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Documents show Facebook gave ~150 companies, including NYT, Yahoo, and other media access to more user data than disclosed; FB says it didn't violate FTC decree — Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people's data than it has disclosed.
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Konstantinos Papamiltiadis / Facebook:
Facebook says it shared data with integration partners only when users signed in with their Facebook accounts, to access features on other platforms, devices — Today, we're facing questions about whether Facebook gave large tech companies access to people's information and, if so, why we did this.
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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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Spiegel Online:
Der Spiegel says editor and reporter Claas Relotius partially or wholly fabricated at least 14 articles, including some that were nominated for or won awards — In recent years, DER SPIEGEL published just under 60 articles by reporter and editor Claas Relotius.
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@mathewi, @newsycombinator, @jamesrbuk and @craigsilverman
Zach Baron / GQ:
A look at how The Fresno Bee newspaper and its reporters are coping as Rep. Devin Nunes wages a public campaign against them — Local newspapers like The Fresno Bee have long been an endangered institution in America, and that was before California Rep. Devin Nunes began waging a public campaign against his hometown paper.
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@oliverdarcy, @josephkieta, @news_collab, @dangillmor, @akdobbins, @zachbaron, @joshuatehee, @bruce_arthur, @mikeoz, @mcclatchy and @oliverdarcy
Matthew Iles / Civil:
Following its failed token sale, Civil founder Matthew Iles says it will launch in February 2019 with a suite of tools for its network of newsrooms — Lessons learned, and turning the page — Civil sits at the intersection of two major trends: 1) decentralized economies powered by blockchain …
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@mariabustillos, @paulmwatson, @popula, @civil, @baekdal, @benmullin and @vivian
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.
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Due to a clause in Les Moonves contract, CBS has been paying his legal bills, giving him an incentive to fight for his $120M severance package — CBS's board was emphatic this week that the ousted chief executive Leslie Moonves “will not receive any severance payment,” slamming the door on his quest to collect $120 million.
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@melsil, @davidenrich and The Week
Bloomberg:
In a holiday greeting to employees, NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke hinted that the company might unveil a Netflix-style service next year — - In holiday card, Burke also laments loss of Fox to Disney — Executive suggests online TV strategy may be announced in 2019
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@business, @newsynick and The Wrap
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Former Fox News host Eric Bolling signs a deal through 2021 with Blaze Media, which was formed by the merger of CRTV and Glenn Beck's TheBlaze — Following the merger between CRTV and TheBlaze, the new Blaze Media has signed host and former Fox News-er Eric Bolling to a long-term deal …
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TVNewser, TheBlaze and @parkermolloy
Committee to Protect Journalists:
The number of journalists murdered in retaliation for their reporting nearly doubled YoY in 2018 to 34 — Journalists from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan to the U.S. were targeted for murder in 2018 in reprisal for their work, bringing the total of journalists killed on duty to its highest in three years.
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, @christopherjm, @pressfreedom, @clevertitletk, @pressfreedom and @pressfreedom
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: former Walt Disney COO Tom Staggs is the likeliest of ~10 candidates to replace Les Moonves as CBS chief executive — Tom Staggs, former chief operating officer of the Walt Disney Co., is the likeliest of about 10 candidates to become chief executive of CBS, which is struggling to recover from a sexual harassment...
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Blippar, a London-based AR company that launched in 2011 aiming to serve advertisers, announces it is entering administration, months after raising $37M — The story of once-hyped augmented reality (AR) startup Blippar has come to an end. The London-based company announced yesterday …
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