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4:00 AM ET, November 2, 2018

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NewsMatch launches its annual fundraiser for news nonprofits, matching small donations and adding support including $1M from the Facebook Journalism Project — Something remarkable starts today. Across the country 155 newsrooms are banding together for a year-end campaign to stand up for journalism that strengthens democracy.

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Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:

Blockchain-powered network Civil's token sale failed because people buy into blockchain to make money and don't necessarily want to use it to “fix” journalism — Hype around the technology has led to incomprehensible applications of it. — Civil Media Company was introduced earlier …

Discussion: Phillip Smith, @linda_bernardi and @mantzarlis

Jeremy B. Merrill / ProPublica:

Investigation finds that 12 Facebook campaigns masked sponsorship of political issue ads, exposing a gap in enforcement of Facebook's disclosure policy — A Facebook ad in October urged political conservatives to support the Trump administration's rollback of fuel emission standards …

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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
No federal rules regulate Facebook political ads; efforts like Honest Ads Act stalled after Facebook launched its own rules and Sen. McConnell questioned bill

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Politico:

Sources: Jeff Zucker doesn't want CNN hiring ex administration officials complicit in spreading falsehoods after criticism for hiring officials who signed NDAs — Network president Jeff Zucker has told people that he's not interested in hiring former officials he perceives as complicit in spreading falsehoods.

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Pallavi Gogoi / Washington Post:

NPR's chief business editor, Pallavi Gogoi, says she was raped by Indian MP M.J. Akbar, then EIC of Asian Age, and recounts months of verbal and emotional abuse — Pallavi Gogoi is the chief business editor for NPR. — Editor's Note: We reached out to Sandeep Kapur, M.J. Akbar's lawyer …

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Alex Weprin / MediaPost:

Roku beefs up live news on its Roku Channel, with ad-supported content from Verizon's Oath, including Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and HuffPost — Roku is beefing up its live news offerings on its Roku Channel, ahead of the midterm elections. The company is adding live …

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Claire Atkinson / NBC News:

Lachlan Murdoch, likely CEO of New Fox, says he doesn't make editorial decisions and won't apologize for Fox News: “I'm not embarrassed by what they do at all” — “I'm not embarrassed by what they do at all,” Murdoch said of the channel, adding that it was not his role to steer the coverage of Fox's media companies.

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The Marshall Project:

Bill Keller to step down in 2019 as editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project, will move to the board of directors after a replacement is appointed — Bill Keller today told his colleagues he will step down next year as Editor-in-Chief of The Marshall Project, the nonprofit criminal justice newsroom …

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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:

Sources: Insider Inc., parent of Business Insider, is asking all employees to sign contracts with confidentiality, non-disparagement, and arbitration clauses — Insider Inc., the parent company of Business Insider, has asked all of its employees to sign a new contract saying they can never speak ill of the news outlet.

Discussion: @kadhimshubber, @markdistef, @public_justice, @mattdpearce and Talking Biz News

Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:

Recode to be folded into Vox.com starting early next year with no expected layoffs; current EIC Dan Frommer will be replaced by Jason del Rey in the interim — Facing declining traffic to its website, Recode will relaunch as a section of Vox early next year

Discussion: Digiday, Nieman Lab, @delrey, @fromedome, @jessicalessin, @waltmossberg, @epsilontheory, @karaswisher, @ezraklein, @karaswisher, Recode and Talking Biz News, more at Techmeme », Thanks:@thekenyeung

Meg James / Los Angeles Times:

HBO channels, now controlled by AT&T, go dark on Dish and Sling TV in a carriage dispute; Dish blames AT&T's takeover of HBO and other Time Warner properties — Dish Network customers, including those who subscribe to SlingTV, have lost access to HBO channels and Cinemax …

Discussion: Ars Technica, Wired, News Releases, Slate, Reuters, @latimes and Bloomberg

Susette Brooks / Report For America:

Report for America sets a goal of placing 10 reporters in California in 2019 and 20 in 2020, supported by grants from the Annenberg and McClatchy foundations — The Crucial Effort Supported By Grants from the Annenberg Foundation and McClatchy Foundation and a Collaboration with the USC Annenberg School …

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Katie Deighton / The Drum:
Facebook is working to give advertisers access to Messenger through sponsored messages and Stories via a tool that converts horizontal ads into vertical ones

Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Just 4 of 36 companies contacted by BuzzFeed said they have identified money that will be refunded to advertisers, following investigation into ad fraud scheme

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Jon Lafayette / Multichannel News:
CBS reports Q3 net earnings of $488M with revenue of $3.26B, up 3% YoY; interim CEO Joe Ianniello highlights growth of direct-to-consumer streaming services

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Joey Rhyu / Facebook:
Facebook expands use of breaking news label, letting publishers use it in Australia, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain, and the UK, in addition to US and Canada

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Axios:
In interview, Trump says that calling the press the enemy of the people is his “only form of fighting back”

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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
NYT Q3: revenue of $417M, up 8% YoY, digital revenue of $450M+ in 2018, 3M digital subscribers out of 4M+ total; subscription revenues make up ~66% of total

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Khari Johnson / VentureBeat:
Amazon says Alexa can now give information about federal and gubernatorial elections and that it is working with AP and Ballotpedia for poll times and results

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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
AMC Networks' Q3 revenue increased 7.5% YoY to $697M; the company has acquired, RLJ Entertainment, parent company of streaming services Acorn TV and UMC

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Reuters:
Spotify meets expectations in Q3 with revenue of €1.35B, up 31% YoY, adds 4M premium subscribers for a total of 87M, and reports 191M total MAUs

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Financial Times:
Sources: Apple held preliminary talks with radio broadcaster iHeartMedia about an equity stake or a marketing partnership to boost its music streaming service

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Greg Lacour / Charlotte Magazine:
Charles Womack sells alt-weekly Creative Loafing in Charlotte to his son Alex, lays off staff of seven with no severance; publication will become digital-only

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Josh Rottenberg / Los Angeles Times:
Netflix announces it will offer exclusive theatrical releases for three movies, in a break from its commitment to streaming releases

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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
CBS launches ET Live, an ad-supported streaming service available via Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android and iOS devices, supplementing CBSN and CBS Sports HQ

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