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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Vocativ lays off editorial staff and says in a statement it will focus exclusively on video distributed via social media and other platforms — “RIP fake deep web data reporting.” — That was one reaction Wednesday morning after Vocativ announced it was cutting its entire newsroom focused …
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Kelsey Sutton / Mic:
The Intercept is conducting an internal review after the publication of an NSA doc may have led to the government contractor who leaked it being identified — The investigative news site the Intercept has launched an internal investigation into the publication of a classified NSA document, the site's co-founders said Tuesday.
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Source: NBC needs controversies like the Alex Jones scandal to shake up Sunday night ratings; they hired Megyn Kelly to create such buzz — As families of the Sandy Hook victims continue to pressure NBC to ax Megyn Kelly's Sunday interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones …
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
As JPMorgan becomes one of the latest brands to pulls ads from a news show, questions arise about whether firms are becoming too involved in editorial decisions — A production of Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar” in Central Park featuring a look-alike of President Trump as Caesar.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Multiple brands suspend ads from Megyn Kelly's new show, Sunday Night, due to Alex Jones interview, but NBC News chairman Andy Lack says they'll return
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
The NYT is overhauling its digital publishing system as it pivots from a platform-based approach to a reader-centric strategy in order to entice subscribers — With its business model squarely built around reader revenue, getting users logged in is a critical step toward payment.
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Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Facebook begins testing a tool for reviewing where on- and off-platform ads run, with option to opt-out of some publishers, rolling out over the year — Facebook made several overtures to openness on Wednesday with tools designed to give advertisers more control over where and how their ads …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Report: political campaigns could manipulate elections by spending just $400K on fake news and propaganda, while discrediting a journalist costs just $55K — Fake News Machine research comes amid increasing concern about hacking elections and the ways that fake news on social media has manipulated voters
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Memo: Time Inc announces it is cutting 300 jobs, 4% of workforce, with layoffs and buyouts — Time Inc (TIME.N) said on Tuesday it is eliminating 300 positions, or 4 percent of its workforce, through layoffs and buyouts, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.
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James Walker / Press Gazette:
Murdoch MacLennan steps down as Telegraph Media Group chief executive after 13 years, moving to deputy chairman role; he will be replaced by Nick Hugh — Murdoch MacLennan has been replaced as chief executive of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), owners of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers, after 13 years in the role.
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Amid sexual misconduct scandals, Fox News' parent company, 21st Century Fox, launches Women@Fox initiative to help female staffers rise through ranks — With sexual misconduct scandals surrounding Fox News in New York, the launch day of the initiative on the L.A. studio lot included a panel featuring film chief Stacey Snider.
Max Willens / Digiday:
Magazine publishers like Time and Condé Nast are turning to brand licensing as they try to recoup losses from declining print advertising revenue — Twelve years ago, Gary Caplan took a meeting with Time Inc. to discuss pots and pans. Caplan, a brand-licensing agent from California …
Frank Chung / NEWS.com.au:
Australian free-to-air television broadcaster, Ten Network, enters voluntary administration after shareholders Murdoch, Packer, and Gordon end support — TROUBLED free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has been placed into voluntary administration after its billionaire backers walked away.
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