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New York Times:
First of a three-part series on Rupert Murdoch and his empire, examining how it has influenced global events for decades and his family's internal divisions — 1. ‘I LOVE ALL OF MY CHILDREN’ — Rupert Murdoch was lying on the floor of his cabin, unable to move.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News confirms that CBS This Morning co-host Bianna Golodryga has left the program, as speculation about other on-air staffing shifts at CBS continues — CBS News on Wednesday confirmed that “CBS This Morning” co-host Bianna Golodryga has left the program, a sign that the network has begun …
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Rob Price / Business Insider:
Facebook is paying the UK's The Daily Telegraph for dozens of sponsored stories, produced by the newspaper's sponsored content unit, on topics like hate speech — - Facebook is paying The Daily Telegraph to run a series of positive sponsored stories about it.
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed's vice president of news and programming, is moving to the LA Times to become deputy managing editor for news — She is relocating to Los Angeles and will serve as deputy managing editor for news. — Shani Hilton, who has worked hand-in-hand with editor-in-chief Ben Smith …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Q&A with The City's EIC Jere Hester and chair of the board Ben Smith on the nonprofit site's plans, with a staff of 18 journalists: “We're here to collaborate” — New York (CNN Business)New York City now has its very own nonprofit news website.
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The City:
THE CITY, a new independent nonprofit news outlet focused on New York City, goes live with funding from Craig Newmark, Knight Foundation, and others
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BuzzFeed News:
Proto, Whatsapp's Indian partner, says the misinformation “tip line” announced on Tuesday is primarily for research, not to help users who come across misinfo — One day after WhatsApp launched a tip line to combat misinformation ahead of a general election in India …
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James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
GOP lawmakers in Georgia debut a bill to create a “canons of ethics” for journalists, after bias was perceived in reporter's questioning about legislation — A group of House Republican lawmakers filed legislation this week to create a state Journalism Ethics Board to develop “canons of ethics” for journalists in Georgia.
Sean Illing / Vox:
Q&A with Matt Taibbi on the media's coverage of Russiagate, BuzzFeed's decision to publish the Steele dossier, and more — “In purely journalistic terms, this is an epic disaster.” — “In purely journalistic terms, this is an epic disaster.” — That's how Rolling Stone columnist …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
T-Mobile signs Viacom to its mobile video streaming service, due to launch late 2019, with MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount, and other networks to be available — Viacom is coming to T-Mobile's over-the-top wireless TV packages — which promise to let consumers to fully cut the cable cord — under a broad content-distribution agreement.
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Ren LaForme / Poynter:
A look at The Marshall Project's News Inside, a low-frills, no charge print publication for jails and prisons that is curated to omit inflammatory material — Plenty of people have asked me about my favorite tool for journalism. And plenty of times, I've lurched through an answer that I didn't truly believe.
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Researchers find that Facebook appears to deliver certain ads, despite neutral targeting parameters, in a way that aligns with race and gender stereotypes — How exactly Facebook decides who sees what is one of the great pieces of forbidden knowledge in the information age …
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@samfbiddle, @samfbiddle, @raju, @samfbiddle and @samfbiddle, more at Techmeme »
Jessica Patterson / fipp.com:
National Journal says it has stopped offering advertising across all of its journalism properties, which are now completely supported by subscription revenue — It's been five years in the making, but National Journal has successfully pulled away from advertising, as a revenue stream.
Jennifer Green / Hollywood Reporter:
Viacom International Studios is launching two new European production hubs in Madrid and Manchester — The new centers are part of an international expansion to create Spanish- and English-language content. — Madrid looks set to get its second international production hub in a week …
Steve Beatty / Newspack:
WordPress has announced which 12 newsrooms it will work with on its business platform Newspack, including The Lens and The Hechinger Report — WordPress.com has chosen the 12 newsrooms that will help shape Newspack, the core business platform for small and medium-sized news organizations.
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@lenfestinst, @aschweig, @thelensnola, @pesmou and @oklahomawatch, Thanks:@markarms
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
A look at Louise Linton's Hollywood ties as Congressional Democrats probe potential conflicts of interest for her husband, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin — The U.S. Treasury Secretary's spouse is trying to remake her image as an entitled Washington wife and focus on her aspirations as an actress and producer.
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