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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
De Correspondent EIC Rob Wijnberg talks about messaging after the outlet said it would not open a US newsroom following its fundraiser for a version in English — “Keep in mind that, especially in a campaign like this, tons of people talk about what we're trying to do.
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
US Department of Housing and Urban Development files charges against Facebook, saying the company's ad targeting tools enable violations of Fair Housing Act — 'Facebook is discriminating against people based upon who they are and where they live,' says HUD secretary
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Bustle Digital Group, which owns Mic and Gawker, is buying The Outline, founded in 2016 by Josh Topolsky, who says he will continue to run the site — More digital media mergers: Josh Topolsky is going to work for Bryan Goldberg. — In the past year, Bustle Digital Group bought Gawker …
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Lawrence Bartley / The Marshall Project:
The Marshall Project launches a print publication, News Inside, distributed in prisons and jails in 19 states so far, edited by a former inmate Lawrence Bartley — Help us connect our journalism with incarcerated readers. — I wanted to share our rich articles with my information-poor former community …
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Nick Brown / Reuters:
US Census Bureau has asked Google, Facebook, and Twitter for help protecting upcoming 2020 count from disinformation campaigns designed to dissuade participants — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off “fake news” …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Patrick Soon-Shiong details his long term plans for The LA Times including fixing editorial and updating the business model, at a short term cost of ~$50M — It's a few years behind its East Coast brethren in New York and Washington. But tens of millions in new investment and ambitious digital plans …
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
BBC says it plans to expand its Sounds app, which had 1.7M downloads since its launch over four months ago, with third party podcasts and live radio shows — Earlier this week, the BBC pulled its podcasts from Google's Podcast app and Assistant platform after determining that it wasn't getting enough …
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Barrett Brown:
Leaked emails show The Intercept shut down the Snowden Archive without consulting board members or others, including Barrett Brown and Laura Poitras — A tale in five leaked documents … Document Two: Poorly-composed corporate email from First Look Media CEO Michael Bloom, 3/13
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
FuboTV becomes the latest internet TV service to hike prices, increasing the subscription price for its base package from $44.99 per month to $54.99 per month — Cord-cutters who thought they were getting a price break from “virtual” internet pay-TV services may be in for some sticker shock.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
ABC News' chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl becomes the latest journalist to write a book about Trump, coming 2020 — Jonathan Karl, ABC News' chief White House correspondent, is packing a quarter of a century with Trump into his first book, “Front Row at the Trump Show,” to be published by Dutton in 2020.
Scientific American:
Research shows that as local newspapers disappear and people rely more on national, conflict-focused sources of political news, split-ticket voting goes down — Study finds newspaper closures are linked to partisanship — Last month, staffers at The Daily Camera in Boulder, Colorado …
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Jack Neff / Ad Age:
MRC releases its draft version of cross-media audience measurement standards for video, opens a 60-day public comment period, expects final version by Q3 2019 — Ratings for individual commercials and duration-adjusted views part of MRC draft — The Media Rating Council has issued …
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BBC:
BBC has apologized and agreed to pay damages to Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko over story claiming $400K was paid to Michael Cohen to extend meeting — The BBC has apologised and agreed to pay damages to Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko. — The apology relates to an incorrect report claiming …
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