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The Guardian:
Walmart announces it will remove Cosmopolitan magazine from checkout aisles but not from entire store, following pressure from conservative lobby groups — National Center on Sexual Exploitation calls Walmart a ‘trailblazer in corporate responsibility’ for pulling magazine from checkout aisles
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Peter White / Deadline:
BBC publishes annual content strategy, says it risks being “squeezed out” of the global market by competitors like Amazon and Netflix amid market consolidation — The BBC has warned that it risks being squeezed out of an “ever more competitive global market” …
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Jethro Mullen / CNNMoney:
Playboy magazine has announced it is leaving Facebook, citing the social network's handling of user data — Zuckerberg says he's open to testifying before Congress — Playboy says it's leaving Facebook over the social network's handling of user data. — The move was announced late Tuesday …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress “within a matter of weeks”
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Profile of the West End Phoenix, a non-profit and ad-free community newspaper founded by the rock star Dave Bidni, which covers Toronto's West End neighborhood — Almost six months ago, a Canadian rock star started a community paper. Amazingly, that's the least interesting thing about West End Phoenix.
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eMarketer:
eMarketer forecast: US TV ad spend will slip 0.5% YoY to $69.9B in 2018, will be less than 25% of total ad spend by 2022; digital to rise 18.7% YoY to $107.3B — TV ad spending will continue its decline this year, according to eMarketer's latest US advertising forecast.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix appoints Susan Rice, ex-US National Security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations in the Obama administration, to its board of directors — Netflix appointed Susan Rice, former U.S. National Security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations in the Obama administration, to its board of directors.
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Louise Matsakis / Wired:
Princeton University study finds 90% of affiliate marketing ads on YouTube and Pinterest are not disclosed, violating FTC guidelines — IF YOU SEARCH for the millennial makeup brand Glossier on YouTube, one of the first results likely to appear is from Olivia Jade, a fashion and beauty vlogger with over one million subscribers.
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Jacqueline Charles / Miami Herald:
Haiti-based journalists marched in the streets Wednesday, demanding a probe into disappearance of photojournalist Vladjimir Legagneur who went missing March 14 — The last time Fleurette Guerrier spoke to her husband, Vladjimir Legagneur, the Haitian photojournalist told her he was busy but fine.
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Newspapers and magazines face possible increased costs due to a proposed tariff on Canadian newsprint and a scheduled postal rate increase — Reeling print businesses stand to take a significant hit this year as a tariff on Canadian newsprint and a scheduled postal rate increase for magazines kick in.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Hewlett Foundation announces that it will donate $10M over two years to help fund research into the spread of disinformation on social media platforms — Other philanthropic efforts have focused on newsrooms or audiences. Hewlett is targeting the platforms.
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@femme_mal
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Vox Media's new package template groups related stories and emphasizes context to drive recirculation within the site — With Facebook turning down the traffic firehose, it's more important than ever to convert those all one-pageview visits into two- and three-pageview visits.
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MediaShift
Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
Ex-Miramax employee Zelda Perkins appears in front of UK Parliament to press for changes to legislation on NDAs — The former Miramax employee, speaking to the U.K. Parliament, described the “morally lacking” negotiation process with Miramax lawyers in 1998, her fear of jail time should she break …
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