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Sources: News Corp is developing a news-aggregation service called Knewz, to address publisher concerns about Google and Facebook — Knewz.com will surface articles from hundreds of news sources, using software and human curation — News Corp is developing a news-aggregation service meant …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders will join Fox News as a contributor and is expected to make her debut on September 6 — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, one of the more controversial holders of the office of White House Press Secretary in recent memory, will join Fox News Channel as a contributor.
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Google research indicates blocking cookies causes news sites to lose an average of 62% of ad revenue, proposes new controls to make it harder to track users — Google has planted another user data-privacy flag in the ground. Today, the tech giant has released a proposal for industry standards around …
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Hugo Balta / National Association …:
National Association of Hispanic Journalists rescinds Fox sponsorship of NAHJ at a convention next month, over anti-Latino comments by radio host Todd Starnes — Dear NAHJ Members, Today I am announcing the decision to rescind the invitation of Fox News as a sponsor for NAHJ at the upcoming Excellence …
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CNN:
Nine ABC News workers react to Sean Spicer's casting on Dancing with the Stars: “It's a slap in the face to those of us who had to deal with his baloney” — New York (CNN Business)Tom Bergeron isn't the only person who's unhappy about the casting of Sean Spicer on “Dancing With the Stars.”
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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
Krishna Bharat, who led the team that built Google News, returns to the company as a distinguished research scientist after a four-year hiatus — KEY POINTS — Pedestrians walk past Google headquarters in New York. — Krishna Bharat, the inventor of Google News, has returned to the company …
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Tom Wright-Piersanti, an editor on NYT's politics desk, apologizes for offensive tweets from 10 years ago, after Breitbart highlighted the tweets — Wright-Persanti says he is “deeply sorry” for the now-deleted messages, which reference Jews — Tom Wright-Piersanti …
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Tyler Falk / Current:
Alaska's governor signs bill cutting $2.7M from public broadcaster funding; head of Alaska Public Broadcasting Inc. says some stations may not survive long term — With a line-item veto to an appropriations bill Monday, Alaska's governor eliminated the state's funding for public broadcasters.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Bauer Media 2018: pre-tax profit of £3.7M, down 65% YoY, with revenue of £120M; ad rev fell £5.4M to £38M, while newsstand and subscription rev fell £3M to £72M — Pre-tax profits at Empire and Grazia publisher Bauer Media fell by two-thirds last year as print magazines continue to decline.
Brian Fung / CNN:
Sources: FCC and FTC officials raised concerns about the constitutionality and scope of a Trump draft executive order on CDA Section 230 and alleged censorship — (CNN)Officials from the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission have expressed serious concerns …
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Peter White / Deadline:
YouTube EMEA's head of originals says it is not looking for scripted projects amid a pullback from scripted content in the US, which cut three such shows — YouTube is in a “little bit of a transition” in terms of its original commissioning strategy, according to its European content exec Luke Hyams.
Andrew Carter / Raleigh News & Observer:
A close look at the new ACC Network, created in partnership with ESPN and launching Thursday, on DirecTV, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and Spectrum — During the weeks and months leading to the launch of the ACC Network, the people behind it have promoted both the scope of the coverage …
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