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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
MSNBC President Phil Griffin says network has rehired contributor Sam Seder and that it was wrong to discontinue his contract after controversy over 2009 tweet — Progressive radio and television personality Sam Seder will be offered his MSNBC contributor job back and plans to accept, according to multiple MSNBC sources.
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times says it now has 3.5M+ subscribers, 130M monthly readers, and is creating three new newsroom roles which will be focused on growing audience — The newsroom is redoubling its focus on audience and establishing three new leadership positions that will play central roles …
Michael Calderone / Politico:
ABC's Senior Executive Producer for investigative reporting, Chris Vlasto, shared proprietary polling data with Trump's campaign during election night — Chris Vlasto gave Trump adviser David Bossie proprietory exit polling on Election Night. — ABC News said it has reprimanded …
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Michael Calderone / @mlcalderone:
In the weeks following the election, Chris Vlasto was in consideration for a senior communications job in Trump's White House — The same producer was in consideration the next month for a senior communications job in the Trump White House. http://www.politico.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Associated Press:
A profile of Omar Mohammed, a formerly anonymous undercover historian and blogger who documents ISIS' activities in Mosul on the blog Mosul Eye — The historian carried secrets too heavy for one man to bear. He packed his bag with his most treasured possessions before going to bed …
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Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Patreon says it will reduce pledge fee from 5% to 2.9%, but add a $0.35 charge for each individual pledge, causing concern among some creators — Patreon announced a new service fee policy that it says will help creators keep more money, but many are worried because they believe it will instead discourage their patrons from pledging.
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Columbia Journalism School:
Netflix and Ava DuVernay among 2018 duPont award winners, for documentary “13th”; Reveal podcast, This American Life, and ABC News also pick up awards — CBS News and PBS each win two Awards; Netflix honored — New York, N.Y., December 7, 2017 — Columbia Journalism School today announced …
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Lauren Etter / Bloomberg:
How Philippine's President Duterte utilized Facebook, used by 97% of Filipino internet users, to spread his message before weaponizing it to target dissent — Rodrigo Duterte walked down the aisle of a packed auditorium at De La Salle University in downtown Manila, shaking hands and waving …
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Jake Kanter / Business Insider:
BuzzFeed execs tell staff that 40+ jobs from 140-person London office will be cut, as details emerge on reorganization announced in November — - BuzzFeed to layoff more than 40 of its 140 British staff. — Twenty-three journalists will be let go. — BuzzFeed UK's wage bill stands at £10 million.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
In a BBC interview, The Guardian's Editor Kath Viner says that the paper will print in tabloid size from January 15 and will breakeven in 2018 — Guardian editor Kath Viner has said the newspaper will print in tabloid size from 15 January, dropping its existing Berliner proportions.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
As news outlets grapple with 2017's tough ad market, they're now downsizing their international offices and scaling back plans for global expansion — Winter is coming for digital media, and one of the big casualties is their global expansion. — Not long ago, digital media …
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John Herrman / New York Times:
Popular anxiety about the internet and technology in 2017 has taken a different form from the 1990s and 2000s, as big companies dominate now — The July 3, 1995, cover of Time Magazine featured, below the glowing face of an awe-struck child, a blaring, bold-type neologism that needed no explanation: “Cyberporn.”
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has formally dropped his libel suit against the Associated Press, after it was dismissed by a federal judge in October — A Russian oligarch whose business dealings have come under scrutiny by investigators probing Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election …
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