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11:40 AM ET, October 17, 2017

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Harry Cooper / Politico:
Maltese political journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who uncovered allegations of corruption connected to Malta's Prime Minister, killed by car bomb  —  Prime minister called the bombing ‘a spiteful attack on a citizen and freedom of expression.’  —  Daphne Caruana Galizia …
Business Wire:
The Weinstein Company announces investment from Colony Capital, says it's in talks about selling all or part of the company  —  Stabilizes TWC Operations and Reassures Distribution, Production and Talent Partners; Companies Enter Negotiating Period for Potential Sale
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Content recommendation ad network Outbrain is investigating whether Russian ads or other forms of election tampering occurred on its service during election '16  —  The content recommendation ad network Outbrain, whose clicky content sprawls across the web, is investigating whether Russian ads …
Discussion: @kylegriffin1
Columbia Journalism Review:
US Press Freedom Tracker found 15 arrests and 15 physical attacks on journalists at US political protests this year as of mid-September  —  Covering protests has become the riskiest job in journalism  —  T  —  he most dangerous place to be a journalist in America is at a protest.
Discussion: @cjr
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Snap and NBCUniversal form studio joint venture, with 50-50 ownership, to create original programs for mobile devices, announce first deal with Duplass brothers  —  Snap and NBCUniversal are creating a Hollywood studio dedicated to the future of app-centric entertainment.
Matt Pressberg / The Wrap:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue of $2.99B, up 30% YoY, vs. $2.97B est., 5.3M total subs added vs. 4.5M est., projects 6.3M new subscribers in Q4  —  Netflix may have been overshadowed by streaming rival Hulu at last month's Emmy Awards, but it remains second to none in terms of reach …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Scientologists are urging advertisers to boycott A&E's Leah Remini show, claiming it's inciting acts of violence and threats against members of the church  —  Letters claim program has triggered harassment, threats of violence against church members; channel backs the show, which won an Emmy
The Guardian:
ESPN host Samantha Ponder calls out Barstool Sports over sexist commentary, after the network announced a partnership with the sports publication  —  ESPN's decision to partner with members of Barstool Sports, a publication known for its crude humour and sexist jokes, has already been met …
Discussion: USA Today
Dave McNary / Variety:
Producers Guild votes unanimously to begin process to expel Harvey Weinstein, official determination on November 6, creates anti-sexual harassment task force  —  The Producers Guild of America has initiated its expulsion process to decide the fate of disgraced studio mogul Harvey Weinstein as a member of the trade organization.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Though Trump's threats against the press have been toothless thus far, they hurt US' ability to be a free press advocate on the world stage  —  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to change the libel laws to make it easier to win big lawsuits against news organizations.  It never happened.
Discussion: @sulliview, @joelcpj and @jayrosen_nyu
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Pluto TV, which wants to build a Spotify-like free service for TV content, has raised $8.3M in a round led by Samsung's venture capital arm
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Mike Shields / Business Insider:
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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Trump's use of Twitter raises ethical and legal questions for reporters and upends traditional reporting on politics by effectively replacing press conferences
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: Business Insider promotes Nicholas Carlson to global editor-in-chief and chief content officer
Discussion: @nichcarlson and @thestalwart
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Legacy media organizations Condé Nast, Time Inc., and Bonnier Corp. increasingly switch to digital-oriented sales models like digital competitors Vox and Fusion
Business Insider:
Three ad agencies estimated Facebook ad costs of reaching voters in Wisconsin and Michigan with an intention of swaying their vote at $50K-$283K
Discussion: Mashable
Alexandria Symonds / New York Times:
Difficulties of reporting on sexual harassment allegations: sources fear of reprisals, settlements containing NDAs, victim blaming, threats of lawsuits
Discussion: Washington Post