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Karl Bode / DSLreports:
House passes resolution that lets ISPs sell customers' browsing history without user permission, 215 to 205 along party lines — As most had expected, the House of Representatives today voted 215 to 205 to kill privacy rules protecting US broadband subscribers.
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Jack Williams / New York Times:
NBC says it will broadcast the 2018 Winter Games live across all time zones for the first time after delayed broadcasts of past Games were subject to criticism — When the Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018, NBC will be broadcasting the Winter Games live across all time zones …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Two black women sue Fox News claiming racial harassment and accusing fired longtime comptroller of creating a hostile work environment — Fox News, whose chairman, Roger Ailes, was ousted last year after a string of sexual harassment claims, is facing new allegations of discrimination.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: BuzzFeed is preparing to go public in 2018 — With a blinding spotlight on Snap's IPO, viral powerhouse BuzzFeed is quietly making preparations to go public in 2018, industry sources tell me. OMG! — The widely (and poorly) copied BuzzFeed , which began as a " great cat site …
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The Daily Beast:
Sources: ex-Breitbart writer filed a complaint to the DoJ, claiming the site was acting as a de-facto foreign agent for its DC landlord, an Egyptian politician — A former Breitbart News writer alleged the site was acting as an illegal influence operation for its Washington DC landlord …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
White House staff are boycotting this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, in “solidarity” with Trump who has previously announced he is not attending — No White House staff will attend next month's White House Correspondents' Dinner in “solidarity” with their boss …
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Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Letter to Wall Street Journal management seeks stronger diversity efforts, with one source saying 160 staffers signed — Reporters and editors at The Wall Street Journal have signed a letter to management expressing concern about the roles of women and people of color in the newsroom.
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Julie Zhu / Reuters:
Sources: China's IWM, which owns a 95% stake in Forbes Magazine's parent company, is looking for buyers for most or all of its stake — Acquisitive Chinese conglomerate HNA Group is in talks to buy a controlling stake in the owner of the publisher of Forbes magazine, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The Guardian's US operation has struggled due to a lack of business strategy, huge costs incurred by ambitious stories, and reluctance to erect a paywall — It was April 2014, and spirits at The Guardian U.S. were soaring. The U.S. digital offshoot of the British newspaper …
Steve Cavendish / Nashville Scene:
A year after buying Commercial Appeal and News-Sentinel, Gannett cuts 17 newsroom jobs in Memphis, 11 in Knoxville, 2 in Nashville, and 1 in Murfreesboro — A year after acquiring Scripps papers, cuts in Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville — A year after acquiring the Commercial Appeal …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitch to start selling video games and in-game content this week with around 50 titles on board — Video game streaming site Twitch will soon begin selling PC games and other in-game content on its site, the company says. We understand the games may arrive as soon as tomorrow or later this week …
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Roy Greenslade / The Guardian:
Telegraph hires Coulson Chappell, the PR firm owned by ex-NOTW editor Andy Coulson who was jailed for phone hacking, to improve standing of its publications — Journalists said to be shocked as ex-News of the World editor jailed over phone hacking gets job to promote truthfulness of papers
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