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1:50 PM ET, May 6, 2018

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 Top News: 
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
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.
EU vs DISINFORMATION:
Before five Swedish publishers were able to launch a site for their announced fact-checking initiative Faktiskt, a pro-Kremlin, “ethnic rights” copycat appeared  —  Copycat site to the left, original fact-checking initiative to the right.  —  Last week, five Swedish publishers started …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
As GDPR enactment approaches, news publishers worry about properly interpreting the law, making consent user-friendly, organizing data, and Google's attitude  —  What is it?  Why is it happening?  Who does it affect?  Who does it benefit?  What work does becoming compliant with this law involve?
Discussion: @rasmus_kleis
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Deadspin
 
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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
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
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
A look at The Local Europe, a group of sites across nine countries, which offers expats practical advice and hopes to convert its community into paying members
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Business Insider's lifestyle brand, Insider, shifts staff from making News Feed videos to Facebook Watch and adds YouTube channels as Facebook engagement drops
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
At its NewFronts presentation, Vice announced it has bought Villain, a 12-person events company in Brooklyn that produces over 300 events a year