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Edward Felsenthal / Time:
Time Magazine awards its Person of the Year honor to Jamal Khashoggi, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, imprisoned Reuters journalists, and Capital Gazette staff — On the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, two young reporters sit in a prison said to be “the darkest hellhole in Burma.”
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Verizon's declining focus on media has been apparent for a while, signaled by the departure of executives who bought AOL and Yahoo and combined them into Oath — And Verizon investors seem fine with that. — It was easy to predict that Verizon would end up regretting the $10 billion or so that it had invested in AOL and Yahoo.
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Variety, @rafat, @johnlegere, @karaswisher, @yobigbrotha, @johnlegere and @reckless
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Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
Verizon has slashed the value of its AOL and Yahoo acquisition by $4.6B, says a tough ad market has led to a shortfall in revenue and profit — Verizon Communications Inc. slashed the value of its AOL and Yahoo acquisitions by $4.6 billion, conceding that tough competition for digital advertising …
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@tomgara, @pkafka, @markyusko, @originalspin, @matthewstoller, @matthewstoller, @andykessler, @pkafka and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Writers and editors at Slate vote 52-1 in favor of strike action, as they demand better diversity policies and removal of “right-to-work” clause — - Outlet's editorial staff authorize walkout by 52 to 1 vote — Company's “right-to-work” stance riles its employees
Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
Memo: Kathie Lee Gifford is leaving the Today show after eleven years to focus on film, music, and book projects — NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim announced this morning that Kathie Lee Gifford has decided to exit Today show, where she has hosted the final hour of the four-hour franchise since 2008.
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
A study sponsored by Creative Artists Agency and shift7 shows the top movies from 2014 to 2017 starring women earned more than movies led by men — “Trolls.” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” “Moana.” “Inside Out.” “Wonder Woman.” All were global box-office hits that had women in leading roles.
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Variety, Slate, @alinebmckenna, @timesupnow, Vanity Fair, FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV, IndieWire, Deadline, Mashable, @melsil and The Wrap
Reuters:
China-based Tencent Music raises ~$1.1B in US IPO, valuing the company at $21.3B, after pricing its shares at the bottom of its targeted range — NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China-based music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment Group TME.N said it raised close to $1.1 billion …
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Mark Anderson / Sacramento Business Journal:
Sacramento-based McClatchy will centralize design and copyediting for its 30 newspapers in Charlotte, NC; staffers “will have the opportunity to work virtually” — Sacramento-based newspaper publisher The McClatchy Co. will consolidate the design and copy editing functions …
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@tibbin and @coreyhutchins
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Streaming news service Cheddar partners with mixed reality company Magic Leap, will stream its two live news networks on Magic Leap One AR device — Cheddar, the streaming news service for millennials, and Magic Leap, a mixed reality company, are teaming up to put Cheddar's two live news networks …
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@brandyljensen, @tomgara, @thedextriarchy, @mims, @themediaisdying, @mariojoze and @maxwelltani
Washington Post:
How Russia sowed doubt after Sergei Skripal's poisoning using dozens of false narratives and conspiracy theories in Russian news outlets and on social media — The initial plan was a Cold War classic — brutal yet simple. Two Russian agents would slip onto the property of a turncoat spy …
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@gregpmiller, @carolynddoyle, @pkmacdonald, @kalenskyj, @hidalgopd, @mrdanzak, @amyklobuchar, @katchwreck, @anneapplebaum and The Daily Beast
journalism.columbia.edu:
Columbia Journalism School announces the winners of the 2019 duPont awards; 12 of the 16 reporting teams recognized were led by women — A record number of wins for programs by and about women — FRONTLINE PBS wins first Gold Baton awarded in a decade — Columbia Journalism School today announced …
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Joe Parkin Daniels / The Guardian:
Colombian journalism project, Colombia 2020, which launched in early 2016 with EU funding, aims to report on the transition to peace from war in the country — Reporting was restricted by the remoteness of the war zones and the military's control of access. Peace is allowing a new approach
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@llombartpatue