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The NYT's 2020 report: the paper has 1.5M+ digital-only subs but needs to rapidly expand subscription revenue, hints at potential cuts to editing jobs, more — This report, by a team of seven Times journalists, outlines the newsroom's strategy and aspirations.
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20/20 report: The NYT will dedicate $5M to coverage of the Trump administration's effect on the world and will create a new team to work on newsroom innovation — Three years ago, The New York Times published its innovation report, an unsparing assessment of the newsroom's many weaknesses.
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Sources: publishers think it's unlikely Facebook will renew paid livestreaming deals, as it has been pushing them to focus on creating longer content — Publishers don't expect Facebook to renew the deals it was pushing last spring; now Facebook wants something else.
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Isaac Lee to be chief content officer of both Televisa and Univision, in a move designed to streamline content production across the companies — Lee will oversee content for both companies — Univision Holdings and Groupo Televisa said they have expanded their relationship by unifying …
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Profile of Jon Ralston, who is launching The Nevada Independent, a nonprofit, donation-based news site he hopes will add heft to the coverage of state politics — In the months after Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate and prominent Republican donor, purchased The Las Vegas Review-Journal in late 2015 …
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Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, the journalist behind some of the biggest scoops on Trump during election campaign, joins CNN as a contributor — Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, a breakout star of the 2016 campaign for his coverage of Donald Trump's foundation, is CNN's newest contributor.
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UC Davis protests led to cancellation of talk by Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos, Martin Shkreli; UC Davis' Interim Chancellor says he's “deeply disappointed” — DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Speeches by far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos (yuh-NAH'-poh-lihs) and former pharmaceutical …
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Viceland will launch across Sub-Saharan Africa through an exclusive partnership with Kwesé, operated by African telecom and pay-TV company Econet — Move marks key step in Viceland's international expansion — ROME — Viceland will launch across Sub-Saharan Africa through …
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How The Washington Post and El País are bundling daily top stories in one post using new option for Facebook's Instant Articles — Publishers are using Facebook's latest Instant Articles update, which lets publishers post multiple articles within one post, to publish regular editions …
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Trump's threats against the press are mostly cheap stunts and bluffs, and journalistic access to White House isn't necessary for reporters to do their jobs — Last week I watched a conversation on MSNBC in which the anchor asked a guest whether it wasn't a problem that Buzzfeed had published …
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Tarbell, a reader-funded reporting project focused on corporate cash's political influence and founded by ex-healh insurance exec, to launch this summer — “There's not enough written about how these processes actually take place. Who is writing the checks? What's in it for them?


Following plagiarism revelations, Monica Crowley is stepping away from her appointment to a senior communications role in Trump's administration — Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley is stepping away from her appointment to a senior communications role in Donald Trump's incoming administration, CNN confirms.
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