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Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
Facebook rolling out tech changes using patterns to find fake accounts that can spread misinformation, malware, and falsely boost page rankings — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is ramping up efforts to kill off sham accounts used to spread fake news, pass along malware and falsely boost page rankings …
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Tamara Abraham / The Business of Fashion:
Vogue Arabia appoints Manuel Arnaut as editor in chief, succeeding Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, who was fired on Thursday after just two issues — Arnaut is the second man in a week to have been appointed to the helm of an edition of Vogue. … DUBAI, United Arab Emirates …
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Tamara Abraham / The Business of Fashion:
Saudi princess Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz has been fired from her role as EIC of Vogue Arabia; it is understood that a new editor has already been appointed
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Viacom, AMC, and Discovery in talks with four to six pay-TV providers for sports-free streaming TV; source says service could cost less than $20/month — Entertainment-only packages could cost less than $20 a month — At least four distributors weigh online bundles without sports
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@gerryfsmith, @gerryfsmith and Awful Announcing
Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC spectrum auction ends, with 175 TV stations getting payouts of up to $304M each; 957 stations will get new channel assignments — The FCC has closed a first-of-its-kind auction of broadcast airwaves that will see a shakeup in channel lineups in many markets, with stations reaping a total …
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
CIA Director Mike Pompeo calls WikiLeaks a “hostile intelligence service” aided by Russia and labels founder Julian Assange a fraud — The self-described transparency organization WikiLeaks is a “non-state, hostile intelligence service” that is often “abetted by state actors like Russia …
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@jessicaschulb, Vanity Fair, New York Times, TechCrunch, @emptywheel, ThinkProgress, @igorvolsky, BuzzFeed, Bloomberg, satPRnews, Politico, @emptywheel, @emptywheel and The Hill
David Bond / Financial Times:
Glossy fashion magazines are seeing a shift in readers and advertisers to social media platforms and online retailers as luxury ad spending in magazines falls — Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Vanity Fair readers and advertisers switch to online rivals — Read next
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Talking New Media and @financialtimes
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Instagram says Stories has 200M daily active users, passing 161M DAUs Snapchat reported in S1; update today brings selfie stickers, pinning stickers to videos — Instagram is seeing continued growth in the number of people using its Snapchat Stories-like feature.
Nick Kostov / Wall Street Journal:
Since François Fillon scoop in January, Le Canard Enchaîné executives say the paper has increased its print run to 500K copies a week from about 400K — Le Canard Enchaîné, a satirical weekly that mixes muckraking with humor, has shaken up this year's French election campaign …
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@paris_katie, @bethschepens and @samschech
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
In an interview, Nick Denton says his next project will be building internet forums, with a focus on bridging the gap between public and private conversations — After taking about a month off in the wake of his settlement with the plaintiffs represented by Peter Thiel's lawyer …
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@kurtgessler, @niemanreports and @jayrosen_nyu
New York Times:
A look at Bill O'Reilly's books, philanthropy, and speaking engagements that extend his reach well beyond his Fox News show — He is much more than the top-rated cable news host. His books, charitable foundation and speaking engagements extend his reach well beyond the television set.
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The Daily Beast, @nytimesbusiness, @byronyork, AP News, @jackshafer and The Week
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Source: Tribune Media scraps plans for new national news site Tribune.com ahead of April 25 rollout and lays off more than 18 employees — The company also scrapped plans to relaunch Television Without Pity — On April 25, Tribune Media planned to launch a new national news site …
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@rosiegray, Adweek, Variety, @jbenton, @joepompeo, @samueloakford, The Wrap, @ylichterman, Broadcasting & Cable, @megancarpentier, @aaschapiro, @katierogers and @petersterne
Stefan Nicola / Bloomberg:
Facebook is publishing full-page ads in Germany's biggest papers advising readers how to detect fake news, amid mounting government pressure to curb its spread — Angela Merkel pressuring social media company to do more — Facebook Inc. published full-page ads in Germany's biggest …
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Nieman Lab, Fortune, Engadget, @mantzarlis and @stephaniebodoni
Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
Condé Nast is hiring a Snapchat team as GQ, Wired, and Self magazine begin publishing weekly editions to Discover this month — Wired, GQ and Self get channels — Condé Nast is hoping to find millennials on Snapchat. After inking a deal with Snapchat to create stories …
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Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
Dana Perino, who has been filling in on multiple shows, is emerging as a go-to host for Fox News during a tumultuous period at the network — Amid the turmoil of the Fox News lineup this year, one host has become a go-to in multiple roles for the network: Dana Perino.
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Media Matters for America, @maxwelltani, @oliverdarcy, @brettlogiurato, Mediaite, @slpng_giants, @drpatfarrell and Bloomberg
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Bill O'Reilly has quietly cut his schedule to four days a week; a spin-off with rotating hosts called “Friday Factor” is planned but not announced, source says
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Deadline, Media Matters for America, BuzzFeed, @ericboehlert, New York Times, @yashar, @hadas_gold, @alexweprin and @brianstelter
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