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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
YouTube says it will invest $25M in grants to news organizations looking to expand video operations as part of Google's larger $300M Google News Initiative — FOLLOWING A YEAR in which YouTube has repeatedly promoted conspiracy theory videos during breaking news events like the shootings in Parkland …
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Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
YouTube taps six popular YouTubers to teach teens about false news and is creating a group of news advisers including Vox Media, Brazil's Jovem Pan, India Today — - YouTube is using $25 million to fight fake news by investing in supporting global news organizations' video efforts …
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YouTube overhauls how it handles breaking news, adding previews of articles from credible sources, showing info from third parties, testing local news in TV app — The work of trusted journalistic organizations is as critical as ever, especially when it comes to seeking information about current events online.
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
NYT's Dean Baquet acknowledges that four stories in six days on Alan Dershowitz being “shunned” was too much: “We should have coordinated better and done fewer” — Even publicity-savvy, Alan Dershowitz is astonished at the flood-the-zone coverage that The New York Times …
The New York Times Company:
Recode's Editor-at-Large Kara Swisher will begin contributing regularly to the New York Times' Opinion section beginning in August — Kara Swisher, editor at large of Recode, will bring her experience, intellect and courage to bear for Times readers, to identify and explain the big ideas in technology.
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
Sources: The Times sacked award-winning reporter Peter Yeung for publishing concert and travel reviews on its site in return for free tickets and travel — Peter Yeung told BuzzFeed News that publishing the fake concert and travel reviews to get free tickets and trips was “the biggest mistake of my life”.
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Sarah Sluis / AdExchanger:
WaPo researchers build Rhapsocord, a dynamic ad insertion tool for podcasts being tested in-house, as a step toward self-serve podcast ads or programmatic audio — Inserting fresh ads into podcasts is challenging and time-consuming. — An online article loads fresh ads every time a page loads.
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Sam Forsdick / Press Gazette:
The BBC is experimenting with Instagram TV in an attempt to reach younger viewers, with one of its videos garnering ~60K views and 60 comments after a week — Instagram's new video platform, Instagram TV, has been quickly adopted by news brands such as the BBC as they seek to capture a younger audience.
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Antoni Slodkowski / Reuters:
Myanmar court charges two jailed Reuters journalists for violating the Official Secret Act, moving case into trial stage after 6 months of preliminary hearings — YANGON (Reuters) - A court in Myanmar on Monday charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
LAT Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine names leadership team: Scott Kraft, Kris Viesselman, and Kimi Yoshino, who was suspended briefly under Lewis D'Vorkin — Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine on Monday unveiled his leadership team that includes newsroom veterans and a newly hired editor.
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Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Disney is selling its West 66th Street location in Manhattan for $1.16B and is acquiring 99-year rights for land at 4 Hudson Square in a deal valued at $650M — In a move that could speed the transformation of two Manhattan neighborhoods, the Walt Disney Company said on Monday that it would move …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Turner Sports Names Hania Poole GM of Bleacher Report Live, SVP of NCAA Digital — Turner Sports has expanded the duties of Hania Poole, promoting the exec to the position of senior VP of NCAA Digital and general manager of Bleacher Report (B/R) Live. — Most recently, Poole was VP of business operations and GM of NCAA Digital.
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