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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Bill O'Reilly debuted a 30-minute online news show for paid subscribers on Wednesday night, made available for free on Thursday — The ousted Fox News host has debuted an experimental, 30-minute-long online news show for paid subscribers. — It's not Fox News, but it'll do for now.
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook introduces Watch, its redesigned video section for original content, with producers earning 55% of ad revenue, rolling out Thursday — Facebook has a new home for original video content produced exclusively for it by partners, who will earn 55 percent of ad break revenue while Facebook keeps 45 percent.
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Under terms of proposed new funding deal for SoundCloud, former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor would replace Alex Ljung as CEO, who would stay on as chair of the board — Investors want to replace founder Alex Ljung with former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor. — Investors want to replace the CEO of SoundCloud …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
BuzzFeed's live Twitter morning show, premiering September 25 and called AM to DM, will aim to break news in real time — BuzzFeed's live Twitter morning show — premiering September 25 and called “AM to DM” — will aim to break news in real time in a way that's like television, but produced for digital audiences and consumption.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Fox News host Eric Bolling is suing Yashar Ali for defamation and $50M in damages over HuffPost story claiming Bolling sent lewd photos to female colleagues — Fox News host Eric Bolling has initiated a lawsuit against the reporter behind the report that led to his suspension.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Most analysts applaud Disney's streaming plans, as questions remain about pricing, effects on Netflix and cable operators, and Disney's content costs — LOS ANGELES — Disney set off a sonic boom in Hollywood by unveiling plans to start two Netflix-style services: For the first time in the streaming age …
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Profile of Josh Raffel, a 33-year-old White House spokesman who handles PR for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump — When reporters are working on stories that involve Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, they hear from Josh Raffel, a tough, former New York City flack now inside the White House.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The New York Times corrected a story on a new federal climate change study after initially suggesting the Trump administration was stifling a damaging draft — The New York Times on Wednesday appended a correction to a story about a climate change study:
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David Uberti / Splinter:
61% of BuzzFeed News staffers identify as white, down from 69% two years ago, while the number of Hispanic employees has stagnated, according to company data — BuzzFeed News' staff is generally becoming more representative of the communities it aims to cover and the audiences it tries to reach …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
ABC News paid $177M+ to settle “pink slime” lawsuit earlier this year according to earnings report from network's parent company Disney — ABC News made an historically large payout to settle a defamation lawsuit earlier this summer, according to a new financial release …
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Boing Boing, The Wrap, @brianstelter and TVNewser
Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
Alison Smale, a veteran correspondent and editor at The New York Times, is named under secretary general for global communications at the United Nations — The United Nations on Wednesday named Alison Smale, a veteran correspondent and editor at The New York Times, as its most senior official …
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
A lab test of Infowars supplements reveals they are more or less accurately advertised, reasonably safe, and heavily overpriced, with few if any health benefits — Alex Jones' wildly popular suite of Infowars supplements probably won't kill you, but extensive tests provided to BuzzFeed News …
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Galen Stocking / Pew Research Center:
Pew report: 61% of digital-native news outlets have iOS or Android apps, 97% offer newsletters, and only 25% have an official Snapchat channel or account — In the U.S., roughly nine-in-ten adults (93%) ever get news online (either via mobile or desktop), and the online space has become …
Elizabeth Elizalde / New York Daily News:
Anthony Scaramucci says Ryan Lizza recorded their conversation without his consent, though in New York it is legal to do so — “The Mooch” is living in the past. — Ex-White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci blasted The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza Wednesday night for recording their now-infamous phone interview.
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