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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook says it will now rank sites with “disruptive, shocking or malicious ads” lower in News Feed — Facebook will bury links to low-quality websites and refuse to carry ads pointing to them in a News Feed algorithm changeannounced today. Facebook defines a ‘low-quality site’ as one …
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Reporter released after being arrested in WV while he tried to ask questions of HHS Secretary Tom Price and Kellyanne Conway; police said he caused disturbance — CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A reporter was arrested Tuesday at the West Virginia Capitol for allegedly causing a disturbance …
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CNBC:
Time Inc.'s Q1: total revenue dips nearly 8% to $636M, net loss increases by $18M YoY to $28M; in earnings call, CEO blames media speculation around sale — Time Inc. on Wednesday slashed its dividend as the magazine publisher pushed ahead with a cost-cutting plan following its decision to not sell itself …
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Edmund Lee / Recode:
After missing Q1 estimates, Time Inc. is now worth far less than the $18/share Meredith offered, with shares trading as low as $12.50 on Wednesday, down 16% — Time rebuffed an $18-a-share offer from Meredith. Now it's trading at about $13. — Time Inc. said last month it wasn't going to sell itself …
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
SEC filing: WSJ added 305K daily digital subscribers between March '16 and March '17; sources say 79% of subscribers are male, 88% are 50+, 70% make $100K+/year — In the Age of Trump, the Wall Street Journal has kept its head down. — It has not stressed the necessity of its journalism …
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Natalia Wojcik / CNBC:
News Corp beats targets with Q3 revenue of $1.98B, up 5% YoY; news and information division revenues up 3% to $1.26B
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Publishers Lunch and News Corp
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Patch, profitable since 1/16, is now looking to create alliances with local media outlets, wants local news sites to migrate their content to Patch — Patch used to be a cautionary tale of the perils of solving the thorny problem of doing local news in digital media.
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Troy Dreier / Sports Video Group:
Sports Illustrated to debut OTT service this fall with live and on-demand programming covering analysis, documentaries, fantasy sports, and swimsuits — No live sports but analyses, documentaries, fantasy sports — and swimsuits — The biggest name in sports journalism will soon launch an OTT video service.
Hollywood Reporter:
Days after being acquired by Sinclair, Tribune Media reports Q1 loss of $85.5M, with revenue falling 6% to $444M, and ad revenue dropping 9% to to $291.7M — The company, led by interim CEO Peter Kern, posts a 9 percent advertising revenue drop. — Tribune Media on Wednesday said it swung …
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Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
During WW2, the AP struck a deal with an SS officer to distribute pictures taken by Nazi photographers to US papers; the deal was approved by wartime censors — At the height of World War II, the Associated Press made secret arrangements with an SS officer to obtain pictures taken …
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TVNewsCheck and Associated Press
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
PBS KIDS launches its own streaming stick with access to on-demand video, games and live TV — PBS KIDS is ready to take over your kids' TV. The company this morning announced the launch of its own streaming stick, called the PBS KIDS Plug & Play, which delivers a combination of on-demand video …
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Anne Morrissy Merick, a former TV producer who helped overturn Pentagon rules preventing women from covering combat during the Vietnam War, has died — Anne Morrissy Merick, who as a television field producer persuaded the Pentagon to overturn an edict that prevented women in the press corps …
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@nytsports, @nytmedia and @gillianatlaw
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Inside the feud between Sean Spicer and Politico's Alex Isenstadt beginning with Spicer's days at RNC — Spicer has a long-running feud with Politico's Alex Isenstadt dating back to his days at the RNC. Now the battle has spilled over into the White House.
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