Mediagazer: In 2018, 54 journalists were killed for their work worldwide, and five have been killed in 2019; 250 journalists are imprisoned, with 28 on “false news” charges (Committee to Protect Journalists)

3:45 PM ET, May 3, 2019

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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) …

Discussion: @pontifex, Columbia Journalism Review, CNN, Washington Post, @kevinroose, @barry, @pressfreedom, @opensociety, @pressfreedom, @cjr and Editor & Publisher

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 …

Discussion: @twitternews, Press Gazette, @_emmagh, @niketa, @misstessowen, @mariaressa, @niketa, @twittercomms, @oneunderscore__, @twitternews, @thatvideogal, @policy and The Hill

Committee to Protect Journalists:

In 2018, 54 journalists were killed for their work worldwide, and five have been killed in 2019; 250 journalists are imprisoned, with 28 on “false news” charges — The Torch is a weekly newsletter from the Committee to Protect Journalists that brings you the latest press freedom …

Discussion: @newseum

Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Reporters Without Borders to launch an all-party parliamentary group in the UK in July to promote press freedom worldwide

Discussion: BBC and Reporters Without Borders

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.

Discussion: Nieman Lab, @mathewi, @dlberes, @techjournalist and @elanazak

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 …

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

Discussion: Wired, @parismartineau, The Verge, @mikeisaac, @robaeprice, @robaeprice, @robaeprice, @robaeprice, @selenalarson, Mother Jones and Gizmodo

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 …

Discussion: Variety, Variety, MediaPost and Multichannel News

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 …

Discussion: @charliebeckett

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

Discussion: Reuters, Multichannel News, Observer, MediaPost, /Film, AdExchanger, Engadget, CNBC, Broadcasting & Cable, Fast Company, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, YouTube Blog and The A.V. Club, more at Techmeme »

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 …

Discussion: The Drum

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.

Discussion: FTVLive, @tiffanymstevens and @mariekshan

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.

Discussion: 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.

Discussion: @armenketeyian

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.

Discussion: Page Six, Variety, USA Today, The Wrap, CNN, Page Six, @marvk and Hollywood Reporter

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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Nunes hasn't served legal papers to the Fresno Bee since filing his $150M suit; of $1.2M he raised in Q1 2019, ~25% came after he filed his Twitter suit

Discussion: @amy_siskind and Fresno Bee

Andy Bechtel / The Editor's Desk:
Q&A with Megan Cassella, a Politico reporter covering trade and a 2015 j-school graduate, on typical editing at Politico, essential job skills, and adaptation

Jessica Davies / Digiday:
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Barrett Golding / Poynter:
International Fact-Checking Network builds an index of untrustworthy news sites compiled from five databases curated by established journalists and academics

Discussion: FTVLive

Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Walmart announces the Vudu Audience Extension network, which will allow advertisers to buy campaigns through Vudu that will also run on other streaming services

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The Advocate:
New Orleans Advocate owners John and Dathel Georges buy The Times-Picayune and nola.com from Advance Local, will merge websites and publish one daily newspaper

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Analysis of 317 articles in Dutch on De Correspondent shows features and analysis dominate, 43% of posts focus on Netherlands, and diversity is severely lacking

Discussion: @jbenton, @ckrewson, @sanderphilipse, @niemanlab, @mariaramirezny, @jbenton, @jbenton, @jbenton, @jbenton and @sdkstl

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Verizon is seeking a buyer for Tumblr as it tries to steady Verizon Media Group, which has struggled to meet revenue targets

CNN:
NYT publisher says editor responsible for publication of anti-Semitic cartoon will be disciplined, promises changes to processes to “ensure adequate oversight”

Discussion: The Guardian, Politico, @brianstelter, iMediaEthics and New York Times

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Discovery meets expectations with net income of $384M in Q1, up from a net loss of $8M in Q1 2018, with $2.7B in revenue, up 17% YoY

Discussion: Variety, Deadline, Deadline and The Wrap

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses by conducting an internal study, codenamed Atlas, to gather employee feedback on products on the market

Bloomberg:
Sources: Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who is allegedly behind hacks in June and July of up to 165 Snowflake customers including AT&T

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
The second developer beta of iOS 18.2 shows a “daily limit” for free access to “advanced” ChatGPT via Siri and an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in Settings

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