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Ben Smith Talks Digital Media’s Death Dive: ‘You Could Feel That Moment Coming to an End’ | Video
The former New York Times media columnist speaks to WaxWord about his new book, “Traffic,” his new site, Semafor, and “the dumbest decision in the history of digital media” — not selling BuzzFeed to Disney for $600 million
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Sensitivity Readers Take Aim at 007: No, Mr. Bond, They Expect You to Cry | Commentary
Ian Fleming’s classic spy novels have just been rereleased, but some of the late author’s original words have been removed or replaced to protect 21st-century sensibilities
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The Tucker Carlson Text That Got Him Fired From Fox: ‘I Found Myself Rooting for the Mob’
The New York Times published a text full of violence, racism and self-reflections on the host’s own lack of morality
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Ana Cabrera Joins MSNBC to Anchor Morning News Hour After CNN Exit
“Ana Cabrera Reports” premieres April 10
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Why Did Rupert Murdoch Tell the Truth About Election Lies – and What Happens to Fox News Now?
WaxWord: The 92-year-old media mogul wasn’t willing to lie when he was deposed under oath
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Fox News vs. ‘A Face in the Crowd’: How a 1957 Elia Kazan Movie Foretold a News Credibility Crisis
The Dominion lawsuit has revealed what Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham really think of their viewers
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Is It Quiet on the Western Front? Oscars, AMPAS and the Rise of a European Bloc
Films from Europe have dominated this year’s Oscar nominations in a way that surprised many longtime observers
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CNN Just Suffered Its Worst Ratings Week in 9 Years
“Upcoming programming changes likely to make matters worse,” an insider tells TheWrap
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Sit On It, Ojai! How ‘Happy Days’ Star Anson Williams Lost a Mayoral Race to a Yoga Instructor
Recounts! “Popping” Ballots! Lawsuits! Inside the bonkers politics of a tiny mountain town where nothing is as mellow as it seems
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Lyrical ‘Blueback’ With Mia Wasikowska Is a Love Story With the Sea
Sundance 2023: The film reminds us of the fragility of that ecosystem while also making us fall in love with it
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Semafor to ‘Redeem’ Sam Bankman-Fried Investment – In Other Words, Return It (Exclusive)
“The company intends to redeem the investment,” an individual with knowledge told TheWrap
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As We Say Good Riddance to Hollywood’s Annus Horribilis, Caution Is the Watchword for 2023
And don’t check your stock portfolio either
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Is It Time for the Oscars to Add More Acting and Directing Nominees?
Best Picture can go up to 10, but what about other deserving folks?
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Can Emma Thompson Reclaim Her Position as True Oscar Contender?
The “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” star gave one of the year’s greatest performances, but does anybody remember?
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Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ Are Turning Hunter Biden’s Penis Into a Constitutional Crisis. No Joke.
Twitter’s CEO and GOP lawmakers’ “shocking” reveal is a self-own, of their own lack of understanding about the First Amendment