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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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@natematias, @jessicavalenti, Press Gazette, @mckaycoppins, Guardian, @joanwalsh, @dianakristinne, @drtowerstein, @hackneyabbott, @charlielyne, @l_chelsey, @ccriadoperez, @nesrinemalik, @yappelbaum, @raheelk, @imamandanelson, @morganjerkins, @hackneylad, @amanda_wrigley, @sree, @raju, @karenkho, @amaditalks, @astrokatie and @jburnmurdoch
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
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, Guardian, @dawnhfoster, @matthewwells, @alexhern, @chetan_bhagat, @rydermc, @jonathanshainin, @mrbenjaminlaw, @niemanlab, @jesslynnrose and Guardian
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
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, @miriamgottfried, Fortune, @rickbrookswsj, @tomgara, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @rickbrookswsj, Deadline and The Wrap
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
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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@craigsilverman, @phowax, @mattnavarra, @doree, @suellewellyn, @shanselman and @rossalynwarren
Leon Neyfakh / Slate:
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, Current, @fmanjoo, @raju, @davewiner and @leoncrawl
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
BuzzFeed seeks to dismiss lawsuit brought by European journalist Michael Leidig and his news service, Central European News — BuzzFeed Seeks Dismissal of Multimillion-Dollar Defamation Lawsuit — BuzzFeed is “respectfully” demanding the dismissal of an eight-figure defamation lawsuit filed …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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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FishbowlNY, @justin_b_smith and MediaNama, Thanks:@amandabcowie
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
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, PR Newswire, Hindustan Times, NewscastStudio and NPR
Les Neuhaus / New York Times:
Judge grants media organizations' motion to release dozens of sealed documents relating to Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial — Judge Orders Release of Gawker-Hulk Hogan Trial Documents — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A judge agreed on Monday to release a trove of previously sealed documents related …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Q&A with RIAA head Cary Sherman about YouTube and why the Digital Millennium Copyright Act needs updating to help creative industries — Here's why the music labels are furious at YouTube. Again. — Jefta Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images — You've heard this song before: The music industry is mad at YouTube.
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Forbes, @pkafka, IFPI, @waltmossberg, @flohmann, @mpaa, @shawnps00, @brendan_klink, @timcushing and Consumerist
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
No garbage fires here: Medium advances its quest to gentrify the world of Internet publishing — WordPress, to steal a phrase from Marie Kondo, does not spark joy. When I log in, I see a series of modules that I never use and 11 plugins that need updating. — Medium wants to free us from this unsightly digital mess.
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@marklotto and @websummithq
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
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 …
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Spirited Media, owner of Philadelphia-based local news site Billy Penn, is considering Baltimore, Chicago, or Pittsburgh for its expansion — Billy Penn owner Spirited Media narrows search for second city — Spirited Media, which owns and operates the Philadelphia-based local news site Billy Penn …
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Poynter, Street Fight, @ckrewson, @raju and @benmullin
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