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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Nonprofit news survey: total revenues of $325M+ and 2,200 journalists, half of the organizations generated more than $500K in 2017, and one third topped $1M — As local newspapers and their reporting and editing staffs continue to shrink, a perennial question has become even more relevant …
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Center for Cooperative Media, Institute for Nonprofit News, Current and Nieman Lab
Middle East Eye:
Turkish officials say Saudi journalist Kamal Khashoggi is in custody in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a claim denied by a Saudi official — Saudi official meanwhile denies that Jamal Khashoggi is still in the building which Turkish security forces have surrounded
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Washington Post, Al Jazeera English and Committee to Protect …
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi disappeared on Tuesday after visiting Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul to obtain a doc he needed to get married — BEIRUT — A veteran journalist from Saudi Arabia who has become a sharp critic of the country's leadership was detained Tuesday …
Karl Bode / Motherboard:
Report: after years of steady decline, BitTorrent usage is once again growing, thanks to the fragmentation of streaming services with exclusive content — BitTorrent usage has bounced back because there's too many streaming services, and too much exclusive content.
Discussion:
@karlbode, @kevincarson1, @imrejele, @derektmead, The Next Web, Polygon and @theblacknerd, more at Techmeme »
Melina Delkic / New York Times:
How three New York Times reporters spent over a year combing through 100K+ documents and interviewing people to uncover the source of Trump's wealth — Three reporters spent over a year digging through more than 100,000 pages of documents and chasing down key sources familiar with President Trump's father and his empire.
Discussion:
Media Matters for America, Mediaite, CNNMoney, New Republic, Bloomberg, Law & Crime, Hit & Run, ABC News, TV Tattle, AOL and FOX6Now.com
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
CBS reporter Bianna Golodryga has been named a co-host of “CBS This Morning” — CBS reporter Bianna Golodryga has been named a co-host of “CBS This Morning,” the network announced in a statement Wednesday. She will join up with the show's current hosts Gayle King, Norah O'Donnell and John Dickerson.
Discussion:
TVNewser and Broadcasting & Cable
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Publishers are wary of Apple News given the company's secretive culture, disdain for advertising, and the fact that big traffic doesn't translate to more money — You can't blame publishers for being wary when a giant Silicon Valley tech platform comes to them promising big new audiences and (someday) a way to make money off them.
Discussion:
AppleInsider and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Axel Springer's ad division is using the Cambridge Analytica controversy to try to convince advertisers the publisher has more user trust than Facebook does — Axel Springer is now using fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal to press its case that advertisers should be wary of Facebook.
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times appoints Deputy Metro Editor Amy Virshup as its new Travel editor — Amy Virshup, who has put her stamp on coverage across The Times, will be our next Travel editor. Read more in this note from Dean Baquet and Joe Kahn: — We are delighted to announce that Amy Virshup will be our next Travel editor.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph is putting most of its politics, business, and rugby coverage behind a paywall, as it cuts back on free content — Title increases amount of ‘premium’ content as it seeks to pull in more paying readers — The Telegraph is to put the vast majority of its politics …
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Filing: Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment bought 68M+ shares in Tencent Music Entertainment ahead of its US IPO for a cash aggregate of ~$200M — MBW has started digging through Tencent Music Entertainment's IPO filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Discussion:
CNBC, Rolling Stone, BBC, Financial Times, South China Morning Post, Billboard, CNBC, Bloomberg, hypebot, Variety, RAIN News and Reuters
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Singapore legislation, expected to pass next year, will give the government “powers to swiftly disrupt the spread and influence of online falsehoods” — Government hearings in Singapore put Facebook under intense scrutiny and have paved the way for a new fake news law in the country.
Discussion:
American Press Institute, @venkatananth, @mat, @kixes and @craigsilverman
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