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Julia Angwin says she's committed to building a news outlet with The Markup's mission; Craig Newmark says he and other Markup funders will reassess support — New York (CNN Business)One way or another, Julia Angwin is determined to remake The Markup, the publication she co-founded and planned …
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Jeff Larson:
The Markup fell behind its schedule, and trust broke down: “It is ... not true that we intend to be anything other than a rigorous, fact-checked news outlet” — On Monday, The Markup made the difficult decision to remove our co-Founder Julia Angwin as Editor in Chief.
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
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BuzzFeed News:
Despite reporting that it expects a $3B-$5B fine from the FTC, Facebook's stock is up ~8% after hours, adding ~$40B to its market cap — Facebook will set aside $3 billion to cover expenses associated with a fine from the Federal Trade Commission over its privacy practices. All good here, say investors.
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Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab:
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg appears on Pod Save America, Deconstructed, and others, as podcast blitzing becomes a digital version of retail politics — “Podcasts are really hot right now, and I think underappreciated,” said Lis Smith, communications adviser to the buzzy Democratic …
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Molly Smith / Bloomberg:
Netflix increases the size of its bond offering, which will fund content and production, from $2B to $2.24B — - Company will issue $2.24 billion for content, production — Demand soars as CEO warns that debt issuance will slow down — Investors took heed of Netflix Inc.'s advice …
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Pew Research Center:
Survey of 2,791 adult US Twitter users shows they are younger, more likely to be Democrats, and have higher incomes than US adults overall — U.S. adult Twitter users are younger and more likely to be Democrats than the general public. Most users rarely tweet, but the most prolific 10% create 80% of tweets from adult U.S. users
CNN:
Journalists at NYT, BuzzFeed, WSJ, AP, CNN, and CBS say they plan to continue to report on information from hacked material, deciding on publishing case by case — New York (CNN Business)It's the last week of the 2020 presidential campaign. Donald Trump, running for his second term, is in a close race with his Democratic challenger.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Sources: Spielberg doesn't want to kill Netflix, he wants to preserve the theater experience and is frustrated at resistance to compromise on exclusivity — LOS ANGELES — It has the makings of a great screenplay: As the future of an entire industry hangs in the balance …
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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
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Twitter:
Twitter is adding an option to report attempts to mislead election voters, which will be available in India from April 25 and the EU from April 29 — Voting is a fundamental human right and the public conversation occurring on Twitter is never more important than during elections.
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Greg Dool / Folio:
The Economist Group names Lara Boro of B2B publisher Informa as its next CEO, succeeding Chris Stibbs — Boro will succeed outgoing CEO Chris Stibbs later this year. — Lara Boro has been named the next CEO of The Economist Group, ending a five-month search that began …
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Child stars on Instagram and YouTube aren't being protected by child labor laws, which were designed to prevent exploitation by parents and employers — ‘Kidfluencers’ are earning millions on social media, but who owns that money? — They open boxes, play with toys, pull pranks and make slime.
Bill Goodykoontz / Arizona Republic:
Prensa Arizona, a new Spanish-language newspaper, begins publication weeks after the similarly-staffed Prensa Hispana mysteriously ceased after 28 years — Prensa Arizona, a new Spanish-language newspaper, will begin publication on Thursday, April 26, in print and online.
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