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Katie Sullivan / Media Matters for America:
NYT, WSJ, Chicago Tribune, and LAT left the report of sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll by Trump off their front pages; WaPo placed it below the fold — A new report of sexual assault committed by President Donald Trump has come to light, but several major newspapers didn't find …
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Columbia Journalism Review, @stuartemmrich, Washington Post, @mlcalderone, The Atlantic, CNN, The Week, Mediaite, CNN, @mollyjongfast, @juliethuddytv, @mollyjongfast, @mimirocah1, @mikegravel, @anildash, @ericboehlert, @andrewlavallee, @latrioli, @brianstelter, @davidcorndc, @jayrosen_nyu, Splinter, bookforum.com, Jezebel, @nymag, New York Times and Slate
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
News Corp tabloid the Herald Sun offers journalists cash bonuses between $10 and $50 for driving digital subscriptions and traffic through their own stories — Reporters to be financially rewarded if readers subscribe to site and reach certain number of page views
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The Drum, @chrismsutcliffe, @earleyedition, @mmasnick, @jayrosen_nyu, @bencubby, @jo_tovey and @reckless
Samira Sadeque / The Daily Dot:
Ravelry, a social networking site for knitting with ~829K MAUs, bans all posts supportive of the Trump administration, which it claims supports white supremacy — Ravelry, the leading social networking website for knitting activities, banned posts that are supportive of President Donald Trump and his administration.
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Ravelry, Fast Company, Business Insider, Quartz, @jessesingal, @joycewhitevance and Vickie Howell, more at Techmeme »
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
ThinkProgress editor Joe Romm and ex-Fox News reporter Carl Cameron team up to launch FrontPageLive.com, pitched as a liberal antidote to the Drudge Report — When folks leave Fox News, they quite often pursue projects that align with the worldview of their former employer.
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Mediaite, @erikwemple, @authorkimberley and @badfoxgraphics
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
A look at some egregious cases of counterfeit books sold on Amazon; this year Amazon began listing sales of counterfeit goods as a material risk in SEC filings — SPERRYVILLE, Va. — “The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy” is a medical handbook that recommends the right amount …
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@mobylives, @nytimesbusiness, @danitrussoni, @amazonnews and @bubbaprog, more at Techmeme »
CNN:
NYPD arrested 66 people who were protesting the NYT's coverage of climate change; protesters were calling for greater urgency and daily headlines on the topic — (CNN)Sixty-six people were arrested outside of The New York Times building in Manhattan on Saturday, according …
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The Guardian, Reuters, The Hill, Washington Times, Fox News, @jeffnesbit, New York Post, @jswatz, Slate and Newser
USA Today:
Supreme Court rules against Argus Leader newspaper, limiting media access to government records through FOIA by expanding what can be deemed “confidential” — WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court limited public and media access to government records Monday by expanding a federal law's definition …
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CNN, The Supreme Court, Reason, New York Times, Politico, courthousenews.com, The Hill, @bradheath and @timothy_cama
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Gawker editor Ben Barna has left ahead of its fall relaunch and been replaced by a Time editor; the site's only two full-time writers quit in January — In the latest sign of editorial turbulence, the number two editor at the yet-to-relaunch Gawker is returning to Interview …
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@ashleyfeinberg
Lane Sainty / BuzzFeed:
Australian judge allows man to sue media companies for defamation over Facebook comments written by their readers — Former youth detainee Dylan Voller is suing News Corp, Fairfax Media and Sky News. — BuzzFeed News Reporter, Australia — Dylan Voller, the Aboriginal man …
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The Guardian, @mmasnick, The Daily Dot, Techdirt, @kismith, ABC, Gizmodo, Sydney Morning Herald and @joshgnosis
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Months after being sued by the Writers Guild of America, talent agency WME files antitrust lawsuit alleging that WGA organized an unlawful group boycott — The guild has told its members to stop using those talent agencies that demand packaging fees and equity in content.
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The Wrap, Deadline, Variety and Los Angeles Times
Full Fact:
“Second generation” fact-checkers like Full Fact aim not only to publish but to apply moral, public, or regulatory pressure to stop the spread of misinformation — AFRICA CHECK, CHEQUEADO, AND FULL FACT — Fact checkers need to move from ‘publish and pray’ to ‘publish and act’
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
LiveRamp will pay $150M to acquire ad exposure startup Data Plus Math, to help advertisers buy and analyze targeted ads both on traditional and streaming TV — Cash-and-stock deal, valued at $150 million, combines companies' data sets that help advertisers check efficiency of campaigns
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Ad Age, Broadcasting & Cable, Marketing Dive, FierceVideo, Beet.TV and @shaig