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Zahraa Alkhalisi / CNN:
Fox Networks makes a deal with Saudi media group MBC to launch its streaming service, Fox Plus, in the Middle East and North Africa for $4.99/month — Dubai (CNN Business)Fox Networks has struck a deal with a Saudi media group to launch a new TV streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa.
Fred Ryan / Washington Post:
Congress should press for an independent, thorough inquiry into Khashoggi's death, impose penalties on his murderers, and suspend US weapons sales to Saudis — Fred Ryan is publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post. He served as assistant to President Ronald Reagan.
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Axios:
In a statement, Trump says the US will stand by Saudi Arabia whether or not Crown Prince MbS ordered the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi — President Trump said in a statement today that whether or not Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder …
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@crookedmedia:
Crooked Media says that Tim Miller, who has worked with the Facebook-contracted PR firm Definers Public Affairs, will no longer be a contributor — Hey everybody, We wanted to give you an update on Tim Miller. We invited Tim to contribute to Crooked because he took a public stand against Trump when most of his party capitulated. That took courage, and unlike many Republicans who declared themselves to be Never Trumpers during the campaign, he's still one today.
Toronto Star:
Canada to give tax breaks for journalism: a 15% tax credit for subscribers, classifying donations to some nonprofits as charity, and tax credit for labor costs — OTTAWA—The federal government is giving a tax break to digital news subscribers, a refundable tax credit to news outlets …
Frederic Filloux / Monday Note:
By pushing the “link tax” in the EU, publishers are shooting themselves in the foot because better options exist by working with Google to drive traffic — Within Google, some call into question the validity of helping the media industry. By lobbying the EU on the “link tax”, publishers are waging a rearguard battle.
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Eric Johnson / Recode:
Interview with Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, on tech pressure on free speech and privatization of the public square — The executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, Jameel Jaffer, unpacks the answer on the latest Recode Decode.
Alex Kotch / Sludge:
In addition to donations to ASNE, 2017 tax returns from the Charles Koch Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute show donations of $980K to the Daily Caller — Newly disclosed tax forms show that the billionaire industrialist's foundations have increased their funding of conservative outlets …
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Reuters:
Italy's RCS Mediagroup is contesting the 2013 sale of real estate in Milan to Blackstone, launching arbitration under Italian law to try to annul the sale — MILAN (Reuters) - RCS Mediagroup (RCSM.MI) contested the sale of real estate assets to Blackstone (BX.N) because it believes …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
In tweet, Trump suggested he might attend WHCD in 2019 and insulted comedian Michelle Wolf; she replied, “I bet you'd be on my side if I'd killed a journalist” — Michelle Wolf fired back at Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president derided her as a “so-called Comedian.”
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David Sharman / HoldtheFrontPage:
The Mail, a UK regional daily owned by Gannett's Newsquest, puts its 19th-century headquarters in Barrow-in-Furness up for sale for £350,000 — A regional daily is officially on the hunt for a new home after putting its historic office up for sale. — The Mail has announced plans …
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Bloomberg:
Facebook says its ad buying system is still experiencing glitches after an outage on Tuesday, which sources say affected major buyers, ahead of Black Friday — - Ad-buying system was down earlier for some major users — Hiccups come as brands prepare campaigns for holiday shopping
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