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1:00 AM ET, May 1, 2018

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter announces 30 new or renewed video content deals, details live programming from ESPN, NBCUniversal, Live Nation, Vice News, MLB, and more  —  Twitter is ready to pump even more premium video into your tweet-stream from a range of new and existing partners — with an emphasis on live-streamed content.
Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
New York Times Metro Editor Wendell Jamieson resigns following an “investigation”, Susan Chira to step in as interim metro editor effective immediately  —  The Metro Editor for The New York Times has resigned following an investigation, according to an email sent to the newsroom on Monday.
Barry Levine / MarTech Today:
Trade groups representing 4,000 publishers criticize Google's GDPR policies, say proposal to get consent from EU visitors if Google ads are served “falls short”  —  The organizations point to Google's requirements that publishers collect consent and assume liability as some of the many issues.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
WHCA discusses possibly changing format for future dinners, including inviting a liberal and a conservative comedian, booking a singer, or suspending the dinner  —  WHCA president discusses her ‘regret’ about dinner  —  The White House Correspondents Association is belatedly accepting …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists should stop the White House Correspondents Dinner because it has become downright counterproductive to the goals of good journalism
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Annotated transcript of Michelle Wolf's caustic roasting of the Trump administration and the media at the White House Correspondents Dinner
Chris Ariens / Adweek:
At NewFronts, The New York Times announced an expansion into TV and film productions and says its podcast The Daily has been downloaded 280M times  —  At its NewFront, the paper of record talked TV, podcasts and more  —  First out of the gate at the 2018 Digital Content NewFronts this morning …
Reuters:
Danish citizen Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman first to be convicted under Malaysia's fake news law after posting a YouTube video; Sulaiman to spend a month in jail  —  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media …
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Analysts: revenue for local TV stations is expected to increase 5.6% to $27.68B in 2018, boosted by political advertising in election season  —  Revenue for the local television station business is expected to increase 5.6% to $27.68 billion in 2018, according to BIA Advisory Services.
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Australia's ABC to restructure its eight capital-city newsrooms for digital and multi-platform journalism; about 20 jobs will be cut as new roles are created  —  News director says overall job numbers won't fall as new roles will be created  —  Another 20 journalists will lose their jobs …
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The New York Times Company:
New York Times names Erin McCann its deputy editor of Politics and adds a mix of editors and reporters to the team  —  We are pleased to announce members of our Politics team for 2018 — a mix of great veteran political journalists and terrific reporters and editors from a range of desks …
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Mozilla to launch sponsored story recommendations from Pocket for new tabs with Firefox 60 in US  —  Mozilla has confirmed plans to introduce sponsored content to new tabs in the upcoming Firefox 60 release.  —  The news comes just a few months after the company revealed it would begin experimenting with …
Sam Forsdick / Press Gazette:
Suicide bomber in Kabul, disguised as a reporter, detonated bomb while among press pack, killing up to nine journalists, including AFP photographer, and others  —  A twin suicide attack in Afghani capital Kabul has killed 25 people including up to nine journalists, with one bomber having disguised himself …
 
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Engadget to cease publication of German- and Spanish-language sites as of Tuesday; sister sites in China, Japan, and the UK will continue
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Google and NBC to make 10+ multi-episode VR productions to run alongside core programming of network's channels, including SNL, Vanderpump Rules, and Syfy Wire
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A lawyer who represented one of Matt Lauer's victims has called on NBC News to hire an outside firm to investigate growing number of sexual harassment claims
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP
 
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