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3:50 AM ET, May 17, 2019

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Nathan Bomey / USA Today:
Gannett shareholders voted to reject board nominees put forth by MNG Enterprises, also called Digital First Media and backed by Alden Global Capital  —  Gannett shareholders have voted to reject MNG Enterprises' board nominees, siding with the USA TODAY owner as it attempts to fend off …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Digital First Media's bid for Gannett may have failed this time, but industry executives continue to say they expect mergers among the big newspaper chains  —  It seems like a return to status quo ante.  But the ante may have changed.  —  No surprises: Today, Gannett shareholders officially …
Discussion: @dfmworkers
Casey Newton / The Interface:
As the definition of “bias” expands to include instances where social media users don't have the desired outcome, it's harder for platforms to say there is none  —  Three years ago this month, Mark Zuckerberg gathered together a group of influential conservatives to defend Facebook against allegations of political bias.
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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
BBC:
Results of The Voice Kids TV show in Russia have been canceled after Group-IB finds that bots were used to rig the competition, won by a millionaire's daughter  —  The result of a popular Russian TV talent show - The Voice Kids - has been cancelled after thousands of fraudulent votes were found …
Drew Magary / The Concourse:
Deadspin columnist and GQ correspondent Drew Magary recounts his near-death experience with a subdural hematoma and his struggle with recovery  —  Or dare I say... given away?  I am the least reliable narrator when it comes to the story of my brain exploding.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Crackle, sold by Sony Pictures to CSS Entertainment in March, reports revenue of $11M and operating profit of $3.5M in Q1; sources say it was burning cash  —  For the first time, financial results for Sony Pictures Television's Crackle have been made public — and the free …
Knight Foundation:
Survey of 4K+ college students: 45% don't have much confidence in the media to report news accurately, and 14% don't trust it at all  —  Views on free speech versus promoting an inclusive society sharply divide based on gender, race, sexual orientation, political affiliation and religion
Max Willens / Digiday:
WaPo's Arc debuts subscription tools, including a paywall and an email registration system, with plans for a tool to identify readers likely to subscribe  —  There is a vacuum in the consumer revenue tech stack, and The Washington Post is hoping to fill it with Arc.
Discussion: Strange Attractor
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sony Music has formed a joint venture with Adam Davidson and Laura Mayer, both veteran podcast producers, to create and distribute original podcast programming  —  Sony Music Entertainment is diving into the red-hot podcasting biz.  —  In its first move into the space …
Radhika Jones / Vanity Fair:
Vanity Fair launches a fully searchable archive of its 700+ past issues, available for free until June 30, then open only to subscribers  —  The magazine's editor in chief welcomes readers to the first fully searchable collection of its entire history, from its Jazz Age beginnings to its 1983 revival and on to the present day.
Discussion: @michellemanafy and Folio
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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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK to launch inquiry into Britain's reality TV programming industry regarding aftercare and mental health support offered to participants
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As it seeks a buyer, bankrupt Reading Eagle newspaper in Reading, PA, warns it may have to lay off all 221 employees in June
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat:
Stability AI debuts Stable Video 3D, a generative AI tool built on its Stable Video Diffusion model, letting users create 3D video from a text or image prompt

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Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

 
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