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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A look at the Charles Koch Foundation's move into journalism-related projects over the past two years, including donations of $80K to ASNE and $500K to Newseum — When The Washington Post hosted a public discussion about the future of the First Amendment last month, one of the sponsors …
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Renee DiResta / Wired:
A look at how “keyword voids”, social recommendations, and paid promotions can lead to tragic misinformation in top search results for health-related queries — IN THE FIRST few hours of a newborn's life, doctors administer a vitamin K shot. This is because infants …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Bill Shine, who was co-president of Fox News after the ouster of Roger Ailes, officially joins Trump administration as deputy chief of staff for communications — - Bill Shine, who was co-president of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, has officially joined the Trump administration.
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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
MoviePass rolls out peak pricing, similar to surge pricing, charging customers more to see popular movies during high demand times — MoviePass subscribers were just greeted with a special Fourth of July surprise from the company, but it's not good news. Surprise!
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Univision wants to cut 15% of staff across Onion, Inc., and is set to begin buyout negotiations with the sites' editorial union — When media giant Univision Communications Inc. bought a reported 40-percent stake in Onion Inc. in 2016, executives believed that being funnier …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Interview with Quartz executive editor Zach Seward on why it's successful, its happy relationship with Atlantic Media, and existence under Uzabase — Quartz had reason to break out the party hats Monday as the six-year-old venture was sold upstream by Atlantic Media to a similar Japanese business site …
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: The Weinstein Company has agreed to reduce its sale price from $310M, paving the way for Lantern Capital to buy the company in bankruptcy for $289M — TWC had agreed to reduce the sale price from $310 million to $287 million ahead of the two companies meeting in Delaware bankruptcy court next week.
CNBC:
Elon Musk continues feud with media, hurling accusations on Twitter at Reuters, CNBC, and Linette Lopez of Business Insider; BI stands by its reporting — - The Tesla CEO accused reporters at Reuters and Business Insider of publishing false or misleading stories. — Elon Musk had some choice words for reporters Thursday.
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Mexican journalist Jose Guadalupe Chan Dzib was shot June 29 in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, the sixth journalist killed in the country in 2018 — Authorities in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo must immediately undertake a swift and credible investigation …
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
For journalists covering prisons and detention centers, access is largely in the hands of administrators due to a series of Supreme Court decisions from the 70s — Image via Pixabay. — “Each prison is a fiefdom, and the warden is at the top of the feudal system.”
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Thom Shanker / New York Times:
A Times' reporter's coverage of the Battle of Gettysburg, at which his son died, sheds light on journalistic ethics in combat and how they've evolved — Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Following CTO's departure in June, TiVo loses its CEO Enrique Rodriguez to Liberty Global after just eight months amid broader uncertainty about its future — After less than a year in the role, the CEO of Tivo is leaving the troubled company and jumping to Liberty Global, where he will become its CTO.
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