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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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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
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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@rachelsklar, @lkatzenberg, @s_m_i, @brucebartlett, @dceiver, @jrovner, @mtdukes, @doctoryasmin, @aterkel, @bcdreyer, @aterkel, @jongraywb, @gabrieljr, @kevin_stank, @ggreeneva, @katchow, @jmsummers, @ericuman, @emilyasullivan, @dacheslow, @robtornoe, @pamela_vogel, @ckrewson and @dangillmor
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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TVWeek.com, @melsil, @davidenrich, The Week and Fortune
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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Multichannel News, New York Times, The Daily Caller, @christopherjm, @pressfreedom, @clevertitletk, @pressfreedom and @pressfreedom
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, @popula, @civil, @benmullin, @vivian and @baekdal
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, @sopandeb, @josephkieta, @news_collab, @akdobbins, @zachbaron, @oliverdarcy, @joshuatehee, @bruce_arthur, @mikeoz, @dangillmor and @mcclatchy
Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Pinterest is preparing for an IPO as soon as April 2019, with a planned valuation of $12B+; the company expects $700M+ revenue in 2018, up 50% YoY — Social-media company could choose bankers for the offering as early as January — Pinterest Inc. is actively preparing for an IPO …
Maria Bustillos / Popula:
Popula becomes the first site using Civil to archive a full story's text with Ethereum, keeping the text safe from corporate reshufflings that can kill archives — To our knowledge, this is the very first story ever archived by a U.S. publication straight onto the Ethereum blockchain.
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Civil, @edbwt, @mariabustillos, @paulmwatson, @nicolebode, @knolx, @ppolitics, @sophiehaigney, Civil, @keguro_, @civilstories and @mariabustillos
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.
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
The Wrap:
At least 18 advertisers have now pulled their ads from Tucker Carlson's Fox News show over his comments on immigrants — As of Tuesday Takeda, TD Ameritrade, ScotteVest, United Explorer, Just for Men, Voya, Zenni Optical, IHOP, Jaguar, Pacific Life, Indeed, Bowflex, SmileDirectClub …
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@jeremymbarr, New York Times, The Daily Beast, @roncoleman, @mollyjongfast and CNN
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...
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