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Max Londberg / Cincinnati Enquirer:
District court judge throws out defamation lawsuit by Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann against The Washington Post — Ted Sandmann, father Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann, on why he wants doxing legislation to criminalize revealing a minor's identity online
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Washington Post, Mediaite, @wesleylowery, CityBeat Cincinnati, @jnoisecat, @jonathanderson and @brianstelter
Tom Jones / Poynter:
Chuck Todd's tweet about the “optics” of Mueller's hearing not only reflects the goal of the hearing but recognizes the importance of political spectacle today — Your Friday news roundup … Good Friday morning, and thank you for reading the morning newsletter.
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The Atlantic, The Atlantic, The Independent, @pat_garofalo, @andyrichter, @jayrosen_nyu, @pat_garofalo, @pat_garofalo, @tomwjones and Fox News
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Mueller hearing had an average of 13M viewers across six major networks, below the 20M viewers for Comey's 2017 testimony; cable news ratings were ~2x the usual — New York (CNN Business)If Democrats were banking on massive viewership of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's televised testimony, they're feeling broke today.
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MediaPost, @timcast, Mediaite, @dannagal, The Daily Beast and Columbia Journalism Review
Dean Sterling Jones / BuzzFeed News:
Investigation finds dozens of cases of SEO consultants buying expired URLs linked to by major news sites, like the NYT, then redirecting them to clients' sites — In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter published a glowing obituary for Patricia Disney, the first wife of former Walt Disney Company executive Roy Disney.
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@kammie_jenkins, @chronotope, @glennf, @josephfcox, @klingebeil and @jfruh
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Sources: Long Island newspaper Newsday is offering its employees voluntary buyouts, which they can apply for until August 8 — PATRICK Dolan's Newsday took staffers by “surprise” Thursday when executives of the largest newspaper on Long Island said it is offering voluntary buyouts, Media Ink has learned.
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@mlcalderone, Long Island Business News, @dcbigjohn, @will_bunch and Talking Biz News
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Source: Dan Le Batard will have to check with higher-ups before talking politics; Pitaro's no-politics policy concerned changing viewer perception of ESPN — NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit jogged toward the home dugout after the bottom of the second inning …
Columbia Journalism Review:
Cofounded by The Nation and CJR, Covering Climate Now announces 60+ news outlets who've committed to one week of focused climate coverage from September 16 — “Can we tell the story so people get it?” — That's the mission TV newsman Bill Moyers urged at the launch of Covering Climate Now …
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The Guardian, Press Gazette, @theintercept, @kbest, @columbia, @david_bassie, @sludge, @kylepope, @weatherprof and Common Dreams
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Vice Media is in talks to buy women-focused publisher Refinery29 — Tie-up would unite women's-focused new-media company with one of its largest peers — Vice Media is in talks to buy women-focused publisher Refinery29, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Variety, @moorehn, @originalspin and @awallenstein
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Sling TV and Dish Network have dropped the Fox regional sports networks after a temporary extension expired without a deal — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links. — At noon ET today, Fox Sports announced that Sling TV …
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Sports Business Daily, @sarafischer, Variety, Los Angeles Times, Awful Announcing, The Big Lead and @matthewkeyslive
Susan McKay / New Yorker:
The Incredible Life and Tragic Death of Lyra McKee — “Hello lovely,” she'd messaged me. “You in Derry anytime soon?” I loved Lyra's easy way with affection. Twenty-nine years old, she was half my age. We'd become friends through writing and our shared obsession with Northern Ireland.
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@newyorker, @teh_woo, @condelibrary, @susanmckay15, @michaelluo, @daveohsee and @jonmichaud
Reuters:
Australia's ACCC releases report on anti-competitive behavior and market power of tech giants, offers 23 recommendations including protections for news media — SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Google …
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Australian Competition …, ABC, @caronbw, @reuters, Marketing Dive, Associated Press, MediaNama, Fast Company, NEWS.com.au and Engadget
Washington Post:
Current and former moderators in Manila describe how tech companies like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter outsource the trauma that comes with content moderation — Social media giants have tasked a workforce of contractors with reviewing suicides and massacres to decide if such content …
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@daveyalba and @lizzadwoskin
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Source: CNN wants a $300K commitment in advertising before a sponsor can purchase ads during Democratic debate telecasts; spots during debates start at ~$110K — TV's latest emerging hit takes all the thrills of a traditional reality competition program and mixes in an awful lot of drama.
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@mrwaltershapiro, @bristei and @owillis
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC, Georgetown, and Our Daily Planet plan to host a climate forum September 19-20, inviting all presidential candidates, which will stream on NBC News Now
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@sunrisemvmt, @leahstokes, @nbchristinaginn, @jackmjenkins, @gideonresnick, @moelleithee and @gideonresnick
Kyle Blaine / CNN:
CNN will hold a climate town hall for Democratic presidential candidates on September 4 in New York City
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The Hill, Media Matters for America, @lisahymas, Common Dreams, @sunrisemvmt, Politico, @david_turnbull, @trishkahle, @_waleedshahid, @lcvoters, @tripgabriel, GU Politics and TVNewser
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter Q2 earnings beat estimates with revenues of $841M, up 18% YoY, and total ad revenue up 21% YoY to $727M — KEY POINTS — Twitter announced in Q4 of 2018 that it would soon replace the metric with “monetizable daily active users” (mDAUs), which it said better reflect its business …
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Adweek, VentureBeat, Bloomberg, @thedomino, Quartz, Fortune, MediaPost and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Comcast Q2 earnings beat estimates with Sky accounting for a 23.6% YoY revenue spike; NBCU revenue fell 0.8% to $8.2B, but earnings grew 8.1% YoY to $2.3B
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Multichannel News, CNBC, Publishers Weekly, MediaPost, The Streamable, The Wrap, Light Reading, @thr, @thr, VentureBeat, Billboard, AdExchanger, Broadcasting & Cable, Reuters, The Wrap and Variety
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