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David Siders / Politico:
“News” site The California Republican, with linked Facebook page labeled “news/media company”, was paid for by campaign of Rep. Devin Nunes, ardent media critic — Embattled California congressman finds a way to bypass the mainstream media.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Comcast's bid for 21st Century Fox was $60B+, 15% higher than Disney's winning offer, but was rejected due to antitrust concerns — Cable giant's offer for Fox's entertainment assets was in the low $60 billions, exceeding Disney's winning offer — Cable giant Comcast Corp. CMCSA 1.00% …
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@asharma, @claytravis, @asharma and felix.substack.com
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Technologist who predicted “fake news”, Aviv Ovadya, and other experts warn new AI-powered tools to manipulate perception could erode people's trust in reality — In mid-2016, Aviv Ovadya realized there was something fundamentally wrong with the internet — so wrong that he abandoned his work and sounded an alarm.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rob Porter's exit from the White House shows the need for more bulletproof, evidence-based journalism — It never should have taken a photo of Colbie Holderness's bruised eye to get Rob Porter out of the White House. — He shouldn't have been there to begin with, as a top aide to President Trump …
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@nathwice, @sulliview, @jcstearns, @padams29, @davkat43, @heffnera and @jcstearns
Karl Taro Greenfeld / Los Angeles Times:
Former writer at Time Inc. offers anecdotes about how the publisher was “overspending horrendously” on salaries and unlimited expense accounts before AOL merger — I started as a writer at Time Magazine on a Monday in 1998. I turned up that morning to find the 23rd floor …
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@poniewozik and @editorialiste
Brenda Goh / Reuters:
Alibaba signs multi-year deal to offer 1000+ episodes of Disney shows on its Youku video streaming platform — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's entertainment arm has signed a licensing agreement with Walt Disney Co in a deal that will provide the Chinese group's Youku video …
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Fast Company
Hollywood Reporter:
NY attorney general sues Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, and The Weinstein Company, claiming they failed to protect staff from pervasive sexual harassment — The lawsuit alleges company executives repeatedly failed to protect employees from Harvey Weinstein's “unrelenting sexual harassment, intimidation and discrimination.”
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New York Times, The Wrap, Deadline, Business Insider, Mediaite, Variety, @hilaryr, thecut, Fortune, @eriqgardner, @tatianasiegel27, @anthony, @pameladaym, Business Insider, @thr, @pameladaym, AOL, Rolling Stone, @ppvsrb, @sharonwaxman, @kimmasters, @tatianasiegel27, Variety and Mashable
Jennifer Wadsworth / San Jose Inside:
Bay Area News Group follows 27+ employee buyouts with layoffs of more than two dozen at papers including the Mercury News — Bay Area News Group—the Digital First Media chain that includes the Mercury News and several South Bay community newspapers—went through yet another downsizing this week.
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@byrosenberg, @davidwchen and @majorcbs
Alex Wood / The Memo:
Forbes Media acquires London-based news site The Memo, naming its EIC Alex Wood European editor and creating new editorial team to cover the continent — Some very exciting news. — Dear Reader, — It's my pleasure to share with you some exciting news about The Memo.
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Forbes
Jonathan Keane / Tech.eu:
German publisher Axel Springer, Europe's largest publisher, has invested an undisclosed sum in Magic Leap to bring AR to its content — German publisher Axel Springer, Europe's largest publisher, has backed Magic Leap, the US augmented reality company that's raised nearly $2 billion from Google and Alibaba.
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TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Tyler McCall / Fashionista:
Interview with NYT Styles section editor Choire Sicha on how he got started in his career, his time at Gawker, building The Awl, his current goals, more — In our long-running series, “How I'm Making It,” we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success.
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@elizabethangell, @emilygould, @anildash, @jeffbercovici, @vilkomerson, @jeremypgordon, @eiffeltyler, @shani_o, @hannaingber, @amandamull, @mariabustillos, @mgsiegler, @niemanlab and @moorehn
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalist Protection Act introduced in Congress would make assaulting a journalist a federal crime, won't protect against compelled disclosure of sources — Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks on April 5, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
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