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Bloomberg:
Sources: SDNY received information about key exchanges concerning Bezos and AMI and is reviewing it for possible immunity agreement violations — - Authorities were given publisher's missives to Amazon founder — Potential jeopardy for AMI's previous deal with prosecutors
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
National Enquirer's work is not any kind of journalism, not even tabloidism; it is threat of publication as a bludgeon, with a clear political agenda — The tweet from Jeffrey P. Bezos, announcing his stunning blog post, came Thursday at 5:51 p.m. — And for a few long minutes, the chattering classes shut up.
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New Yorker, Bloomberg, The Wrap, @lpolgreen, @bgrueskin, New York Times, @abeaujon, @jamieson, @shelbygrad, @evleaks, @robingivhan, @ninabernstein1, @kitlovelace and @will_bunch
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Twitter served as the spark and initial validator for the Bezos blog post on Medium, once again showing how instrumental Twitter is for news — Jeff Bezos' highly personal blog post last night was a bombshell in many ways: it served as a middle finger to blackmailing bullies …
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@sims, New York Times, Business Insider, @bluechoochoo, @bborrman, The Guardian, @steverubel, The Daily Beast, Financial Times, @vladsavov and @bluechoochoo
Washington Post:
AMI says it believes it acted lawfully in its Bezos reporting and characterizes its actions as “good faith negotiations” but will investigate the claims — The parent company of the National Enquirer said it would thoroughly investigate extortion claims by Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos …
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The Guardian, Variety, New York Times, CNBC, Variety, @oliverdarcy, Slate, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, CNET, @amandamarcotte and @jediofgallifrey
Jeff Bezos:
Jeff Bezos publishes letters from National Enquirer owner AMI that he says show threats to publish his nude photos unless he stops probing AMI's reporting
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Ronan Farrow said he and at least one other journalist involved in stories about National Enquirer and Trump faced “blackmail” threats from AMI
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New York Times, CNN, Slate, Bloomberg, The Hill, @ronanfarrow, The Verge, @noahshachtman, @ronanfarrow, @johncarreyrou and @tbridis
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: in August, Mohammed bin Salman met with Vice's Shane Smith to discuss a joint venture like the one the state has with Bloomberg and the Telegraph — One sunny afternoon in August on a yacht off the Red Sea coast, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Vice Media Executive …
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New York Times, @wsj, @michaelkamon, @aaschapiro, The Daily Beast and Splinter
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Washington Post:
Trump administration declines to submit a report to Congress on whether Saudi Arabia's crown prince is responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi — The Trump administration declined Friday to submit a report to Congress determining whether Saudi Arabia's crown prince is personally responsible …
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@kendilaniannbc, CNN, @swin24, @raju, @senatorleahy, @karenattiah, @w7voa and @w7voa
Hunter Walk:
Interview with Adam Davidson, co-founder and longtime co-host of Planet Money, on audio talent, various kinds of podcasts, and how podcasting is maturing now — In the design of social apps, we'll sometimes talk about how there's a Friend Graph and an Interest Graph, and they don't always mix.
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TechCrunch, @hunterwalk, @arishapiro, @adamdavidson, @timslloyd, @hunterwalk and @hunterwalk
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Recode:
Gimlet's Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber on weighing remaining independent and being acquired, the days before the deal, and reach, data, and discoverability — Blumberg and Lieber spoke with Recode's Peter Kafka on the latest episode of Recode Media. — On Friday, Recode broke the news …
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Recode, Billboard, @alansmurray, @heyfeifer, @dada_drummer, @nwquah, @teddyschleifer, Techdirt, TechCrunch and RAIN News
Owen Williams / Charged:
Google touts its news initiatives, but essentially bars access to Google News for small publishers with its opaque policies and unrealistic output requirements — There's been a lot of discussion about the future of publishing over the last few years, particularly as Facebook traffic began cratering …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Capitol Forum, which focuses on M&A and government contract news, sues Bloomberg News, claiming Bloomberg is violating copyright's “hot news doctrine” and more — Capitol Forum, a Washington-based news service that focuses on mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and government contracts …
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courthousenews.com, Thanks:@talkingbiznews
Reuters:
IAC's Vimeo generated $160M in revenue in 2018, up from $103.3M in 2017 as its subscribers grew to 952,000, up 9% YoY — Arjun Panchadar, Pushkala Aripaka — (Reuters) - Online video platform Vimeo's revenue jumped 54 percent last year as its subscriber base surpassed 950,000, its parent group IAC said on Thursday.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Reuters US editorial staff say repeated complaints against a senior editor for bullying and inappropriate comments have been largely ignored by top management — The wire service's staffers say repeated allegations against a senior editor have long gone ignored. And they refuse to stop raising the issue.
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