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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Facebook's survey to rank trust of publications asks two questions: “Do you recognize the following websites” and “How much do you trust each of these domains?” — Last week, Facebook said its News Feed would prioritize links from publications its users deemed “trustworthy” in an upcoming survey.
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Tim Carmody / Adweek:
Facebook's News Feed changes make sense amid the findings of Edelman's Trust Barometer, which shows plummeting trust in US media driven by mistrust of platforms — Public statements and Edelman study reveal lack of trust in social media — Trust is a tricky thing. Do you trust that someone is telling you the truth?
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Comcast's Q4 revenue was up 4.2% to $21.9B; cable division lost 33K video customers; cable networks saw revenue grow 7.5% to $2.7B — Gains in the cable division and double-digit increases in content licensing for NBCUniversal's film and TV units boosted Comcast's fourth-quarter earnings.
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As Garrison Keillor and MPR finalize severance negotiations, staff interviews show troubling incidents and relationships, and a star heedless of power dynamics — When Minnesota Public Radio abruptly severed ties with Garrison Keillor in November, the sole explanation offered by the company was …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Chernin Group invests $15M more in Barstool Sports, source says at ~$100M valuation; Barstool to roughly double staff to 160, start selling subscriptions, more — Chernin Group invests additional $15 million in sports website — Controversial publisher said to be valued at $100 million
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
A look at the history of The Drudge Report and how, 20 years after it first broke the Lewinsky story, it still attracts millions of readers — Twenty years ago, Matt Drudge's reports on the Lewinsky affair nearly brought down Bill Clinton. He was seen as the wellspring of a new …
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Journalist Andrew Jerell Jones has filed a racial discrimination claim against former employer The Young Turks, detailing comments allegedly made by CEO Uygur — Andrew Jerell Jones claims that he told CEO Cenk Uygur about mistreatment but was told to “shut the fuck up and deal,” according to the complaint.
Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Tegna says it will broaden its OTT local/regional ad network via an investment in Tubi TV, an ad-supported streaming service with 7,500+ movies and TV series — Says it will help to expand its OTT ad network — Tegna said it will broaden its OTT local/regional-focused ad network through a …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tronc is in talks to syndicate some political coverage from Axios; it's unclear what the deal would mean for Tronc's DC bureau of about 16 journalists — Newspaper owner Tronc Inc. TRNC -0.14% is in talks with the news startup Axios to syndicate its coverage in the Los Angeles Times, people familiar with the discussions say.
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Julia Fioretti / Reuters:
Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook plans global rollout of new privacy center, which puts core privacy settings in one place, in response to EU's GDPR regulations — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook will make it easier for its more than 2 billion users to manage their own data in response to a tough …
David Uberti / Splinter:
Slate's editorial employees vote 45-7 to unionize with Writers Guild of America, East, after 10-month battle between Slate organizing committee and management — Slate editorial employees voted to unionize on Tuesday after a 10-month battle that saw staffers at the magazine run up against stiff resistance from management.
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Funny or Die cuts more jobs in multiple divisions following its 2016 layoffs of about 30% of staff — Funny Or Die has laid off an unspecified number of employees across a broad range of divisions within the company, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. — CEO Mike Farah announced the job cuts …
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