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Elisa Shearer / Pew Research Center:
Pew: one in five US adults say they frequently get their news from social media, surpassing the number who get theirs from print (16%) for the first time — Social media sites have surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans: One-in-five U.S. adults say they often get news via social media …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Washington Post's Fact Checker introduces a new category, “Bottomless Pinocchio”, reflecting a trend of politicians repeating incorrect info even when disproven — It was President Trump's signature campaign promise: He would build a wall along the nation's southern border, and Mexico would pay for it.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Eight current and former temporary workers at NPR describe work as financially uncertain and stressful; union says ~21% of NPR's 483 newsroom staffers are temps — Julia Botero was happy to catch on, and determined to stay on, at NPR. After completing an internship at the public broadcasting organization …
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The Daily Beast:
YouTube bans Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, says his channel was deleted for copyright infringement — YouTube banned Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes on Monday, marking the latest social-media blow for the man who started the far-right men's group. McInnes had amassed more than 220,000 subscribers …
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J. Max Robins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Filmmaker Alexis Bloom's new documentary on Roger Ailes, Divide and Conquer, has reminded journalists of what it was like to cover Ailes and Fox News — When I ran into Alexis Bloom exiting the screening room after seeing her terrific new documentary, Divide and Conquer: The Roger Ailes Story …
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
UK broadcasters have hired private security guards to protect reporters and TV guests outside Westminster, after threats and abuse from pro-Trump protesters — TV networks made the joint decision after an ugly incident involving pro-Trump protesters pursuing a Guardian columnist away from cameras.
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@buzzfeednews, @essexcanning and @markdistef
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
A pitch deck for Jeffrey Katzenberg's mobile video startup, Quibi, says it would spend $2.6B on programming in 2025 if it reached its target of 70M subscribers — Jeffrey Katzenberg has been open about his plans to spend big bucks on programming for Quibi, his upcoming subscription mobile video streaming service.
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@sizpatel, @dherman76 and @digiday
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Report: original content accounted for 37% of Netflix's US streams, up from 24% a year ago, with the rest of viewing from licensed content — - Fandor Lays Off Staff, Restructures Assets of Indie-Film Streaming Service Under New Entity (EXCLUSIVE) — Is Netflix moving fast enough to bulk …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
IMG's Chief Content Officer Mark Shapiro has been promoted to the newly created post of President at Endeavor, IMG's parent company — After four years overseeing content operations at IMG, Mark Shapiro has been promoted to president of Endeavor. — Shapiro's elevation to the newly created post comes …
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The Wrap and Fast Company
New Statesman:
UK magazine The New Statesman promotes George Eaton and Tom Gatti to new roles as joint deputy editors, names Stephen Bush as political editor — George Eaton and Tom Gatti become joint deputy editors, Stephen Bush is promoted to political editor. — The New Statesman has appointed George Eaton …
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NEWS.com.au:
Australian watchdog ACCC posts regulation recommendations regarding digital platforms, like Google: monitor handling of ads and news, ban default browsers, more — The hammer is coming down on Google and Facebook as Australia's top consumer watchdog warns they are becoming too powerful.
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George Civeris / Columbia Journalism Review:
At the Tow Center, academics, professors, and industry experts define the term “influencer” which can encompass staff with large followings at media outlets — The rise of social platforms has brought with it a new kind of celebrity: the digital influencer.