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2:40 PM ET, October 16, 2018

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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Fox Business remains the last American media partner at Saudi Arabia business conference, after the NYT, CNN, CNBC, and others withdrew  —  A rep for Fox Business told TheWrap that the network's participation in the conference remained “under review”  —  Fox Business stands increasingly alone …
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BBC:
State Department says Mike Pompeo used meeting with King Salman to thank him for commitment to “thorough, transparent investigation” into Khashoggi case  —  Pressure is growing on Saudi Arabia to explain the fate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met King Salman in Riyadh.
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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Report: 55% of cable consumers say they're confused by streaming options, with 30% saying they would cut the cord if they could livestream sports, events, news  —  Telaria, Adobe say consumers find OTT confusing  —  While the TV business already has seen an alarming number of consumers …
Discussion: MediaPost and Adweek
Alex Heath / Cheddar:
Source: Facebook is building a hybrid video chat/TV set-top box, internally called Ripley, which it plans to announce in Spring 2019  —  Facebook is developing hardware for the TV, Cheddar has learned.  —  The world's largest social network is building a camera-equipped device that sits atop …
John McCarthy / The Drum:
UK-based Facebook publisher Unilad has been sold to its rival LadBible, forming the “largest social media publisher ever” with a combined 120M followers  —  After two weeks of heated legal action, bidding, internal strife and uncertainty at Unilad, The Drum can now confirm …
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Hosts of Pod Save America talk about their HBO specials for midterms and Crooked Media's role as a smart, entertaining, media company on the left  —  With four new live specials on HBO, the guys behind Crooked Media are expanding the reach of ‘Pod Save America.’  —  HOLLYWOOD, California—"Like the new place?"
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR CEO Jarl Mohn names Houston Chronicle Executive Editor Nancy Barnes as the network's senior vice president for news and editorial, to start on November 28  —  NPR CEO Jarl Mohn has named Nancy Barnes, a veteran newspaper editor, as the network's permanent chief news executive, NPR announced Tuesday.
Rachel Glickhouse / Nieman Lab:
Rachel Glickhouse, the partner manager for ProPublica's Documenting Hate investigative project, describes her new newsroom role  —  In this ever-changing industry, new roles are emerging that redefine how we do journalism: audience engagement director, social newsgathering reporter, Snapchat video producer.
 
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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
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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