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Campbell Brown / Facebook Media:
Facebook says it will invest $300M over the next three years to support local news in the US, and expand the Local News Subscriptions Accelerator globally — Last year, we worked to better understand what kind of news people want to see on Facebook. We've also asked our partners …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
A breakdown of Facebook's $300M contribution to journalism: $16M to orgs including the Pulitzer Centre, $20M to expand subscription pilot globally, more — The internet giants make billions from ads. They want news publishers to sell subscriptions instead.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
After 15 years, Adam Moss will step down as editor of New York Magazine in March; his successor is expected to be named in the next few days — Adam Moss, whose visual savvy and ear for the zeitgeist made him one of the leading magazine editors of his generation, said on Tuesday that he would step …
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Memo: NBC News standards department tells staffers not to directly call Rep. Steve King's comments about white supremacy “racist” — “It is ok to attribute to others as in ‘what many are calling racist,’” an email from the standards department reads in part.
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Kerry Flynn / Digiday:
Roku has added Alex Jones' InfoWars as a channel, six months after Facebook, Apple, and Spotify banned it from their platforms — Roku may have given itself a brand safety issue. The streaming service has added Infowars, the live show hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as a channel.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
NBCU CEO Steve Burke defends NBC News Chief Andy Lack, says it was his decision to hire Megyn Kelly and says Lauer was a “grenade we didn't know was a grenade” — The Megyn Kelly debacle at NBC News has raised the question of whether NBC News chief Andy Lack will face repercussions for the costly experiment.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Inside the Washington Post, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos' divorce is the first test case for the paper regarding how they cover their owner — The Post journalists I spoke with, perhaps high-mindedly, acknowledged that tabloid-style extramarital affairs aren't typically in their wheelhouse.
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Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
Netflix raises prices for US subscribers by 13%-18%, its biggest hike ever, immediately affecting new subscribers, over next three months for existing customers — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 percent to 18 percent, its biggest increase since the company launched its streaming service 12 years ago.
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US Sec of State Mike Pompeo said he told Saudi Arabia's King and Crown Prince that they must hold Khashoggi's killers accountable, described Saudis as “friends” — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told the king and crown prince of Saudi Arabia …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Former Ohio governor and GOP presidential candidate John Kasich joins CNN as a senior political commentator — (CNN)John Kasich's time as Ohio governor just came to an end. And his time as a CNN commentator just began. — On Tuesday morning CNN announced that Kasich is the newest addition to the network's stable of commentators.
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Michelle Robertson / San Francisco Chronicle:
Reporter Meaghan Mackey was attacked in Chico, California, on Monday while doing a Facebook Live broadcast from the scene of a mass overdose — A reporter for a Redding news station was attacked during a live broadcast while reporting from the site of several apparent fentanyl overdoses in Chico, California, on Saturday.
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
A look at the decline of Gannett over the past decade, its duty to maximize shareholder value, and possible paths forward as it considers MNG Enterprises' offer — Alden Global Capital, the most reviled newspaper owner in the business, now wants to buy Gannett, the United States' largest daily newspaper company.
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Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
MNG Enterprises, better known as Digital First Media, has built a 7.5% stake in Gannett and has offered $12/share, a 23% premium over Friday's closing price
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Axios:
The New York Times says it plans to build custom Alexa skills for advertisers for six figures through its 175-person branded content studio — The New York Times plans to build custom Alexa skills for advertisers through its branded content studio for roughly six figures.
Li Zhou / Vox:
In confirmation hearing, US AG nominee William Barr says he could “conceive of situations where, as a last resort”, reporters may be jailed for doing their jobs — When Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked about it, he didn't shut down the option outright.
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Tim Cushing / Techdirt:
Appeals court says that a local official violated the First Amendment by banning a user from commenting on a Facebook page she used for official communication — Late last spring, a federal court in New York made it clear Trump's blocking of Twitter users violated those users' First Amendment rights.
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