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Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey is an instant investigative journalism classic that details the hurdles reporters faced breaking the Weinstein story — Review of 'She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement' by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Survey: 74% of US adults think it's a good idea for journalists to use social media, but 65% disapprove of journalists sharing personal views about news — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans give a “thumbs up” to news reporters using social media to interact with their audiences …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Group Nine Media, owner of NowThis, Dodo, and Thrillist, raises $50M from existing investors Discovery and Axel Springer, sources say at a valuation of $600M+ — Funding round values owner of NowThis, the Dodo and Thrillist at over $600 million — Group Nine Media Inc. raised …
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Richard Nieva / CNET:
Attorneys general from 48 states, DC, and Puerto Rico launch an antitrust probe into Google, with an initial focus on its dominance in digital advertising — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday announced an antitrust investigation into Google , with the participation of 50 attorneys general.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen says it will start including out-of-home viewing into its national TV ratings in fall 2020; the same change will be made for local ratings next month — The Super Bowl is TV's most-watched annual event, but would any network executive bet on counting more people to watch in an age …
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Nieman Lab:
Study of 100 US communities: local papers produce ~50% of original stories but account for just 25% of local outlets, as TV, radio, and online-only dominate — Local newspapers have always been the epicenter of local news ecosystems. While communities may have other sources of journalism …
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Sports publishers like theScore and betting platforms like DraftKings are waging that combining content and gambling will help retain and grow audiences — When it comes to editorial coverage, the sports betting market is already getting crowded. Over the years, many sports publishers …
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Italy-based Freeda Media raises $16M Series B led by existing investor Alven, aiming to expand its female-focused branded content to English-speaking markets — Italian startup Freeda Media has raised a $16 million Series B round. Existing investor Alven is leading the round …
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Peter Haldeman / Los Angeles Times:
Profile of Maer Roshan, Los Angeles magazine's new EIC who has added contributors and doubled daily content on its site, driving up traffic 60% since last year — An early summer lunch with Maer Roshan, the recently appointed and ninth editor in chief of Los Angeles magazine, began routinely enough.
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Sources: Trump calls Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott to complain when he is unhappy with coverage, though the conversations “don't tend to go well” — If you're a Fox News staffer who happened to be off Twitter one Wednesday morning last month, it may well have escaped your notice …
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BBC:
BBC says it will join other publishers alongside Facebook, Twitter, and Google to work on a media education campaign and early warning system for disinformation — Plans to help tackle so-called “fake news” have been announced by the BBC and some of the biggest names in journalism and technology.
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A look at the University of Southern California's Beacon Project, which was formed this year and pays students for investigative journalism focused on USC — Students at the University of Southern California got a crash course in investigative journalism this summer by reporting on a powerful …
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