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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
A look at how Spotify plans to crack the podcast market: making it easier to find podcasts, investing in creation tools, exclusive original content, and more — Spotify has been on a media blitz to hype up its plans. Most everyone involved in the deals, including Spotify CEO Daniel Ek …
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Tom Cardoso / Globe and Mail:
Google to ban political ads in Canada ahead of federal election, says complying with new ad transparency rules required by Bill C-76 would be too challenging — Google is banning political advertising on its platforms ahead of the Canadian federal election because of new ad transparency rules …
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
Comedian Miel Bredouw's fight with Barstool Sports after they posted her video without credit shows how Twitter's copyright system can hurt creators — “It's insane to me that the platform is allowing them to do this.” — Earlier today, Los Angeles-based writer and comedian Miel Bredouw claims …
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Benjy Egel / Sacramento Bee:
Police detained a Sacramento Bee reporter and shoved a staff photographer down, damaging his camera, during a protest over the lack of prosecution of two cops — Sacramento Bee reporter Dale Kasler was detained Monday night while covering a Stephon Clark protest in East Sacramento.
Financial Times:
The Financial Times has acquired a majority stake in Amsterdam-based tech blog and events company The Next Web — 5 March 2019: The Financial Times has acquired a controlling stake in TNW (The Next Web), an events and media company with a focus on new technology and startups in Europe.
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Scott Nover / The Atlantic:
Profile of satirical media company Thud, founded by former Onion editors, as it launches its first project DNA Friend, a parody of at-home DNA analysis services — I was instructed to “get my saliva ready.” — Images of a bacon cheeseburger, an ice-cream sundae, a steak, a cow …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Judge tosses defamation suit by Rachel Bernstein against Bill O'Reilly and Fox News, says her claims about suffering reputational damage were insufficient — The judge says Rachel Bernstein hasn't sufficiently spelled out the damage to her reputation. — A New York federal judge has tossed …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Blockchain journalism startup Civil will try relaunching on Wed., after it failed to sell blockchain tokens before, but is still hampered by an opaque structure — Civil, an ambitious and idealistic venture to nurture journalism startups, will “relaunch” Wednesday.
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
On Amazon, a book pushing QAnon conspiracy theories climbs the charts, aided by Amazon's algorithmically generated recommendations — The book is currently No. 9 in all books about politics and No. 1 in all books about “Censorship,” one slot ahead of Ray Bradbury's “Farhenheit 451,”
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
PBS NewsHour is adding a full-time West Coast bureau, plans to open a dedicated newsroom and studio at the Arizona State University in Phoenix — “PBS NewsHour,” public television's nightly national newscast, is adding a full-time West Coast bureau aimed at providing more timely coverage for viewers in the region.
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Content recommendation engine Taboola is buying Israeli-based startup Start Magazine to bolster its service for Android users — Deal will put Taboola recommendations on more Android phones' lock screens — Taboola Inc., the “content recommendation” engine best known for placing sponsored links …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
For the first time, Stephen Colbert's Late Show beat other late night shows in the 18-49-year-old demographic; Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show had held the top spot — Stephen Colbert can finally claim complete bragging rights. — For the first time, Mr. Colbert's “Late Show” …
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