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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
The culture of vlogging, for Logan Paul with 15M+ subscribers and others, emphasizes that the only wrong decision is turning the camera off — Logan Paul, one of YouTube's biggest stars, treated a video he uploaded over the weekend as the equivalent of a TV sitcom's “very special episode.”
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Justin McCurry / The Guardian:
YouTube star Logan Paul has apologized after posting a video of the body of an alleged suicide victim he found in a Japanese forest; the video was removed — Outcry after American posts video in which he jokes with friends over apparent suicide victim they came across in forest
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Davey Alba / BuzzFeed:
Logan Paul debacle highlights YouTube's content moderation problem, as experts say Paul's video isn't something AI moderation could catch on its own
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Twitter spokesperson confirms an email that said the account for former sheriff David Clarke was temporarily locked after he tweeted a physical threat to media — Clarke plagiarized portions of thesis (May 2017) — Washington (CNN)Former Milwaukee Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. …
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Hoda Kotb, who filled in for Matt Lauer since his firing, is named co-anchor of the Today show — Hoda Kotb has been named the co-anchor of TODAY, making her official debut Tuesday just after an announcement by NBC News Chairman Andy Lack. — Kotb, 53, will join Savannah Guthrie …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify faces new copyright lawsuit from Wixen Music that suggests up to 21% of Spotify songs are unlicensed; plaintiff seeks $1.6B+ in damages — Wixen Music Publishing files a new lawsuit that also covers music from Rage Against the Machine, The Doors, Steely Dan, and many others.
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Vice Media suspends President Andrew Creighton and Chief Digital Officer Mike Germano after NYT story on sex harassment allegations; new HR chief to be hired — Vice Media placed its president, Andrew Creighton, and its chief digital officer, Mike Germano, on leave after sexual harassment allegations …
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Tim Lockette / Anniston Star:
Former publisher and chairman of the company that publishes the Anniston Star, H. Brandt Ayers, accused of forced spanking staffers in the newsroom in the 1970s — A former Anniston Star reporter says that H. Brandt Ayers, chairman of the company that publishes the paper, sexually assaulted her in the 1970s in The Star's newsroom.
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
A study of 2,525 Americans' web browsing histories showed false news accounted for just 1% of Clinton supporters' overall news diets and 6% of Trump supporters' — Fake news evolved from seedy internet sideshow to serious electoral threat so quickly that behavioral scientists had little …
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Stephanie Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
Report: photographer Terry Richardson is being investigated by the NYPD's Special Victims Squad, after multiple women accused him of sexual assault — The investigation comes after the photographer was accused of rape by model Caron Bernstein. — Terry Richardson is under investigation by the New York Police Department.
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Steven R. Swartz / Hearst:
In annual letter, Hearst CEO reports flat revenue of $10.8B, says business data and software unit makes up 28% of profit, calls 2017 “tough” for consumer media — Dear Colleagues: — Hearst achieved record profits for the seventh straight year, as our efforts to build …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Showtime's political documentary series The Circus will return in April without Mark Halperin; he is being replaced by CBS news anchor Alex Wagner — The Showtime political documentary series “The Circus” is set to return in April, minus its most recognizable star: Mark Halperin …
Raymond Zhong / New York Times:
Source: Beijing Bytedance Technology, the parent company of Toutiao news app, valued at $20B, is in talks to raise funding that would value it at $30B+ — HONG KONG — One of the world's most valuable start-ups got that way by using artificial intelligence to satisfy Chinese internet users …
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