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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN's lawsuit could lead to broader questions for Trump's administration in court, including queries about the decision to challenge the AT&T-Time Warner merger — Whether he likes it or not, Donald Trump will face tough questions about censorship and due process.
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David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik:
Fox News President Jay Wallace announces network will file court brief in support of CNN suit against Trump — Fox News President Jay Wallace announces network will file court brief in support of CNN suit agst Trump http://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
In a statement as part of CNN's lawsuit, Jim Acosta said he regularly receives death threats, with his family forced to take additional “security measures” — The reporter opened up about threats to his safety in a sworn statement submitted with his network's lawsuit against the White House.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN sues Trump and top aides, alleging that the suspension of Jim Acosta's press pass is a violation of Acosta's and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights
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Kali Hays / WWD:
Penske Media, owner of WWD, Variety, and Rolling Stone, buys Peter Brant's ARTnews and Art in America, for a reported $20M-$25M — Jay Penske has made a number of investments and acquisitions over the last year, while Brant looks to be getting out of media altogether.
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Katharine Viner / The Guardian:
The Guardian's EIC Kath Viner talks about how the paper received financial support from 1M+ readers in three years and hopes to break even by April 2019 — The Guardian's editor-in-chief reflects on the state of media today and explains how the support of 1 million readers has enabled us …
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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Netflix is testing cheaper, mobile-only subscriptions “in a few countries” including Malaysia, where it is half the price of its next cheapest package — Netflix is testing a cut-price mobile-only subscription as it explores new packages aimed at widening its appeal in Asia and other emerging markets.
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Fast Company, Mashable, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Fortune, MacRumors, The Star Online and Music Ally, more at Techmeme »
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
IAB data shows digital ad spending in the first half of 2018 reached $49.5B, up 23% YoY, with mobile accounting for 63% of the total, up from 54% last year — The online advertising business continues to grow at double-digit rates, according to the latest report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau …
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IAB, @craigsilverman, The Drum, Adweek and MediaPost, more at Techmeme »
Jay Rosen / Boing Boing:
Dutch media company De Correspondent launches membership drive for its US publication, The Correspondent, and hopes to raise $2.5M by December 14 — This is for everyone who follows me on social media, or who has read my press criticism. All my former students. Fans of my blog, PressThink.
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Nieman Lab, @rcbregman and The Correspondent
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Quartz launches free new app with curated news stories and contributions from business leaders and introduces a premium membership tier for $14.99/month — Quartz is to launch a subscription tier for its business coverage and a new app that will offer aggregated news and user discussion …
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Nieman Lab, Quartz, Press Gazette, @jbenton, @katelaurielee, @noahchestnut, @raju, MediaPost and Talking Biz News
BBC:
Speaking at the News Xchange conference, BBC boss Tony Hall said journalists received “constant anonymous threats” on Twitter and calls it “disgraceful” — The BBC's director general has spoken out against the “disgraceful” attacks made on journalists on social media.
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Podcasting app Pocket Casts, which was recently acquired by a public radio collective, launches a redesign and introduces new features on iOS and Android — Pocket Casts 7 has a new look and adds requested features — Several months after the podcast app Pocket Casts was acquired by a mix …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Financial news and information company TheStreet.com reports a Q3 loss of $1.1M, with revenue declining to $13M from $13.3M a year ago due to ad decline — Financial news and information company TheStreet.com reported a third-quarter loss and revenue that was lower than analyst expectations.
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Irin Carmon, a leading writer on gender and legal issues and author of millennial favorite book “Notorious RBG”, has joined CNN as a contributor — Irin Carmon has become CNN's newest contributor. Carmon, a senior correspondent at New York Magazine, helped write …
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