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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch's 56-word memo on Bill Shine shows a continued focus on ratings and profits, without cleaning house of those who enabled Ailes — If ever there were an internal memo that said it all, a remarkably brief one from Rupert Murdoch to Fox News staff on Monday is it.
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Washington Post, @timobrien, @sulliview and @dangillmor
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Jeff Jarvis / Medium:
Storyful and Moat debut Open Brand Safety, working with CUNY School of Journalism to catalog sites that spread misinformation, then share findings with brands — But first, how do we define quality—and crap? — Storyful and Moat—together with CUNY and our new News Integrity Initiative* …
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Nieman Lab, The Keyword, News Corp, @jeffjarvis, @craignewmark, MediaPost, Ad Age, @dangillmor and @craignewmark
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN declined to air Donald Trump ad that contained graphic claiming mainstream news outlets are fake news — “Per our policy it will be accepted only if the graphic is deleted. Those are the facts," the network said. — For the most part, Donald Trump's new 30-second ad …
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@cnnpr, Washington Post, Mediaite, AgencySpy, @lionelmedia, @thrmattbelloni, Business Insider, New York Times and Fox News Insider
Nieman Foundation News:
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 80th class of Nieman Fellows — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism, a leading global voice in journalism education and innovation, has selected 24 journalists as members of the Nieman class of 2018.
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@dabeard, @jbenton, @niemanfdn and @amlwhere
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Writers Guild of America, studios reach agreement including 15% increase in Pay TV residuals, ~$15M in increases in high-budget SVOD residuals, and more — It went down to the wire, and a little beyond, but the Writers Guild of America and major studios came to terms on a new contract early Tuesday …
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Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Vox, /Film, Vanity Fair, Deadline, Mediaite, LAist, Crain's New York Business, The Daily Caller, TVLine, The Guardian, The Week, Writers Guild of America … and Fortune
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, Yahoo's NBA site, to join ESPN after the NBA draft; ESPN intends to hire other The Vertical staffers — The writer and some of his team will join ESPN after next month's NBA draft. — Last week, ESPN cut some of its reporters and on-air personnel.
Chris Pash / Business Insider Australia:
Fairfax Media announces cuts of up to 125 journalist jobs at the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, and the Australian Financial Review in drive to save $30M — Fairfax Media is cutting $30 million in costs including the loss of 125 editorial jobs from its major newspapers, the Sydney Morning Herald …
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The Guardian, NEWS.com.au, @therealpbarry, Financial Review, Mumbrella and Crikey
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Amazon Prime Video signs first look deal for documentaries from new nonprofit production company at UC Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program — In 2001, “Frontline” aired a documentary by investigative reporting legend Lowell Bergman. The movie, which chronicled the new cowboys of …
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Investigative Reporting …
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney launches Disney Digital Network, bringing its own brands and Maker Studios creators together under one umbrella — The Disney Digital Network will combine existing brands from the company, including Oh My Disney and Babble, with Maker talent and its gaming-focused Polaris network.
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Fortune, The Wrap, AdExchanger, Variety, Adweek, Inside the Magic and TVWeek.com
American Press Institute:
Study: 53% of Americans pay for news, but 53% of digital subscribers have never paid for a print version; expertise, social cues, discounts drive subscriptions — This research was conducted by the Media Insight Project — an initiative of the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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Nieman Lab, @jesseholcomb, @jesseholcomb, @tomrosenstiel, @jeffsonderman and Fortune
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Sources: Tucker Carlson signs two-book deal worth $9M with Simon & Schuster's Threshold Editions — The book world's buzzing that Tucker Carlson has inked a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster's Threshold Editions worth $9 million, sources tell Page Six.
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Hollywood Reporter, @alexweprin and The Daily Caller
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
ESPN isn't dying, but its cable-TV business is declining as the cost of sports programming rises, meaning it will need to transition to a new business model — Last week, ESPN laid off 100 employees, including several well-known SportsCenter anchors and popular writers.
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Deep Root Analytics, The Daily Caller, Politico, @grahamdavida and New York Times
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