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Shannon Liao / The Verge:
Tumblr says it will permanently ban adult content from its platform beginning December 17 — Existing posts containing porn will be switched to private mode — Tumblr will permanently ban adult content from its platform on December 17th in a move that will eradicate porn-related communities …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Nexstar Media Group CEO Perry Sook says he has already spoken with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about Tribune acquisition, as company seeks federal approval — Nexstar Media Group CEO Perry Sook is taking a friendly approach to the FCC and other regulators as he begins the PR effort …
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Variety, Radio & Television …, Broadcasting & Cable, Adweek, Gizmodo, Engadget and The Wrap
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Hollywood Reporter:
Nexstar confirms it is acquiring Tribune Media Co. for $4.1B; the deal will make it the biggest operator of local TV stations in the US — The deal, worth $6.4 billion when including debt, will make the company the largest operator of local U.S. television stations.
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Broadcasting & Cable, Variety, CNBC, Multichannel News, Ad Age and Radio & Television …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
As digital outlets, which became entry points for young journalists after the demise of local newspapers, go under, journalism may lose a generation of talent — About five years ago, I was asked to visit the newsroom at Mic, a digital-media start-up backed by venture capital and focused on news for the millennial audience.
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
AOL owner Oath agrees to a ~$5M settlement over charges its ad exchange placed targeted ads on websites directed to kids, violating a federal privacy law — Oath, the owner of AOL and Yahoo, has agreed to pay about $5 million to settle charges from the New York attorney general …
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@nytmedia, @joshsternberg and @justinbrookman, more at Techmeme »
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed, PopSugar to give data to Memo, launching Jan., which sells info on how readers respond to brand mentions in articles; Memo to split revenue with pubs — Memo builds a marketplace for audience metrics on brands mentioned in the news — A startup is pitching the cash-strapped news industry …
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@memoinsights
Sheila Dang / Reuters:
FuboTV launches streaming service in Spain for €3.99 per month; CEO says company picked Spain as its first offering outside the US due to its high piracy rates — (Reuters) - FuboTV, a sports-focused internet television streaming service, expanded into Spain on Monday in its first move outside North America.
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Fast Company, Cord Cutters News, Light Reading and MediaPost
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Reporters Without Borders: 24+ reporters killed by organized crime since Jan. 2017, with crimes often ignored by authorities who are corrupt or hostile to media — In Mexico, journalists have been killed by arson, gunned down at a cafe and shot execution-style while out at a bar.
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Reporters Without Borders
New York Times:
NYT Opinion writer Bari Weiss and Vice writer Eve Peyser, former Twitter enemies, discuss how the Internet polarizes and divides — Bari Weiss and Eve Peyser were Twitter enemies. Then they met. — Ms. Weiss is a writer and editor for the Opinion section. Ms. Peyser writes about politics and culture for Vice.
Camille Elemia / RAPPLER:
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa posts bail of 60K Philippine Pesos, after court finds probable cause that Rappler's parent company failed to disclose tax info — (3rd UPDATE) The case at the Pasig court is just one of the 5 tax cases the Department of Justice has filed against Rappler Holdings Corporation and its president Maria Ressa
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@mariaressa, @daveyalba and Financial Times
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian:
Rappler's Maria Ressa, charged with tax evasion after coverage critical of Philippine government, says charges are being used to intimidate her
Rappler's Maria Ressa, charged with tax evasion after coverage critical of Philippine government, says charges are being used to intimidate her
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Internet publishers like Mic wanted to remake the news for millennials but have struggled to reach them, with Mic reaching just 2.6% of the 25-34 demo — Once upon a time, news needed to be remade for millennials. — The 21st century's second decade was new, and a perfect storm was brewing …
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@digiday and @arctictony
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Speaking on CNN podcast “The Axe Files”, CNN President Jeff Zucker says he is interested in running for office — CNN President Jeff Zucker appeared Monday on ‘The Axe Files,’ the CNN podcast with contributor and politico David Axelrod for an hour-long interview touching …
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Episodes, TVNewser and The Daily Caller
Simon Owens / What's New in Publishing:
When BuzzFeed relied on native ads it praised Facebook, but after failing to scale that business, it's now alarmed by Facebook/Google like any other publisher — I can't be the only person who was genuinely perplexed by the interview BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti gave to The New York Times last week.
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The Drum
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Speaking at UBS media conference, New York Times COO Meredith Levien said some print subscribers are paying upwards of $1,000/year for the paper — The New York Times has long been the gold standard of journalism in the United States, but for an unknown number of print subscribers …
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Ad Age and @sarafischer