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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Sources: Tronc is expected to announce it is selling the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune to major shareholder Patrick Soon-Shiong — The Chicago-based owner of the Los Angeles Times is expected to announce it is selling the newspaper, according to people familiar with the company's plans …
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@farhip, @kenvogel, @jbflint, @brianstelter and @jackshafer
Gaby Del Valle / The Outline:
Memo: Newsweek fires EIC Bob Roe, news director Ken Li; reporters Katz, Saul, who were investigating parent company's finances, also fired, according to report — Editors and reporters are being fired, and current staffers speculate Newsweek's ties to a mysterious cult are to blame.
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David Uberti / Splinter:
Memo: Nancy Cooper, IBT's Managing Ed, named acting editor of Newsweek; Jonathan Davis to return as chief content officer pending investigation into current CCO
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@itsdavidford, @daviduberti, Politico, New York Times and @moorehn
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Snap's Q4 revenue, $285.7M vs. $252.8M est., topped analysts' estimates for first time since the firm's IPO, and average revenue per user rose 46% YoY to $1.53 — Company tops analysts' estimates for first time since 2017 IPO — In rare win, social-media underdog adds clients, runs more ads
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Megan Greenwell becomes the first female chief editor at Gizmodo Media Group's sports site Deadspin, replacing Tim Marchman who was promoted — Greenwell becomes the site's first female chief editor and replaces the promoted Tim Marchman. — Megan Greenwell was announced on Tuesday …
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@megreenwell, @raju, The Wrap, @page88, @michellelegro, @jamilsmith, @amandahess, @djheller, @erikmal, @max_read, @attackerman, @albertburneko, @minakimes, @emmaroller, @stevekandell, @byjoelanderson, @senari and @aliciakennedy
Boris Kachka / The Cut:
Inside a decade of sexual harassment allegations and bullying at WNYC, amidst CEO Laura Walker's attempt to turn the organization around — One morning in late November, an employee in the sponsorship department of WNYC, the public-radio behemoth that transmits “Radiolab,” “All Things Considered …
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Nieman Lab, @jayrosen_nyu, @glennf, @siddhmi, @mitrakalita, @ericuman, @glennf, @ilyamarritz and @maryjaneweedman
Financial Times:
Study of 48K FB pages and 14K Twitter accounts from October 2017 to January: Trump backers share more extremist and phony posts than all other groups combined — Ultra-rightwing conservatives shared more false stories on Facebook than all other political groups combined in the three months …
Christine Wang / CNBC:
Disney reports mixed Q1 results with revenue of $15.35B vs. $15.45B expected; media and networks, consumer and interactive, and studio units miss targets — The Walt Disney Company reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations on Tuesday, but revenue missed estimates.
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Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, The Walt Disney Company, The Wrap, The New York Observer, TVWeek.com and @jyarow
Corey Ford / A Matter-Driven Narrative:
Matter announces local news bootcamps for for-profit news outlets, working with colleges in MO, NY, CA, and GA, plus Google News Lab and News Media Alliance — Today, we launch Open Matter: Local News Bootcamps with Google News Lab, News Media Alliance, and 4 Top J. schools.
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Nieman Lab, The Keyword, @ptalamantes, @coreyford, @newsalliance, @kenromano, @googlenewslab, @mckeanml, @grove, @morepete and Editor & Publisher
Alex Heath / Cheddar:
Sources: Viacom is to announce another round of layoffs this week affecting dozens of staff, mostly in its sales and marketing divisions — Viacom is planning to announce a significant round of layoffs this week, Cheddar has learned. — The exact number of cuts is unclear …
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Ricardo Lopez / Variety:
Sources: Viacom close to acquiring annual online video conference Vidcon, which will be an independent division of Viacom and retain leadership team, offices
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Multichannel News, Hollywood Reporter, @rwmead, @shahrzadrafati, @pcsathy, @gregisgo, @bingchen, Tubefilter and @lamarrwilson
April Simpson / Current:
NPR's Daniel Zwerdling, a veteran investigative journalist, has left the network; sources say allegations of sexual harassment were filed to HR in November — Daniel Zwerdling, a veteran investigative journalist at NPR, has left the network amid allegations of sexual harassment.
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@kryssypease, @aprilehrlich, @alyssaedes and NewsCut
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Fact-checkers from news orgs including Libération, Snopes, and Factcheck.org will meet with Facebook today to discuss their efforts to tackle fake news — Facebook and its fact-checking partners will meet in Silicon Valley Tuesday to work out their differences — and the latter have some pretty specific asks.
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@intergentic, @niemanlab, @mantzarlis, @dpfunke and @rasmus_kleis
David Ingram / Reuters:
Seattle's Ethics and Elections Commission says Facebook violated election ad law, orders Facebook to disclose political ad spend info during 2017 city elections — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Seattle's election authority said on Monday that Facebook Inc is in violation of a city law …
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The Stranger …, Sunlight Foundation, @tylercreighton, @dhh, Engadget, The Stranger …, TechCrunch, GeekWire, The Hill, Associated Press, @elijsanders, @byrosenberg and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Nadia Khomami / The Guardian:
UK judge rules that the warrant for Julian Assange's arrest should stand, despite Swedish case being dropped, because he breached UK bail conditions — WikiLeaks founder could be detained if he leaves Ecuador embassy in London … Julian Assange will continue to face arrest if he leaves …
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@skynewsbreak, HuffPost UK, Law & Crime, @horsehousing, @blogdiva, @angryblacklady and @psawers
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