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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube says it will invest $5M in its Creators for Change program in 2018, aimed at YouTubers who “counter hate and promote tolerance” — YouTube is looking for some upbeat PR — pushing the idea that the Google-owned global video platform can be a force for social good …
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YouTube Blog and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
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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Reporters Without Borders, @kantrowitz, Gizmodo, Business Insider, @inthesedeserts, @sivavaid, @profcarroll, @sivavaid, @sivavaid, PinkNews, @wiczipedia, @mosseri, Fast Company, @caseynewton, @willoremus, @willoremus, @stevekovach, The New York Observer, Engadget, @mosseri, Mashable, @sarahfrier, Quartz, @matthewknell, @david_ingram, @louisgray, @pashulman, @asharma, @braddybb and @scottthurm, more at Techmeme »
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: YouTube is asking musicians to sign non-disparagement agreements in exchange for promotional support, has asked other creators to agree to same terms — Artists are said to be asked to sign non-disparagement clauses — Google-owned site has been working to improve relations
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RAIN News, Variety, Tubefilter, Engadget, Gizmodo and The Verge, Thanks:@lucas_shaw
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
AT&T CEO pushes for an “Internet Bill of Rights”, a net neutrality law covering ISPs and tech firms, in a series of full-page ads in major newspapers — AT&T is calling on Congress for a national net neutrality law that would govern Internet providers and tech companies alike …
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AT&T, Variety, Multichannel News, MacRumors, Engadget, @jwgreer3, @karlbode, @matthewstoller, Mother Jones and Politico, more at Techmeme »
Reveal:
A Netflix documentary about the opiod crisis, funded by the Center for Investigative Reporting's Glassbreaker initiative, has been nominated for an Oscar — “Heroin(e),” the story of three women battling the opioid epidemic in West Virginia, has been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary short subject.
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The Ringer and Engadget
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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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Multichannel News and Hollywood Reporter
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed identified 1700+ accounts Twitter censored in specific countries at the request of governments and “trusted flaggers” like NGOs — The second half of 2017 saw an unprecedented number of Twitter accounts banned in Germany and France thanks to an increase in removal requests …
MPR News:
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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The Wrap, @kpcc, thecut, Mediaite, @n_yang, @caitlin__kelly, @drmabuse, @kempadimes, @stevehuff, @bachyns, @carlazanoni, @laura_yuen, Vox, @eekshecried, @dancow, @morninggloria, @lauren_kelley, @aaronraganfore and @glennf
Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Lewis D'Vorkin, the recently installed editor-in-chief of the LA Times who has ruffled feathers in the newsroom — Lewis D'Vorkin speaks at the Forbes Centennial Celebration in September 2017. Photo: Stephen Smith/SIPA USA via AP. — Lewis D'Vorkin's voice is tranquil as he threatens his staff.
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@jeremymbarr, @elongreen, @mattdpearce, @awinston, @weareyourfek, @daviduberti, @pkafka, @mathewi and L.A. Times Guild
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:
Profile of Harlo Holmes, an activist developer who helps journalists learn to use the anonymous whistleblower platform SecureDrop and how to stay safe online — A couple of years ago, a journalist that used SecureDrop, the WikiLeaks-style submission system that allows sources …
Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
Newsweek is reviewing its relationship with Newsweek Pakistan, which operates under a license, after an editor seemed to defend child abuse in a tweet — - An editor for Newsweek's edition in Pakistan tweeted what many took as a defense of sexual abuse against children …
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Mediaite
BuzzFeed:
Sources: ex-BBC News chief James Harding is working on a news startup called Tortoise Ventures that will focus on “slow news” — Former BBC News boss James Harding, who came up with the anti-fake news concept of “slow news”, has set up a new company called “Tortoise,” BuzzFeed News has learned.
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