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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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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 …
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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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Manish Singh / VentureBeat:
Mozilla partners with Scroll to test alternative funding models for the web, following the news subscription service's acquisition of Nuzzel earlier this month — News subscription service Scroll, which is yet to launch to consumers but has received the backing of several top publishers, courted another major player today: Mozilla.
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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 — ABC's broadcast up by more than 10 percent from 2018's all-time low. — The 2019 Oscars delivered year-to-year gains in Sunday's ratings …
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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
At the Oscars, Netflix's Roma wins Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Foreign Film, but not Best Picture
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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.
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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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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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 — We know there are a lot of questions, misunderstandings and accusations around Facebook's content review practices …
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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
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
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Variety:
Spotify's launch in India hits a snag as Warner Music Group files an injunction to bar Spotify's access to Warner/Chappell's library of 1M+ songs — UPDATED: Spotify's long-anticipated launch in India could be days away, but the Swedish company is taking its licensing negotiations with the three major music groups to the wire.
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook restores network of Russia-backed pages targeting US millennials, 10 days after suspending them, after forcing those behind them to disclose RT ties — New York (CNN Business)Facebook said Monday that it would allow a network of millennial-focused pages tied to the Russian state …
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David Kroman / Crosscut:
Seattle Weekly is publishing its final printed edition on February 27, switching to a web-only version from March 1, mainly featuring archival material — The city will now be without a true alternative weekly newspaper. — Sixteen months after the Seattle Weekly laid off most of its staff …
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Suicide tips and other dark and dangerous content was found spliced in kids' cartoon videos on YouTube and YouTube kids — Free Hess, a pediatrician and mother, had learned about the chilling videos over the summer when another mom spotted one on YouTube Kids.
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