has now been detained for a year as Chinese authorities say the case is ongoing — Haze Fan, a member of Bloomberg News's bureau in Beijing, has been detained since late last year, with no information forthcoming on her case.
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
The Senate confirms Jessica Rosenworcel to lead the FCC, the first female chair in the agency's history, in a 68 to 31 vote — She will be the first female chair in FCC history — On Tuesday, the Senate voted 68 to 31 to confirm Jessica Rosenworcel's re-appointment to the Federal …
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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
As book publicity avenues have shrunk, social media followings are increasingly important for getting book deals, but they're an unreliable predictor of sales — Social-media fandom can help authors score book deals and bigger advances, but does it translate to how a new title will sell?
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Interview with veteran journalist Paul Davies, whose reports on the Dubrovnic siege are used in local history lessons, on how tech changed war reporting — Journalism is said to be the first draft of history. But the account by ITN's Paul Davies of the siege of Dubrovnic in 1991 …
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Catie Keck / The Verge:
Google TV adds Pluto TV and its 300+ free channels to its live TV tab, where it joins YouTube TV, Philo, and Sling, all of which require paid subscriptions — Free streaming baked right into the live tab — Google TV is adding yet another cord-cutting option to its live TV tab.
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