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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Atlantic Media says it will sell its subsidiary Quartz to Japanese financial intelligence and media firm Uzabase for between $75M and $100M in cash and stock — Price of cash and stock deal tied to the business-news startup hitting certain financial goals — Quartz, the online business …
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NBC News:
Melania Trump has earned an estimated $100K-$1M in 2017 in royalties from a deal with Getty Images that mandates photos be used in positive coverage — The first lady earned six figures from an agreement with Getty Images that paid royalties to the Trumps and mandated photos be used in positive coverage.
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Mediaite, @mathewi, @exgoper, @simonwdc, @erickfernandez, @kylegriffin1, @christinawilkie and @kendilaniannbc
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Harvey Weinstein faces three more charges: one count of criminal sexual act and two counts of felony predatory sexual assault, involving third woman, from 2006 — Harvey Weinstein was indicted Monday on three additional felony sex charges, two of which carry the potential of life in prison.
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Jon Christian / BuzzFeed:
Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., and others have run undisclosed articles from AudienceBloom writers, a marketing company that charges clients for mentions in media — If public relations is too hard, you can always just pay a journalist to write about your brand.
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@richleighpr, @explorionary, @robenfarzad, @minethatdata, @ckrewson, @dangillmor, @lpolgreen and @simonowens
Cameron Clarke / The Drum:
Inside LinkedIn's journalism efforts, with 50 reporters on five continents producing a daily news digest, video interviews, a podcast, and data-driven stories — Having reached the point where more than a million posts, videos and articles are being shared on its platform every day …
Amanda Ripley / The Whole Story:
Journalists need to learn to amplify contradictions and widen the lens on paralyzing debates to cover controversial issues — What if journalists covered controversial issues differently—based on how humans actually behave when they are polarized and suspicious?
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Nieman Lab, @sarahw, @adamlisagor, @profgalloway, @miafarrow, @craigsilverman, @djolder, @libdenk, @sulliview, Greg Lacour, @fmanjoo and @wexler
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Rolling Stone relaunches as a monthly magazine with a higher cover price of $9.99, circulation more than halved to 650K copies, and a push into live events — Magazine will have a larger format and fewer issues, as it looks to cut costs and drum up new sources of revenue
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YouTube, BrooklynVegan, @benmullin and @keachhagey
Capital Gazette:
Our Say: Thank you. We will not forget. — Hundreds gathered Friday to honor the employees who were killed Thursday after a gunman blasted his way through the glass door of the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis. Their names are Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters.
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New York Times:
Given the DOJ opposition to the AT&T/Comcast merger and the usual scrutiny of horizontal mergers, the speed of approval for the Disney/Fox deal seems political — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
Discussion:
Bloomberg and @gerryfsmith
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Facebook hires Jesper Doub, CEO of German news site Spiegel Online, to head a news media partnership team to strengthen relations with European publishers — Facebook has hired one of its own harshest critics, Jesper Doub, CEO of German media giant Spiegel Online, to head …
Cherie Hu / The Membership Puzzle Project:
Spotify or Netflix models for news won't work, as they rely on content that changes value over time, personalization, and utility while news relies on community — I spent the last few months trying to find the next “Spotify for news” — only to discover that it doesn't exist.
Discussion:
@raju
SPJ News:
Former AP editor Rod Hicks named SPJ's first Journalist on Call, to help journalists understand why they are distrusted by public and how to earn more trust — Contacts: — Alison Bethel McKenzie, SPJ Executive Director, 317-927-8000, abmckenzie@spj.org
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