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Timothy Burke / The Concourse:
Sinclair's local TV anchors are reading corporate-mandated script saying some media outlets publish fake news, as Sinclair awaits Tribune deal approval from FCC — Earlier this month, CNN's Brian Stelter broke the news that Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner or operator of nearly 200 television stations …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Zuckerberg says it will take a few years for the company to resolve its current issues and that it spent too little time thinking about the risks of its tools — “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.” — It's been a tough year for Facebook.
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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
As advertisers ditch Laura Ingraham's show following call from Parkland survivor David Hogg, media critics are divided on whether it's the right way to protest — More businesses seem willing to yank their advertising dollars from platforms that are involved in controversies.
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The Wrap:
At least 18 companies have pulled advertising from Laura Ingraham's Fox News show, including Hulu, Nestle, TripAdvisor, Honda, Office Depot, and Liberty Mutual — Liberty Mutual CEO David Long says Fox News host's “comments are inconsistent with our values as a company”
Oleksiy Kuzmenko / bellingcat:
Ukrainian and Russian media frequently quoted David Jewberg, a Pentagon analyst on Russia, without realising he didn't exist and was the creation of a US group — Summary: — “Senior Pentagon Russia Analyst LTC David Jewberg” maintained a popular Facebook page and was frequently quoted …
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New York Times:
DOJ is investigating Live Nation for possible antitrust violations after complaints it pressured venues into using its subsidiary Ticketmaster or lose big shows — In 2010, when the Justice Department allowed the two most dominant companies in the live music business — Live Nation and Ticketmaster …
Theodore Schleifer / Recode:
Profile of Spotify's CFO Barry McCarthy as the company prepares for its unusual direct listing on NYSE this Tuesday — Spotify's CFO pushed for this week's direct listing, which could change life for Wall Street and for big tech startups. — When Spotify goes public Tuesday …
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Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Teen Boss, a quarterly magazine for 8-15 year-old girls focusing on making money and building brands, reinforces female ambition as smiling and social — The magazine Teen Boss, styled as Teen Bo$$!, débuted in September of last year. It publishes quarterly, like an earnings report.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Poll: 75% of Americans believe major news outlets report “fake news”, 65% say “fake news” applies to editorial decisions, 83% think outsiders plant fake stories — Trump less trusted than CNN, MSNBC, and Fox as info source — West Long Branch, NJ - The news about …
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Sources: CBS plans an all-stock offer for Viacom, below current market valuation; CEO Les Moonves to propose staying at helm at least 2 years — (Reuters) - CBS Corp (CBS.N) plans to make an all-stock offer for Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) that values the U.S. media company below its current market valuation …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube debuts TrueView for reach, a shorter, skippable ad format, which lets advertisers show ads as short as 6 seconds that can be skipped after 5 — YouTube today is introducing a new way for advertisers to maximize reach from their shorter ads. The change arrives around two years …
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Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A: Julie Reynolds, formerly at a Digital First Media owned paper, on covering DFM's owner Alden Capital and the NewsGuild labor union's #NewsMatters project — FOR TWO YEARS, JULIE REYNOLDS has cranked out stories about Alden Global Capital, the secretive New York hedge fund …