Mediagazer: The 2019 Booker Prize jointly shared by Margaret Atwood, the oldest winner at 79, and Bernardine Evaristo, the first black woman awardee, in its 50-year history (Alison Flood/The Guardian)

10:15 PM ET, October 14, 2019

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Daniel Lippman / Politico:

Sources: Zuckerberg recently hosted off-the-record dinners with conservative figures like Tucker Carlson and Lindsey Graham to discuss free speech, partnerships — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hosting informal talks and small, off-the-record dinners with conservative journalists …

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:

ABC News pulls and apologizes for airing a video that was meant to show Turkey bombing Kurds, but seems to have been made in 2017 in Kentucky — ABC News aired a video on Sunday that host Tom Llamas said depicted a Turkish attack in northern Syria against Kurdish civilians.

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Alison Flood / The Guardian:

The 2019 Booker Prize jointly shared by Margaret Atwood, the oldest winner at 79, and Bernardine Evaristo, the first black woman awardee, in its 50-year history — Judging panel break rules in choosing The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other as joint winners — Play Video

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Jared Newman / Fast Company:

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Tim Peterson / Digiday:

Axios has signed a deal for two more seasons of its HBO show; CEO says the subscriber base for its newsletters has risen from 375K to 725K since December 2018 — Axios has decided to do away with the established model for digital publishers' video businesses.

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New York Times:

How Trump is cajoling and bullying his closest media ally Fox News as a total-loyalty litmus test, even as impeachment ups the stakes — Fed up with the coverage on his favorite cable news station, President Trump decided late this summer that a direct intervention was needed.

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Facebook should ban political ads and let candidates communicate via their pages since it doesn't need the money and doesn't want to police political speech — Permitting falsehood in political advertising would work if we had a model democracy, but we don't.

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Jackie Strause / Hollywood Reporter:

In a memo to staff, NBC News president pushes back against Catch and Kill, says “there is no evidence of any reports of Lauer's misconduct before his firing” — “There is no evidence of any reports of [Matt] Lauer's misconduct before his firing, no settlements, no 'hush money …

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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:

Atlas Obscura CEO David Plotz steps down after five years, citing a changing direction for the company as it expands into travel after its Airbnb-led investment — After an influx of cash from Airbnb, the user-centric website will seek a new top executive with help from its own readers.

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Janko Roettgers / Variety:

Reddit has added an option to share content from its iOS app to Snapchat, its first such integration with a social network — In a first such integration with other social networks, Reddit has added an option to share content from its iOS app to Snapchat. iPhone users can now share Reddit posts …

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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:

A deep look at how Jeff Bezos' investments in The Washington Post and Amazon Studios have allowed him to immerse himself in the cultures of DC and Hollywood — 1.0 — where in the pantheon of American commercial titans does Jeffrey Bezos belong? Andrew Carnegie's hearths forged the steel …

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Joe Nocera / Bloomberg:

Commitment to quality reporting and staff weren't enough to stop the decline of Pennsylvania's Reading Eagle, which couldn't make up for print ad revenue losses — A wealthy owner opted for quality and commitment at the Reading Eagle. It didn't work. — SHARE THIS ARTICLE — Share — Tweet

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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:

Ad-supported streaming service Tubi to launch Tubi Kids on October 21, says it plans to expand internationally starting with the UK in 2020 — Ad-supported streaming service Tubi said it plans to launch Tubi Kids on Oct. 21, joining the ranks of on-demand over-the-top services offering content aimed at kids and families.

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