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Mark Zuckerberg:
Facebook to add 3,000 people to its community operations team to review reports of inappropriate content, after several videos of violent killings went viral — Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -\-\ either live or in video posted later.
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times adds 308K digital news subscriptions in Q1, with overall revenue up 5% and digital ad revenue up 19% YoY; operating profit rises to $29M — The New York Times Company announced today first-quarter 2017 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $.08 compared …
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Brian Flood / The Wrap:
The New York Times print ad sales dropped 17.9% YoY in Q1 — The New York Times announced on Monday that print advertising revenue decreased 17.9 percent while digital advertising revenue increased 18.9 percent during the first quarter of 2017. — The company reported earnings per share of 11 cents, up a penny from 2016's Q1 take.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Philadelphia's Lenfest Institute for Journalism has raised $26.5M from foundations and individuals, with founder Gerry Lenfest pledging $40M in matching funds — The institute, which owns the two Philadelphia dailies, also plans to introduce a fellowship program and award grants to help sustain local journalism.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu launches its live TV service, Hulu With Live TV, in beta; priced at $40 a month, ABC, CBS, Fox News, ESPN, and CNN are available on it — Streaming-video provider inks Scripps Networks deal for live, VOD — Hulu has officially unleashed its horse in the crowded virtual pay-TV race.
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Ben Strauss / Politico:
Critics say ESPN is losing viewers due to politics, but Poynter's Kelly McBride is deeply skeptical of the data supporting that conclusion — The sports network is hemorrhaging viewers and some critics say its liberal politics are to blame. — Last week, ESPN, often referred …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
HBO will pull its shows from Amazon's streaming service in mid-2018, when its current agreement ends, as it focuses on growing HBO Now's subscriber base — HBO has made the strategic decision to pull its library shows off of Amazon's streaming service after the current licensing pact ends …
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Sources: ex-New York Observer EIC Elizabeth Spiers and politics and media researcher Peter Feld are trying to raise money to build a “Breitbart of the Left” — Elizabeth Spiers, the former Gawker and New York Observer editor is trying to fundraise for a new media company seeking to be the left's answer to Breitbart.
BuzzFeed:
White supremacist Richard Spencer is working with two alt-right media outlets in Sweden to launch a Breitbart competitor, the AltRight Corporation — STOCKHOLM — The white nationalist Richard Spencer is partnering with two Swedish outfits to create a company they hope will become a media giant …
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
Time Warner's Q1 earnings: net income up 17.3% YoY to $1.42B but Turner's TV network ad sales fell 2%, possibly due to an acceleration in cord cutting — Time Warner's Q1 financial report shows it beat most analyst estimates in all areas, except for one that may dominate discussion …
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The Wrap, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, StreetInsider.com and Fortune
Eva Xiao / Tech in Asia:
Chinese live streaming service Live.me raises $60M series A from Matrix, IDG, Gobi and Cheetah for R&D and overseas expansion — Chinese live streaming company Live.me is gearing up to take on competitors in the West. — The startup - 70 percent owned by Chinese mobile app company Cheetah Mobile …
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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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@dangillmor, @jtemplejrnalist, @poynter and Investigative Reporting …
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