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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Time Inc is launching Sports Illustrated TV, a $4.99 a month OTT subscription service, on Amazon Channels, with original docu-series, licensed movies, more — Time Inc. — in another big bet on pivoting its business toward video — is launching Sports Illustrated TV, its first over-the-top subscription-video service.
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Wall Street Journal and @alexweprin
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
How white men from Ivy League schools benefited from a form of affirmative action at The New Republic, and how it affected women and people of color — In 1991, the African American Yale Law School professor Stephen Carter wrote a book called Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby.
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@staceynycdc, @ezraklein, @saletan, @afilan, @mcottle, @meghanmccarthy_, @ma_me_ga, @rachelmorris, @jayrosen_nyu, @nancook, @moorehn, @isabelslone and @elishevaavital
The Guardian:
Researchers at University of Edinburgh have identified 419 Russia-linked Twitter accounts which tweeted about Brexit and the Westminster Bridge terror attack — Researchers find that accounts run from a St Petersburg troll farm tried to sow discord between Britons over the referendum
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The Times & The Sunday Times, Business Insider, Daily Mail, Fortune and Sputnik International
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
Facebook issues statement saying it has not observed “significant coordination” by Russia-linked accounts targeting Brexit vote, amid UK MPs calls for more info
Facebook issues statement saying it has not observed “significant coordination” by Russia-linked accounts targeting Brexit vote, amid UK MPs calls for more info
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@thattimwalker, @mayorofbrum, @gavinsblog, Mashable, TechCrunch, Vanity Fair, The Week, @markdistef, @justinhendrix, @peterjukes and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
Samuel P. Jacobs / TIME:
Interview with Tina Brown on the appeal of Trump, sexual harassment, what Facebook and Google owe journalists, and her new memoir, The Vanity Fair Diaries — In 1983, the British editor Tina Brown arrived in New York City at the age of 29. She had already led the British society chronicler Tatler …
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@page88, @bernardchickey, @davewiner and @brianstelter
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Two journalists still face charges after arrests amid inauguration protests; one, Alexei Wood, goes to trial Wednesday and faces up to 61 years in prison — On Jan. 20, the day Donald J. Trump was being sworn in as president in front of the Capitol, a limousine was set on fire and storefront windows were smashed nearby.
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@seanmcelwee, @emilybazelon, News, San Antonio Current, @jwzack, @nnmeli and @jimrutenberg
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
European Commission announces public consultation to work on strategy to fight misinformation, with a report due in spring — Today the European Commission announced a new strategy to combat misinformation and fake news online. It's asking for more help.
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Sputnik International
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The ugly echo chamber of Hannity and Breitbart is why women wait so long to report abuse — Leigh Corfman mustered her courage. — Although reluctant to go public with what she says happened to her at age 14, at the hands of Roy Moore, she decided it was important to tell her story.
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Business Insider, The A.V. Club, Bustle, BuzzFeed, @travislylesnews, The Daily Caller, Religion News Service, Mashable, Gizmodo, AOL, @elaheizadi, @jake_bernstein, Snopes.com, San Antonio Current, New York Magazine, Washingtonian, Media Matters for America, VTDigger, VICE and bookforum.com
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The Daily Beast:
How Twitter account @Umpire43 used the identity of a dead Navy SEAL and triggered false stories on The Gateway Pundit, InfoWars, and One America News Network
How Twitter account @Umpire43 used the identity of a dead Navy SEAL and triggered false stories on The Gateway Pundit, InfoWars, and One America News Network
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@peterwsinger, @emptywheel, @noahshachtman, @lachlan, @jessefferguson, @briantashman, @nickconfessore, @woodruffbets, @clevertitletk, @ag_conservative, @clevertitletk, @anthony, @charlesarthur, @oneunderscore__, @mikeciandella, @joshsternberg, @timdonnelly, @dangillmor, @oneunderscore__, @kylegriffin1, @daveblend, Mediaite and Snopes.com
Reuters:
Sources: Amazon has scrapped plans for a skinny bundle streaming service combining US broadcast and cable networks, as it believes it won't make enough money — NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has scrapped plans to launch an online streaming service bundling popular U.S. broadcast …
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Fast Company, Cord Cutters News and AppAdvice.com
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Voice of America reporter Josh Fatzick identified as Reddit user UncleSam4200, who posted racist, sexist, homophobic slurs during work hours — While posting on his Reddit account UncleSam4200, Voice of America reporter Josh Fatzick bragged on the infamous pro-Trump subreddit r/TheDonald …
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@dancow, @waltshaub, @calebecarma, @jivedurkey, @chrislhayes, @walldo, @adamjohnsonnyc and @waltshaub
Erin Griffith / Wired:
Former Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons and ex investment head of Time Warner's VC arm Rachel Lam launch Imagination Capital to invest in early-stage startups — IN JANUARY, RACHEL Lam retired from her longtime role as head of investments at Time Warner's venture-capital arm, where she worked from 2003 to 2016.
Ashley Rodriguez / Quartz:
Survey: 67% of customers watch Netflix on mobile devices in public, 26% watch at work, ~45% have caught others spying on their screens — We will watch it on a plane. And in the dark. And on a train. And in a car. And in a tree. Okay, maybe not that last one.
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Wired, Netflix Media Center, Bustle, Tubefilter, The Verge and Business Insider
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News fires Matt Zimmerman, senior vice president for booking, news, and entertainment, after allegations of inappropriate conduct with female colleagues — The allegations of inappropriate conduct were brought to the attention of human resources recently.
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TVNewser, Fox News, The Wrap, @thr, TVWeek.com, The Daily Caller, Variety and Deadline
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube partners with Ticketmaster to sell concert tickets on artists' video pages, starting from today in the US — YouTube today announced a partnership with Ticketmaster that will see the Google-owned video network connecting fans with concert tickets and tour information directly on artists' YouTube video pages.
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YouTube Blog, Android Police, @mbronstein, Adweek, RAIN News, VentureBeat and Music Business Worldwide, more at Techmeme »