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Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter: Ellen DeGeneres says she is ending her show in 2022, insisting it has been “the plan all along” and is not because of bullying allegations -
John General / CNN: Profile of DeShuna Spencer, who founded the streaming service kweliTV in 2015 to focus on Black stories; kweliTV now has 43,000 users despite lack of VC funding -
A.D. Amorosi / Variety: Podcaster Joe Budden fires his co-hosts Rory Farrell and Jamil “Mal” Clay, and the future of his eponymous six-year-old show appears uncertain -
Detroit News: Michigan GOP lawmaker introduces a bill that requires fact checkers to register with the state using a $1M fidelity bond, and levies $1K/day fine for violations -
Laura Wagner / Defector: Docs and interviews with ~30 current and former staff at The Appeal show a demoralizing culture, especially for women and POC, questions about donors, and more -
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter: Former DNC finance chair Henry R. Muñoz III acquires Funny or Die from a group that includes AMC Networks, Turner Entertainment, and Sequoia Capital -
Sonia Faleiro / Rest of World: An in-depth look at how a team of fact-checkers at Alt News in India is struggling against misinformation spread by the ruling BJP party on Facebook services -
Erika Kinetz / Associated Press: Investigation: an army of bots covertly amplify Chinese propaganda on Twitter by retweeting posts from diplomats and state media tens of thousands of times -
Mark Stenberg / Medialyte: As platforms roll out monetization tools for creators, journalists and writers gain leverage and a glimmer of hope that they're worth more than they realized -
Brian Steinberg / Variety: Fox News says it will launch new weekend programs hosted by Dan Bongino and former South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy — Gowdy will host a 7 p.m. program … -
Peter White / Deadline: IAB: podcast ad revenue in the US grew 19% in 2020 to hit $842M, up from $708M in 2019 and $479M in 2018, and is set to reach $2B by 2023 -
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post: How CNN changed under Jeff Zucker, as journalists and anchors, traditionally restricted by impartiality standards, show more emotions and air their opinions