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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 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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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
NFL strikes deal letting Verizon stream London Ravens-Jaguars game on AOL, go90, and Complex; source says price was $21M — The NFL has struck a deal with Verizon to stream one regular-season game in the coming season, in a bet that distributing the matchup free for consumers over the internet …
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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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Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
Profile of The Sun and interview with editor Tony Gallagher on political coverage, Brexit, and the papers' relationship with readers — Despite their falling circulations and tarnished reputations, tabloids maintain a striking grip on power as Britain prepares to cut ties with the European Union.
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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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 …
Michael Calderone / HuffPost:
FBI Director James Comey tells Congressional committee that a huge part of WikiLeaks activities has nothing to do with “legitimate” newsgathering — James Comey's remarks follow reports the Justice Department may prosecute Julian Assange over classified leaks.
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Greg Barbosa / 9to5Mac:
SoundCloud debuts The Upload, a Discover Weekly-style playlist that recommends new music, available now on iOS and Android — SoundCloud has unveiled a new feature today to help listeners discover even more new music. The Upload is SoundCloud's answer to the music discovery playlists …
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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.
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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Despite O'Reilly scandal, Fox News remained No. 1 in audience ratings in April, with Hannity's viewing figures up 42% YoY — It was a bizarre April for Fox News. But hey, at least the ratings were strong. — FNC once again topped all of basic cable in total day audience for the 10th consecutive month.
Sean Craig / Financial Post:
Torstar Corp. lost $24.4M and cut 110 jobs in Q1, on revenue of $156.7M, down 10% YoY; ad revenue down 19%, subs revenue down 9.5%, digital revenue down 4% — Torstar Corp. lost $24.4 million, or 30 cents per share, and cut 110 jobs in the first quarter of 2017, as the company's core …
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