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The Guardian's top 10 most abused writers, ranked by comments on the newspaper's website: eight women, two black men — The dark side of Guardian comments — Hear from three of those writers, explore the data and help us host better conversations online
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Guardian series The Web We Want analyzes online abuse, including at its own site, as the news organization reviews its policies and community standards
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@kathviner, @dawnhfoster, @rydermc, @dawnhfoster, @_sabanaqvi, @matthewwells, @alexhern, @chetan_bhagat, @hownottodraw, @ankaman616, @jonathanshainin, @holly, @mrbenjaminlaw, Guardian, @niemanlab and @jesslynnrose


Facebook announcements important to publishers included a bot platform for Messenger, with a CNN demo, a Save to Facebook button, and quote sharing for apps — Here are the important announcements for publishers at Facebook's F8 keynote — Facebook's annual developer conference F8 …
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The Verge, VentureBeat, Marketing Land, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Re/code and Pocket-lint


Inside the 30 year relationship between Viacom's Sumner Redstone and CEO Philip Dauman as Dauman faces accusations of covering up mogul's health problems — The Relationship That Helped Sumner Redstone Build Viacom Now Adds to Its Problems — After 30 years at Sumner Redstone's side …
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Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, Fortune, @miriamgottfried, @benfritz, @rickbrookswsj, @tomgara, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @rickbrookswsj, Deadline, The Wrap and Variety


Interview with Marina Walker Guevara on why ICIJ went with McClatchy over NYT and CNN, why they held back publishing other breaking news, and more — Meet the Panama Papers Editor Who Handled 376 Reporters in 80 Countries — As the Panama Papers continue to embarrass leaders across continents …
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@ericuman, @jayrosen_nyu, Fortune and TVNewser


Bloomberg launches joint news service, BloombergQuint, in India with Quintillion Media, will produce TV programming, digital and mobile content, live events — Bloomberg Launches Joint Venture in India to Deliver Business News — The business and financial news produced and distributed …
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MediaNama and @justin_b_smith, Thanks:@amandabcowie


As NPR's audience grows older and competition grows, the nonprofit struggles with how to evolve quickly and balance news and podcast-style storytelling — The Fight for the Future of NPR — One day in May 2015, Eric Nuzum stood before a gathering of influential NPR trustees and board members …
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Nieman Lab, Reynolds Center, Melody Kramer, @fmanjoo, @raju, Current, @radiofinn, @melaniesill, @ariana_tobin, @wearehearken, @davewiner and @leoncrawl


New data suggests Facebook struggling to police fake news sites one year after announced crackdown — In Its Fight Against Fake News, Facebook Found A Resilient Foe — You might expect Allen Montgomery to be deferential toward Facebook, given that the $300 billion company is both his biggest nemesis and financial lifeline.
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@qhardy, @phowax, @craigsilverman, @mattnavarra, @doree, @suellewellyn, @shanselman and @rossalynwarren


UK publisher, Car Throttle, tested Facebook's Instant Articles for a week in early March, saw traffic drop by 16% — A UK auto publisher's pageviews fell by 16 percent in a Facebook Instant Articles test — As Facebook rolls out Instant Articles to all publishers, those who have been testing …
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TechCrunch and @newsmary


Al Jazeera America to sign off with three-hour retrospective featuring highlights of its reporting since its August 2013 launch — Al Jazeera America Signs Off with Three-Hour Retrospective — Al Jazeera America will close out its nearly three-year run with a three-hour retrospective …
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TVNewser, @faisaljabbas, @kamahlaje, PR Newswire, NewscastStudio, Hindustan Times and NPR


Forbes launches Forbes Podcasts, a podcast network with ten shows that focus on young, entrepreneurial women — Forbes Launches Podcast Network — Forbes is expanding its podcast offerings with the launch of Forbes Podcasts, a name that is fairly self-explanatory.
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Online publishers are increasingly hiring e-commerce editors to boost profits; Gawker says commerce, along with native ads, account for one third of its revenue — The newest rainmaker at publishers: E-commerce editors — With online advertising under pressure from all sides …
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@rafat


BuzzFeed seeks dismissal of defamation lawsuit brought by British journalist Michael Leidig and news service he founded, Central European News — BuzzFeed Seeks Dismissal of Multimillion-Dollar Defamation Lawsuit — BuzzFeed is “respectfully” demanding the dismissal of an eight-figure …

Louis C.K. Says Web Series ‘Horace and Pete’ Has Left Him “Millions of Dollars in Debt” — EMAIL ME — The comedian said he hoped that the first four episodes of the series would have made his personal investment of $2 million back. — Louis C.K. revealed to Howard Stern on Monday …
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