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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
In wake of Roger Ailes' departure from Fox News, Fox spokesperson Irena Briganti could also be forced out — As Roger Ailes battles the Murdochs over the terms of his exit from Fox News, he's doing so without a key weapon in his arsenal: Fox spokesperson Irena Briganti.
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Molly Redden / Guardian:
More than 20 women have accused Fox News host Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, say attorneys for Gretchen Carlson — Accusations against Fox News CEO have poured in since former host Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit, her legal team say, with some claims dating back decades
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Felix Salmon / Fusion:
Ailes departure is good for the Murdochs because Ailes is not someone who could navigate a generational shift to a younger audience — Roger Ailes is arguably the most important television executive of his generation. He built Fox News from scratch, and in doing so created a whole new model …
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New York Times:
Sources: details from internal inquiry sealed the fate of Roger Ailes at Fox News — Executives at 21st Century Fox decided to end the tenure of Roger Ailes after lawyers they hired to investigate an allegation of sexual harassment against him took statements from at least six other women …
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New York Times:
How the Ailes exit could affect personnel at Fox News, finances, efforts to attract a younger audience, and transition to digital platforms — Will Fox News's prime-time lineup remain intact? Will the network's ratings fall back to earth after this wild presidential election?
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Politico
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Media brands struggle to gain audiences on YouTube, turn to Facebook, Snapchat instead — YouTube seen as crowded and difficult for content discovery, while Facebook and Snapchat and other platforms surge — In May, the do-it-yourself, home-and-garden site Hometalk made its first big push into video on Facebook.
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@digitalshields and @pkafka
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Facebook to Get Live-Streaming Simulcasts of 9 U.S. Olympic Basketball Exhibition Games — Hoops fans will be able to log in to Facebook to watch all nine exhibition games played by the U.S. men and women's national basketball teams live — although the matches are just a warm-up for the Olympics action in Rio next month.
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Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
To combat ad-blocking, The Financial Times begins blanking out words in articles to illustrate the percentage of revenue that comes from advertising — U.K. Newspaper Also Releases an ‘Advertising Charter’ — Programmatic: The Future of Television — The Financial Times is certainly …
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Slate now relies on native ads for nearly 50 percent of its revenue — Every publisher today wants to wean themselves off display advertising. For mid-sized publishers relying on banners won't cut it. Slate has made this is a priority, and it now says native ads are almost half of its total revenue.
Sonya Sorich / Sacramento Business Journal:
McClatchy reports $14.7M GAAP loss for Q2, with net revenue of $242.2M, down from $262.4M in 2015; print ad revenue fell 16.6%, and digital ad revenue rose 4.4% — The McClatchy Co., publisher of the Sacramento Bee, reported a $1.5 million loss for the second quarter, excluding some expenses …
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@taylorbuley and Talking New Media
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Dish reports biggest quarterly drop in pay TV subs ever, down 281K to 13.59M — EMAIL ME — Charlie Ergen talks about a carriage dispute with Tribune Media, consolidation and the pay TV industry's mature business. — Dish Network on Thursday reported improved second-quarter earnings …
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Lauren Steussy / Columbia Journalism Review:
Non-profit education site Chalkbeat looks to expand its reach beyond ed-world insiders, covering inequity in education and strategies to improve schools — In the one-woman newsroom of Chalkbeat Detroit, Erin Einhorn spends her time making calls, reaching out to principals, attending parent meet-ups …
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