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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
NBC News faces skepticism that it can reform in-house sexual harassment amid more accusations against Matt Lauer and new accusations against Tom Brokaw — NBC News Chairman Andy Lack had barely slept. Late the night before, he had walked from the art deco headquarters of NBC Universal …
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The Montgomery Advertiser:
As a lynching memorial opens, Alabama's The Montgomery Advertiser admits its “shameful place” in history for past coverage of lynchings and racism — We were wrong. — On the day when people from across the globe come to our capital city to consider the sordid history of slavery …
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Claims by Joy Reid's cybersecurity expert that her old blog was compromised fall apart when compared with archived versions — MSNBC host Joy Reid claims that recently unearthed homophobic articles attributed to her are fakes. And she says a cybersecurity consultant has proof that her old blog has been hacked.
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Jason Del Rey / Recode:
Amazon to raise the price of Prime from $99 to $119 in the US, the first increase in 4 years, going into effect for new subs on May 11 and existing subs in June — The increase is effective for new customers starting May 11. — Amazon is increasing the price of its Prime membership …
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Eugene Kim / CNBC:
Amazon's “other” sales, mostly comprised of its advertising revenue, jumped 139% to $2.03B in Q1, the first time sales have surpassed $2B — - Amazon's quarterly advertising sales surpassed $2 billion for the first time in the first quarter. — Amazon doesn't break …
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Samuel Osborne / The Independent:
A Palestinian journalist shot while covering a Gaza protest nearly two weeks ago, Ahmad Abu Hussein, has died of his wounds, the second killed in the protests — Reporter wearing vest marked ‘Press’ and helmet marked ‘TV’ when he was hit — Facebook profits soar 63% despite Cambridge Analytica scandal
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Apple News is pushing publishers to create higher-quality videos with a Top Videos section; sources say Apple is keeping 50% of revenue from interstitial ads — Apple wants publishers to distribute higher-quality videos on Apple News. But publishers want to see higher revenue from those videos.
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@jtemple, @katie_rayford and @garrettgoodman
Ian Burrell / The Drum:
BBC's Jamie Angus, director of World Service Group, says chat services like WhatsApp are now prime tools for spreading misleading videos that mimic BBC's brand — The BBC is “really worried” by a new tactic by fake news propagandists and fraudsters who are exploiting the rise of chat apps …
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Knight Foundation:
CIR announces Reveal Local Labs, a Knight Foundation-funded initiative aimed at fostering local news collaborations and investigative reporting in four cities — The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) today announced Reveal Local Labs, a new initiative to foster local news collaborations …
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Poynter and @mollydeaguiar
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: AT&T raised idea of settling DOJ antitrust suit in March, but talks stalled after it became clear DOJ wanted full divestiture of Turner, which owns CNN — Many observers see the case tilting toward AT&T, but crucial questions still sow doubt: could AT&T use Time Warner's content to squeeze competitors?
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@karlbode, Variety, @hadas_gold, @hadas_gold and FierceCable
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Chantal Fernandez / The Business of Fashion:
Interview with new Glamour Editor-in-Chief Samantha Barry on beefing up Glamour's online audience, owning topics like #metoo, and redesigning the print version — As new editor-in-chief Samantha Barry reveals her first print issue — and radical redesign — she tells BoF about her plans …
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Southern California's two large public TV stations, KCET in Los Angeles and Orange County's KOCE, are merging, with KOCE's Andrew Russell to run combined entity — After clawing for seven years over the same turf, Southern California's two large public television stations — KCET and KOCE …
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KCET, Broadcasting & Cable, @pbssocal, Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Ashley Gold / Politico:
House hearing on social media content filtering devolved into bickering as vloggers Diamond and Silk denied that Trump campaign paid them, contrary to FEC data — A House Judiciary Committee hearing headlined by pro-Trump video-bloggers Diamond and Silk quickly devolved into yelling …
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