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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Facebook will only renew about one-third of existing Facebook Watch news shows; source says one show that was renewed had a 30% budget cut — Facebook is showing a greater willingness to ax news programming that's not working on Facebook Watch. — Last June, Facebook rolled …
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
A DC appeals court has rejected the Department of Justice's bid to overturn a ruling that cleared the way for AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner — London (CNN Business)An appeals court has rejected the Justice Department's bid to overturn a ruling that cleared the way for AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner.
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American Journalism Project:
The American Journalism Project, a venture philanthropy project aiming to reinvigorate local news, has launched with $42M in commitments — New venture philanthropy organization will work collaboratively to catalyze a new generation of civic news organizations — Feb. 26, 2019.
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Rani Molla / Recode:
LinkedIn: share of journalism hires has declined 14% since 2004, but total share of journalism, PR, content, and social media hires was larger in 2018 than 2004 — The plight of journalists might not be that bad if you're willing to consider a broader view of “journalism.”
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East Bay Times:
After inadvertently releasing a list of thousands of cops with criminal convictions under public records law, CA's AG threatened two reporters with legal action — Attorney General warns reporters it's illegal to possess list of thousands of cop convictions — Their crimes ranged from shoplifting to embezzlement to murder.
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Washington Post:
The US press corps were forced to leave the Melia hotel in Hanoi, where TV crews had spent weeks setting up cameras, after Kim Jong-Un arrived to stay — HANOI — What happens when the authoritarian ruler of North Korea checks into a hotel teeming with American journalists filing round-the-clock news reports?
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The Guardian:
UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been permanently banned from Facebook and Instagram for repeatedly breaking policies on hate speech — Far-right founder of English Defence League repeatedly breached hate speech rules — Tommy Robinson, the far-right founder of the English Defence League …
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Univision says Jorge Ramos and his team, who were in Caracas to interview Maduro, were briefly detained at the palace after Maduro “didn't like” their questions — Univision reporter Jorge Ramos was detained at the presidential palace in Caracas Monday by order …
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Out magazine, whose parent company is owned by hedge fund Oreva Capital, has failed to pay contributors on time; CEO says five employees have been laid off — With a new editor in chief, a new staff and a new look, the February issue of Out magazine represented a fresh start for the groundbreaking queer publication.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Discovery Inc, which purchased Scripps Network Interactive last year, said Q4 revenue rose 51% YoY to $2.8B+, after posting a loss in the same period last year — Discovery Inc. said it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter after posting a loss in the year-earlier period.
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Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
A job posting from Spotify suggests the company wants to develop a series of sports podcasts — Earlier this month, Spotify boss Daniel Ek got the music industry talking by predicting that over 20% of listening on his service will cover non-music content in the years to come.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook policy doc shows it wants up to a 30% cut of Fan Subscriptions, vs Patreon's 5%, and to reserve right to offer free trials with no creator compensation — Facebook will drive a hard bargain with influencers and artists judging by the terms of service for the social network's Patreon …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
At the Oscars, Netflix's Roma wins Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Foreign Film, but not Best Picture — “Roma” took home three Academy Awards tonight — though not Best Picture, which went to “Green Book.” — Alfonso Cuarón did win an Oscar for directing the film.
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Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Ratings for the 2019 Oscars, which had no host and ran 41 minutes shorter than last year's, increased ~12% YoY to 29.6M viewers, after 2018's all-time low
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Interviews with current and former Facebook content moderators in US show they make $28K/year, some develop PTSD, and a few are radicalized by fringe content — The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America — She spent the past three and a half weeks in training …
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Justin Osofsky / Facebook:
Facebook says it's committed to enforcing its expectations of working conditions for contractor moderators, and the firms it partners with excel in their domain
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