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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Milo Yiannopoulos announces he has resigned from Breitbart News effective immediately, citing a “poor choice of words” — After days of speculation, it is official: Milo Yiannopoulos is out at Breitbart, with news of his resignation reaching social media just minutes ago via Michael Grynbaum of The New York Times.
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Milo Yiannopoulos / Facebook:
Milo Yiannopoulos says he is a child abuse victim, still plans to release book this year, and will announce a new, independent media venture in coming weeks — STATEMENT DELIVERED AT PRESS CONFERENCE 2/21/07 — I am a gay man, and a child abuse victim. — Between the ages of 13 and 16 …
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Bill Maher continues to defend his decision to invite Milo Yiannopoulos' on his show, Real Time, saying it hastened his downfall — If you were disappointed that Bill Maher brought Milo Yiannopoulos onto his HBO show “Real Time” last week, Mr. Maher is not especially bothered.
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Steven Waldman / New York Times:
Facebook, Google, Verizon, and Apple should step in with more philanthropy to help disrupted local journalism — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto about community, released last week on Facebook, wisely analyzed the state of journalism: He decried sensationalism …
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Frederic Filloux / Monday Note:
Subscription model for news could be fixed if Google and Facebook allowed publishers to sell news on their platform and used user data to dynamically price news — By applying their technology to the publishers' antiquated subscription systems, the two Internet giants could help create a sustainable news ecosystem.
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Alex Gladu / Bustle:
The Washington Post rolls out new slogan, Democracy Dies in Darkness, underneath its logo and across its platforms — On a list of President Trump's friends, the mainstream media is not likely to be found — and that may be putting it lightly. From the days of his campaign to what are now his days …
Melody Kramer / Poynter:
Interview with NPR's Marilyn Geewax, a veteran business editor leading a three-person team reporting on President Trump's conflicts of interest — How have news organizations covered Donald Trump's potential conflicts of interest? Very creatively, so far.
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Sweden's official Twitter account, which changes users weekly, counters Trump's remarks in tweetstorm — The person behind Sweden's national Twitter account this week used the platform on Monday to blast President Trump following his direction to “look at what's happening” …
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Sources: Facebook is in talks to live stream one MLB game per week during upcoming season — Facebook Inc is in talks with Major League Baseball to live stream one game per week during the upcoming season, which could be a key win as the social media platform works to offer more live sports …
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Google will let Media Rating Council audit YouTube ad data, as well as ads displayed on non-Google sites purchased via AdWords, DoubleClick Bid Manager — Third party data collection partnerships will be vetted to boost marketers' confidence in ad viewing measurements
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
A collection of tributes to Steve Buttry, from journalists including Dan Gillmor and Jim Brady — It was only fitting that Steve Buttry, 62, was the first to Twitter with news of his own death. — A journalist for more than four decades, Buttry was a tireless evangelist for digital transformation …
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Politico:
Sources: Difficulty recruiting journalists, among other issues, is slowing down Breitbart's European expansion, with a launch before French election unlikely — The provocative website promised to conquer the Continent — but has yet to roll out sites in France or Germany ahead of elections.
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