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Google will pay a $136M fine to the FTC and $34M to the New York Attorney General to settle claims that it violated child privacy laws on YouTube — will pay $170 million to settle claims it violated child privacy laws SEARCH QUOTES TECH YouTube will pay $170 million to settle claims …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:
Politico's White House reporter and CNN contributor Eliana Johnson will be the new editor-in-chief of the neoconservative outlet Washington Free Beacon — A leading political reporter is leaving Politico to lead the neoconservative flagship Washington Free Beacon, the latest move …
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@elianayjohnson, Politico, Mediaite, @noahshachtman, @oliverdarcy, @keithurbahn, @oliverdarcy, @katherinemiller, @oliverdarcy and bookforum.com
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump's escalating media attacks will deepen distrust of media among the GOP, erode trust in CNN, have little effect on the industry, and further divide the US — President Trump requires no translation or interpretation when it comes to his plan for going after national news outlets as Campaign 2020 kicks into high gear.
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@janemartinson, @connieschultz and Poynter
Steven Hsieh / Phoenix New Times:
Employees of the Arizona Republic announce they plan to form a union, amid newsroom tension and worries that Gannett-GateHouse merger could lead to job cuts — Employees of the Arizona Republic officially declared their intention to form a union Wednesday, setting up a likely battle between journalists …
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Reporter at Gannett's Arizona Republic says an HR representative interrogated her about her unionizing activity and confiscated her work cellphone — This is why my colleagues and I are organizing at the Arizona Republic. — Today I was interrogated by a Gannett HR rep about my unionizing activity.
Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
Web browser Brave hands evidence to Irish data regulator alleging Google uses hidden webpages to pass personal data of users to advertisers, undercutting GDPR — Google is secretly using hidden web pages that feed the personal data of its users to advertisers, undermining its own policies …
Discussion:
Marketing Land, CNET and @madhumita29, more at Techmeme »
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump allies seek $2M+ to investigate reporters and editors; allies include Arthur Schwartz, who has battled reporters as well as pitched stories to them — President Trump's political allies are trying to raise at least $2 million to investigate reporters and editors of the New York Times …
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Breitbart, DCReport.org, New Republic, @jimvandehei, @jbendery, @asteadwesley, @neeratanden, @levinejonathan, Raw Story, @paulblu, @renato_mariotti, @therickwilson, @senkamalaharris, @authorkimberley, @freedomofpress, @penamerica, The Independent, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Splinter and Slate
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
MRC releases its cross-media audience measurement standards for video, a framework that works across TV, OTT, desktop, and mobile — Viewable ad duration metric to be phased in by 2021 — The Media Rating Council on Wednesday issued a final version of its Cross-Media Audience Measurement Standards …
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Adweek, MediaPost, Radio & Television … and AdExchanger
Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Axios Sports newsletter hits 100K subscribers, up ~10x since Axios acquired Sports Internet in January, claims a 42% open rate, double the industry standard — The Axios Sports newsletter recently hit a major milestone: 100,000 subscribers, up nearly tenfold in less than nine months.
Lucy Westcott / Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ survey of female and gender non-conforming journalists in the US and Canada: online harassment cited as biggest risk, 70%+ experienced safety issues/threats — Ask any female journalist about harassment or safety while on assignment and they'll likely have a story to tell.
Discussion:
Committee to Protect …, @jamesfoleyfund and @lvzwestcott
Sara Fischer / Axios:
WaPo says it's testing dynamic paywalls, subscribers consume 3x more content on the app vs. the site, and it now has 300 engineers on staff, up from 4 in 2011 — The Washington Post will unveil a new masthead on Tuesday that for the first time in its 141-year-old history will include …
Discussion:
American Press Institute, The Nation, @sarafischer, @alex, Poynter and @uncmjalumni
Dustin Gouker / Legal Sports Report:
TheScore raises $40M to fund the growth and development of its media and sports betting businesses and fully launches its New Jersey online sportsbook — The war chest for sports media company theScore just got a little bigger as it seeks to bolster its online sportsbook product.
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