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New York Times:
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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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
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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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
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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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
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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New York Times:
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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
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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Associated Press:
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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Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
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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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
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?
CNNMoney:
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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