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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Scaramucci says he plans to dismiss assistant press secretary Michael Short, the first step in a shakeup of the White House communications shop — Newly appointed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said on Tuesday that he plans to dismiss assistant press secretary Michael Short.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Michael Short, a White House senior assistant press secretary, has resigned after Anthony Scaramucci threatened to “fire everybody” to stop leaks — Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, threatened on Tuesday to fire his entire staff in an effort to stem …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Sources: Anthony Scaramucci has begun undertaking an audit of the White House communications department in an attempt to root out unauthorized leaks
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Snopes raises more than $500K in one day, which it will use to meet basic operating expenses like staffers' salaries — In one day, Snopes received more than $500,000 worth of donations from nearly 20,000 people on GoFundMe in order to keep its doors open. — “Stunned and humbled by this.
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Fact-checking website Snopes publishes an appeal for donations to help it avoid shutting down, amid its legal dispute with digital services company Proper Media
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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
The Athletic, a local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4M and hires former Sports Illustrated editor Paul Fichtenbaum as its chief content officer — “The Athletic's subscriber model allows us to focus entirely on high-quality written content. NO ads, NO auto-play videos, NO clickbait."
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Nielsen adds Hulu and YouTube streaming services to its traditional TV ratings, the latest step to modernize measurements as digital consumption increases — Measurement firm modernizes metrics as digital consumption ramps up — Nielsen said it has begun counting viewership …
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook has acquired a content rights startup called Source3 to help fight video pirates — Facebook wants to make sure video creators can't get ripped off. — Facebook has acquired a startup to help it crack down on users who share pirated videos and other content without permission.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: despite a historic run, the mood at The New York Times is hollow due to impending buyouts and a major newsroom reorganization — Despite a historic run, unease is now gripping the paper as a large-scale reorganization (physical, personnel, and psychic) looms.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Twitter confirms it's winding down its SnappyTV video editing tool, acquired in 2014, shifting features to Media Studio — Twitter has been making an effort for some time to streamline and simplify its interface to make its social media platform more accessible to new and more casual users …
Tim Ryan / courthousenews.com:
Immigration bond company Libre by Nexus sues BuzzFeed for $5M over a story it says is “full of false and defamatory statements” — WASHINGTON (CN) — An immigration bond company sued BuzzFeed for $5 million over a cover story it says was “full of false and defamatory statements …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Guardian Media Group reports £214.5M revenue, up 2.4% YoY, says paid memberships up from 50K to 230K in last financial year — Publisher of the Guardian and Observer says paid membership numbers more than quadrupled in the last financial year … The parent company of the Guardian …
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Digital analytics marketing firm SimilarWeb raises $47M led by Viola Growth, sources say at a valuation nearing $800M — Companies are increasingly dependent on digital platforms for their business growth, and that is giving a boost to analytics firms that are helping them make better sense of that digital landscape.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gabriel Sherman is leaving New York magazine to join Vanity Fair, where he will be a special correspondent — EXCLUSIVE — GABRIEL SHERMAN TO JOIN VANITY FAIR: The tireless chronicler of Fox News and Roger Ailes is leaving his longtime home New York magazine to join Graydon Carter's domain at Condé Nast.
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