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NYT's Dean Baquet responds to concerns that posting details about the whistleblower whose claims led to an impeachment inquiry could endanger the whistleblower — Our executive editor, Dean Baquet, addresses readers' concerns about the decision to publish information on a person who is central to the Trump impeachment inquiry.
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Trevor Timm / GEN:
Leaks to the press, considered highly illegal by DOJ, are vital to democracy, and lawmakers should commend leaks that happen when official processes get stifled — Yet lawmakers of both stripes demonize people who share information with the press — onald Trump is now closer than ever to being impeached by the House.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace cut away from Trump's live news conference on Wednesday citing falsehoods made by the president; other networks chose to fact-check
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube says it will remove content that violates its guidelines regardless of who said it, including politicians, but will make exceptions depending on context — Context of videos is important, CEO says — YouTube will remove content from politicians using its platform if their content violates …
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Claire Atkinson / NBC News:
Q&A: Sinclair President and CEO Christopher Ripley on balancing commentary with Ameshia Cross and Boris Epshteyn, an expected streaming bloodbath, and RSN plans — The upcoming war among streaming services is going to mean “losses for many years to come for many of those companies …
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@jbflint, @claireatki, FierceVideo, @jbenton, @richlightshed, @richlightshed and The Streamable
Sandra Laville / The Guardian:
Dagens ETC, a Swedish newspaper with about 10,000 daily subscribers, says it is stopping taking advertising that promotes fossil fuel-based goods and services — Dagens ETC says ban is crucial for its credibility and urges other media to follow suit — A Swedish newspaper has announced …
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@richardcollettw, @lotteleicht1, @a_gustavsson, @doug_parr and @alicebell
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Germany's Lesewert aims to provide print newspapers with analytics insights by using focus groups, whose members are given a digital pen to track their reading — Is that print newspaper getting read, or is it just sitting on a subscriber's coffee table? — For most print publishers …
Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
Hearst Magazines launches two illustrated lifestyle book imprints, though the publishers of its books business says it will remain open to licensing deals — Hearst Magazines has announced the launch of two new illustrated lifestyle book imprints designed to take advantage of the media company's portfolio of brands.
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Katie Deighton / The Drum:
IPG Mediabrands UK has teamed up with BrandGuard to ensure its clients' ads don't appear on dubious news sites — Interpublic Group's IPG Mediabrands and The Wall Street Journal's publisher, Dow Jones, are both experimenting with alternatives to word blacklisting - a practice borne …
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Samsung: 44% of viewers switch back and forth from streaming to linear TV; 45% of viewing time is spent on streaming, of which 40% is spent on ad-supported VOD — Consumers switching from linear to streaming — While the number of consumers watching streaming video has grown to 74% …
BBC:
BBC upholds a complaint against host Naga Munchetty, saying she breached guidelines by giving her opinion of Trump's “go back” comments about Rep. Omar, others — The BBC has released more detail on its decision to uphold a complaint against news presenter Naga Munchetty.
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Ryan Whitwam / Android Police:
Google to shut down Bulletin, an app it launched in 2018 as a pilot to let users report and publish local news stories, in November — Google launched a new hyperlocal news service in early 2018 called Bulletin. It's understandable if you don't remember—Bulletin still hasn't moved out of the pilot phase, and it never will.
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9to5Google, @bhartzer and Engadget
Patrice Taddonio / FRONTLINE:
Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Jamal Khashoggi's murder “happened on my watch” but that it occurred without his knowledge — Nearly one year ago, the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul shocked the world.
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@karaswisher, New York Post and Sputnik International
Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Alex Jones files a defamation suit against The Young Turks and political candidate Brianna Wu for claiming Jones sent child porn to Sandy Hook parents — InfoWars host Alex Jones filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas …
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