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Guru Gowrappan / Verizon:
On January 8, Oath, which was created from Verizon's acquisitions of Yahoo and AOL, will be rebranded as Verizon Media Group — Verizon Media Group will replace the Oath brand, representing our strong alignment as a core pillar of Verizon's business. — I'm excited today to share …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Interview with Politico's Robert Allbritton on digital media, including Axios, and possible expansion into other areas beyond politics and policy — Despite some management upheaval, Politico has apparently been able to avoid the financial panic that has seized many of its peers.
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Tucker Carlson loses at least 14 advertisers from his Fox News show, including Ancestry.com and NerdWallet, after his comments about immigrants — The host claimed on Monday night that he is “not intimidated” by the backlash and stands by what he said last week.
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Ousted NPR exec Michael Oreskes and ex-Fox News editor John Moody to help launch a news site; CEO says he is not worried about past allegations against them — The site's founder says it will remedy the media's trust problems, but two top hires left their previous jobs after allegations of harassment and racism.
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Emily Dreyfuss / Wired:
Amnesty International calls Twitter a “toxic place for women” in a study of 288,000 tweets aimed at 778 female journalists and politicians from the US and UK — FOR MANY WOMEN, especially journalists, politicians, and other public figures, Twitter is something to endure.
Committee to Protect Journalists:
The Committee to Protect Journalists and First Look Media's press freedom defense fund aims to raise $500K for legal support, with Rappler as a recipient — International Center for Journalists and Reporters Without Borders Join Fundraising Campaign with Leading Organizations Fighting for Global Press Freedom
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@sulliview, @jeffjarvis, @alextarquinio and @joelcpj
Wall Street Journal:
Trump adviser Roger Stone settles $100M defamation lawsuit brought by Chinese businessman over claims he made on InfoWars, admits making false statements — Trump adviser made the admission in settling a defamation suit brought against him by an exiled Chinese businessman
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
As EU debates Article 13, which would require sites to have an “upload filter”, a look at the failures of YouTube's sophisticated ContentID system — The entire Article 13 debate is a weird one. It appears that both the recording industry and the film industry are going for broke on this one.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: while Facebook had informal talks with cable networks including HBO and Showtime, it currently has no plans to launch a subscription video product — Is Facebook about to become cable TV provider? Don't bet on it. — The social giant has held informal discussions …
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@mattnavarra
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
A look at how CBS is adding local news channels to its streaming service CBSN, starting with CBSN in New York, with plans to launch in LA in 2019 — CBS News plans to provide more local news coverage on connected TV screens. — Last week, CBS Television Stations and the company's digital arm …
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@maghielse and @awolk
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
NPR's podcast measurement technology RAD has sparked debate within the industry, with Overcast's Marco Arment expressing concerns about tracking and privacy — Until recently, it hasn't been easy to measure the success of podcasts, beyond how many people download them …
Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report:
DOJ's antitrust division approves Gray's merger with Raycom Media on the condition that companies will sell overlapping TV stations in nine local markets — The Department of Justice late Friday gave its formal approval of Gray Television's merger with Raycom Media.
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TVSpy and Broadcasting & Cable
Todd Spangler / Variety:
A branded content section of WSJ's website was hacked on Monday, with a message posted praising YouTuber PewDiePie; he later tweeted a link to the page himself — Popular YouTube creator PewDiePie's ongoing battle to keep his channel's subscriber count No. 1 ahead of India's T-Series took …
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