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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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@marclacey, CNN, UNESCO, Press Gazette, @pressfreedom, @sunfoundation, @brianstelter, Meredith Levien, Ad Age, @greta, @camanpour, Adweek, @theeconomist, @stefsimanowitz, @ungeneva, @msnbc, RTDNA Recent Articles, @mikiebarb, The Drum, @glennbeck, Wall Street Journal, @ishaantharoor, @jilliankeenan, @jesseapaul, @joelcpj, @michaelroston, @mikewaterssyr, @jackhealynyt, @dbernstein, @ericferreri, @andrewbeatty, @aishagani, @nikkiusher, @derekwillis and @simonallison
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Press freedom groups release report on threats to US media, citing whistleblower prosecutions, stigmatization by politicians, restrictions on public information — With the observation of World Press Freedom Day on Thursday, a group of press freedom organizations is calling attention …
Parag Agrawa / Twitter:
Twitter urges all users to change passwords after it found a bug that stored unmasked user passwords in an internal log; no indication of breach or misuse found — When you set a password for your Twitter account, we use technology that masks it so no one at the company can see it.
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Variety, Adweek, @twittersupport, Mediaite, Fast Company, USA Today, @paraga, Ad Age, MediaPost, ZDNet, The Verge, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Reuters, BuzzFeed, @jack, Digital Trends, The Wrap, @bartongellman, Fortune, @mikeisaac, @briankrebs, New York Magazine, Slate, Softpedia News, Business Insider, The Guardian, Vox, @shiraovide, SlashGear, The Next Web, @steved3, Gizmodo, GeekWire, MacRumors, Droid Life, Engadget, CBS San Francisco, Motherboard, The FADER, 9to5Mac, The Daily Caller, The Week, Mashable, CBS Los Angeles, abc7news.com and The Loop, more at Techmeme »
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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@amyjbrittain, TVWeek.com, Multichannel News, Deadline, Vanity Fair, Variety, The A.V. Club, The Wrap, Refinery29, Women in the World, @yashar, CBS Los Angeles, Business Insider, @karaswisher, @joypress, Slate, The Daily Caller, Gothamist, Newser, TVNewser, @kimmasters, @verambergen, @davidjoachim, @irin, @amandamarcotte, @katchow, @rtraister, @amyjbrittain, @rstephens, @lmplusg, @kelseymsutton, @ywcausa, @aminatou, @kfile, @mbaram, TV Tattle, Mediaite, The Week and Fortune
Dom Cosentino / Deadspin:
Senior writer Peter King is leaving Sports Illustrated after 29 years, signing an exclusive agreement with NBC that includes his Monday Morning NFL column — After 29 years at Sports Illustrated, Peter King is leaving to join NBC. — SI announced King's departure a few minutes ago …
Felix Salmon / Slate:
Bloomberg is adding a paywall because it can, but its journalism is already well-funded via terminals; the $420/year fee could help sites more in need of funds — In recent years, hundreds of publications have started putting up some version of an online paywall.
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Bloomberg and @ranimolla
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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, @lillian_ruiz, @mattcoolidge and @tmcgev
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Podcasting app Pocket Casts has been acquired by a collective that includes NPR and This American Life and will continue to operate as a joint venture — One of the best podcast apps just got bought by some of the biggest podcast producers — Pocket Casts, widely considered …
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Variety, NPR, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Engadget, Droid Life, @pocketcasts, @ismh, @chrisbchester, Shifty Jelly's blog of mystery, @gr36, @caseyriankelly, @samharrelson, @ow and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Former Fox News host Eric Bolling gets a show on the conservative subscription-based CRTV, despite earlier allegations he sent inappropriate texts to colleagues — “Eric is not only one of the most talented conservative media figures, but one of the most authentic individuals I have met," chief of digital network says
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Page Six, Mediaite, New Jersey Online and The Hill
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 …
Josh Rottenberg / Los Angeles Times:
Motion picture academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski — The motion picture academy announced Thursday that it has expelled comedian Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski from the group's ranks. — The decision by the academy's 54-member board of governors was reached at a May 1 meeting …
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Hollywood Reporter, /Film, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller and @theperezhilton
David Cohen / Adweek:
Facebook to add followers/non-followers and gender metrics on Pages' video retention graphs, fixes bug that rendered graphs inaccurately for vids over 2 minutes — A new zoom chart will enable admins to more closely examine data — Facebook is beefing up the video retention graph …
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Facebook Media and Marketing Land
Janko Rottgers / Variety:
Pandora beats Q1 expectations with revenue of $319.2M, up 12% YoY excluding Ticketfly and AU, NZ markets, and 5.63M subs, up 19% YoY; stock up 7%+ after hours — Investors sent Pandora's stock up more than 7 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported better-than expected Q1 2018 revenue numbers.
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Pandora
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