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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Tuesday Senate hearing: Google explains delay in cutting RT from ad program; Twitter says ~5% accounts are spam; Facebook says it revealed all known Russian ads — A live look at the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Russian election interference. — Facebook, Google and Twitter …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Senators raise issue to Facebook, Twitter, Google of shell firms obscuring identities of advertisers, a fundamental obstacle to efforts to increase transparency — How can internet giants know that innocent-seeming U.S. companies aren't actually shell vehicles for malicious foreign actors to buy ads to interfere with elections?
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Sources: Facebook, Google, Twitter to tell Congress that Russian election meddling wider than reported; source says 126M Facebook users may have seen content
Sources: Facebook, Google, Twitter to tell Congress that Russian election meddling wider than reported; source says 126M Facebook users may have seen content
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Sources: some Fox News staffers said they were embarrassed by network's news and opinion coverage of Mueller's investigation into Russian election influence — Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network's coverage of the latest revelations …
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Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix and MRC suspend production on House of Cards season 6 indefinitely, say they need time to review the situation following allegations against Spacey — The news comes one day after the streamer picked up the drama for a sixth and final season. — Production on House of Cards …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR puts news head Michael Oreskes on leave after claims about harassment of 2 women at another org ~20 years ago; current staffer goes public about 2015 event — NPR has placed its senior vice president for news, Michael Oreskes, on leave after fielding accusations that he sexually harassed …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Mark Halperin's longtime collaborator and Game Change co-author, John Heilemann, says he was unaware of sexual harassment allegations — For the political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, work on the third installment of their popular “Game Change” book series …
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
A stunt with a banner at a protest of a Mike Cernovich speech fed a Twitter censorship conspiracy theory after Twitter took down image after copyright complaint — A right-wing conspiracy theory was born at Columbia University last night, based on a lie that spread with remarkable speed …
Austin American-Statesman:
Cox Media Group announces it is putting the Austin American-Statesman, the Palm Beach Post, and several other newspapers and websites up for sale — The Statesman, which employs more than 200 people, will be put on the market with its seven community newspapers and multiple websites.
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Jess McIntosh / Shareblue Media:
Video shows Shareblue Media reporter being violently arrested by five police officers while covering GOP nominee for Virginia governor at a parade — After months of being harassed by Ed Gillespie's campaign for simply trying to ask the Republican gubernatorial nominee questions …
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
BBC Newsnight editor Ian Katz moving to Channel 4 as director of programmes — BBC Newsnight editor Ian Katz has been confirmed as Channel 4's director of programmes. — Katz will effectively replace Jay Hunt, who has stepped down as Channel 4's chief creative officer to move to Apple's video team, when he begins in January.
Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
UK regulator probing 21st Century Fox's proposed takeover of Sky heard testimony from liberal watchdog Media Matters' president, Angelo Carusone, on October 27 — The U.K. regulator investigating 21st Century Fox's proposed takeover of U.K. broadcaster Sky plc heard testimony last week …
Jimmy Wales / Wikitribune Beta:
Jimmy Wales announces WikiTribune is open, says it will begin accepting people over the next few weeks — Welcome to WikiTribune, a pilot project for a new approach to journalism where the community is at the center. This is not a news service - yet. It'll only be the news service I envisage when you play a full role.