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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg's paywall, beginning Wednesday, costs $35/month, or $40/month with Businessweek subscription and events; non-subscribers can see 10 stories/month free — The paywall, which allows visitors to read 10 articles a month for free, includes a $39.99 option that comes with a subscription …
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New York Times:
Filing shows executives at Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group, along with the Mercer family, have moved to create a new firm, Emerdata, possibly for “rebranding” — The embattled political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica announced on Wednesday that it would cease most operations …
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Cambridge Analytica is shutting down following the Facebook data misuse scandal, says it was losing clients and facing mounting legal fees
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Verizon's Oath signs distribution deal to place four of its apps, Newsroom, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, and Go90, on Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ devices in the US — (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc's Oath Inc subsidiary has signed a deal to place four of its most popular apps on millions …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Gabriel Sherman, who wrote a book about Roger Ailes, will write a screenplay for a Donald Trump movie, The Apprentice, produced by Amy Baer via Gidden Media — The film will focus on the president's rise to power. — Donald Trump is getting the big-screen movie treatment in a film called …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
The Outline raises $5.15M led by RRE at a $21.15M valuation; founder Joshua Topolsky says he avoided a larger raise to “create a sane business that's scalable” — Joshua Topolsky's digital-media startup, which is less than two years old, is now valued at $21.15 million
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook, which relies on Republicans to advocate for minimal regulation, is bringing in advisers to investigate claims it's biased against conservative voices — To address allegations of bias, Facebook is bringing in two outside advisors — one to conduct a legal audit of its impact …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Zuckerberg says Facebook won't pay annual fees to publishers, an idea floated by Murdoch, and emphasizes interest in helping news outlets sell subscriptions
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David Beard / Poynter:
South Florida Sun Sentinel puts a moratorium on gun ads and apologizes for failing to follow its own policy of not placing gun ads on the front page — “It's a mess. It's horrible.” — That's Julie Anderson, editor-in-chief of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, reacting …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Media exec Merrill Brown launches The News Project, a platform for news publishers, built by 10up, that includes AP wire access and uses Piano subscription tech — A group of media, journalism and tech companies has joined veteran media executive Merrill Brown to create …
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Condé Nast says Wired, GQ, and Bon Appetit will get streaming channels to be carried on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire; Wired channel will launch later this year — Wired, GQ and Bon Appetit are slated to become the first magazine brands within Condé Nast to support …
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Karen K. Ho / Columbia Journalism Review:
Inside the finances of the WHCA in 2017: dinner cost $553K, made $805K, and $108K went to 25 scholarships, with the rest to operating expenses — White House Correspondent Association President Margaret Talev speaks at the WHCA dinner on Saturday, April 28, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Alan C. Miller / The News Literacy Project:
News Literacy Project refused to remove mentions of Turkey's press restrictions in presentation for UN Alliance of Civilizations; alliance then postpones event — The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) indefinitely postponed an event at the U.N. tomorrow to observe World Press Freedom …
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Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC:
Spotify reports first ever financial results with Q1 revenue of €1.139B, up 26% YoY, on operating loss of €41M; MAUs up 30% YoY to 170M — - The company posted a total user base of 170 million, with 75 million paid subscribers, in line with expectations.
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