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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
BuzzFeed News is working with Google to test a membership model that will ask readers to contribute, similar to that used by The Guardian — BuzzFeed News is working with Google to pilot a membership model that will ask readers to contribute to the news outlet.
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Wall Street Journal, @kelseymsutton, @mattdpearce, @jbenton, Fast Company, @joshsternberg, @atd711, @rafat, Bloomberg, @kenli729 and @jeremymbarr
NBC News:
A secret message board created by a Big League Politics staffer fuels conspiracy theories and drives harassment campaigns of small businesses — The theorists are inspired in part by a far-right news website that has been used by prominent Republicans for fundraising efforts.
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@jbenton and @jason_a_w
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Sources: a Bloomberg News reporter was reassigned after Well Fargo CEO complained about the reporter following a story on the bank's relationship with the NRA — A Bloomberg News reporter who covered Wells Fargo was reassigned earlier this year after the bank's CEO called the news organization's editor …
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@danpfeiffer, Splinter, @senwarren, @tomscocca, @harrymccracken, Mediaite and @oneunderscore__
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
CBS hit with a shareholder class action lawsuit that claims the company misled investors by failing to disclose sexual harassment allegations against Moonves — CBS was hit on Monday with a shareholder class action suit, arguing the company misled investors by failing to disclose sexual …
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Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Multichannel News, The Wrap, The A.V. Club, TVWeek.com and TV Tattle
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi co-hosted Fox's The Five for three days last week; state's ethics commission says it did not render an opinion — Bondi sought ethics commission approval before spending three days co-hosting “The Five,” a news talk show.
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TVNewser, @scontorno, @thesixler, @natemcdermott, Raw Story, Splinter, @demomcrat, @scott_maxwell, @hshaban, Mediaite and TV Tattle
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Inside True Pundit, a pro-Trump misinformation site run by Michael D. Moore, who has a journalism background and a history of illegal business practices — Days after former FBI lawyer Lisa Page testified in a closed-door meeting with the House Oversight and Government Reform and House Judiciary committees …
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Sputnik International, @margarita, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman and True Pundit
Joe Concha / The Hill:
As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reduces its print production schedule from seven to five days, Pittsburgh becomes largest US city without a daily newspaper — Pittsburgh will hold the distinction of being the largest city in the U.S. without a daily print newspaper after the city's Post …
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@will_bunch, @bymoriah, @politicsreid and The Incline
Brian Crecente / Rolling Stone:
How Grand Theft Auto became a powerful tool for music discovery where gamers have listened to more than 75B minutes of music in the last five years — In the five years since launch, GTA V and GTA Online gamers have listened to more than 75 billion minutes of music, according to Rockstar Games
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Variety
Curt Adrano / Rock, Paper, Shotgun:
The editor of New Eden Report, a news site for the massive multiplayer online game Eve Online, on the stories they cover, impartiality, and cultivating sources — “We might lose a camera ship... or two” — Hello, I'm Curt, and I am the editor of a space newspaper.
Lauren Raab / Los Angeles Times:
One of the LA Weekly's owners, David Welch, files suit against the others, claiming mismanagement and seeks to dissolve the company — Nine months after a mysterious new company bought LA Weekly, one of the company's owners is suing the rest, alleging they have mismanaged the alternative weekly …
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The Wrap, @elinashatkin, @busblog, @passionweiss, @katherinespiers and @velocciraptor
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Scottish craft beer company BrewDog to launch a streaming video service for $4.99 a month featuring licensed and original content focused on drinking culture — BrewDog, a Scottish beer company, is launching a subscription video service for $4.99 a month — A craft-beer company hopes …
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The Wrap, MediaPost, @ewolffmann, @eringriffith, Columbus Business Journal, Broadcasting & Cable, Variety and Deadline
Tony Silber / Forbes:
An interview with Marvin Shanken, publisher of niche magazines like Wine Spectator, on lucky purchases, circulation, events as revenue source, and more — Marvin Shanken. — The first thing Marvin Shanken—the magazine-publishing maverick and impresario who for the last 40-plus years …
Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
Facebook says it was “too slow” to prevent the spread of “hate and misinformation” in Myanmar via its site — How controversy changed Facebook's mission — Facebook has banned 20 organizations and individuals in Myanmar, including a senior military commander …
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The Guardian, @davidakaye, @alkapdc, @emilybell and @hadas_gold
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