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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Assange is hard to defend, but prosecuting him would open the door to criminal investigations of other news organizations — For press-freedom advocates, Julian Assange has long been a polarizing figure. — And his arrest Thursday in London once again ignited the seemingly endless debate:
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CNN:
First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams on Assange's case: relief that the Espionage Act wasn't used, but “some level of broader risk” still exists for journalists — New York (CNN Business)This debate has spanned the decade: Is Julian Assange a villainous hack working in concert …
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The Guardian:
Julian Assange arrested for alleged breach of bail and in connection to a US extradition warrant as Ecuador withdraws asylum after seven years
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Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
DOJ charges Julian Assange with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for allegedly assisting Chelsea Manning in an attempt to crack a DOD password
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
Ruptly, owned by Russian-backed RT, snagged the only video of Assange's arrest by continuing to record outside Ecuador's embassy as other broadcasters withdrew
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney+ will be available starting November 12 for $6.99 a month or $69.99 per year — - Disney announced Thursday at the company's investor day that Disney+ will be available starting on November 12 for $6.99 per month or $69 per year — Disney has already confirmed a number …
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Bloomberg:
Disney chief Bob Iger says Apple TV will probably get Disney+ and suggests he plans to stay on Apple's board despite the companies becoming streaming rivals
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney CEO Bob Iger says he will step down in 2021 and that Disney's board has been involved in discussions about succession planning
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Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Disney says Disney+ will support 4K and HDR video, all content on Disney+ can be downloaded and viewed offline, and that the app will be on Roku, PS4, and more
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
HQ Trivia confirms Scott Rogowsky, its primetime host who had become the de facto face of the company, has left and will be replaced by Matt Richards — Quiz Khalifa aka Host Malone aka Trap Trebek aka HQ Trivia's Scott Rogowsky has been pushed out of the live mobile gaming startup.
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Inside Univision's acquisitions of Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion, where mismanagement and shifting priorities lead to eventual sale of the properties — Last July, hours before Univision announced that it was looking to sell Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion, Univision CEO Vincent Sadusky gathered …
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Graydon Carter / Hollywood Reporter:
Graydon Carter on the glory days of magazine expense accounts, life after Vanity Fair, and the July launch of his newsletter, Air Mail — Sure, the perks, pleasures and expense accounts of a vanishing print business have been replaced by digital churns and dubious Facebook ads …
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@erik_hayden, @sethabramovitch and The Daily Caller
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Filing: former CBS CEO Les Moonves forfeited $34.5M in stock awards in 2018; Joseph Ianniello, who took over from Moonves, received $27.4M in compensation — Former CBS chairman-CEO Leslie Moonves forfeited $34.5 million in CBS stock awards last year as part of the settlement agreement …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Though some argue that Fox News' influence is overstated, the network is the primary source of narratives, validation, and attention in the right-wing ecosystem — A debate is brewing about just how much influence Fox News exerts over the United States. In a New Yorker piece …
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Politico, Media Matters for America, The Nation and American Press Institute
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Cooper Hefner, son of Hugh, is leaving his executive post at Playboy to launch his own company, including a site with news and adult content, named HefPost — After Hugh Hefner's death Sept. 17, 2017, his son Cooper Hefner had been the highest ranking Hefner in the family business, Playboy Enterprises.
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Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
A look at Facebook's transparency tool that shows a user which advertisers used a contact list with information about that specific user — On Facebook under Settings, there's a page in the Ads section where you can view your Ad Preferences. Most of this is fairly straightforward …
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@alexstamos, @katienotopoulos, @antoniogm, @carnage4life and @katienotopoulos
Bloomberg:
Sources: YouTube has introduced two new internal metrics in the past two years: total time spent on site and the murkier “quality watch time” — YouTube is changing the way it measures success on the world's biggest video site following a series of scandals.
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The Next Web and Business Insider
Reuters:
Inside the Cekfakta Initiative, which brings together 24 news publishers and fact-checking org Mafindo to fight fake news ahead of the Indonesian elections — JAKARTA (Reuters) - Armed with laptops, three dozen journalists and fact-checkers braced for battle before a live debate between …
Mark Paul / The Irish Times:
A new Australian online subscription-based investigative journalism platform that will operate as part of news service Crikey receives €1.27M in backing — Reports say O'Reilly and investor John Fairfax have put up 2m AUD for new venture — Cameron O'Reilly, the eldest son …
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