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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
ABC announces spinoff of Roseanne, with a working title of The Conners, coming this fall; Roseanne Barr will not be involved in the series — ABC has greenlit a spinoff series of the now-canceled “Roseanne” — without the show's embattled star. — On Thursday, the network announced …
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Sources: National Enquirer sent copies of stories and covers related to Trump and opponents to Michael Cohen in advance, sometimes making changes after feedback — During the presidential campaign, National Enquirer executives sent digital copies of the tabloid's articles and cover images related …
Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
Both the ACLU and Parents Television Council object to the Sinclair-Tribune deal in comments to FCC, saying the large combined company would hurt local voices — - Conservative-founded Parents Television and ACLU opine on deal — Groups tell regulators Sinclair-Tribune bad for local content
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Pam Vogel / Media Matters for America:
Sinclair's Epshteyn praises Trump for signing family-separation executive order “on his own”, blames Congress for holes in immigration law in must-run TV spot
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-winning Washington Post conservative political analyst, foreign policy hawk, and Fox News contributor, has died at 68 — Charles Krauthammer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist and intellectual provocateur who championed the muscular foreign policy …
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Facebook's blend of AI and humans to screen ads continues to snare non-political ads and legitimate news, angering some publishers as the process gets refined — What do a day care center, a vegetarian restaurant, a hair salon, an outdoor clothing maker and an investigative news publisher have in common?
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Interview with GateHouse's Mike Reed about growth, acquisitions, hires, and how Fortress, New Media Ventures, and GateHouse Media fit together — “Content is our number-one priority,” Reed said. But he's unwilling to publicly commit to any new level of funding or staffing to meet that goal.
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H.G. Watson / Nieman Lab:
Micropayments generate less than $100K/year for The Winnipeg Free Press after three years, but the data gathered helps with targeted subscription selling — Three years in, the Winnipeg Free Press' attempt to get readers to pay by the article is still producing less than $100,000 a year …
Abby Seiff / Columbia Journalism Review:
A freelancer's rejection by the Washington Post after she retweeted a criticism of one of their articles exemplifies freelancers' precarious position — THE WASHINGTON POST killed my story over a retweeted criticism. They told me I couldn't pitch them for six months.
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
IGTV has not yet explained how creators will be paid, but likely options include mid-roll or pre-roll ads with revenue splits, or paying creators outright — Instagram doesn't have a business for IGTV, but it'll need to make money quickly. — Instagram wants to be TV for young people.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
United Talent Agency partners with Cadence13 to create Ramble, a podcast network devoted exclusively to online creators — - Talent agency teams up with podcast company Cadence13 — Cadence13 works with ‘Pod Save America,’ among others — Hollywood firm United Talent Agency represents …
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter has made a somewhat miraculous comeback in the past two years, with rising revenue and MAUs, due to luck and a focus on news and premium video — A bird emerges from the ashes. — Two years ago, people were writing eulogies for Twitter. — Rudderless and without product direction …
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John G. Doe / YouTube Blog:
YouTube announces $4.99/mo Channel Memberships for eligible channels with 100K+ subscribers, Teespring merchandising, and Premieres to debut pre-recorded videos — I just stepped off the stage at VidCon, a conference created from scratch by Hank and John Green in 2010 that brings together fans …
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