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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Leaked documents suggest that Robert Mercer and his family funded Milo Yiannopoulos following his resignation from Breitbart News — The Mercer family helped Donald Trump become President — and they appear to be funding the controversial Yiannopoulos. — Secretive hedge fund billionaire …
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Jonathan Handel / Hollywood Reporter:
NPR staffers weigh a possible strike vote as early as Friday night, while management takes a hard line in contract talks — Management says talks are “productive,” but the union decries an “odious” contract on offer. — Hollywood avoided potential strikes this year by writers and talent, but NPR may not be so lucky.
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@samsanders, @spacekatgal, @stressandstars, @sonari, @nprmonkeysee and @bob_mondello
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CBS News and BBC News announce global editorial and newsgathering partnership, sharing video, editorial content, and other resources — CBS News and BBC News announced a new editorial and newsgathering relationship Thursday that will significantly enhance the global reporting capabilities of both organizations.
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Variety, TVNewser, Deadline, CNBC, @raju, @tvnewslab, @atompkins, @exjon, @stevenportnoy, USA Today, bbc.co.uk, @marksweney, @hadas_gold, @dzuidijk, @kathspark, @davidgrayrhodes, The Wrap and Broadcasting & Cable
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
A new report says Democrats and Republicans follow the news and access media in similar ways, but Democrats believe the news is more accurate than Republicans — Though Republicans and Democrats have differing — and well documented — views of the media, members of both parties still follow …
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American Press Institute, Fast Company, @niemanlab, @ampress, Poynter and @janeeliz
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Henry Blodget as Business Insider turns 10, on international expansion, subscriptions, video content, and more — “We are working in a medium, along with all of the other digital folks, in which you can tell stories in four different ways: words, pictures, video, audio.
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@niemanlab and @jbenton
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Online publishers like LittleThings and Dotdash are eliminating obtrusive ads to to boost overall revenue and improve user experience — LittleThings and Dotdash say they're taking a ‘less is more’ approach with ads across their sites — For online publishers, more advertising typically means more revenue.
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@jamarlinmartin, @neilvogel, @whatthebit, @eringriffith, @jarroddicker, @jackmarshall, @mdudas and @jackmarshall
Tony Romm / Recode:
FanDuel and DraftKings drop their merger, following FTC's vote to challenge it last month — The decision to terminate the deal comes after the U.S. government voted to challenge it. — FanDuel and DraftKings have decided to scrap their merger rather than fight the U.S. government …
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TechCrunch, Axios and Legal Sports Report
Hadas Gold / Politico:
HuffPost launches a 7-week, 23-city bus tour through Middle America to “learn what it means to be American today,” which sources say could cost $1M — Seeking a new direction, the site launches a 23-city bus tour to ‘listen to America.’ — Having made its name as a home …
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@michellemanafy, The Daily Caller, @lpolgreen, @logandobson, @bernstein, @byronyork, @danlambert22, CityLab, @derekahunter, @stephlauren, @adamjwhitedc, @rafat, @donie, @txtiger1 and @mlcalderone
Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
Pinterest hires Jon Alferness and Meredith Guerriero, senior execs at Google and Facebook, to develop new ad formats and targeting — Jon Alferness and Meredith Guerriero bring search and programmatic expertise — Pinterest is after Google's talent. The San Francisco-based company …
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Fortune, more at Techmeme »
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
UK press regulator Impress rules Byline Media must pay £2,500 to freelancer Dennis Rice because of a tweet deemed defamatory — The arbitration arm of press regulator Impress has concluded its first complaint and ordered website Byline to pay £2,500 in libel damages to freelance journalist Dennis Rice.
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Guido Fawkes
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Slate is launching a new weekly Facebook Live talk show, Conundrums, hosted by Dan Kois and produced entirely in virtual reality — Slate is launching a new weekly Facebook Live show, with a twist: “Conundrums” is being produced entirely in virtual reality, with actors and other celebrities …
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Adweek, Ad Age, @jank0, @danathan, @brendan_klink, @jank0 and TechCrunch
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Sources: morale at SoundCloud sinks after layoffs, with those fired wondering why there was no warning; the firm says it's “fully funded into Q4” — A tense scene unfolded yesterday as user-generated, music-streaming service SoundCloud held an all-hands meeting to explain …
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