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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
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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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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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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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Engadget, Gizmodo and The Verge, Thanks:@lucas_shaw
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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@kpcc, thecut, Mediaite, @n_yang, @caitlin__kelly, @drmabuse, @kempadimes, @stevehuff, @bachyns, @carlazanoni, @laura_yuen, Vox, @eekshecried, @dancow, @morninggloria, @lauren_kelley, @aaronraganfore and @glennf
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.
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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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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Variety, Awful Announcing and CNBC
BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed identified 1700+ accounts Twitter censored in specific countries at the request of governments and “trusted flaggers” like NGOs — BuzzFeed News has identified more than 1,700 Twitter accounts that have been blocked in at least one country.
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.
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@hotlinejosh, @missjupiter1957, @perlberg and @tomwatson
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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