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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
Bill Maher continues to defend his decision to invite Milo Yiannopoulos' on his show, Real Time, saying it hastened his downfall
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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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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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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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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 …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Daily Beast hires Conservative journalist Lachlan Markay as its new White House reporter — The Daily Beast is hiring Lachlan Markay as its new White House Reporter, the site will announce on Wednesday. — Markay joins from The Washington Free Beacon, where he's worked since 2013 …
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Fairfax Media triples its profits YoY to $84M for six months to December 2016, says it will continue printing newspapers — Greg Hywood says company will keep printing Sydney Morning Herald and the Age ‘for some years yet’ and may spin off Domain real estate business
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