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Kelsey Sutton / Mic:
Six sites, including Slate, Refinery29, Mic, end paid promotion partnerships with George Takei to share their content on Takei's Facebook page — Cracks are beginning to appear in George Takei's lucrative social media influencing platform as publishers distance themselves from the former Star Trek star …
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The Guardian, @daviduberti, @rafat, @elongreen, @pjvogt, @ckrewson and @clarajeffery
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Ajit Pai's proposal to kill net neutrality argues the FCC should not have tried to stop Comcast from blocking BitTorrent in 2008 — This is what happens when you're honest about killing net neutrality — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai released his proposal to kill net neutrality today …
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Los Angeles Times, Adweek, The Hill, @drpsybuffy, Bustle, The Next Web, TorrentFreak, @kylegriffin1, Variety, Mashable, ResetEra, @dangillmor, The Verge, Free Press Blog, @spacekatgal, @sivavaid, @stevesi, @senkamalaharris, @reckless, @riley_bruce, @davidearle, @bokmann, @banditrandom, @jason_koebler and @jrosenworcel, more at Techmeme »
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David Gelles / New York Times:
DoJ and FCC's separate rulings on the AT&T-Time Warner merger and net neutrality show mixed messages from the government on market power of big companies
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Forbes, Washington Post, Fortune and Bustle
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
As the FCC seeks to kill net neutrality, Comcast, Charter, and cable trade group NCTA vow not to block, throttle, or interfere with lawful sites or activities
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Fortune, Fast Company, @rsingel, @binarybits, @rsingel, @mattyglesias, The Verge, @samgustin and @maxtemkin, more at Techmeme »
David Beard / Poynter:
Profile of NOWCastSA, a news and information project at San Antonio's library that trains interns, teaches digital media literacy, and covers hyperlocal news — It begins with fun: Playing with the green screen, experimenting with microphones and cameras. Then the San Antonio teenagers move …
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Lawyers for Peter Thiel file a motion to block efforts that have prevented him from bidding on Gawker.com assets during bankruptcy proceeding — In a federal bankruptcy court filing on Wednesday, lawyers for venture capitalist Peter Thiel objected to the ongoing sale process of Gawker.com …
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Wall Street Journal, @dhh, @joshseefried, The Wrap, Fast Company, @ryanlcooper, @anildash, @mattyglesias, @laurenduca, @karaswisher, AOL, Mediaite, Mashable, Fortune, @rmac18, Axios, @olivianiland, @mattdpearce and @rmac18, more at Techmeme »
Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:
UK ex-minister urges CMA to reject Sky takeover citing Murdoch's excessive political influence and how News Int'l CEO Brooks spoke of “partnership” with Cameron — Former minister suggests deal involved appointment by prime minister David Cameron of Andy Coulson, former News of the World editor, to position at No 10
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The Independent, iNews, The Guardian, Press Gazette and Financial Times
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Former editor at Russia's Rossiya says censorship in Russia relies on newsroom self-censorship and journalists were instructed to portray Trump positively — On a recent Saturday in November, Dimitri Skorobutov, a former editor at Russia's largest state media company, sat in a bar in Maastricht …
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@ryanlizza
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Snapchat debuts new ad formats allowing advertisers to post Promoted Stories in Stories tab and AR Trial Ads for placing interactive objects in a camera view — Snap Inc's stock tanked after missing revenue expectations by $30 million last quarter, so Snapchat is looking to win over businesses with immersive new ads formats.
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Ad Age, Metro.co.uk, Business Insider, campaignlive.co.uk, 9to5Mac, The Drum, Marketing Land, Recode and Variety
Shaya Tayefe Mohajer / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the LA Times' long history of anti-labor owners, as uncertainty at the paper fuels a newsroom effort to unionize with NewsGuild-CWA — Union signs adorn the newsroom. Photo by Matt Pearce, via Twitter. — The successful formation of a union at the Los Angeles Times …
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Vanity Fair
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
AJ+ looks to serialized content on YouTube to increase retention; average video view duration has increased by about 3 minutes in the last three months — Al Jazeera's AJ+ was one of the first distributed media brands to quickly build an audience off the back of Facebook with short …
Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
IPSO ruling: Sun's “Muslim Problem” article does not breach discrimination standards since it doesn't target individuals but says it does echo Nazi-era language — British Muslim and Jewish groups are scathing of IPSO's decision regarding board member Trevor Kavanagh's “Nazi-like” language.
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@willblackwriter, Press Gazette and Guido Fawkes
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism:
The Bureau of Investigation Journalism hires a community organizer, first role of its kind in British journalism, to manage its network of local contributors — As the Bureau's local reporter network reaches over 430 members, we introduce a revolutionary new role
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One Man & His Blog and @jayrosen_nyu
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
YouTube details steps it's taking in ongoing effort to clamp down on videos that exploit children, will ramp up removal of offensive material, halt monetization — Across YouTube, an unsettling trend has emerged: Accounts are publishing disturbing and exploitative videos aimed …
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The Guardian, Financial Times, AOL, The Hill, BloombergQuint, @mikeisaac, Tubefilter, Business Insider, Gizmodo, BetaNews, TechCrunch, Mashable, The Verge, YouTube Blog, @tomgara, @cwarzel, @jguynn and @cwarzel, more at Techmeme »
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