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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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Mediaite, MediaPost, @dannagal and Columbia Journalism Review
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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 …, Associated Press, Marketing Dive, ABC, Fast Company, NEWS.com.au, Engadget, @caronbw, MediaNama and @reuters, more at Techmeme »
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, @weatherprof, @columbia and Common Dreams
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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Long Island Business News and Talking Biz News
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 — A portion of the event will be televised on Chris Hayes' primetime MSNBC show. — The 2020 Democrats are set …
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@leahstokes, @gideonresnick, @gideonresnick, @jackmjenkins, @moelleithee, @nbchristinaginn and @sunrisemvmt
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Kyle Blaine / CNN:
CNN will hold a climate town hall for Democratic presidential candidates on September 4 in New York City — (CNN)CNN will host a Democratic presidential town hall in September focused on the climate crisis. — The event will take place on Wednesday, September 4, in New York City.
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GU Politics, Politico, @trishkahle, @_waleedshahid, @lcvoters, @sunrisemvmt, @david_turnbull, @tripgabriel and TVNewser
Brent Cunningham / Pacific Standard:
A look at the relationship between the Charleston Gazette and WV's coal and natural gas industries, and whether its new owner will support its watchdog role — The Charleston Gazette-Mail, known for its dogged accountability journalism, survived a merger and bankruptcy.
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@throwin_shadows, @stevehinnefeld and @charlesornstein
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Ofcom fines RT £200K for “serious and repeated failures” to report with impartiality on Syria and the Salisbury attack; RT says it will appeal this finding — RT has been fined £200,000 by Ofcom over “serious and repeated failures” to report with due impartiality …
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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VentureBeat, Fast Company, Fortune and @thedomino, more at Techmeme »
Kali Hays / WWD:
MPA: Instagram follower growth was 6.3% for 100 magazines in Q2, while Facebook likes for content and Twitter followers for these magazines grew less than 1% — Even for politics and news magazines, Instagram is the only platform with significant follower growth so far this year.
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.
Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
ESPN's naive rule against political commentary forces commentators to ignore the real world, an untenable approach for a journalistic operation and for staff — Late last week, the ESPN host Dan Le Batard veered outside the sports network's hard-line stance on avoiding politics on the air.
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American Press Institute, @janesports, @adriennelaf, @davidrqliu, @carychow_, @alex_segura and @jemelehill
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