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Teresa Mioli / Journalism in the Americas:
Journalists and press freedom advocates are highlighting a theme of media for democracy in times of disinformation for the 26th World Press Freedom Day — Each May 3 is a global celebration of press freedom and its importance to society. For this year's World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) …
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Anabel Pasarow / Refinery29:
Twitter launching a monthly original video series on May 3 spotlighting women in journalism, using the hashtag #HerStory in honor of World Press Freedom Day — In honor of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Twitter is spotlighting female voices in journalism around the world with the launch …
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Reporters Without Borders to launch an all-party parliamentary group in the UK in July to promote press freedom worldwide — An all-party parliamentary group on press freedom in the UK will launch this summer, it was announced today on World Press Freedom Day.
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Nicholas Thompson / Wired:
Fifteen months after the paywall launch, Wired EIC discusses the effectiveness of newsletters, gifts, phrasing in turning readers into subscribers — A LITTLE OVER a year ago, we introduced a paywall at WIRED. The idea, as I wrote back then, was largely about us.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube says it will make all of its original content free this fall in a strategy that its CBO says is in opposition to what other media companies are doing — - YouTube Renews Kevin Hart Comedy Series, Sets Maluma and Paris Hilton Documentaries, Lollapalooza Live-Streaming Deal
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Laura Loomer, Louis Farrakhan, others from Facebook and Instagram, citing dangerous individuals and orgs policy — Milo Yiannopoulos and Louis Farrakhan have been banned as well — Facebook today removed Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Paul Nehlen …
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Rob Price / Business Insider:
Facebook shared info about extremist ban with some news outlets before the ban was in place, letting Alex Jones and others redirect followers to other platforms
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Reuters:
Dish Network reports Q1 revenue of $3.19B, down 8% YoY, net income of $340M, says it lost 259K subs after HBO and Univision blackouts and added 7K Sling TV subs — (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp fell short of estimates for quarterly profit on Friday, as the U.S. satellite TV service provider lost …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: the Financial Times has begun searching for a new editor in chief to replace Lionel Barber, who has held the position since 2005 — Barber, the UK's longest serving national newspaper editor, has held the post since 2005 — The Financial Times has begun its search for a new editor …
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Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
Sources: Gayle King will anchor CBS This Morning, with co-hosts Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil; Norah O'Donnell is expected to move to the CBS evening newscast — Gayle King, staying with CBS This Morning, will be joined by Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil next season.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK's Evening Standard editor announces job cuts as the free paper merges its print and online teams following a £10M loss in 2018 — Newspaper's editor, George Osborne, announces plan to merge print and online teams — George Osborne has announced a round of job cuts at the Evening Standard …
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Tiffany Stevens / Columbia Journalism Review:
How major storms can affect local media: eight staffers left WMBB-TV in Panama City, FL, after Hurricane Michael when schools and housing became hard to obtain — Two days before Hurricane Michael hit Panama City, Florida, Justin Kiefer's wife and their two sons headed for Nashville, Tennessee.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Fox to cut one commercial break from each quarter during the 2020 Super Bowl to counter complaints about interruptions and retain viewer attention — Fox has an intriguing new offer for Super Bowl advertisers: a complete reworking of the gridiron for the game's glitzy commercials.
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Broadcasting & Cable, Adweek and Fortune
NBC News:
Subscription-based sports news startup The Athletic will launch original video content on May 8, says CEO Alex Mather — Moving the Market: Mark Zuckerberg has banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and other controversial public figures from Facebook services for promoting violence and hate.
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