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Tanya Dua / Business Insider:
Vimeo has joined YouTube and others in removing InfoWars from its platform; sources say removal came after employee dissatisfaction that it hadn't been banned — - Vimeo is the latest platform to removed InfoWars' account from its platform, following Facebook and YouTube.
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Variety, TechCrunch, The Wrap, @toestringrd, The Hill, Engadget, @kylegriffin1, @b52malmet, Gizmodo and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Social media pressure is here to stay as a tactic against advertisers and platforms that support shows like Infowars, because it works, as Sleeping Giants shows
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@genepark, @slpng_giants, @massd, @shaunhair, @karlenegoller and @dabeard, more at Techmeme »
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Report: Facebook exec Campbell Brown told Australian media execs Mark Zuckerberg doesn't care about publishers, implied papers would die “in hospice” without FB — The Australian — the Murdoch-owned national paper — has an interesting (and aggressively paywalled) …
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio says Trump would not have won election if it was not for Murdoch-run businesses like Fox News and The New York Post — Bill de Blasio speaks out against Murdoch — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks America would be better off if Rupert Murdoch left the news business.
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New York Post:
New York Post reporter Kevin Sheehan was physically manhandled by a member of Bill De Blasio's NYPD security detail after asking the mayor a question on Sunday — Mayor Bill de Blasio is a such a big believer in the free press that he let two bodyguards physically remove a credentialed Post reporter …
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Observer, Politico and The Daily Caller
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix says its CFO David Wells, who led the service's international expansion to 190 countries, is leaving the company after 14 years — Exec says he plans to focus on philanthropy after exiting streaming-video company — David Wells, a 14-year veteran of Netflix who has guided …
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Netflix Media Center, Multichannel News, MediaPost, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and @alexweprin, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
Sources: when Trump expressed worries that Bill Shine could be at risk because of investigation into Ailes conduct, Rupert Murdoch rang Trump to reassure him — The revolving door between Fox News and Republican political figures has turned steadily for years, with failed GOP candidates finding a home at the network.
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CNNMoney, TVNewser, Mediaite, Associated Press, @olivianuzzi, @ericboehlert, @jmartnyt, @philiprucker, @brianstelter, @mattgarrahan and @jonlemire
Naomi Colvin:
Courage Foundation director Naomi Colvin resigns after trustees try to remove Barrett Brown as a beneficiary over his “adversarial” remarks about WikiLeaks — On Thursday afternoon three of Courage's trustees wrote to me demanding that I inform Barrett Brown that he could no longer …
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The Daily Beast, @adamserwer, @rj_gallagher, @onekade and @barrettbrown_
Kaitor Kay / WANE-TV:
Fort Wayne newspaper News-Sentinel lays 7 of its 8 remaining staff off, almost a year after going digital — FORT WAYNE - Almost a year after the News Sentinel announced it would halt newspaper production for an all-digital product, the paper is laying off almost all of its staff.
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Poynter, @manvstweets, @colbyklaus, @raju, @dabeard, @wane15, @linglestown, @jbenton, @deggans, @gwenmoritz, @will_bunch, @myantkinney and @kaitarford
Abid Rahman / Hollywood Reporter:
Appearing on AMC's “The Walking Dead” aftershow, host Chris Hardwick vaguely addressed abuse allegations made against him and thanked viewers for support — Hardwick was reinstated as host of the ‘The Walking Dead’ aftershow following an AMC investigation.
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Deadline, EW.com, The Wrap and @deadlinedominic
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Outgoing UN human rights commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein says Trump's anti-press rhetoric is “very close to incitement to violence” — Exclusive: Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, who steps down this month, says US president's rhetoric echoes that of the worst eras of the 20th century
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New York Post, Politico and Contemptor
Maureen Ryan / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO says 57% of its show directors are women or men of color or white women, up from 23% in 2014-2015 season; six of 11 of 2018 pilots were directed by women — HBO programming president Casey Bloys talks with THR about his network's “Because of Her” campaign, which highlights female talent …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Verge promotes Science Editor Liz Lopatto to Deputy Editor, is tasked with growing the site's transportation vertical — The Verge editor in chief Nilay Patel sent out the following staff changes on Monday:
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
