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Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN employees raise ethics concerns over CNN's hire of Sarah Isgur Flores who is moving directly into a managerial role — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. — Controversy over CNN's newest hire
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Source: George Stephanopoulos has extended his contract with ABC News and signed a four-year deal for $65M+
Source: George Stephanopoulos has extended his contract with ABC News and signed a four-year deal for $65M+
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Politico:
Sarah Isgur, who was the DOJ's lead spokesperson under AG Jeff Sessions, is joining CNN as political editor next month and will coordinate 2020 coverage
Sarah Isgur, who was the DOJ's lead spokesperson under AG Jeff Sessions, is joining CNN as political editor next month and will coordinate 2020 coverage
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Keith Coffman / Reuters:
Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann sued the Washington Post for $250M, claiming it falsely accused him of racist acts and instigating a confrontation — (Reuters) - A high school student from Covington, Kentucky, sued the Washington Post for defamation on Tuesday …
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eMarketer:
eMarketer predicts that US digital ad spending will surpass traditional in 2019, growing 19% YoY to $129.34B, of which mobile will account for ~$87B — Amazon's ad business to grow more than 50%, taking bite out of duopoly — This year will mark a major milestone in the world of advertising.
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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
Bleacher Report's co-founder Dave Finocchio is stepping down from the company this summer, with CMO Howard Mittman taking over as CEO — Bleacher co-founder Dave Finocchio will step down from the digital media sports company this summer, with Howard Mittman taking over as CEO.
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Zeynep Tufekci / Wired:
As it gets harder to distinguish fakes from truth, facts lose their power, and so we must develop means of verifying info, from geolocation to blockchain — IN THE SUMMER of 2006, Fidel Castro unexpectedly announced that he was temporarily handing over power to his brother.
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Sam Thielman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with BuzzFeed News' Jason Leopold on the Cohen story, FOIA, reporting on national security, and more — Jason Leopold has a long list of national security scoops to his name. He covered the brutal mistreatment of detainees at the Guantanamo military prison.
James Walker / Press Gazette:
One year after the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak, ten journalism groups sign an open letter demanding answers from authorities — Press freedom groups and journalist organisations have pushed Slovak authorities to look into state failures to stop the murder …
Kelly McBride / Poynter:
Poynter's Kelly McBride explains what its news Craig Newmark ethics centre will do, including establishing fellowships, offering subsidized training, and more — Editor's note: This week Kelly McBride is starting a series of meetings at newsrooms across the country, asking journalists …
The New York Times Company:
Carol Rosenberg, one of the most prolific reporters covering Guantánamo Bay, is joining the New York Times to cover the prison and national security — Carol Rosenberg, the foremost reporter on the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, will cover the detention camp and other important national security stories.
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google publishes 30-page paper on how it combats disinformation across YouTube, Search, News, Ads: product improvements, experience with spam, context for users — Over the weekend, Google presented a white paper at the Munich Security Conference detailing how it fights disinformation across its largest services.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Analysis of data from social platforms: Democratic 2020 candidates are being targeted by a coordinated campaign of misinformation focused on sensitive issues — A coordinated barrage of social media attacks suggests the involvement of foreign state actors.
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Mya Frazier / Columbia Journalism Review:
Faced with declining revenue, the AP cuts spending and expat foreign correspondent posts, hiring locals on lower salaries, citing on-the-ground expertise — In October 2011, almost a year into the Arab Spring, Robert Reid, a regional editor for the Associated Press based in Cairo …