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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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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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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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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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@noah__goldberg, @mlcalderone, Long Island Business News, @dcbigjohn, @will_bunch and Talking Biz News
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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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom: 49% of UK adults use social media for news while 49% get news from newspapers, websites, and apps; 38% of UK adults get their news from newspapers alone — Half of all UK adults now use social media to get the latest news, according to a new survey by regulator Ofcom …
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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Amazon is now letting advertisers buy ad inventory on networks with Fire TV apps by using outside ad tech companies, including The Trade Desk and Dataxu — KEY POINTS — Amazon has opened up connected TV apps integrated with Amazon Publisher Services for advertisers working with Dataxu and The Trade Desk.
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Wall Street Journal, Amazon Publisher Services, @gu881n5, @wsjcmo and Communicate Online
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 …
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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, @kbest, @sludge, @emilybell, @theintercept, @david_bassie, @kylepope, @weatherprof, @columbia and Common Dreams
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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@sarafischer, Sports Business Daily, @matthewkeyslive, Los Angeles Times, Awful Announcing, Variety and The Big Lead
Micah Singleton / Billboard:
Profile of Oliver Schusser, who spent 15 years at Apple building iTunes' worldwide operations from the ground up and took charge of Apple Music 15 months ago — From left: Jen Walsh, Schusser and Rachel Newman photographed on July 17, 2019 at Apple Music in Culver City, Calif.
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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, @michaelluo, @condelibrary, @daveohsee, @jonmichaud, @teh_woo and @susanmckay15
Variety:
Inside Spotify's Project Magneto, its multiyear failed effort to create Spotify TV, a highly personalized video streaming service, and the hardware to run it — Spotify has made no secret of wanting to be the world's biggest audio platform, but it wasn't all that long ago that the Swedish streamer was eyeing video.
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