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Sources: Univision is exploring a sale of Fusion Media Group, which includes Gizmodo, Deadspin, Lifehacker, The Root, and a stake in The Onion — Unit includes digital properties such as Gizmodo and Deadspin — Univision Communications Inc. is exploring a sale of Fusion Media Group …
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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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Fortune, @maura, @evepeyser, @leonjetski, @arayyay, @jules_su, @erikmadams, @rafat, @jbillinson and @libbycwatson
Washington Post:
Source: Twitter has been suspending 1M+ accounts per day in recent months, more than double its rate from October, in its fight against disinformation — SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter has sharply escalated its battle against fake and suspicious accounts, suspending more than one million accounts …
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Mediaite, The Hill, GeekWire, The Daily Caller, @owillis, New York Times, @ilvestoomas, @lizzadwoskin, @josh_emerson, Gizmodo, RT, Mashable, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge and CBS Chicago, more at Techmeme »
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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New York Times, @vinwalsh, @clairlemon and BloombergQuint
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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@dannysullivan, @noupside, @mattcutts, @cbpolis, @drjengunter, @dannysullivan, @dannysullivan and kottke.org
Kaitlin Benz / CNET:
Netflix to end users' ability to post new reviews July 30 and remove existing written reviews mid-August, will keep thumbs up and down system — Soon, it'll be a little harder for you to tell everyone what you thought of Marvel's The Avengers. — Netflix is removing a desktop-only feature …
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Nicholas Thompson / Wired:
Q&A with Chris Cox, Facebook's product chief across all its platforms, on free speech, working with fact checkers, Instagram's toxic comments filter, regulation — CHRIS COX HAS long been the Chief Product Officer for Facebook. He has also recently been promoted to run product at WhatsApp …
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@digiphile, @alkapdc, @nxthompson, @digiphile and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
Timothy McLaughlin / Wired:
How Facebook became synonymous with the internet in a newly democratic Myanmar and ended up relying on civil society groups for help in policing rumors — The riots wouldn't have happened without Facebook. — ON THE THE evening of July 2, 2014 a swelling mob of hundreds …
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@yangoninformer, @tmclaughlin3, @tmclaughlin3, @shibanimahtani and @max_fisher
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
News UK says The Times and The Sunday Times now have 500,000 paid subscribers combined, with digital-only subscriptions growing 20% year-over-year to 255,000 — The Times and Sunday Times now have a combined 500,000 subscribers, with digital subscriptions outnumbering print for the first time.
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News UK, @newsuk and @joshglancy
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Formula One is in talks to launch its F1 channel on Amazon Prime in countries where broadcasters don't have exclusive rights — Formula One is in talks to launch the F1 TV channel on Amazon Prime, which could potentially open it up to more than 100 million subscribers over time.
Bijan Stephen / The Verge:
Three social media stars, two of whom were part of YouTube travel channel High On Life, die in a waterfall accident at British Columbia's Shannon Falls — Megan Scraper fell in, Ryker Gamble and Alexey Lyakh jumped in to save her, but all three went over the falls
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New York Times:
Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, missing in Syria since 2015, appears in a new video obtained by Japanese TV channels; in video, he noted it was October 2017 — HONG KONG — A Japanese journalist who went missing in Syria three years ago and who is believed to be a hostage of terrorists appeared …
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