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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, The Drum, @jilliankeenan, @jesseapaul, @ericferreri and Meredith Levien
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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, Columbia Journalism Review and @verambergen
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
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
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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Newser, Mediaite, The Wrap, Variety, Vanity Fair, Women in the World, Gothamist, CBS Los Angeles, Slate, The Daily Caller and The Week
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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@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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CA Commercial, The Register, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Jon Slattery, Fortune, Business Insider, @farai, 9to5Mac and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
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Wall Street Journal:
Cambridge Analytica is shutting down following the Facebook data misuse scandal, says it was losing clients and facing mounting legal fees
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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The Guardian, Wired, NBC News, Al Jazeera English, The Verge, MacRumors, Gizmodo, The Week, Business Insider, Fast Company, Ad Age, Fast Company, Variety, Engadget, PAPER, Digital Trends, CNBC, Motherboard, VentureBeat, The Wrap, Vanity Fair, @profcarroll, USA Today, TechCrunch, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, @charlesarthur, @otto_english, @georgeslefo, MediaPost, Adweek, Beyond Search, @marcialangton, @philipdalidakis, The Next Web, Slate, The Hill, @rubenkmajor, @timkmak, @mollymckew, @rebeccaballhaus, @darth, @kris_sacrebleu, @natashafatah, @justin_ling, @claire_phipps, @agschneiderman, @lachlan, @profcarroll and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
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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Nieman Lab, Bloomberg, @david_wainer, Business Insider, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, @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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Multichannel News, Engadget and TechCrunch
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 …