Mediagazer: Sources: Endeavor Content is terminating a $400M deal with Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund over Khashoggi case (Hollywood Reporter)

2:20 AM ET, October 16, 2018

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Sources: Endeavor Content is terminating a $400M deal with Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund over Khashoggi case — The move comes as pressure mounts for Hollywood to take a stand against the kingdom in the wake of the disappearance — and possible murder — of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:

Trump says “rogue killers” could have been involved in Jamal Khashoggi's death and says Sec of State Mike Pompeo is meeting King Salman about it — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that he spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia and that the ruler denied any knowledge …

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Hadas Gold / CNN:

The New York Times is shutting down three planned guided tours to Saudi Arabia as a result of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi — London (CNN Business)The New York Times is shutting down three planned guided tours to Saudi Arabia as a result of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The Washington Post has criticized others for their links to the Saudi regime yet hasn't parted with opinion writers like Ed Rogers who has links to MbS

Discussion: Slate, @markweisbrot, @theintercept and Al Jazeera English

Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Washington Examiner apologizes for “inadvertently” plagiarizing The New York Times in a story about Kushner and Saudi Arabia

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Sulome Anderson / Columbia Journalism Review:
The daughter of a former hostage, AP bureau chief Terry Anderson, reflects on lack of sensitivity from the BBC and Thomas Friedman in covering Jamal Khashoggi

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Joseph Menn / Reuters:

Facebook weighs a ban on posts linking to hacked material, expands ban on voting-related misinfo; sources: months ago execs weighed banning all political ads — MENLO PARK, Calif. (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) will ban false information about voting requirements and fake reports of violence …

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Tom Stites / Poynter:

UNC study: over 1,300 communities that had their own newspapers in 2004 have since lost all local news coverage, and startups haven't filled the void — It's hardly a secret that news deserts are spreading, but just how bad is it? — A comprehensive new study released today by the University …

Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:

Former “Today” show anchor Ann Curry will anchor and executive produce the upcoming TNT and Lionsgate series “M.D. Live” — Former “Today” show anchor Ann Curry will anchor and executive produce the upcoming TNT and Lionsgate series “M.D. Live.”

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The Daily Beast:

Ex-Trump spokesman Jason Miller sues Gizmodo Media Group over story about court docs alleging he secretly gave abortion pills to ex-lover; GMG stands by story — In the latest twist in his battle with ex-lover A.J. Delgado, Miller has hired the same lawyers who helped Hulk Hogan take down Gawker.

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Janko Roettgers / Variety:

Disney-backed startup Jaunt says it has laid off a significant portion of its staff and will shutter VR projects to focus on AR and volumetric capture tech — San Mateo, Calif.-based virtual reality startup Jaunt XR is laying off a significant portion of its staff as it shifts its focus …

Discussion: Jaunt, The Verge, @alexeheath, VentureBeat, @jank0 and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

FuboTV announces that its paid subscribers are approaching 250K, up from 100K in September 2017, with 30K added in Q3; CEO hints it may add ESPN in the future — While it may not have the name recognition of some other live TV streaming services, fuboTV says it's been growing quickly …

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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:

CBS' streaming service CBSN launches morning news show, CBSN AM, which will air on the service weekdays from 7-8am — CBS News is bringing live morning programming to its popular ad-supported streaming news service, CBSN. — CBSN AM debuted on CBSN today, and will air on the service weekdays from 7 - 8 a.m. ET.

Discussion: Digiday and Broadcasting & Cable

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Ex-Senate staffer James Wolfe pleads guilty to lying to FBI; he had been linked to NYT reporter whose email and phone records were seized without notice by DOJ — A former Senate aide who became the focus of a leak investigation entered a guilty plea on Monday to lying to federal investigators about his contacts with reporters.

Discussion: USA Today, @joshgerstein and NPR

Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:

Millions of Americans living in rural parts of the US have no access to broadband, cutting them off from the news cycle and information in general — Ahead of the November 6 elections, CJR invited writers to spotlight stories that deserve closer scrutiny, in their states and beyond, before voters cast their ballots.