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CNN —Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV journalist whose interviewing skills made her one of the most prominent figures in broadcasting, has died, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists but for all women,” Walters’ spokesperson Cindi Berger told CNN in a statement. At that network, Walters launched “The Barbara Walters Specials” and “10 Most Fascinating People” before becoming a co-host and correspondent for ABC News’ “20/20” in 1984. Barbara Walters sits on the set of NBC's "Today" show in New York on April 23, 1976. Barbara Walters is seen at a news conference on September 30, 1976, in New York.

Dec 12 (Reuters) - News Corp (NWSA.O) named Sunday Times editor Emma Tucker the new editor of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires on Monday. In his new role, Murray will take on “several critical growth projects supporting News Corp,” the company said. That vision appears to align with that of the Journal's publisher and Dow Jones chief executive, Almar Latour, who is credited with leading the digital transformation of the publication, which now boasts more than 3 million digital subscribers. “Emma is a brilliant, inspiring editor, with digital nous and the highest standards of integrity,” Thomson said in a statement on Monday. “She has been a thoughtful custodian of The Sunday Times and will bring verve and virtue to Dow Jones.

☆ Emma Tucker Named New Editor of The Wall Street Journal, Succeeding Matt Murray
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg | Alexandra Bruell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.K. journalist Emma Tucker next year will succeed Matt Murray as the editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal. News Corp named veteran U.K. journalist Emma Tucker as the next editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, succeeding Matt Murray , who oversaw significant digital growth and guided the news organization through the Covid-19 pandemic. Ms. Tucker, 56 years old, will assume her new position on Feb. 1, the company said Monday. Mr. Murray, also 56, will work with Ms. Tucker during a transition period until March 1. He will then continue in a senior position at News Corp, where he will work on new projects and report to Chief Executive Robert Thomson .

☆ Emma Tucker Is Named New Editor of The Wall Street Journal, Succeeding Matt Murray
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg | Alexandra Bruell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Emma Tucker has been named editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal in a Murdoch editorial shakeup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tucker will join The Wall Street Journal from The Sunday Times, another Murdoch-operated newspaper. Journal editor Matt Murray is staying on at a senior role within News Corp, the company said. Rumors have been swirling for weeks about the potential change, Insider previously reported. Emma Tucker, previously the editor of The Sunday Times, will replace Editor-in-Chief Matt Murray, a Journal veteran who has served atop the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper since 2018. "Her global vision and experience will be particularly important at a time of immense international opportunity for The Wall Street Journal.

☆ The Wall Street Journal names Emma Tucker its next editor, marking first woman to head the newspaper
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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CNN —A year-long investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform revealed on Thursday that Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder established a “culture of fear” within the NFL organization and attempted to intimidate witnesses from cooperating with investigators. The 79-page report found “sexual harassment, bullying, and other toxic conduct” pervaded the workplace for decades. An internal investigation by attorney Beth Wilkinson last year resulted in the NFL fining the Commanders $10 million and Snyder handing control of the franchise’s daily operations to his wife. But the NFL declined to publicly release its findings, sparking the House Oversight Committee’s review in October. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy issued a statement on Thursday afternoon in response to the report’s findings, saying it did not impede the investigation.

☆ Wall Street Journal insiders are buzzing about what a leadership shake-up could mean for Murdoch world
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sunday Times editor Emma Tucker is expected to replace Journal editor Matt Murray, Semafor reported. News Corp insiders believe Murdoch might make changes ahead of a possible recombination of News Corp and Fox. Is Rupert Murdoch planning to move his editorial chess pieces ahead of a potential recombination of News Corp and Fox? Last month, Semafor reported that Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray is expected to be replaced by Emma Tucker, who leads fellow News Corp title The Sunday Times in London. That report followed the October disclosure that Murdoch is considering recombining News Corp with Fox Corp, with both companies convening special committees to review options.

CNN —Aaron Carter, a former child pop singer and younger brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, has died, a source close to the family told CNN. Carter, who first found fame as a boy with pop songs like “I Want Candy” and “Crush on You,” is survived by his 11-month-old son, Prince. The singer’s debut studio album, “Aaron Carter,” was released in 1997 and he performed as the opening act for the Backstreet Boys earlier that year. “There’s something I’d like to say that I feel is important for myself and my identity that has been weighing on my chest for nearly half of my life,” Carter wrote on Twitter. The singer later said in an interview that he doesn’t drink and denied that he has a drug problem, CNN previously reported.

☆ TikTok’s search engine repeatedly delivers misinformation to its majority-young user base, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

TikTok, whose users are predominantly teenagers and young adults, “repeatedly delivered videos containing false claims in the first 20 results, often within the first five,” the report states. “Google, by comparison, provided higher-quality and less-polarizing results, with far less misinformation.”A Google spokesperson declined to comment on the report when contacted by CNN. For example, a search for the question “Was the 2020 election stolen?” yielded six videos that contained false claims in the first 20 results, NewsGuard found. In response to the NewsGuard report, a TikTok spokesperson told CNN that its community guidelines “make clear that we do not allow harmful misinformation, including medical misinformation, and we will remove it from the platform. If I had kids of TikTok age, I would certainly want to know what they’re using as a search engine,” Brill said.

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