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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Dozens of news organizations partner to promote high-quality journalism in an ad campaign that encourages consuming a variety of news outlets — Why press freedom is your freedom — On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, dozens of news organizations are joining forces to promote high-quality journalism.
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Terry Glavin / National Post:
World Press Freedom Day: 32 journalists have lost their lives this year, with ten Afghan journalists deliberately targeted and murdered this week — On World Press Freedom Day, remember that without a free press, there is no democracy, no liberty. Thirty-two journalists gave their lives this year
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South China Morning Post, @verambergen, @sunfoundation, Columbia Journalism Review, @verambergen, @joelcpj and @hamidmirpak
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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@waltmossberg, @raju, @farnazfassihi, @alanmillernlp and @farnazfassihi
Washington Post:
Charlie Rose accused by 27 more women of sexual harassment; CBS managers were warned of his conduct on three occasions over 30 years — Incidents of sexual misconduct by Charlie Rose were far more numerous than previously known, according to a new investigation by The Washington Post …
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Variety, @amyjbrittain, The Wrap, Business Insider, TVNewser, Newser, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, @joypress, Refinery29, Women in the World, @kfile, @amyjbrittain, @kimmasters, @verambergen, @rstephens, @lmplusg, @davidjoachim, @irin, @kelseymsutton, @ywcausa, @aminatou, @amandamarcotte, @katchow, @rtraister, Gothamist, TV Tattle, CBS Los Angeles, Slate, The Week and The Daily Caller
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
Civil, the blockchain-based media startup, announces formation of Civil Studios, a separate, for-profit company to fund and pilot ambitious journalism projects — The wildly ambitious media startup, Civil, just got a little more ambitious. On Wednesday, the New York-based blockchain company …
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Civil, @nicolebode, @mattcoolidge, @lillian_ruiz and @tmcgev
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
In Q1, NYT digital-only subscribers rose 25.5% YoY to 2.8M, total revenue went up 3.8% YoY to $414M; digital ad revenue fell 6% while print ad revenue fell 2% — The New York Times Company added 139,000 digital-only subscribers in the first quarter of 2018, a 25.5 percent increase …
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Business Wire and @michaelroston
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Refinery29 plans to launch Channel29, an ad-supported streaming channel, in Q4, and to expand events to Chicago and San Francisco — Refinery29, the media and entertainment player that targets millennial females, is the latest content company to plot an over-the-top video push.
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Digiday, MediaPost, Adweek and Business Insider
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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@rafat, @hshaban and @whatthebit
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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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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Bloomberg, Nieman Lab, @david_wainer, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Business Insider, @cahnemily and @tomgara
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
ESPN is extending its SportsCenter brand to other platforms after success on Snapchat, with a new daily version for its ESPN app and a new live Twitter show — ESPN is extending “SportsCenter” to new platforms as it tries to revitalize its flagship TV franchise with new and younger viewers.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Video streaming service Philo offers three free months of Pandora Premium for new and existing customers, limited to the first 200K to sign up — Philo is teaming with music streamer Pandora in the hopes of luring more cord-cutters and cord-nevers to its skinny internet TV bundle …
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