Mediagazer: Inclusion Media, founded by Broadway producer Howard Kagan, bids $315M for TWC, with support from 5 women who sued TWC; deal sets aside fund, equity for victims (Dawn C. Chmielewski/Deadline)

3:25 PM ET, May 1, 2018

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

Sources: CBS News execs were so dismayed by WHCD this year that they considered withdrawing from future events, until WHCD said changes are being considered — As the power elite of Washington filed out of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday …

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PR Newswire:
Letter from The Hill's Chairman James Finkelstein to WHCA's Exec Director, explaining its decision to withdraw from future events over Michelle Wolf's comments

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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump answering questions at events allows him to dodge questions more than at a press conference, a format he's abandoned, but aides say doing so grants access

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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

BBC:

BBC Afghan service reporter Ahmad Shah was shot dead by armed men on Monday, becoming the fifth BBC journalist to die in Afghanistan since the 1990s — A BBC reporter has been killed in the east Afghan province of Khost, on a day of attacks which left nearly 40 people dead, other journalists among them.

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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

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The Nieman Foundation for Journalism:

Flipboard's Managing Editor Gabriella Schwarz and The Lens' Editor Steve Myers are among 2019's Nieman fellows — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, home to internationally recognized journalism fellowships, programs and publications, has selected 27 Nieman Fellows for the class of 2019.

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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.

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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.

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Wall Street Journal:

Tehran court orders Iranian telecoms to block Telegram saying the app gave Islamic State “safe ground” and also citing the app's role in recent protests — Tehran court ruling prohibits the messaging platform used to organize protesters — Iran moved to shut down the messaging app Telegram …

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Kurt Wagner / Recode:

Overview of Twitter's video ad business, which brought in $287M+ in Q1 and over half of the company's total revenue since Q4 2017 — Twitter made more than $287 million from video ads last quarter. — Twitter has been highlighting its video ad business during earnings calls for years …

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Dawn C. Chmielewski / Deadline:

Inclusion Media, founded by Broadway producer Howard Kagan, bids $315M for TWC, with support from 5 women who sued TWC; deal sets aside fund, equity for victims — EXCLUSIVE: A new bidder has emerged for the Weinstein Co., a day after the bidding process reached a seemingly anticlimactic end …

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Roll Call:

CQ Roll Call's Executive Editor Steve Komarow has died aged 61, following a recent accident and long illness — Steve Komarow, a veteran foreign correspondent and newsroom leader who served as senior vice president and executive editor at CQ Roll Call, died Sunday after a recent accident and long illness.

Chris Ariens / Adweek:

At the Digital Content NewFronts on Monday, The New York Times announced a reimagined business section, film and TV projects, and more — 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 …

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Disney Digital to launch an over-the-top video app for millennials, as it woos advertisers burned by YouTube — Ahead of the 2019 launch of Disney's Netflix competitor, the company's digital arm will launch a free, over-the-top video app aimed at millennials sometime this summer.

Discussion: Adweek, Multichannel News and Engadget

Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:

In 2017, Digital First Media recorded a 17% operating margin and nearly $160M in profit, meaning parent company Alden Global may be reluctant to sell it — Digital First Media's financials — revealed here — show how the company has ridden its deep cuts to nearly $160 million in profits and the highest margins in the business.

Pew Research Center:

62% of US adults who think the internet has had a good impact on society cite access, speed of info, while 16% who think impact has been bad cite fake news — Americans tend to view the impact of the internet and other digital technologies on their own lives in largely positive ways …

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