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Allan Smith / Business Insider:
CNN and CBS News issue corrections in stories about an email sent to Trump Jr. about WikiLeaks docs; both orgs independently reported incorrect date — - CNN on Friday issued a major correction to a Trump-Russia story. — A Washington Post story may have nullified the bombshell of CNN's report that it corrected.
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TechCrunch:
Sources: Apple to acquire music recognition app Shazam; one source puts the deal at about $400M; Shazam's post-money valuation after its 2015 funding was $1.02B — As Spotify continues to inch towards a public listing, Apple is making a move of its own to step up its game in music services.
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Gus Garcia-Roberts / Los Angeles Times:
Bryan Singer, producer and director of the X-Men films, is accused in a lawsuit of raping a 17-year-old boy 14 years ago — Director Bryan Singer, who has left the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” in the middle of production, faces a lawsuit over alleged sexual assault of a teen in 2003.
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Boston Herald:
GateHouse Media acquires Boston Herald's operational assets for an undisclosed amount; company to continue day-to-day operations as usual — Boston Herald Publisher Patrick J. Purcell announced today that the media company with its flagship Boston Herald tabloid has reached an agreement …
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ProPublica:
ProPublica announces the seven investigative reporters chosen from 239 applicants for the first year of its Local Reporting Network — ProPublica today named the seven newsrooms and local reporters that will participate in the inaugural ProPublica Local Reporting Network.
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Data from publishing tool SocialFlow says Twitter users are retweeting and liking tweets with over 140 characters almost twice as much as shorter ones — Given the deluge of complaints about Twitter's 280-character limit when it debuted this fall, you'd think people would be ignoring the new, lengthier tweets.
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Membership Puzzle Project, a yearlong study of membership models like De Correspondent's, finds that members of a publication want it available to the public — Both last year and this one, Jay Rosen has watched a realization ripple across the media: Digital advertising alone isn't going to support strong newsrooms.
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
The New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will publish a book about sexual abuse and harassment scandals with Penguin Press — The New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will publish a book about the sexual abuse and harassment scandals that have convulsed …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Conservative opinion magazine The Weekly Standard partners with Facebook in fact-checking effort, drawing claims that Facebook is bowing to ideological pressure — Magazine dubbed ‘serial misinformer’ becomes first explicitly partisan organization to aid in task, fueling concerns over rightwing influence at site
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Mashable to cut 13 from video unit, and Mashable Studios president to exit after sale to Ziff Davis; video strategy to focus on social and distribution — Mashable became a poster child for the “pivot to video.” Now, in the wake of its sale to Ziff Davis for $50 million …
WBUR:
WBUR places On Point host Tom Ashbrook on leave over unspecified allegations, while an outside organization investigates — Yesterday, Boston University and WBUR received some allegations against Tom Ashbrook. Tom will be on leave from his duties at WBUR while an outside organization hired …
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Electronic Frontier Foundation:
FBI docs show a six year probe into documentarian Laura Poitras closed after dozens of border searches finding no evidence of crime or national security threats — The government recently revealed for the first time that federal agents maintained an open investigation of our client …
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