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Will Oremus / Slate:
Sources at media outlets say they're seeing little to no ad revenue from Apple News despite huge traffic growth — The world's most valuable company is wooing the media with a human touch and a huge audience. One thing it hasn't delivered: money. — In the years leading up to the 2016 U.S. election …
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
WaPo to expand its Arc publishing platform as a subscriptions tool sold to others, then as an ad network, aiming to own infrastructure in a similar play as AWS — It is increasingly the tech stack of choice for major news publishers. But now Arc wants to be the backbone of your digital advertising and subscriptions, too.
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Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Walt Disney and 21st Century Fox have decided to sell their shares in Sky to Comcast; Fox holds a 39% stake in Sky — Walt Disney and 21st Century Fox are selling their shares in Sky to Comcast, putting the US cable operator on course to take full control of the European media group.
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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Inside an investigation of an execution video by the BBC's Eye on Africa, which used a Twitter thread with video, images, and animations to tell the story — Digital media has made it easier than ever for malicious actors to distribute fake news, including video, but at the same time …
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@bbcafrica, @iandunt, @peterhorrocks, @jamiejbartlett, @cjr, @ifjglobal, @jane__bradley, @ruliharahap, @jane__bradley, @ms_zamandlovu, @risj_oxford, ModernGhana News, CBC News and BBC
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
A close look at USAReally, a pro-Kremlin, pro-Trump site with overt Russian ties and frequent links on the /r/the_donald subreddit as it depicts a declining US — To an untrained eye, USAReally might look like any other fledgling news organization vying for attention in a crowded media landscape.
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Sources: Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah has told multiple people he plans to leave the White House after the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings — WASHINGTON — One of the White House's most visible staffers has his eye on the exit door. Raj Shah, a deputy press secretary who has stepped behind …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Amazon taps Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer as the first all-female team to call NFL games, as one of four audio options for games streamed to Prime subscribers — Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will become the first female announcing team to cover an NFL game this Thursday …
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News:
Safari's Siri Suggested Websites feature promotes conspiracy sites, Holocaust deniers, and other misinformation; Apple says it removes them when notified — Apple's Safari, one of the internet's most popular web browsers, has been surfacing debunked conspiracies, shock videos …
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Fast Company, @realkellyjones, @fraying, Business Insider, MacRumors, @cwarzel, The Verge, BGR and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
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Janice Min, the former co-president of The Hollywood Reporter, is joining Jeffrey Katzenberg's mobile video startup NewTV — Janice Min, the former co-president of The Hollywood Reporter, is joining Jeffrey Katzenberg's mobile video startup NewTV. — Min, the former US Weekly editor …
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@janicemin, Multichannel News, The Wrap, Variety, @megwhitman, @dylanbyers and New York Post
Michael Rosenwald / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at how the press covered the Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill hearings, as reporters turn their attention to Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford — Anita Hill in 2018. Photo: Gage Skidmore, via flickr. — In November 1991, less than a month after Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill mesmerized …
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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
CBS names Richard Parsons as interim board chairman and two more longtime board members, Bruce Gordon and William Cohen, step down — Bruce Gordon and William Cohen step down from board of directors “to focus on other personal and professional priorities” — CBS Corp. has named Richard …
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MediaPost, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, @cbsnews, @jbflint, CNNMoney, Section Page News, Hollywood Reporter and Broadcasting & Cable
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Report: Google, Yandex, and other internet companies in Russia are discussing creating a database that details copyright-infringing content for easier removal — Every day, countless thousands of pieces of infringing content are uploaded to the Internet including most movies, TV shows, games, and commercial software.
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