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Twitter says it will update public policies to include newsworthiness of tweets after Trump threatens North Korea — Twitter didn't act to remove President Donald Trump's tweet threatening North Korea in part because it is newsworthy, the company said today.
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Fashion and street style photographers form an “unofficial union” to protest lack of pay from the commercial use of their pics by brands, influencers, bloggers — The #NoFreePhotos initiative kicked off earlier this week. — Out and about at Paris Men's Fashion Week
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thecut, New York Times, Quartz, @photobrigade, Financial Times, The Fashion Law, @conniewang, @thefashionlaw, Vogue.com.au, @tesscagle and @emiliapetrarca


Knight Foundation announces $2.5M in funding to support projects at seven organizations, new commission to tackle declining trust in media, with $2M in support — A lot more resources are going into addressing the problem of the American public's withering trust in media institutions.
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Sources: on Nov. 19, 9 days after Zuckerberg downplayed fake news' role in election, Obama appealed to him to take threat of political disinformation seriously — Nine days after Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg dismissed as “crazy” the idea that fake news on his company's social network played …
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In what's being described as a first-of-its-kind deal, Eminem's music catalog will go public, with investors and fans able to buy shares in it — Want to buy a piece of “Lose Yourself,” “Stan” and “The Real Slim Shady”? — In a potentially pioneering venture, shares in Eminem's entire hit catalog …
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Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Financial Times, PR Newswire, CNBC, Business Insider and Variety


A profile of Old Town Media, the new company from three ex-Politico executives which wants to build media platforms and help companies with projects — The company is a little difficult to describe, but its mission is less so: to help a wide variety of news organizations develop new ideas …
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How magazine publishers are diversifying from print to invest in events, podcasts, video, and brand partnerships — One evening in mid-September, a gaggle of writers and bon vivant editors gathered by the outdoor fireplace and ivy-covered trellis of a West Village tavern.
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Talking New Media, @rafat, @jimrutenberg, @deniselaw_ and @nytimes


During the debut of her new morning show, Megyn Kelly Today, Megyn Kelly told viewers she was “kind of done with politics for now” — Megyn Kelly isn't playing politics anymore - at least not on camera. — The former Fox News anchor vowed to put aside the hard-edged interviewing …
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Deadline, Mother Jones and Media Matters for America


YouTube debuts new marketing tools, new ad tech that can target using Google Maps and app install data, and offline ad impact measurement tools with Nielsen — YouTube today introduced a series of new tools for marketers, one of the more notable being “Director Mix,” a technology that allows …
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Sources: Hindustan Times EIC Bobby Ghosh's exit was preceded by government objections to coverage, Ghosh's social media views and lack of Indian citizenship — An internal email also shows HT is distancing itself from the ‘Hate Tracker’, a key initiative of Bobby Ghosh's that the BJP and its supporters were unhappy with.
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India Legal, @ghoshamitav, NewsBytes App and @pbhushan1


Former TheAtlantic.com editor JJ Gould to succeed Eric Bates as New Republic editor; Bates to continue as editor-at-large — Gould will succeed Eric Bates who has resigned from his post as editor but will continue with the magazine as editor-at-large — New York, NY — September 25 …
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How newsrooms in New Orleans and Clear Health Costs crowdsourced medical bills to reveal healthcare cost differences and shady billing practices by providers — “We think of this as a perfect use case for journalism — finding real, good information and displaying it back to the public."