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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Google's VP of News points to 2014 shutdown of Google News in Spain, says “We would not like to see that happen in Europe”, due to the proposed EU “link tax” — Search engine is lobbying hard to stop proposed tax, aimed at compensating news publishers
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@jonathanhaynes, @glynmoody, @jason_kint, @laurenweinstein and @glenngabe
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Definers Public Affairs pitched a story last summer suggesting Apple News editors were biased against the GOP, based on campaign donations of Apple News staff — New York (CNN)The conservative public affairs firm that worked for Facebook, and spread opposition research about the social media …
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Tim Miller:
Tim Miller, who has worked with Definers Public Affairs and Crooked Media, defends his work, including the effort to link Soros to anti-Facebook groups
Tim Miller, who has worked with Definers Public Affairs and Crooked Media, defends his work, including the effort to link Soros to anti-Facebook groups
CBS News:
In interview, Sheryl Sandberg says “we absolutely did not pay anyone to create fake news” and says she didn't know Facebook had hired Definers
In interview, Sheryl Sandberg says “we absolutely did not pay anyone to create fake news” and says she didn't know Facebook had hired Definers
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Nick Martin / Splinter:
With Tim Miller, suspended after NYT Facebook report, Crooked Media engaged in the familiar media exercise of featuring a Never Trumper in the name of “balance”
With Tim Miller, suspended after NYT Facebook report, Crooked Media engaged in the familiar media exercise of featuring a Never Trumper in the name of “balance”
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Business Insider, @ericrennerbrown, @lakshmigandhi, @bayarea4bernie, Nieman Lab, Vanity Fair, MediaPost and Mercury News
Kevin Alexander / Thrillist:
The fate of Stanich's, a restaurant that closed after being rated #1 by Thrillist, prompts introspection regarding food critics' responsibilities and audiences — n my office, I have a coffee mug from Stanich's in Portland, Oregon. Under the restaurant name, it says “Great hamburgers since 1949.”
CNN:
Judge orders White House to return Acosta's hard pass immediately citing violation of due process, thus granting CNN's request for a temporary restraining order — (CNN)Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly sided with CNN on Friday, ordering the White House to reinstate chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass.
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Scott Nover / The Atlantic:
Press freedom advocates express cautious relief, for now, after the return of Jim Acosta's press press, and praise unity of most media outlets supporting access
Press freedom advocates express cautious relief, for now, after the return of Jim Acosta's press press, and praise unity of most media outlets supporting access
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@scottnover, @scottnover, @spj_tweets, @loebvernon, @scottnover, @medialawrocks, @scottnover, CNN and Washington Post
Rebecca Keegan / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix doesn't make movies intending to release them in theaters, only doing so to vie for the Oscars, blurring the difference between Oscars and Emmys — The streamer's about-face announcement that it will give four contenders, including Alfonso Cuaron's ‘Roma,’ limited theatrical runs …
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BBC:
Facebook only has four full-time fact-checkers for its 24M users in Nigeria, none of which speak Hausa; police work with community leader to debunk stories — Nigerian police say false information on Facebook is killing people — Nigerian police say false information and incendiary images …
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Eli Sanders / The Stranger:
BuzzFeed reporter Blake Montgomery was arrested in Seattle while attempting to contact a story's subject in person, faces criminal trespass charges — On November 5, the same day The Stranger published its “Death of a Kinkster” investigation, Dylan Hafertepen appeared in King County District …
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
YouTube quietly began showing ad-supported free feature-length movies in October, giving users access to around 100 titles including “The Terminator” — Last month YouTube quietly began showing ad-supported movies for the first time, giving viewers access to Hollywood titles including …
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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Freelance journalist Sarah Baird launches Shoeleather, a directory of local reporters available for freelance work that currently lists 330 journalists — Amazon may have gone with the most predictable of picks for HQ2, but that doesn't give media organizations an out for hunkering down in the country's elite metropolises.
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@niemanlab and @juliathomas317
Jeneé Osterheldt / The Boston Globe:
Interview with Kristine Guillaume, the first black woman voted to serve as president of The Harvard Crimson since its inception 145 years ago — She was trying to focus on reading “Chokehold: Policing Black Men” Sunday night. — Rihanna's voice sang from the speakers, “All this work, no vacation.”
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@haitianroundtbl, @maura_healey and Congresswoman Katherine Clark
Paul Linford / HoldtheFrontPage:
Johnston Press has been sold to JPIMedia, a new company formed by owners of Johnston's debt, which says all 200+ titles will continue to operate as normal — Regional publisher Johnston Press is tonight under new ownership after its bondholders agreed to wipe out £165m of the company's debts …
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One Man & His Blog, @neildfowler, The Guardian, BBC and The Guardian
Rebecca Keegan / Hollywood Reporter:
The Criterion Collection says it will launch a streaming service of classic films in the spring, after outcry over WarnerMedia's decision to shut FilmStruck — “Round up your buddies,” Steven Spielberg told Edgar Wright, when a campaign was launched to save FilmStruck.
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The Criterion Collection, Observer, The Wrap, Boing Boing, @filmstruck and @devancoggan
Charlotte Graham-McLay / New York Times:
Profile of Mike Dickison, New Zealand's first Wikipedian-at-Large, who wants to boost the country's representation on the site by pushing New Zealanders to edit — AUCKLAND, New Zealand — In the grand library of the Auckland War Memorial Museum on a Saturday morning in August …