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James Bennet, NYT editorial page editor, says Quinn Norton will not join editorial board after her prior tweets with slurs emerge following hiring announcement — Quinn Norton has tweeted that she's friends with neo-Nazis, and has used slurs on a regular basis.
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The New York Times names Quinn Norton to its editorial board as lead opinion writer on the power, culture, and consequences of technology — We're delighted to announce that Quinn Norton has joined The New York Times editorial board as our lead opinion writer on the power, culture and consequences of technology.
BuzzFeed:
At a meeting of trade group Digital Content Next, which includes NYT, Vox Media, and News Corp, publishers weighed supporting regulation of Facebook and Google — At a trade group meeting last week, one media executive likened Facebook to Big Tobacco. — Media executives have for years …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix signs five-year exclusive contract with Ryan Murphy, creator of American Horror Story and Glee; sources say deal is worth as much as $300M — The streaming giant Netflix has won yet another battle against old Hollywood. — On Tuesday night, Netflix announced that it had poached …
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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 …
Josh Breiner / Haaretz:
Israel police recommend charges against Arnon Mozes, the publisher of Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, as part of one case against Prime Minister Netanyahu — ‘Case 1000’ alleges Netanyahu received lavish gifts from wealthy businessmen in return for political favors; ‘Case 2000’ alleges a tit-for-tat with publisher of Israeli daily
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Edmund Lee / Recode:
Janice Min says Tronc approached her about running LA Times newsroom, but she withdrew from consideration because plan for national content network was unclear — The former editor of the Hollywood Reporter spoke to us at the Code Media conference. — The Los Angeles Times is undergoing …
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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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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Interview with Jason Kottke, whose blog kottke.org turns 20 this year, on the function of blogs, newsletters, how memberships bring in 60% of his revenue, more — “I am like a vaudevillian. I'm the last guy dancing on the stage, by myself, and everyone else has moved on to movies and television."
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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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Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Oath CEO Tim Armstrong says programs in Go90, Verizon's free mobile video app, will be redistributed inside Oath outlets like HuffPost, Yahoo Finance — Shows on Go90, Verizon's free mobile video app, are likely to be broken out and deposited in other parts of the Yahoo/AOL empire.
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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 …
John Lynch / Business Insider:
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says the site hasn't banned Logan Paul because he has not violated its policies three times, the requisite for such a punishment — - YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said at a media conference Monday that the controversial YouTube star Logan Paul hasn't violated enough policies to be banned from the platform.
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