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Disney says it has reversed its decision to bar the Los Angeles Times from movie press screenings amid backlash — Amid a growing backlash, the Walt Disney Company on Tuesday reversed its decision to bar The Los Angeles Times from press screenings of its movies following an investigation …
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Zack Sharf / IndieWire:
Four critics groups, LAFCA, NYFCC, NSFC, and BSFC, ban Disney films from awards consideration, in response to its blacklist of LA Times
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Flavorwire won't review Disney films or cover studio news, and WaPo writer won't review films in advance after Disney studio locked out LA Times over reporting
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Twitter is rolling out 280-character tweets around the world — Double trouble — In most of the world, the iconic 140-character tweet is now officially a thing of the past. Twitter said today that after a global test, 280-character tweets will roll out to users around the world.
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New York Times:
NYT terminates contract with attorney David Boies, who worked for Harvey Weinstein to contract with a firm to “conduct a secret spying operation” on reporters — David Boies may be best known for taking on nationally prominent political cases before the Supreme Court …
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Sources: Weinstein hired private investigators to collect info on actresses and journalists, ahead of revelations, to stop publication of abuse allegations
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Snap says it will start paying top creators over the next year and that it's “neglected the creator community” — Snap says it's going to pay top creators, similarly to how YouTube incentivizes people to create videos in exchange for ad revenue.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Taylor Swift's new album to be released Friday, Reputation, won't be available for streaming during first week of sales — Representatives for pop star Taylor Swift told streaming-music partners that her new album won't be available through their services during its first week of sales, people familiar with the matter said.
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Caitlyn Gribbin / ABC:
Facebook tests hashing to eliminate revenge porn in some countries; users send nude pics to themselves that Facebook will hash so they never appear on its sites — If you've had a nude photo taken, you might be nervous about where it could end up. — Your phone may be hacked …
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Ilya Khrennikov / Bloomberg:
Google News resumes indexing Russia's Federal News Agency, linked in a report to US election trolls, after warning from country's regulator — Russian ‘troll factory’ tried to influence U.S. vote, RBC says — Alphabet restored access after pressure from Russia government
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Memo: NPR CEO Jarl Mohn takes medical leave after forcing out news chief Michael Oreskes amid sex harassment claims; COO Loren Mayor steps in for a month — NPR's Michael Oreskes resigns amid harassment claims — NPR chief operating officer Loren Mayor will run the organization for at least …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The BBC says it has seen a spike in complaints regarding sexual harassment since the Weinstein scandal and is currently investigating 25 cases — Corporation says it has received 25 complaints so far this year as bosses encourage staff to come forward — The BBC has said it is investigating …
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Seven weeks after his death, most of Paul Horner's fake news sites are offline; his brother, JJ Horner, says he was unaware the sites had been shuttered — Seven weeks after his death, most of Paul Horner's fake news empire is offline. — Horner, who once boasted in The Washington Post …
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Tencent's e-book publishing arm, China Literature, set to spin out and raise $1B+ in Hong Kong IPO — Tencent's China Literature, an Amazon-like e-book business, is continuing the trend of Asian tech IPOs after it announced its public listing in Hong Kong will raise $1.06 billion on Wednesday.
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Financial Times:
Sky warns UK regulators it could close Sky News if ownership of the channel gets in the way of a takeover by 21st Century Fox or “other corporate opportunities” — Sky has threatened to close down Sky News if its ownership of the channel becomes a regulatory impediment …
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