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Clinton Foundation donors include dozens of media figures and outlets: James Murdoch, Newsmax, NBC Universal, News Corp, Carlos Slim, Thomson Reuters, and more — Clinton Foundation donors include dozens of media organizations, individuals — NBC Universal, News Corporation …
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Trevor Timm / Columbia Journalism Review:
The media's reaction to Seymour Hersh's bin Laden scoop has been disgraceful — Seymour Hersh has done the public a great service by breathing life into questions surrounding the official narrative of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Yet instead of trying to build off the details of his story …
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Miguel Helft / Forbes:
Former Google PR employees now run communications at Silicon Valley companies like Facebook, Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, and Yahoo — As Google Spins, So Does Silicon Valley — Google's influence on Silicon Valley's culture and business is unmatched. The free lunches, the shuttle buses …
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Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic:
Podcasting's Ubiquitous Advertisers: Why Every Show Is Brought to You by Squarespace — It's by now a trope of modern listening: The soothing tones of Ira Glass or Sarah Koenig subside and make way for a sponsor mentioning promotional codes for online stamps, boxes of all-natural snacks, or tools for building a website.
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Jared Malsin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Coverage of Yemen remains sparse as journalists can't get in and poor infrastructure means information can't get out — Why almost no one's covering the war in Yemen — CAIRO — More than 1,200 people have died since Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a military operation in Yemen in March …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Newspaper companies will continue to struggle with digital innovation without better cashflow — Newsonomics: Razor-thin profits are cutting into newspapers' chances at innovation — Editor's note: We've revised this post, in the Valuations section, to reflect today's news that Digital First Media has …
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Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Bill Simmons will not appear again on ESPN platforms, including Grantland — ESPN president John Skipper addresses Bill Simmons' departure … There will be no farewell columns, podcasts or television appearances for Bill Simmons on ESPN. — SI has learned that ESPN and Simmons have worked …
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Daily News bidding down to its final three suitors — The auction for the troubled Daily News is going down to the wire, with only three bidders remaining. — The deadline is May 18, although sources say it's a soft finish line that may be extended if two bidders are close or need a little …
Robert Cookson / Financial Times:
Sources: Several European mobile operators plan option to block ads on their networks this year, consider blocking Google ads by default to force concessions — Mobile operators plan to block online advertising — Several mobile operators plan to block advertising on their networks …
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Politico:
Obama administration urges TV networks to stop using outdated and inaccurate video footage of Islamic State — Stop using ISIL footage, Obama administration asks networks — U.S. bombing campaign has militants on the run, U.S. officials say. — Frustrated that coverage of the war …
Carrie Waltemeyer / CJR:
Profile of NowThis, which claims 130M monthly total views in April across platforms — What's next for NowThis? — Since the story was first being reported, NowThis has seen total views in a single month across platforms go from 72 million to upwards of 130 million.
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Four of the first five US publishers to use Facebook's Instant Articles plan to sell their own ads and keep all of the revenue — Publishers Willing to Give Facebook Their Articles, but Not Their Ad Sales — Branded Content Could Find a Home in Instant Articles — 2015 Programming Roundup
Kathryn Bachman / Katy on the Hill:
AT&T and DirecTV extend merger termination date — With just three days to go, AT&T and DirecTV extended the May 18 termination date of their merger agreement “for a short period of time to facilitate obtaining final regulatory approval required to close the merger.”
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