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Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed:
Twitter took 11 months after being notified by GOP to shut down a fake Twitter account with 136K+ followers run by a Russian troll farm, posing as Tennessee GOP  —  The account was one of hundreds created by Russia's Internet Research Agency and drew 136,000 followers by tweeting divisive messages …
John Koblin / New York Times:
Nielsen announces it is providing Netflix viewer data to clients, based on audio recognition in 44K homes in US; Netflix disputes accuracy  —  In the five years since Netflix started streaming original series like the Emmy-winning “House of Cards” and “Master of None,” the shows …
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Lauren Raab / Los Angeles Times:
Voice Media says LA Weekly is being sold to Semanal Media, a new company formed for the deal with unknown owners  —  LA Weekly, owned by Voice Media Group, is being sold to a new company.  (Los Angeles Times)  —  LA Weekly's owner, Voice Media Group, has agreed to sell the alternative weekly newspaper …
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Hearst agrees to acquire Rodale Inc., publisher of Men's Health and Runner's World; source says price was less than $225M  —  Deal is expected to close in early 2018 following government approval  —  Hearst has agreed to purchase Rodale Inc., the family-owned publisher …
Discussion: Folio, Adweek, New York Times and Rodale Inc
David Zax / Fast Company:
How niche bloggers profit from affiliate marketing fees and SEO consulting, and how a mattress company's lawsuit influenced reviews  —  One day in the spring of 2016 I mentioned to a friend that I needed a new mattress.  Mine was a sunken hand-me-down that had become about as comfortable as concrete.
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
VidAngel, which filters offensive content from movies, files for Chapter 11 after suit from Disney, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, won't shut down  —  VidAngel, the company that offered its users “clean” versions of existing movies, said today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Discussion: Multichannel News, Variety and Forbes
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
AG Jeff Sessions says he won't “make a blanket commitment” not to jail journalists, says DoJ tries to find alternatives to “directly confronting a media person”  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday that he reserves the right to jail journalists, “if we have to.”
McClatchy:
McClatchy reports Q3 adjusted net loss of $5.9M on revenue of $212.6M, down 9.4% YoY; total ad revenue was $115.3M, down 13.4% YoY  —  McClatchy (NYSE American-MNI) recorded after-tax non-cash charges of $230.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, leading to a quarterly net loss of $238.9 million, or $31.28 per share.
Discussion: Poynter
Hollywood Reporter:
Details emerge about Amazon Studios ex-chief Roy Price's crude talk and pricey Weinstein deals, with little support offered for female-led Big Little Lies  —  Days after THR published producer Isa Hackett's sexual harassment claims, the head of the streaming giant steps down.
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HuffPost:
Ex-Variety staffers call former editor-in-chief Peter Bart one of Harvey Weinstein's greatest protectors, a charge Bart denies
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
CNN wins first-of-its-kind waiver from FAA to fly drones over crowds regardless of population density, at altitudes of up to 150 feet  —  CNN has won an interesting waiver regarding its commercial drone operating license with the FAA - an exemption that allows it to fly its Vantage Robotics Snap drone …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Time's Michael Duffy, deputy managing editor and editorial director of parent company Time Inc., is leaving company after 32 years  —  A three-decade, 50-cover-story vet goes over the side as a new digital regime consolidates: “With Duffy gone, the vestiges of what Time used to be go with him,” said a former colleague.
Discussion: @nancygibbs
 
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Jon Lafayette / Multichannel News:
Discovery Communications Eurosport unit partners with Snap to create Olympics-focused content for Snapchat Discover, in a bid to attract younger viewers
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Ted Sarandos says Netflix plans to produce 80 original movies in 2018
Discussion: The FADER
Bloomberg:
Sources: Facebook and Google helped Secure America Now, a conservative nonprofit advocacy group, target ads for an anti-refugee campaign in swing states
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Morning Consult/Politico poll: 46% of voters think the media makes up stories about Donald Trump, with the number rising to 76% among Republican voters
Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed:
A look at Twitter's harassment problem in India, where local language abuse is common and offensive hashtags can appear in the top five trends for hours
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Report shows that data journalism has not changed much in last four years: still labor intensive, mostly done by newspapers, tilts towards political coverage
 

 
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Google releases a free Gemini app for iOS, letting users ask questions, chat via text, voice, or their camera, and use the conversational mode Gemini Live

Financial Times:
Sources: the US FTC plans to investigate allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power in productivity software to prevent customers from leaving Azure

Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Sources: the CFPB moves to place Google under formal federal supervision, an extraordinary move that may lead to regular inspections; Google fiercely resisted
 
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