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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
News Media Alliance study, to be given to US House ahead of hearings, claims Google made $4.7B from the work of news publishers in 2018 via search, Google News — $4,700,000,000. — It's more than the combined ticket sales of the last two “Avengers” movies. It's more than what virtually any professional sports team is worth.
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO cancels Vice News Tonight; Vice news chief and architect of that show, Josh Tyrangiel, to depart, as Vice hires Jesse Angelo to oversee news, TV, digital — Former New York Post publisher Jesse Angelo is joining Vice to oversee the news, digital and television divisions.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Watergate-era presidential accountability in the age of Trump is hamstrung by huge fragmentation within the media and increasing right-wing propaganda — The question from an audience member made the three network chiefs bristle: — Why aren't the news media holding the White House accountable …
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
The New York Times is looking to expand The Daily's international audience, currently 20% of its listeners, with a weeklong series of European politics — The New York Times' news podcast “The Daily” is delving deeper into European politics with a weeklong series to help grow its global audience.
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Sarah Repucci / Freedom House:
In some of the most influential democracies in the world, populist leaders have overseen concerted attempts to throttle the independence of the media sector — Freedom and the Media: A Downward Spiral Key Findings … The fundamental right to seek and disseminate information through …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Viacom's BET Networks is preparing to launch a streaming-video service with Tyler Perry this fall called BET+, directed at African-American audiences — New service, BET+, to include original movies, TV shows alongside content from other Viacom channels
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The Daily Beast:
Documents show ThinkProgress is looking at a $3M budget deficit for 2019; source: the site is in a state of slow attrition, with 5+ staffers leaving this year — The outlet has lost five staffers in 2019 and is looking at a $3 million gap between revenue and expenses.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Facebook removes far-right conspiracy outlet Natural News, which had nearly 3M followers and promoted vaccine disinformation — Far-right site promoted vaccine disinformation and mass arrests of the left, with more followers than Infowars before it was banned.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Profile of Bustle founder Bryan Goldberg, who says he wants the new Gawker, launching this fall, to publish deeply reported long-form journalism — One day in 2013, Rachel Sklar, the feminist writer and activist, saw something online that set her off. A 30-year-old media entrepreneur named …
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Kali Hays / WWD:
Esquire promotes Michael Sebastian, digital director for the magazine, to editor in chief overseeing print and digital; Nick Sullivan becomes creative director — As one source put it, the magazine is getting “the full Cosmo.” — Esquire's June cover with Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Bleacher Report is on track to reach $200M in revenue in 2019; CEO Howard Mittman says total revenue has grown 49% YoY — Bleacher Report has been making a series of investments in longer-form content, events, commerce and a portfolio strategy that is centered on key “sub-brands” such as House of Highlights and B/R Football.
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Marc Bennetts / The Guardian:
Following the detention of Russian journalist Ivan Golunov, three major Russian papers publish nearly identical front pages expressing solidarity — Comments come as Russia's leading papers call for inquiry into case of Ivan Golunov — Play Video — The Kremlin has admitted mistakes …
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