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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Private equity firm Great Hill Partners has agreed to acquire Gizmodo Media Group from Univision, forming a new company led by digital media exec Jim Spanfeller — New link at Wall Street Journal
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Emily Bell / The Guardian:
Facebook and Google have placed op-eds and dozens of paid “native ad” articles across major publications, amid other media efforts, to steer future regulations — Three years on from the US election, tech firms are seeking rules that won't hit their profits
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Fortune, @stedavies, @janebsinger, @mediaguardian, Beyond Search and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: 69% of Americans use social media at least once a day, 82% believe it wastes their time, 55% think it spreads lies and falsehoods, 57% say “it divides us” — A sizable majority say social media does more to divide the country than unite it, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Gabe Bullard / Nieman Reports:
As more people use voice-activated smart speakers to request news, publishers are turning newscasts into conversations, challenging the foundations of radio — Smart speakers are challenging the foundations of radio, and news outlets are racing to find a place on the platform
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@isalara, @niemanlab, @gnelsoncenter, @kelseyproud, @jypyk, @niemanlab, @niemanlab, @gbullard and NPR
BBC:
UK whitepaper proposes “code of best practice” for how internet platforms should deal with harmful content, suggests expanding liability to tech company execs — Internet sites could be fined or blocked if they fail to tackle “online harms” such as terrorist propaganda and child abuse, under government plans.
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CNN, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, @vranicawsj, Gizmodo, @parmy, Bloomberg, @jason_kint, @javedkhanceo, The Next Web, @paul_shetler, The Guardian, @cjsnowdon and @auerfeld, more at Techmeme »
John Williams / New York Times:
Interview with Erin Lee Carr about her new book, All That You Leave Behind, exploring her relationship with her father, journalist David Carr — Carr's new memoir, “All That You Leave Behind,” documents her relationship with her father, the former Times reporter and columnist David Carr …
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@pamelapaulnyt, @raisingrippers, @raymondpsimon, @jswatz, @erinleecarr and @bryanmarquard
Laura McGann / Vox:
Mark Halperin apologized for his conduct towards women in an interview Thursday yet his punditry on political candidates remained sexist — His first interview post-#MeToo included a pretty sexist assessment of the 2020 field. — Mark Halperin swears he's changed his personal conduct since …
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@lkmcgann, @nishachittal and Washington Post
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
MTV names former Bleacher Report president Rory Brown to the newly created position of Head of Digital and Social for MTV and other networks — MTV has named former Bleacher Report president Rory Brown to the newly created position of Head of Digital and Social for MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo.
James Walker / Press Gazette:
Google's DNI Fund backs Noteworthy, a platform from Irish news site The Journal, which will crowdfund investigation ideas and then ask the public to fund them — An Irish news publisher has created a new crowdfunding platform for in-depth reports and investigations into stories suggested by the public.
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube, which used to highlight and promote independent creators, is shifting toward more commercial, advertiser-friendly content as it battles misinformation — Danny Philippou is mad. — He's practically standing on top of his chair as his twin brother and fellow YouTube creator Michael stares on in amusement.
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@normankarel, @glenngabe, @pejames, @arabellabreck and @cartoonbrew
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Megyn Kelly is planning a comeback following her departure from NBC News and is currently considering her options, including podcasts — Megyn Kelly's antipathy towards Donald Trump may torpedo a return to right wing media—while the NBC ‘blackface’ controversy may prevent her from rejoining the media mainstream.
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@thedailybeast, @monaheart1229, @johnnydollar01, @stevendupler and @tvietor08
Paul Caruana Galizia / Tortoise:
Paul Caruana Galizia, son of murdered investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, says the Maltese government is blocking a public inquiry into her death — What was your mother like? It's the hardest question I'm ever asked. And since she was murdered, I've been asked it again and again
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@friggieri_david, @soficorreia, @seculant, @acaruanagalizia, @mayatcontreras, @tortoise, @camanpour, @elif_safak, @f_obermaier, @camanpour, @willjordan and @laurentrichard0
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