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MP leading UK ‘fake news’ inquiry seizes internal Facebook documents using parliamentary legal powers — A cache of internal Facebook documents has been seized using Parliament's legal powers as MPs probe the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. — The documents are said to shed light …
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Manhattan DA's office has decided not to charge Harvey Weinstein with financial crimes, will no longer pursue whether he used company assets to pay settlements — As Harvey Weinstein's legal woes continue, the Manhattan district attorney's office decided to not charge the disgraced producer …
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@sayssimonson, Vanity Fair and Variety
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer plans to file a motion attacking credibility of witnesses, following discovery of emails between Weinstein and his accusers — Harvey Weinstein's attorney is preparing a preemptive strike, looking to undermine the accounts of additional accusers before they are brought into his sexual assault case.
Max Willens / Digiday:
The Washington Post is launching a new 20-minute daily news podcast, “Post Reports”, on December 3, with the goal of reaching 1M downloads per episode — The Washington Post is rolling out its most ambitious effort in podcasting yet, joining the battle for the daily news podcast of record.
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@janebsinger
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Facebook's YouTube competitor Watch is pivoting to older audiences as teens tune out and the company pares down the number of shows it purchases — - Facebook's Watch, a hub for shows and premium video content, was intended to be its big competitor to YouTube.
Nieman Lab:
Study: fake news is rife across the developing world, with South Africans, Kenyans, and Nigerians exposed to it more than US news consumers — Concerns about “fake news” have dominated discussions about the relationship between the media and politics in the developed world in recent years.
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
AT&T veteran Brad Bentley has been named general manager of WarnerMedia's forthcoming streaming service, while Turner's CTO takes over HBO's tech operations — Brad Bentley has been named general manager of WarnerMedia's forthcoming direct-to-consumer streaming service …
CNN:
Syrian radio host Raed Al Fares, who satirized President Bashar al-Assad and groups including ISIS, was shot dead on Friday alongside journalist Hamoud Junaid — (CNN)A Syrian radio host who satirized both President Bashar al-Assad and opposition insurgents including ISIS has been shot dead …
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@eye2winner
Bryan Marquard / The Boston Globe:
Loretta McLaughlin, the Boston Globe reporter who broke the story on the Boston Strangler, has died aged 90 — It was the fourth murder “that galvanized my attention,” Loretta McLaughlin would later recall while writing about Boston's stifling summer of 1962.
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@nellsco, @twallack and @marjoriepritch
Business Wire:
Fox News has hired YouTubers Diamond & Silk for a weekly commentary show on its new streaming service, Fox Nation, which launches Tuesday — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—FOX Nation, the new on demand subscription-based service debuting tomorrow, will present a weekly video …
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@ndrew_lawrence, @clenchedfisk, @slpng_giants, @mattgertz, @oliverdarcy, @dylanbyers and @mattnegrin
Patrick Kulp / Adweek:
NBCUniversal debuts a machine learning tool to help brands place ads around scenes relevant to their product, by analyzing scripts, CC data, visual descriptors — The tool identifies places for brands to buy spots in more opportune times — The next time you see, say …
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Broadcasting & Cable
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
US Department of Justice says the press has no legal right to learn whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was charged in a sealed proceeding — The news media has no legal right to learn whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was charged in a sealed proceeding, despite an inadvertent filing …
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