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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Atlantic reinstates its paywall, starting at $49.99 per year for digital access only; users will be able to access five free articles per month — More than a decade after it dropped its paywall, The Atlantic has joined the growing group of magazine publishers with a meter …
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The Atlantic, @impcapital, @andyswan, @jemelehill and @bw_jones
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Janice Min is leaving Quibi, the short-form video startup run by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman; she joined Quibi about a year ago to lead daily news shows — Min is the second high-level executive to leave the shortform video startup in recent weeks. — Janice Min is leaving Quibi …
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@brianstelter, Deadline, @reckless, @lanceulanoff, @petersontee, @rafat and New York Times
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
CNN's climate town hall moderators conveyed the urgency of the crisis, though some questions made the sacrifices needed seem more dire than the crisis itself — Ahead of CNN's climate-focused town-hall marathon, which took place across seven hours last night and featured 10 Democratic presidential candidates …
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HEATED and Mother Jones
Matt Sheets / The Keyword:
Google introduces personalized movie and TV show recommendations in mobile search using a swipe left/right interface like in dating apps — When you're settling in for a movie night, or figuring out which shows you might want to binge before they return this fall, it's not always easy to choose from all the options out there.
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Fast Company, VentureBeat, Engadget, Search Engine Land, 9to5Google, CNET and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Logan McDonald / BuzzFeed:
Inside BuzzFeed's Tech + News Working Group, a collaboration between reporters and the IT team, leading to better understanding of issues, new tools, and scoops — This question — and many, many others like it — arose from an initiative called “The Tech + News Working Group,” …
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American Press Institute, @ckwang, @_loganmcdonald, @itsnicolenguyen, @mat, @janelytv, @_loganmcdonald and The DEV Community
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
AT&T's advertising business, Xandr, launches Xandr Monetize, a sell-side platform for media companies to do direct and programmatic sales — Xandr Monetize based on AppNexus technology — AT&T's advanced advertising and analytics company Xandr introduced a sell-side platform for media companies called Xandr Monetize.
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AdExchanger, Ad Age and The Drum
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Sources: John Stankey has been considering offering HBO Max for $14.99/month, the same price as an HBO subscription, and eyeing an April 2020 launch date — Moving the Market: Janice Min, the star Hollywood editor and Quibi news content chief, abruptly left Jeffrey Katzenberg's short-form …
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Study of 2018-19 US TV: record high female representation, but 96% had no women photography directors, 79% had no women directors, and 77% had no women editors — The number of women in speaking roles on television hit a new high in 2018-2019, as did the number of women working behind the camera.
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Reuters, Jezebel, The Wrap and Los Angeles Times
Jacqueline Howard / CNN:
Facebook rolls out pop-up windows on Facebook and Instagram that appear when people search for vaccine info; notices point to CDC or World Health Organization — Facebook to crack down on anti-vaccine misinformation — (CNN)A new feature is rolling out on Facebook and Instagram to combat the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation.
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American Press Institute, @brianstelter, @brandyzadrozny, @erinbiba, Engadget and UPI, more at Techmeme »
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Advertising watchdog files complaint with FTC accusing YouTube channel Ryan ToysReview of deceiving children with sponsored videos that are made to look organic — Can young viewers tell the difference between advertisements and product reviews on the popular YouTube channel Ryan ToysReview?
Peter Kafka / Vox:
Google's FTC settlement, a pittance compared to its profits, shows the US political system and its outdated laws aren't ready to rein in powerful tech companies — Fans gather at a party to celebrate the launch of the YouTube Kids app in 2015. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for YouTube
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YouTube Blog, Fast Company, MediaNama, CNN, @neil_chilson, @projectinclude, @jbflint, @pkafka, @pkafka, The Register, Fortune and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
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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
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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 …
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Brave Browser, @aprilfdoss, @johnnyryan, @jason_kint, @madhumita29, Marketing Land and CNET, more at Techmeme »
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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