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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
The Markup's co-founder Julia Angwin is out as editor in chief of the new nonprofit tech watchdog site; Angwin says she was pushed out by co-founder Sue Gardner — For the past year, the investigative journalist Julia Angwin has been busy building The Markup, a nonprofit news site dedicated …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Firing of The Markup's editor in chief Julia Angwin triggers revolt, as all editorial staff sign a letter of “unequivocal support” and the majority resign — The Markup — the highly anticipated nonprofit news site that planned to explore the societal impacts of big tech and algorithms …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Source: Trump complained in a meeting with Jack Dorsey that Twitter had removed some of his followers; Dorsey stressed even he lost followers with new policies — President Trump on Tuesday met privately with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a huddle at the White House between one of the site's …
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Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
In a win for streaming services like Netflix, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes not to change eligibility rules for the 92nd Oscars — “We plan to further study the profound changes occurring in our industry and continue discussions with our members about these issues," Academy President John Bailey said.
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Theodore Schleifer / Recode:
Sources: lifestyle website Brit + Co is laying off a majority of staff, which had dwindled to ~50 people based on its team page; the company has raised $50M+ — Another casualty of Facebook and Google's advertising duopoly. — Brit + Co, a buzzy digital media brand for millennial women …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Netflix says it is raising $2B in debt to fund content and other expenses, ahead of the launch of streaming services from Disney, Apple, and WarnerMedia — Netflix is raising another $2 billion in debt to fund its content spending and other expenses, the company announced this morning.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
CNN is launching a channel, comprised of short-form digital content, on Viacom's ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV — CNN programming is coming to Pluto TV, Viacom's free streaming TV service, on a dedicated channel launching for users in the U.S. Tuesday.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS announces it is suspending its search for a new CEO and that acting CEO Joseph Ianniello will remain in the role through the end of the year — CBS Corp. said it would extend the tenure of its acting CEO, Joseph Ianniello, through the end of the year and that it would suspend its search for a new leader for the company.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Fuse Media, backed by Jennifer Lopez, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy about four months after its cable network was dropped by Comcast and Verizon FiOS — Fuse Media, which has endured a rocky stretch in recent months after its flagship cable network was dropped by major pay-TV providers, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Rohin Dharmakumar / The Ken:
Indian business news site The Ken debuts Patron-funded subscriptions, allowing anyone to fund 50-250 annual subscriptions for readers who can't afford them — In October 2016 we went all-in on the business model we felt was the best way to balance original, high-quality business journalism …
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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Snap reports Q1 revenue of $320M, vs. $307M est., up 39% YoY, DAUs of 190M, up 2% QoQ; Snapchat reaches 90% of 13-24 year-olds in US; stock up 8%+ — - Snap, the maker of Snapchat, posted a loss fo 10 cents per share, vs. expected loss of 12 cents per share.
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Anna Altman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Months after its story fabrication scandal, Der Spiegel reassigns editors who worked with disgraced reporter Claas Relotius, continues internal investigation — A little more than three months ago, Der Spiegel, Germany's leading news magazine, was rocked by news that Claas Relotius …
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Aditi Sangal / Digiday:
Manoush Zomorodi, whose podcast “Note To Self” is relaunching as a Luminary exclusive, says podcasting needs to experiment with new revenue models — Podcasts have resisted the pivot to paid, but there are signs that things are changing. — On April 23, Luminary …
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