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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
WhatsApp to test limiting the forwarding of messages to 20 chats globally and 5 chats in India in a bid to stop the spread of fake news — The social messaging service has been blamed for its role in spreading dangerous and inaccurate information. — Facebook-owned WhatsApp is making changes …
Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount TV President Amy Powell Fired Over Inappropriate Comments — She was tapped to oversee the division in 2013 and has delivered hits including ‘13 Reasons Why’ and ‘The Alienist.’ — Five years after being tapped to lead the newly relaunched Paramount Television banner, Amy Powell is out.
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Sources: 60 Minutes EP Jeff Fager hired a law firm known for “killing stories” for a WaPo investigation into him; firm also worked with Matt Lauer, Glenn Thrush — One of television's most powerful men, 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager, hired a law firm that boasts about …
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@keitholbermann and TV Tattle
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Profile of Tow Center's Jonathan Albright, whose research has helped break some of the biggest stories about misinformation and how it moves across the web — Buried in media scholar Jonathan Albright's research was proof of a massive political misinformation campaign.
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NewsLab, @issielapowsky, @cwarzel, @emilybell, @anthony, @columbiajourn and @craigsilverman
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Court filings and interviews provide a timeline for the deterioration of Les Moonves's and Shari Redstone's relationship and reveal that neither wants a merger — When CBS filed suit to strip Shari E. Redstone of her voting control of the company in May, no one purported to be more surprised — and hurt — than Ms. Redstone herself.
Ashley Rodriguez / Quartz:
Report: Reed Hastings is writing a book about Netflix, his leadership strategy, and the company's culture, which will be published by Penguin Press in 2019 — Netflix CEO Reed Hastings prides himself on making as few decisions as possible at the streaming-video service he founded.
Kristy Roschke / News Co/Lab:
Study: “fake news” associated with local news 3% of the time; those who associate “news” with “fake” have more trouble telling fact from opinion — A survey by the News Co/Lab at Arizona State University and Google Surveys. — Executive Summary |
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@news_collab
Josephine Livingstone / New Republic:
A Money Diaries column on Refinery29 resurfaced an open secret about women's lifestyle outlets: some run ad agencies disguised as feminist publishing projects — This week Refinery29, a lifestyle website for women, came crashing into the public consciousness via an unpleasant installment of its “Money Diaries” column.
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Dave McNary / Variety:
AMC and Facebook are rolling out a way for users to buy tickets directly from AMC on the platform — AMC Theatres is teaming with Facebook to allow users to buy tickets to any AMC showtime in the United States directly on the social media platform. — The two companies said Thursday …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Editors re-examine how they covered 2016's email leaks and whether they have regrets after DOJ indictment: “You do have to think about who benefits” — When the Justice Department this past Friday announced its indictment against 12 Russians for allegedly hacking …
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bookforum.com, @steveschale, @donnadiva, @markseibel, @jayrosen_nyu, @neeratanden and @ggreenwald
Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC says Sinclair may have engaged in “misrepresentation or lack of candor” in Tribune deal, sends case to court hearing that will delay and may sink the deal — WASHINGTON — The FCC asserts that there are “material questions” of whether Sinclair engaged in …
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
The New York Post launches an entertainment division focused on scripted and unscripted TV to expand TV reach beyond syndicated daytime space — The New York Post has launched a new entertainment division focused on scripted and unscripted television. — Veteran TV producer Troy Searer …
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