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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Apple has signed many publishers to its upcoming news service with a 50% revenue split, sources say, but that split likely won't satisfy major newspapers — Magazine publishers are on board with Apple's new subscription news service. Newspapers aren't. — Apple says it wants to help save journalism.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Apple plans an April or May launch date for its video streaming service, but Netflix won't participate and HBO hasn't committed — - Apple is targeting April to debut a new streaming product that will include original content free for Apple device owners and a platform to subscribe to other digital media services.
Al Jazeera:
Maria Ressa has been released after spending one night in NBI custody and posting bail of 100K Philippine pesos, or about $1,900 — Rappler editor and critic of Duterte's administration posts bail a day after widely condemned arrest on libel charges. — Maria Ressa, an award-winning …
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Aika Rey / RAPPLER:
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrested by Philippines National Bureau of Investigation on cyber libel charges over story published four months before cyber law passed
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrested by Philippines National Bureau of Investigation on cyber libel charges over story published four months before cyber law passed
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Facebook has a new funding program for Facebook Watch shows and is seeking influencers to work with production partners, wants limited exclusive rights — Facebook has created a new funding program where it would work with publishers and influencers on new shows for Facebook Watch.
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The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh:
The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh releases accounts of Publisher John Robinson Block's newsroom visit, where he berated staff and frightened his young daughter — After much careful consideration, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has decided to release some of the eyewitness accounts …
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New York Times:
The Trump Administration reached out to Lou Dobbs and Sean Hannity to support Trump's border deal; sources: Bill Shine was involved in outreach to Fox hosts — WASHINGTON — In pursuit of a wall, President Trump ran into one. A single-minded drive to force Congress to finance …
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
CNN's Howard Schultz town hall was another example of the media legitimizing rich political candidates because of their ability to self-fund — A billionaire flirts with a run for president and gets grossly disproportionate free airtime. We all know the punchline.
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Cubs partners with Sinclair to launch a sports network that will become its exclusive TV home in 2020, ending more than 70 years of free broadcasts — A WGN-TV camera operator works a game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets at Wrigley Field in 2014. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
L.A. Times Guild:
The Los Angeles Times Guild pushes back against a proposal that potentially broadens management's control over employees' book or movie deals — Journalists at the Los Angeles Times are pushing back against a sweeping company proposal on intellectual property rights that would mark an unprecedented low for the media industry.
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Brightcove acquires Ooyala's online video platform business for about $15M, with $6.25M in cash and the rest in Brightcove shares — Brightcove just announced that it's acquiring Ooyala's online video platform business. — The deal brings together two long-lasting players in the online video industry.
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
LexisNexis has cut media access to TraceIQ, a database of names, phone numbers, and addresses used in investigative journalism, citing “public concern” and GDPR — Until now, Trace IQ let journalists search names, phone numbers and addresses in one database - now they've been banned …
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Nathan Bomey / USA Today:
Poynter launches MediaWise, a program providing curriculum to middle schools and high schools in US to teach fact-checking, wants to reach 1M students by 2020 — WASHINGTON — Is this story trustworthy? — That's a question The Poynter Institute says students need to be taught to answer themselves.
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Organizers at BuzzFeed News announce they plan to form a union, nearly a month after more than 40 people were laid off from newsrooms — Last month, BuzzFeed laid off more than 220 employees, or 15 percent of its work force. On Tuesday, employees at the company's news division responded …
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