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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
UK media magazine Press Gazette launches Duopoly campaign to stop Facebook and Google “destroying” any more of the UK journalism industry — Imagine if two news publishers dominated digital media in the way that Facebook and Google do. — The Government would not allow such a duopoly to stand.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN hires Pulitzer award-winning NYT investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau as assistant managing editor at the network's Washington bureau — The voracious recruiters at CNN are at it again: This time, they've managed to coax veteran investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau from his perch at the New York Times.
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
21st Century Fox has enlisted law firm to investigate at least one accusation of sexual harassment against Fox News host Bill O'Reilly — 21st Century Fox has enlisted the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to investigate at least one accusation of sexual harassment against the Fox News host Bill O'Reilly.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The NYT mistakenly announces its Pulitzer Prize wins in item on page 2 of Monday's paper; NYT spokesperson says it was an error combined with “hopeful thinking” — The Pulitzer Prizes have been a notoriously leaky affair throughout the years. — But news organizations almost …
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Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon's multimedia empire, ranging from Breitbart to conservative documentaries, was funded by a network of donors, non-profits, and private companies — Stephen K. Bannon could barely finish his sentences as he implored the listeners of his Breitbart News radio show to see the new movie “Clinton Cash.”
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Facebook executives reach out to journalists at IJF in Italy, saying they will try to “support informed communities” without becoming “arbiters of truth” — Adam Mosseri onstage at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.
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Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Comcast Cable CTO Sree Kotay departs after less than a year in the role for “personal reasons” — Kotay was promoted to that post last May, succeeding Tony Werner — Sree Kotay, the chief technology officer and EVP at Comcast Cable, has left the company for personal reasons, the company confirmed to Multichannel News.
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Journalists and legal observers arrested during Inauguration Day protests in DC are concerned their phones and devices may have been searched by law enforcement — Police seized the cell phones and cameras of journalists and legal observers arrested during Inauguration Day demonstrations.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Fashion director Edward Enninful takes over from Alexandra Shulman as British Vogue editor — Fashion director Edward Enninful has been named as the new editor of British Vogue. He starts the job on 1 August and takes over from Alexandra Shulman who has been editor of the title for 25 years.
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Rafat Ali:
Examining factors that affect valuations of digital media companies: revenue, profit, growth, audience, type of advertising, and more — How much is a digital media company worth? That is a question that a lot of us have been grappling with as lots of these companies have raised anywhere …
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Universal Music Group owner Vivendi is trying to relaunch its video-sharing site Dailymotion, in a bid to rival YouTube — Universal Music Group owner Vivendi is aiming to relaunch its video-sharing site Dailymotion in the hopes of creating a premium online destination to eventually rival YouTube.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Majority Minority, a new show which interviews influential people of color in DC, is part of a slate of podcasts being developed by McClatchy DC — As she was finishing up her interview with Franco Ordoñez and Bill Douglas, Rep. Pramila Jayapal brushed away a tear.
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