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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Sources: A&E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc is in advanced talks to take over as CEO at Vice Media from co-founder Shane Smith; Abbe Raven to serve as interim CEO — UPDATED: In a surprise move, A+E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc is in advanced talks to take over the chief executive role at Vice Media …
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Susan Goldberg / National Geographic:
National Geographic asked a historian to audit its archives, admits to “appalling stories” filled with racism in its past, vows to examine and confront racism — We asked a preeminent historian to investigate our coverage of people of color in the U.S. and abroad. Here's what he found.
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Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Eddy Cue Q&A on the line between free speech and open platforms, plans to integrate Texture content into Apple News, why Apple likely won't buy Disney, Netflix — We're on the ground at SXSW 2018 in Austin, Texas where Apple's Eddy Cue is about to take the stage to discuss media curation with CNN's Dylan Byers.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Apple acquires digital newsstand Texture, which gives its readers access to ~200 magazines for $10/month, as it doubles down on content “from trusted sources” — As the debate continues over fake news and the role that aggregators like Facebook have played in spreading it …
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New York Times:
60 Minutes moves forward in preparing segment with Stephanie Clifford, who says she had affair with Trump; source: show has not received notice of legal action — The CBS News program “60 Minutes” was moving forward with plans to show an interview it conducted last week with the pornographic film actress …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Ex-GOP lawmaker Joe Walsh criticizes Trump over his attack on “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd after the President called the reporter a “son of a bitch” — Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) defended “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd on Sunday after President Trump
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Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
YouTube could be one of the most powerful radicalizing tools of this century, given its billion users and algorithms that recommend ever more extreme videos — At one point during the 2016 presidential election campaign, I watched a bunch of videos of Donald Trump rallies on YouTube.
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New York Daily News:
Business Insider video journalist Trevor Cadigan was one of those killed in the East River helicopter crash in New York on Sunday evening — Two tourists, a journalist and two helicopter employees died aboard a sightseeing chopper that crashed into the East River, police sources said Sunday.
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Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed:
Musical.ly blocks some search terms related to self-harm and eating disorders after criticism; tags still appear on users' posts — The homepage on the app Musical.ly. — Musical.ly — Musical.ly, the lip-synching app that is wildly popular with younger users, is struggling to catch …
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Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
Inside Reddit as it rolled out the October 2017 policy update that resulted in the ban of numerous subreddits, including ones for Nazis and bestiality — How do we fix life online without limiting free speech? — Which Web sites get the most traffic? According to the ranking service Alexa …
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Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
Analysis: federal government censored, withheld, or couldn't find records in 78% of requests in the past year; it spent $40.6M defending decisions in FOIA cases — https://apnews.com/714791d91d7944e49a28 4a51fab65b85 — WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government censored …
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Trump's tactic of labeling critical reporting as “fake news” has spread through all levels of government, with lawmakers even using it against local press — An Idaho state lawmaker urges her constituents to submit entries for her “fake news awards.”
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The New York Times Company:
New York Times is launching its first non-fiction narrative podcast, “Caliphate”, with reporter Rukmini Callimachi — “Caliphate,” A Documentary Mini-Series Debuting This Spring, Is The Times's Most Ambitious Form of Audio Storytelling To Date — The New York Times today announced …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
A look at Meredith Corporation after its purchase of Time Inc. for $2.8B: 17 TV stations, 50 websites, and 40 magazines, some of which are likely to be sold — DES MOINES — Steve Lacy greeted me in his office as if we were old friends. — A top executive at the Meredith Corporation …
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