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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Critics slammed Facebook and Twitter for hosting a doctored video of Pelosi, but many overlooked Fox News, which smeared Pelosi via a separate video montage — Novel forms of digital misinformation still pale in comparison with Fox News' full-time hall of mirrors.
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Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
Disney's Bob Iger said it would be difficult to film in Georgia if a new abortion law takes effect: “Many people who work for us will not want to work there” — ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger told Reuters on Wednesday it would be “very difficult” …
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CNN:
CNN's requests to interview Reality Winner denied by warden of her prison; staff told her not to add media outlets to her phone list, says her mother — Kingsville, Texas (CNN)The mother of the first whistle-blower arrested in the Trump era says her daughter is being held under …
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@ranimolla, @kerryhowley and The Reporters Committee …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu says 70% of its 82M viewers are on the $5.99-per-month ad-supported plan, which generated $1.5B in ad revenue in 2018 — Hulu sells an ad-free version of its streaming service, just like Netflix. But the majority of Hulu subscribers are on the $5.99-per-month ad-supported plan …
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@pkafka, Digital TV Europe and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
VICE:
Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde says the company is looking into how white nationalists and supremacists use the platform to determine if they should be banned — “Is it the right approach to deplatform these individuals? Is the right approach to try and engage with these individuals?
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
DMGT's Mail Online revenue reached £76M in H1 2019, up 25% YoY; Mail and Metro titles combined report revenue of £343M in H1, up 3% YoY, with profit of £39M — Double-digit revenue growth at Mail Online has helped offset falling print revenues at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
One year in, GDPR fines haven't hit any publishers, or very many other companies; France's €50M fine for Google makes up nearly 90% of all GDPR fines — More than a dozen EU countries haven't issued a single GDPR fine yet, and the those that have have generally been small. (Unless your name is Google.)
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@jbenton, @niemanlab, Ius Laboris The Word and @jason_kint
David Faber / CNBC:
Sources: Viacom and CBS boards to begin merger talks mid-June with Viacom CEO Bob Bakish expected to run the combined entity — KEY POINTS — CBS board is preparing for talks with Viacom, sources say — The CBS board is preparing for merger talks with Viacom, people familiar with situation said.
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Variety, Reuters and @lamonicabuzz
Media Policy Project:
A German regulatory proposal aims to ensure content diversity and non-discrimination on streaming platforms and sites like YouTube via algorithm transparency — Tighter regulation of social media and other online services in now under discussion in several European countries …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Vox Media Union workers walked out for an hour to push for a contract with management; hiring has moved toward part-time and contract jobs since staff unionized — Many editorial and video employees at Vox Media are, at this hour, finishing up a walkout to protest their employer's stance …
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American Press Institute, Thinknum Media, @vox_union, @sarahannelloyd, @dlind, @andyjayhawk, @sokane1 and @jbenton
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Netflix and Amazon made £1.1B in revenue in the UK from ~17.7M subscribers while streaming services of UK's four main commercial broadcasters made ~£530M — Without a major British rival, TV and film fans are turning to the Silicon Valley giants
Marianna Tzabiras / IFEX:
Caller ID and spam blocking app Truecaller can endanger journalists by revealing their phone numbers, even if journalists never use the app — While TrueCaller may have laudable intentions, the privacy implications for people who end up in their database raise concerns.
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