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10:20 AM ET, October 19, 2017

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The Daily Beast:
Trump campaign manager, digital director, and son retweeted Russian-linked @TEN_GOP Twitter account near election; Michael Flynn Jr. retweeted account 34 times  —  Some of the Trump campaign's most prominent names and supporters, including Trump's campaign manager, digital director and son …
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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 …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Vogue, Vice to launch editorial collaboration Project Vs in early 2018; partnership continues trend of unlikely media alliances made to extend advertising reach  —  At first blush, Vogue and Vice would seem to go together as well as soda and mayonnaise.  But in the world of advertising, their collaboration might prove quite tasty.
Discussion: Jezebel
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 …
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
Ashley Gold / Politico:
Senators Warner and Klobuchar to introduce bill, cosponsored by McCain, to increase online political ad transparency, bring rules to parity with TV and radio  —  Sen. John McCain has become the first Republican to sign on to a draft bill from Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Mark Warner …
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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
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Italian government partners with digital companies, including Facebook, for a pilot program to train high school students to recognize fake news online  —  ROME — After reading the horrors in Dante's “Inferno,” Italian students will soon turn to the dangers of the digital age.
Discussion: Fortune
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.”
Ross Benes / Digiday:
Advertisers' increased sensitivity to racist, fake and Trump news makes it harder for publishers to sell programmatic ads around political coverage  —  Viral stories about Donald Trump are great for comScore bragging rights, but they can be difficult for publishers to monetize.
Discussion: @mikegasbara and @jackmarshall
 
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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
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
Discussion: @nancygibbs
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
Discussion: Poynter
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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