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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
White House launches tool to solicit information from people who had social media accounts suspended or banned and who suspect political bias behind the actions — 'If you suspect political bias caused such an action to be taken against you, share your story with President Trump'
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Sources: Sen. Kamala Harris will not appear on Fox News for a town hall, joining Sen. Elizabeth Warren in declining to appear on the network — Scoop: Sen. Kamala Harris Will Not Appear On Fox News For A Town Hall — Presidential candidate and California Sen. Kamala Harris will not appear …
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@ewarren, @yashar, twitchy.com, Boing Boing and Slate
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren rejects an invitation to a Fox News town hall, calls the outlet a “hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists”
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Eric Beech / Reuters:
Trump signs full pardon for former media mogul Conrad Black, who was convicted in 2007 of fraud and obstruction of justice and spent 3.5 years in prison — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a full pardon for former media mogul Conrad Black …
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The Guardian, Mediaite, @jamesfourm, @antonyrobart and @yashar
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Analysis shows that language in newspapers has remained fairly steady since 2000 while TV news has gotten more emotional, conversational, and argumentative — A deep linguistic analysis finds that newspapers today are a lot like newspapers 30 years ago. But TV news — especially cable news …
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American Press Institute, RAND, @niemanlab, @adriana_lacy, @hunterschwarz and @jonathansblake
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Sweden's MittMedia says it has found success converting readers to subscribers using a timed paywall, where all content published is open for the first hour — Like many publishers, Swedish media group MittMedia, which owns dozens of regional and national news brands, has been honing …
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Strange Attractor, @sarahmarshall, @nisalahe, @jesszafarris and Editor & Publisher
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Layoffs begin at the combined Disney and Fox studios, a spokesperson confirms; source says cuts were specifically affecting film staff — Layoffs are going down across both Disney and Fox, a spokesperson confirmed to Variety. — It's unclear what departments might be impacted …
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Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and The A.V. Club
Ryan Joe / AdExchanger:
AT&T's Xandr unveils Community, a video ad marketplace for WarnerMedia and other publishers to sell ads across all channels: mobile, desktop, OTT, and linear — AT&T's ad unit Xandr on Tuesday unveiled a publisher network called Community, which lets advertisers use Xandr data …
Laura Kiesel / Human Parts:
How the high proportion of high-ranking male editors filters the media's idea of what is newsworthy, illustrated by one story pitched by a freelancer — While women have made strides in media and publishing, it seems we're still often subject to the whims of men
The Information:
Sources: Quibi, the upcoming mobile streaming service led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is planning to raise up to $1B, following a $1B raise in August — Quibi, the mobile video streaming service headed by Hollywood and tech veterans Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman …
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The Verge, @caseynewton, @cityofthetown, @seldo and @eringriffith, more at Techmeme »
Bob Fernandez / Philly.com:
As it seeks a buyer, bankrupt Reading Eagle newspaper in Reading, PA, warns it may have to lay off all 221 employees in June — With a bid deadline looming on Wednesday, the Reading Eagle has alerted more than 200 employees of the threat of massive layoffs.
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@jenwsheehan, @rw_briggs, @mktwgoldstein, @ckrewson, @anna_orso and Press Association
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Bloomberg expands paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, double the average for US communications and finance companies — Bloomberg LP is expanding its parental leave policy from 18 weeks of fully-paid leave to 26 weeks, effective immediately.
Discussion:
Crain's New York Business
Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Gannett is likely to keep all eight seats on its board despite a takeover attempt by Digital First Media, which had proposed three nominees — USA Today owner's eight nominees have received significantly more support than the three put forward by Digital First
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