#BuzzFeed’s Mark Schoofs reportedly quits as losses force cuts

#BuzzFeed’s Mark Schoofs reportedly quits as losses force cuts

“BuzzFeed’s Mark Schoofs reportedly quits as losses force cuts” Investors at BuzzFeed are reportedly pressuring CEO Jonah Peretti to close down its entire money-losing news operation as senior journalists announced their resignations on Tuesday. Mark Schoffs, the editor in chief of BuzzFeed News, and two of his top deputies quit in the latest sign of turmoil at…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 19, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — March 19, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — March 19, 2022” The Issue: The New York Times’ acknowledgment that ­e-mails found on Hunter Biden’s laptop were legitimate. “The Bidens can do no wrong” narrative peddled by The New York Times and large, influential social-media companies has aged about as well as Hunter Biden himself (“All the news that’s…

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#Russians fed ‘fog of disinformation’ amid Ukraine invasion

#Russians fed ‘fog of disinformation’ amid Ukraine invasion

“#Russians fed ‘fog of disinformation’ amid Ukraine invasion” As world leaders condemned Russia’s declaration of war on Ukraine and full-fledged invasion of the country, causing frightened residents to flee and sanctions to be imposed, Russians were fed a misleading “fog of disinformation” about the conflict. State-funded media presented a rosy picture of Russia’s military actions…

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#Mayor Eric Adams claims white journalists misrepresent him

#Mayor Eric Adams claims white journalists misrepresent him

“#Mayor Eric Adams claims white journalists misrepresent him” Mayor Eric Adams unloaded Tuesday in an epic rant in which he threatened to stop fielding “off-topic” questions at his press conferences — and blasted the Big Apple’s news organizations over what he said was their lack of racial diversity. The scolding, which came before an unrelated…

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#Penn National’s Jay Snowden gripes that Dave Portnoy allegations came out before earnings

#Penn National’s Jay Snowden gripes that Dave Portnoy allegations came out before earnings

“#Penn National’s Jay Snowden gripes that Dave Portnoy allegations came out before earnings” The boss of gambling giant Penn National griped over the timing of an article that detailed new allegations of sexual misconduct against Barstool’s Dave Portnoy – noting that it was published just hours before the company reported quarterly earnings. Chief Executive Jay…

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#New York Times pressured workers to reject union: report

#New York Times pressured workers to reject union: report

“#New York Times pressured workers to reject union: report” Senior executives at The New York Times urged some 600 tech employees to vote against forming a union, warning them that it was an “unproven experiment with permanent consequences,” according to a report. Internal memos and Slack messages obtained by the Guardian detail the extent to…

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