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Hazel Cills / Jezebel:
Gwyneth Paltrow says Goop magazine's partnership with Conde Nast ended because of the latter's higher fact-checking standards; Goop is now hiring a fact-checker — Goop doesn't exactly have the best track record when it comes to recommending alternative ~* wellness *~ treatments.
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Brian Feldman / New York Magazine:
How one minor moderation move by Twitter was equated with the old concept of “shadow banning”, fueling some conservatives' claims of censorship and oppression — The concept of the “shadowban” has existed practically since the inception of the web forum.
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Twitter CEO addresses claims about some Republican leaders not appearing in search auto-suggestions, points to a thread that offers explanation and vows changes — Twitter has hit back against accusations of shadow banning prominent Republicans on Wednesday, with founder and CEO Jack Dorsey insisting …
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
U.S. federal court rejects a challenge to FCC's UHF discount rule because the consumer group bringing the suit didn't have legal standing to sue — This is a story about a federal rule that has been around for 33 years. It was repealed, then reinstated, and a U.S. court of appeals panel …
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New York Times:
Sources: Robert Mueller wants to question Donald Trump over tweets about Sessions and Comey as part of an obstruction of justice inquiry — WASHINGTON — For years, President Trump has used Twitter as his go-to public relations weapon, mounting a barrage of attacks on celebrities …
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Business Wire:
Comcast Q2 earnings: $21.7B in revenue, a 2.1% increase YoY; high-speed internet revenue rose 9.3% YoY with 260K new broadband customers; NBCU revenue was flat — Consolidated 2nd Quarter 2018 Highlights: — Consolidated Revenue Increased 2.1%; Net Income Attributable to Comcast Increased 27.6%; Adjusted EBITDA Increased 4.8%
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Steve Dent / Engadget:
Spotify adds 8M paid subscribers in Q2, up 40% YoY, for a total of 83M subscribers and 180M MAUs, with revenue of €1.27B, up 26% YoY, and operating loss of €90M — For its second ever earnings report, Spotify said it now has 83 million paid subscribers, up 8 million …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Snap launches Snapchat Storytellers, a pilot program to pair brands with 5 of the app's most popular content makers, including Mplatco, Cyrene Q and Shonduras — Snapchat is arriving very late to the game of courting influencers. Now it hopes to boost ad spend by connecting businesses …
News Corp:
Ben Berkowitz has been named editor-in-chief of Storyful and will begin in August — New York, NY (July 24, 2018) - Ben Berkowitz has been named Editor-in-Chief of Storyful, the leader in discovering, validating and acquiring social media and insights for global media organizations.
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
The Pentagon under Defense Secretary James Mattis has curbed media access and refused to answer questions about conflict zones, eroding trust — Defense Secretary James Mattis has not briefed reporters on-camera in the Pentagon since April, while his chief spokeswoman has not done so since May.
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Amazon's advertising business hit nearly $2.2B in sales for Q2, up 132% YoY and on pace to do $4B-$5B this year, overshooting projections — Amazon's advertising business continued its ascent last quarter, hitting $2.2 billion in revenue, a growth rate outpacing even optimistic forecasts for the company.
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
President Trump has often answered questions in White House “pool sprays” like the one where CNN's Kaitlan Collins asked questions: here's how they work — WASHINGTON (AP) — It can be rowdy and even rude at times. But the media “spray” — shouted questions by the White House press corps …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
White House bans CNN's Kaitlan Collins from press event after she asked “inappropriate” questions while serving as pool reporter; CNN calls move “retaliatory”
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: DOJ probing whether TV station owners like Sinclair and Tribune broke antitrust law when sales teams talked with each other, possibly hiking ad rates — The DOJ's antitrust probe focused on communications of broadcasters' ad ales teams — The Justice Department …
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Stewart Clarke / Variety:
Sky reports a 5% increase YoY in annual revenue to £13.6B with a presence in 23M households; CEO promises 25% increase in programming spending — Sky has turned in strong numbers in its last full-year results before it is taken over by either Comcast or 21st Century Fox.
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