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Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
YouTube says it will start labeling videos from state-funded broadcasters like PBS and RT, considers surfacing videos from credible sources alongside hoaxes — Google unit to provide more context around some videos — YouTube said it is planning changes to give users more context …
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Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
YouTube CEO Wojcicki promises more transparency, better appeals process for demonetization, including more human reviews, and consequences for “egregious” cases — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki took to the service's Creator Blog last night to issue some broad goals for the year forward.
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YouTube Creator Blog, Polygon, The Verge, Engadget, AndroidHeadlines.com, Android Central, VideoInk and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Sources: LA Times troubles can be traced to Tronc board manipulation by Eddy Hartenstein, Michael Ferro; Ferro seems to be using Tronc for personal enrichment — After years of painful, protracted decline, the Los Angeles Times has recently descended into chaos: There have been three editors …
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@whet, @cnn and @dylanbyers
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Spotify adds songwriter, producer, and musician credits to tracks on its desktop platform — Spotify has addressed a long-standing complaint about its service by adding songwriter, producer and musician credits for tracks on its desktop platform, effective today.
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news.spotify.com, RAIN News, @kateo, @desmondchild, Music Week, PigeonsandPlanes, VentureBeat, Billboard, Pitchfork, TechCrunch, Engadget and Fast Company
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Facebook appears to have deactivated a group planning to flood Rotten Tomatoes with negative audience scores for upcoming Black Panther film — Calling themselves “Down with Disney's Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys,” the group is attempting to flood Rotten Tomatoes with poor audience scores …
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Marvel Studios News, Business Insider, Mashable, The A.V. Club, Variety, The Verge, Polygon, Vanity Fair, The Wrap and The Daily Caller
Mya Frazier / Columbia Journalism Review:
Facebook, Amazon stifle public debate on tax incentives they receive by demanding prior notice before state and local govt. officials respond to FOIA requests — It was whispered like some secret oracle: Sidecat, sidecat is coming. — Negotiations over the tax incentive deal began in Ohio …
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The Hill, @samthielman, @econ_marshall, @sarahfrier, @jon_allsop, @lawrencehall105, @nitashatiku, @econ_marshall and @zephyrteachout
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
One of three founding partners of Charles Harder's law firm quits, says work for Trump and Hulk Hogan didn't square with interest in defending First Amendment — Media client concerns about the firm's docket contributed to Douglas Mirell's decision to leave.
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@johnjcook and @vogon
Chicago Sun Times:
Following Chicago Sun-Times inquiry into Richard Roeper's purchase of Twitter followers, Roeper to resume reviews and has started a new Twitter account — Sign-Up for our Newsletter — On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Chicago Sun-Times became aware of a report in the New York Times …
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@nickconfessore, @lukeoneil47, @jbenton, CBS Chicago and iMediaEthics
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Peter Thiel told Stanford student he may turn Gawker.com into a conservative investigative reporting site if he wins bid for its assets; spokesman issues denial — The billionaire venture capitalist and Donald Trump backer also said that The Washington Post is “an arm of the Democratic Party.”
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@l0stsandal, Melville House Books and Freedom of the Press …
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
HBO has more than 5M online-only subscribers with about half of new customers signed up through HBO Now, other half from online-TV service subscriptions — New deals with distributors gave them more incentive to sell — HBO's online customers in the U.S. have more than doubled in the past year …
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TechCrunch, Reuters, New York Business Journal, CNBC, Fast Company, Business Wire, FierceCable and Business Insider
Pete Brown / Columbia Journalism Review:
One-day snapshot of Facebook Instant Articles usage shows 38 of 72 publishers did not post a single Instant Article; long-term analysis shows downward trend — More than half of Facebook's launch partners on Instant Articles appear to have abandoned the format, new Tow Center research suggests.
Discussion:
The New York Observer, @rbilton and @orskov
Reuters:
Charter Communications beats Q4 targets with revenue of $10.6B, up 3.2% YoY, while profit surges to $9.55B due to a $9.3B benefit from tax changes — (Reuters) - U.S. cable operator Charter Communications Inc (CHTR.O) said on Friday its quarterly profit surged due to a $9.3 billion benefit related …
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