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Associated Press:
After resignation of Denver Post's editorial page editor, two editors resign amid budget cuts by hedge fund owner; Dean Singleton resigns from editorial board — DENVER (AP) — Three top figures at The Denver Post, including its former owner, resigned Friday amid budget and staff cuts …
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Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
UK's ICO orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over data it has on a US voter who brought a complaint, including how the data was obtained and what it was used for — In landmark cross-border decision, Information Commissioner's Office gives company 30 days to comply with David Carroll's request
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Apple paid BuzzFeed for first-window rights for a documentary series and gave a cut of ad revenue, in a push to make Apple News a high-quality video distributor — Apple has become so serious about competing with Facebook, Google/YouTube and Twitter as a distribution outlet for news publishers …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
At the Star-Tribune, budgeting starts with estimating print ad revenue decline and making up for it with events, digital subscription growth, e-commerce, more — Two years ago I chronicled how the Star Tribune of Minneapolis had become a widely celebrated fast horse in the slow field of metropolitan newspapers.
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Italian startup Freeda Media raises $10M in Series A led by Alven Capital, plans to expand its female-focused branded content and native advertising to Spain — Italian startup Freeda Media is raising a $10 million Series A round led by Alven Capital. U-Start and business angels are also participating in the round.
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unquote.com, FinSMEs, EU-Startups and PE Hub Blog
Pete Vernon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of CNN's Brian Stelter, who says his job has changed from reporting facts to taking a stand and giving reported analysis in the Trump era — Screenshot via CNN. — On a recent Sunday morning, 20 minutes before his show goes live, Brian Stelter is multitasking.
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@megdalts, @cjr, @kfunder, @virginiahughes and @realsaavedra
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Meredith CEO says deadline for first-round bids on Time, SI, Money, Fortune is May 11; company expects $100M for Fortune; SI expected to fetch $150, says source — More than 150 potential buyers are circling some or all of the four magazines that Meredith is selling off — Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Money.
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Omaha World-Herald:
Warren Buffett says only perhaps the New York Times, WSJ, and Washington Post have a digital product with robust enough revenue to be viable over the long-term — Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walks the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting …
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Elizabeth Flock / PBS NewsHour:
Inside the DC offices of Sputnik, a Russian-government funded media outlet that is “more pernicious” than RT, and operates in 34 countries in 30+ languages — One day this past fall on my morning commute from D.C. to Virginia, I tuned the radio to 105.5 FM, expecting to hear my usual bluegrass.
David McCabe / Axios:
Starting July 10, Google will require people buying ads related to candidates in US federal elections to be US citizens or lawful permanent residents — People buying Google ads related to candidates in U.S. federal elections will have to prove they are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents beginning July 10, the company says.
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Jackie Spinner / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of one-year-old The Triibe, a Chicago digital media site for black millenials that wants to counter the legacy media narrative of a broken city — Morgan Elise Johnson (left) and Tiffany Walden, co-founders of The Triibe. Photo by Keeley Parenteau.
Scott Bay / Wired:
How filmmakers could use machine learning, trained on data from prior box office hits, to predict a movie's success by understanding what motivates moviegoers — Like, for example, Avengers: Infinity War, which made a record-breaking $258 million at the domestic box office last weekend …
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