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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Kentucky's Gov. Matt Bevin lashes out at Louisville Courier Journal for teaming up with ProPublica and criticizes two ProPublica funders, including George Soros — Governor Matt Bevin (R- KY) posted a video of him blasting the Louisville Courier-Journal for its announcement of a journalistic partnership with ProPublica.
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ProPublica names the 14 newsrooms and journalists who will participate in the second year of the Local Reporting Network, including NOLA.com and WNYC
ProPublica names the 14 newsrooms and journalists who will participate in the second year of the Local Reporting Network, including NOLA.com and WNYC
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Facebook says Watch has 75M daily users who spend an average of 20 minutes streaming video and is rolling out Watch globally on desktop and Facebook Lite — - Facebook Renews Four Original Series Including ‘Sorry For Your Loss,’ Claims 75 Million Daily ‘Watch’ Viewers
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Trump cancels the White House holiday party for the media — EXCLUSIVE - President Trump has canceled the White House holiday party for the media, making the decades-old tradition a victim of his increasingly contentious relationship with major news organizations.
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Washington Post, @ombudsman, New York Post, Fortune, @mathewi, @lindsaygoldwert, Mediaite and Splinter
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Some current and former fact-checkers say Facebook has ignored their concerns, they have been used for PR, and they have lost trust in the company — Journalists paid to help fix Facebook's fake news problem say they have lost trust in the platform — Journalists working as fact-checkers …
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Joseph Ax / Reuters:
CPJ report: 251 journalists are in jail as of Dec. 1, with more half in China, Turkey, and Egypt; 28 imprisoned on “charges of “false news”, up from 21 in 2017 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A near-record number of journalists around the world are behind bars for their work …
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Light Reading:
AT&T begins to roll out Cheddar to DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse TV — Cheddar, the leading post-cable networks company, is beginning rollout across AT&T video platforms DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW and U-verse TV. — “AT&T operates one of the largest and best video platforms in the world …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC begins Congressionally-mandated review of media ownership rules, including a current ban on mergers among top four broadcast networks — - National Enquirer Parent Admits to Making Karen McDougal Payments to Help Trump in 2016 Election — WASHINGTON — The FCC will review whether …
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Reuters, Broadcasting & Cable, Radio & Television … and The Hill
Irin Carmon / Vulture:
Sources say CBS This Morning executive producer Ryan Kadro is leaving the network, but CBS says it's unrelated to the Charlie Rose settlement he was named in — Ryan Kadro, the executive producer of CBS This Morning, is said to be leaving the network, two sources at the company told Vulture.
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Nathaniel Popper / New York Times:
CBS News settles lawsuit with three women who accused Charlie Rose of sexual harassment, but legal proceedings against Rose continue
CBS News settles lawsuit with three women who accused Charlie Rose of sexual harassment, but legal proceedings against Rose continue
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Bloomberg:
Court document shows National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. took a non-prosecution deal, admitting role in a hush payment to affect the 2016 election — - CEO Pecker met with Cohen, other campaign staffer in 2015 — At least one other person from Donald Trump's presidential …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Tribune Publishing is paying ex-LAT exec Davan Maharaj $2.5M+ to avert a lawsuit, keeping an anti-Semitic slur by ex-chairman Michael Ferro under wraps — Several months after taking control of the troubled Tribune Publishing Co. in 2016, Chicago investor Michael Ferro convened …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook is testing search ads in its search bar and Marketplace in the US and Canada, directly competing with Google's AdWords — It's an ad duopoly battle. Facebook is starting to test search ads in its search results and Marketplace, directly competing with Google's AdWords.
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Marketing Dive, @joshconstine and @ericjhonsa
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Smithsonian Networks launches Smithsonian Channel Plus in the US, a $5/month streaming service that will incorporate Smithsonian Earth, launched three years ago — Smithsonian Networks has expanded its push to reach cord-cutters with the launch of Smithsonian Channel Plus …
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
A US agency expands probe of Radio Martí after an initial apology for a post attacking George Soros; four Martí staffers placed on leave, two contractors fired — A U.S. taxpayer-funded broadcaster this fall published a Spanish-language opinion piece warning that the …
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@josercabanas, @steveengelberg, New York Times and @digiphile
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
In Australia, an anachronistic gag order prevents news outlets from naming a Vatican official convicted on molestation charges as he awaits further court action — The front page of Thursday's Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is dominated by a single word in huge white type, all caps, on a black background: CENSORED.
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