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Bloomberg:
Memo: Breitbart benefactor Robert Mercer to sell his stake in Breitbart News to daughters and disavows Milo Yiannopoulos as he steps down as RenTech co-CEO — Renaissance Technologies' Robert Mercer plans to step down as co-chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, according to a letter he sent to investors in the firm's funds.
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Conde Nast will close Teen Vogue print edition, cutting 80 jobs or 2.5% of their workforce, and will lower frequency of some titles, including GQ and Glamour — The publisher continues to slash costs as it builds up its digital business. — Condé Nast headquarters at 1 World Trade Center.
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Politico:
Prior actions shows Facebook, Google, and Twitter cannot be counted on to police themselves; it's time for proactive prevention with real oversight — Google, Facebook and Twitter took a beating on Wednesday testifying in front of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees …
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Dan Frommer / Recode:
19 of the 2,752 Twitter account names tied to Russia's Internet Research Agency used the word “news”; 27 included “novosti”, the Russian word for news — From @10_gop to @ZzzacharyZzz. — As the U.S. Congress continues to investigate Russian efforts to meddle …
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Washington Post:
Lawmakers release a sampling of Russian Facebook ads placed during and after campaign
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
AMC Networks profit jumps 25% YoY in Q3, revenue rises 2.1% YoY to $648M but narrowly misses estimates — AMC Networks — the entertainment conglomerate that includes a number of popular cable channels, including AMC, IFC and SundanceTV — posted a 25 percent increase in profit year-over-year …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Discovery Communications Q3 revenue rises 6% YoY to $1.65B while profit remains flat; ad and distribution revenue offset cost of Scripps Networks acquisition — Discovery Communications said its third-quarter profit was essentially flat as improvements in operations due to revenue …
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Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:
The BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, says online abuse and threats as well as real-life heckling are designed to silence her — Political editor speaks for first time about abuse and criticism she has received at meetings and in the media … The BBC's political editor …
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Beatrice Verhoeven / The Wrap:
Filmmaker Brett Ratner to “step away from all Warner Bros.-related activities” amid sexual misconduct allegations — Brett Ratner has decided to “personally step away from all Warner Bros.-related activities” following a Los Angeles Times report Wednesday in which six women accused the producer of sexual misconduct.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Edgar Bronfman Jr., former CEO and chairman of Warner Music Group, co-founds Waverley Capital, a media VC firm with Luminari Capital's Daniel Leff — Edgar Bronfman Jr., former chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group, has co-founded a venture-capital company focused on media and entertainment along …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Viacom names Kelly Day head of new Digital Studios unit, will oversee development of original digital-native content and branded entertainment across platforms — Kelly Day is leaving AwesomenessTV after nearly four years to become president of the newly created Viacom Digital Studios unit.
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Mike Snider / USA Today:
President of Gannett domestic publishing and USA Today publisher John Zidich retiring in April 2018 after more than 40 years at Gannett — McLEAN, Va. — After more than 40 years with Gannett, John Zidich is ready to hand off the responsibilities of the media company's domestic publishing portfolio.
Ken Doctor / TheStreet:
Print advertising now makes up 17% of revenue for The New York Times, and reader revenue tops 60%; 43% of ad revenue is digital — Roll those digital presses. With its third straight better-than-the-economy-growth- rate quarter, New York Times Co. (NYT) can almost mark 2017 as its turnaround year.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Wall Street Journal alumni and staff fear an exodus of top reporters after recent editorials that attacked special counsel Mueller and undermined reporting — A series of virulent anti-Mueller editorials has reporters worried about their paper's credibility.
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Washington Post, @jonfavs, @brianstelter, MediaFile, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller, @oliverdarcy and @jayrosen_nyu
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