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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
People Magazine reveals six named sources who corroborate former writer Natasha Stoynoff's claim she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump in 2005 — Six colleagues and close friends who corroborate former PEOPLE writer Natasha Stoynoff's account of being attacked by Donald Trump in 2005 are now coming forward.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
University of Texas study: digital first has not worked for most newspapers, with online readership declining for more than half of 51 US newspapers since 2011 — What if almost the entire newspaper industry got it wrong? — What if, in the mad dash two decades ago to repurpose …
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Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:
The newspaper industry's mistake wasn't moving to a digital first strategy, but rather spending decades reluctantly moving toward digital adoption — I hesitate to give more attention to a study and Politico Magazine column that comforted newspaper nostalgists, but I must: Both are BS.
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Yahoo management skips scheduling an earnings conference call with investors, dodging potential questions on the impact of its massive breach — As it sunsets as an independent company, Yahoo's business continues to contract. — Does it matter that Yahoo management declined …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook debuts live video scheduling, scheduled broadcast sharing, pre-broadcast lobbies to verified Pages, with plans to expand to all Pages in coming weeks — Facebook is helping broadcasters plan and promote their Live streams ahead of time, and assemble their audiences in a waiting room …
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Sridhar Pappu / New York Times:
Profile of CNN political reporter Andrew Kaczynski, formerly of BuzzFeed, who mines forgotten interviews for newsworthy scoops — Andrew Kaczynski, the 26-year-old reporter who dug up evidence showing that Donald J. Trump had supported the invasion of Iraq before the war …
New York Daily News:
New York Daily News promotes Pulitzer-winning Editorial Page Editor Arthur Browne to editor-in-chief; Eric Gertler becomes Co-Chairman, Co-Publisher — Calling him “the lifeblood and soul” of the Daily News “for decades,” publisher Mort Zuckerman has named Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Walmart debuts Vudu Movies on Us service, which streams free ad-supported movies and TV on demand in 1080p HD, doesn't include new releases or current TV series — Vudu, which has been selling and renting HD movies and TV shows online for nearly a decade, is now offering free …
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Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Relativity Media sues Netflix, claiming breach of contract and libel, saying “bad faith scheme” caused studio $1.5B in losses — Relativity Media sued Netflix for breach of contract and libel on Tuesday, claiming that a “bad faith scheme” by the streaming giant caused the studio “damages in excess of $1.5 billion.”
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Gavin Purcell, Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show producer, joins Vox Media in newly-created position of head of video — As Vox's head of video, Purcell will lead video strategy for the online publisher's eight brands, including The Verge, SB Nation and Eater. — After two years helping turn …
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Erin McCann / New York Times:
State prosecutor Ladd Erickson says other charges could still be brought against Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, claims she's a protester — The radio journalist Amy Goodman spent the weekend with the threat of a riot charge hanging over her, arising from protests over a planned oil pipeline in North Dakota.
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Amir Efrati / The Information:
Source: Amazon weighs offering internet service in Europe in order to bundle broadband access with Prime Video — Amazon.com is considering offering internet service directly to consumers in Europe, said a person briefed on the discussion. That would allow Amazon to bundle internet access …
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Jane Martinson / Guardian:
The UK's Channel 4, Al Jazeera, and Kurdish agency Rudaw streamed the battle for Mosul on Facebook, have received criticism they used war as entertainment — Broadcasters including Al-Jazeera accused of using war as entertainment and criticised over presence of emojis on their feeds
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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Condé Nast Combines Creative and Copy Teams Across Company to Cut Costs — Condé Nast is unifying its creative, copy and research teams in an effort to streamline and cut costs. — Condé Nast is combining its creative, copy and research teams across titles …
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