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Don Seiffert / Boston Business Journal:
Boston Globe digital subscribers surpassed weekday print subs for the first time earlier this year, likely making it the first regional US daily to have done so — The Boston Globe reached a milestone earlier this year when the number of its digital subscribers surpassed …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Salon's new owner, Chris Richmond, says profitability will be achieved through improved tech, operations, and better ad rates, not job cuts — Salon's new owners say they see an easy path to profits for the troubled news publisher. — On May 8, Salon Media Group disclosed in a filing …
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Analysis of 36 fact-checking outlets finds gender disparity similar to newsrooms: 41% of fact-checkers are women, 71% of fact-checking sites are run by men — Independent fact-checkers are the first line of defense against misinformation. — They debunk fake news stories …
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Daniel Green / Journalism.co.uk:
Fact-checking charity Full Fact lands $2M grant from Google's AI Impact Challenge to combat misinformation globally alongside Africa Check and Chequeado — The funding will help the independent organisation pinpoint and prioritise fact-checking the most widely-spread claims in the online space
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Snap says it has appointed Derek Andersen, its VP of finance, as CFO, and Lara Sweet, its chief accounting officer and interim CFO, as chief people officer — Snap has opted to promote two executives internally to its finance and human resources chief roles, as part of a management overhaul …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News hires Chris Berend, head of digital video at CNN, as executive vice president of NBC News Digital, replacing Nick Ascheim — Chris Berend, an executive who has been overseeing digital video for CNN and helped launch Great Big Story, a streaming-video site aimed at younger audiences …
Michael Finch II / Sacramento Bee:
McClatchy, publisher of 30 daily newspapers, posts $42M loss in Q1; advertising revenue declined 15% YoY to $85M, digital-only subscribers increased 60% to 179K — McClatchy's losses widened in the first quarter, the company reported Thursday, while seeing growth in its digital subscription efforts.
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Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter:
Sony Interactive Entertainment has launched PlayStation Productions, a production studio to adapt the company's video game catalog for film and television — PlayStation Productions, headed by Asad Qizilbash and overseen by SIE chairman of Worldwide Studios Shawn Layden …
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Professional gamer Tfue sues esports org FaZe Clan over allegedly “oppressive” contract, says FaZe violates CA law by acting as an unlicensed talent agency — The lawsuit could be a turning point for e-sports organizations — A new lawsuit filed against Faze Clan …
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Eliza Mackintosh / CNN:
A look at the multi-pronged, cross-sector approach Finland is taking to successfully fight misinformation campaigns and fake news — Helsinki, Finland (CNN) - On a recent afternoon in Helsinki, a group of students gathered to hear a lecture on a subject that is far from a staple in most community college curriculums.
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Frederic Filloux / Monday Note:
Interview with French entrepreneur Gilles Raymond, who founded The Signals Network, a non-profit that helps whistleblowers come forward — Last week, five European media published the result of a nine-month-long investigation coordinated by The Signals Network.
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
A popular free to play game on the Apple and Google app stores included a mission, removed following publication, that asked players to gun down a journalist — Developers TFG Co. removed the level after HuffPost's story. — A game that was featured on Apple devices and gaming platform Steam included …
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