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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Google launches AMP story format, a mobile-friendly tool for video, image, and animation-heavy stories, partnering with CNN, Vox Media, and other publishers — The format doesn't support advertising yet, which could slow its adoption among publishers — Alphabet Inc.'s GOOGL .79% Google unveiled …
Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC:
When asked about Facebook's increasing video ambitions, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the social network should “get back to baby pictures” — - As Facebook has been beefing up its video offering in what looks like a more direct assault on YouTube, Wojcicki says that she's staying focused …
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
A year after pulling its ads from YouTube, AT&T has yet to return to the platform, says Google needs to get as close to “zero tolerance” as possible — AT&T, one of the nation's biggest marketers, has yet to return to YouTube nearly a year after pulling its advertising …
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@whatthebit, @ennisnyt, @nytimestech and @prashantrao
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Dave Lee / BBC:
UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd is visiting tech companies in Silicon Valley to discuss UK govt's new AI tool which can detect 94% of IS's online activity — The UK government has unveiled a tool it says can accurately detect jihadist content and block it from being viewed.
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GOV.UK, Gizmodo, The Verge, TechCrunch, @daveleebbc, Engadget, Gigaom and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed:
Jay Asher, author of the book Thirteen Reasons Why, adapted for Netflix, was removed from a literary organization over allegations of sexual harassment — Asher told BuzzFeed News that he was the one being harassed, and that he left on his own accord. — Author Jay Asher …
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Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones:
Video by Russian activist Alexei Navalny, alleging new link between Russia and Trump campaign, is subject of injunction, may lead to YouTube and Instagram block — Last week, a 25-minute video published by Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny alleging a new link between the Kremlin …
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@h_lev, Lenta.ru and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Daniel Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Ex-Vice employee, who had access to info on dozens of employee salaries, sues Vice over pay discrimination, says male subordinate made $25K/year more than her — A former female employee of Vice Media has alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the company discriminates against female employees …
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Fast Company, @talya_cooper, @aaschapiro, @sarahparvini and @danielnmiller
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
WH briefing room is now much worse than a spin room, with Sarah Sanders channeling Trump's abuse of media, hitting new low when talking about respect for women — She dripped disdain. — She oozed contempt. — “If you were paying attention to what I just read to you . . .” …
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@jayrosen_nyu, @ninabernstein1, @dabeard, @atrupar, @lawrence, @mickywhitenv, @sulliview and Journalism News
Aditi Sangal / Digiday:
As podcasts struggle to be discovered on social media, producers add video, newsletters, and WhatsApp and Facebook groups to gain traction — As social media platforms have pivoted to video, they've gotten publishers to adapt. But one medium has been left out: podcasts.
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Profile of MSNBC host Joy Reid, whose Saturday show AM Joy averages nearly 1M weekly viewers and has found popularity on Twitter as a leader of the #resistance — The daughter of immigrants, she spars fiercely with supporters of President Trump, both on the air and in the Twitter ether.
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@jamilsmith, TVNewser and Bookforum
Liam Corcoran / Nieman Lab:
How Scandinavian publishing house Schibsted's machine learning tech predicts which readers are 3 to 5 times more likely to buy a subscription — Across the sites where it's currently in use, the company's purchase prediction model has been able to identify groups of readers three to five times …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Washington Post's Head of Innovation Jarrod Dicker is leaving the company to become the CEO of Po.et, a media blockchain company — The Washington Post's Head of Innovation Jarrod Dicker is leaving the legacy brand to become the CEO of Po.et, a media blockchain company.
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@kuenglucy, @matiasjarah and @josephjames
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook to allow publisher paywalls in its iOS app starting 3/1; users get five articles before being asked to pay, publishers get 100% subscription revenue — Apple is allowing Facebook to bend the subscription rules. Starting March 1st, news publishers will be able to use their paywalls inside Facebook's iOS app.
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Nieman Lab, Recode, Fast Company, Press Gazette, MacRumors, @joshconstine, @dansinker, 9to5Mac and Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
USA Today is adding 20 new editors and producers to the current 40-person video team, has built a new studio in Gannett's Manhattan headquarters — Don't call it a pivot. USA Today Network is bulking up its video capabilities with plans to add 20 new editors and producers to join …
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