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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The Guardian is joining up with Vice as part of a content deal that will see Guardian journalists work at Vice's London offices and contribute to its HBO show — Deal will see Guardian journalists work at Vice's London offices and contribute to US TV network HBO
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Interview with Vice CEO Shane Smith, who says that Vice will decide on an IPO at a board meeting in January — Shane Smith, the bombastic founder and CEO of Vice, thinks the current political climate is “crazy” and that the level of dysfunction in Washington is at a whole new level never seen before in history.
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Poynter, @maura, @alexweprin, @hadas_gold, @evanmcs, @alexweprin, @danprimack, @thestalwart and @alexweprin
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Donations to nonprofit journalism groups up after election night with ProPublica receiving $750K, eclipsing total donations of $500K in 2015 — WASHINGTON — It did not take long after election night for the donations to start pouring in to America's nonprofit journalism organizations.
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@mlcalderone, Reynolds Center and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The Washington Post adds editor's note to its article about Russian propaganda amid US election, saying it does not vouch for findings of PropOrNot group — A lengthy editor's note appeared Wednesday atop Craig Timberg's November 24 Washington Post story claiming that a Russian propaganda campaign aided …
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Current Affairs, The Wrap, Mediaite, The Texas Tribune, @abeaujon, naked capitalism, @cernovich, @mtracey, @bcheadle, @maxabrahms, @craigsilverman, @froomkin, @ggreenwald and @dangillmor
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Source: Spotify backs away from SoundCloud acquisition after months of talks to focus on IPO — The digital music marriage that many wanted to happen, isn't happening after all. Spotify has given up on its latest effort to buy SoundCloud following months of talks between the two …
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Fortune and Business Insider
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
In a first, newspaper trade group NMA writes to Trump, saying cross-ownership rules are outdated, fair use needs limits, and copyright needs strengthening — The president-elect may not always get along with reporters, but a shared desire for fewer regulations could be common ground …
Steve McClellan / MediaPost:
WPP CEO Martin Sorell says the ad firm will spend $70M on Snapchat this year, versus $5.5B on Google, up from $4B a year ago, and $1.75B on Facebook — Facebook may have issues with measurement, but they don't appear to be hampering the social media giant's advertising growth.
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Frances Robles / New York Times:
In latest episode over proliferation of fake news, a Tampa woman who believes the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax is charged with threatening a victim's parent — MIAMI — In the latest episode over the proliferation of fake news and the people who believe it, a Tampa woman who thinks …
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@tomphilpott, @anthony, @ryanlcooper, @chrislhayes, @globerowland, @francesrobles, CBS Miami, AOL and New York Magazine
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson defends AT&T-Time Warner merger at Senate subcommittee hearing, saying deal won't hurt customers or competitors — AT&T denies that it will restrict Time Warner content to its own network. — AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson spoke at a Senate antitrust …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook filed a patent last June for a system that partly uses machine learning to vet objectionable content; system could help remove fake news — A project in the works since 2015 — As Facebook works on new tools to stop the spread of misinformation on its network …
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Slate, @amandamarcotte, Medium, Engadget, BuzzFeed, Refinery29 and Fortune
Lisa Respers France / CNNMoney:
Analysis of 86M+ Netflix users' viewing habits in 190 countries shows 59% pause for about three days after binge watching a series before starting a new show — What do you do after binge watching a series on Netflix? — According to the streaming service, you take a break.
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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Secret co-founder David Byttow launches IO, an anonymous platform for longer-form “authentic publishing” — Secret co-founder David Byttow said his shuttered startup would make a return of sorts, tweeting as much in November. Byttow launched the revived anonymous publishing app …
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