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Alex Heath / Business Insider:
Twitter's Android app inflated video ad metrics between Nov. 7 and Dec. 12, source says by up to 35%; Twitter admits technical error and refunds advertisers — A bug in a recent version of Twitter's Android app inflated video advertising metrics by as much as 35%, a person familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump names Sean Spicer as White House press secretary, Jason Miller as communications director, and Hope Hicks and Dan Scavino to senior communications posts — President-elect Donald Trump named Republican National Committee official Sean Spicer White House press secretary …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Diane Rehm, who is wrapping up a public radio career that spans four decades and 22K episodes, looks back on life on the air — Diane Rehm is wrapping up a public radio career spanning more than four decades and thousands of episodes. Her talk show has originated at Washington …
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Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Radio icon Diane Rehm signs off after 37 years: 'I've been proud to be your host' — It began the way it always has: “From WAMU in Washington, I'm Diane Rehm,” she said, and then she paused, because this time was different. “I've said those words for so many years, thousands and thousands of times.
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Kate Kaye / Ad Age:
Facebook has held talks with the marketing industry's Media Rating Council about auditing its metrics, engaging in MRC accreditation process — The marketing industry's Media Rating Council has held recent talks with Facebook about auditing its measurement methodologies …
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Marketing Land and @adage
Hamish Bowles / Vogue:
Franca Sozzani, Editor in Chief of Italian Vogue, Dies at 66 — Franca Sozzani, the Editor in Chief of Italian Vogue, has died. — Franca, an ageless 66, was born in Mantua. Her father, a classic Italian patriarch, was an industrial engineer who did not approve his daughter's early ambitions to study physics.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A review of Sinclair Broadcasting's internal documents and reporting aired in 81 cities shows a strong tilt toward Trump — Over four days in early August, Donald Trump gave interviews to four TV stations in Ohio, Florida and Maine, and to the Washington bureau of a national TV chain.
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Business Insider:
A look at Jared Kushner's investments to establish himself as a media industry leader, which sources say lacked vision, cohesion, and passion — When Jared Kushner swooped in to buy the New York Observer in 2006, he embarked on a mini media tour, posing with the paper at parties and sitting …
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
Apple Music executives Jimmy Iovine and Larry Jackson talk about working with stars and exclusives, the role of labels, and how Apple Music supports musicians — By all modern metrics, Drake was far and away the most listened-to artist of 2016, a year when music consumers further abandoned CDs …
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Reuters:
Vivendi raises its stake in Italy's Mediaset to ~29%, just under the 30% threshold that triggers required bid for company, raising concerns of Italian officials — Vivendi (VIV.PA) raised its stake in Mediaset (MS.MI) further on Thursday, to 28.8 percent, while Italian politicians voiced …
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Lam Thuy Vo / Nieman Lab:
Many stories lie dormant because journalists need data-wrangling expertise to tap data created by social media users — Historians and journalists alike have long prized one source of information above all others: the on-the-record, primary source. They scour the attics for diaries …
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@thesocreview, @samgregory and @niemanlab
CNN:
Larry Que, newspaper publisher in the Philippines, is killed after criticizing local officials for alleged negligence over an illegal drug factory — (CNN)A journalist has been slain in the Philippines after writing a column criticizing local officials for alleged “negligence” over an illegal drug factory.
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Democracy Now, Asian Correspondent, @cnn, @tiranahassan, @guardian and @amandawills
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Sources: Jann Wenner is looking to sell Us Weekly for $100M, a price tag that could attract interest from US digital players and overseas companies — Jann Wenner is said to be hoping for a $100 million payday for Us Weekly. Media Ink reported this week that Wenner Media was looking to sell all or a piece of the title.
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