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6:15 AM ET, November 17, 2017

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Report: Mashable has agreed to sell itself to Ziff Davis for around $50M, a fraction of the site's $250M valuation less than two years ago  —  Digital-media firm Mashable has clinched a sale for the company — and it's not for a price that founder Pete Cashmore or investors including Turner were looking for.
CNBC:
Sources: Comcast has approached 21st Century Fox to express interest in buying some major assets  —  Comcast has approached 21st Century Fox and expressed interest in an acquisition of some of Fox's assets, sources say.  —  Comcast is interested in the same set of assets that Disney approached Fox about.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: BuzzFeed to miss 2017 revenue target by 15%-20%, and 2018 IPO looks unlikely; Vice Media is also expected to miss its revenue target  —  Prospects for a 2018 initial public offering by the high-profile publisher now appear remote  —  Digital publisher BuzzFeed is on track to miss …
The Daily Beast:
Freedom of the Press Foundation plans to stop routing funds to WikiLeaks after funneling $500K in donations over 5 years; Xeni Jardin left group in December  —  In the heat of the presidential election campaign last year, Xeni Jardin, a journalist and free speech advocate, developed a sickening feeling about WikiLeaks.
Ted Johnson / Variety:
In a 3-2 vote, FCC rolls back longstanding media ownership rules, including regulation blocking broadcasters from owning a newspaper in the same market  —  WASHINGTON — Broadcasters will be allowed to combine with a newspaper in the same market, and could be allowed to own two of the top four stations …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Twitter says it will monitor verified users' offline behavior and remove verification badges if behavior is inconsistent with its rules  —  What losing a badge really means  —  Twitter's announcement yesterday that it would begin removing verification badges from some accounts had an immediate impact …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
As NPR reviews sexual harassment allegations, Roger LaMay announces he's stepping down as board chair, chief news editor David Sweeney is placed on paid leave  —  As NPR's Board of Directors meet in Washington, D.C., this week, the network finds itself confronted by a series of dispiriting developments …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook rebrands Mentions, which was only available for verified accounts, as Creator app, opens it to all; app available on iOS now, and Android within months  —  Facebook wants to turn mindless, passive video consumption into “time well spent,” and now it's giving social media stars …
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meredith has submitted a bid for Time Inc. in the $17-$20/share range, valuing Time at almost $2B; stock rose 28% on Thursday  —  Price would value Time Inc.'s equity at almost $2 billion  —  Meredith Corp. MDP 10.51% has made a takeover bid for storied magazine publisher Time Inc …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Knight releases a report on its decade of funding the Knight News Challenge and announces $4.5M in new funding for eight previous winners  —  Ten years, 190 projects, and $49 million later, the Knight Foundation has released a report about what it's learned over a decade of funding the Knight News Challenge.
Discussion: Data & Society
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: a Barnes & Noble activist investor is proposing taking the bookseller private, with help of shareholders and debt financing  —  A proposal by Sandell Asset Management would value the bookseller at more than $650 million  —  An activist investor in Barnes & Noble Inc. BKS 10.98% …
 
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Anita Busch / Deadline:
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Discussion: Axios
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Trust Project says some news outlets have begun displaying tags so readers can identify trustworthy news; tech giants will use tags to fight fake news
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Survey of 59 US newsrooms finds social media teams focus on posting links, and 56% of respondents see misinformation daily but rarely correct it
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing
 
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