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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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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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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Google's FTC settlement, a pittance compared to its profits, shows the US political system and its outdated laws aren't ready to rein in powerful tech companies — Fans gather at a party to celebrate the launch of the YouTube Kids app in 2015.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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Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:
Trump admin aide, who quit over a Bloomberg story that misread his Facebook posts as anti-Semitic, has reportedly been reinstated; Bloomberg stands by report — UPDATE: On Wednesday afternoon, The Daily Caller reported that Leif Olson would be reinstated to his position at the Department of Labor.
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Yair Rosenberg / Tablet Magazine:
Trump admin staffer quit just before Bloomberg reported his 2016 Facebook posts were anti-Semitic; omitted context shows the posts actually mocked anti-Semitism
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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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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 …
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?
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Truth In Advertising, Yahoo Finance, Truth in Advertising and Tubefilter
Michael Calderone / Politico:
A look at TV coverage of climate change and the 2020 election as CNN airs a town hall Wednesday with 10 candidates and MSNBC follows with a forum Sept. 19-20 — Andrew Yang will get roughly 40 minutes on CNN Wednesday evening to make his pitch about how he would confront the threat of climate change as president.
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CNN, @pbump, @mlcalderone, @ronaldklain and New York Times
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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The DEV Community, @ckwang, @_loganmcdonald, @janelytv, @itsnicolenguyen, @_loganmcdonald and @mat
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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@will_bunch, @janemartinson and @connieschultz
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.
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@kathleencarrll, @niemanreports, @jamesfoleyfund, @lvzwestcott and Committee to Protect …
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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