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3:50 PM ET, April 2, 2018

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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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Hollywood Reporter:
Trump defends Sinclair Broadcasting in a tweet, says the company is “far superior” to CNN and “even more Fake NBC”  —  The company, which owns over 170 television stations across the country, was criticized on social media for attempting to “push their extremely biased agenda.”
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.
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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Business Insider:
Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations have rallied behind Fox News host Laura Ingraham as advertisers ditch her show
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 …
StreetInsider.com:
Disney (DIS) Announces Launch of ESPN+ Subscription Streaming Service on April 12 for $4.99 per Month  —  News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others.  Claim your 2-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here.  —  ESPN+, the upcoming direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service …
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 …
Carlos Martínez de la Serna / Tow Center …:
How digital networks have powered collaboration and cooperative production, creating a journalism commons, during the first three decades of digital journalism  —  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  —  The history of journalism includes many and varied forms of cooperation, as far back as landmark events …
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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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Report: US households using only over-the-top streaming services nearly tripled since 2013 to 14.1M but still represent just 11% of all TV households
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Critics say Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post is moving away from independent journalism and softening its critical stance to please Beijing
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse

George Steer / Financial Times:
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets
 
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