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Brian Stelter / CNN:
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune are creating a joint investigative reporting team of 11 people, with a 5-year commitment funded by $5.75M via Arnold Ventures — New York (CNN Business)ProPublica is widely thought to be the gold standard of nonprofit investigative journalism.
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ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, @evanasmith, @brandonformby, @pamelacolloff, @kevinrobertstx, @jason_kint, @eramshaw, @nbj914, @charlesornstein, @alexckaufman, @rjrusak, @evaruth, @adriana_lacy, @texastribune, @amzam, @jmalewitz, @jimschachter, @enrique_acevedo, @ivoryganja, @kleinmatic and @katiezavadski
Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Shari Redstone is exploring a plan to launch a Fox News competitor and has spoken with current and former Fox News personalities, including Megyn Kelly — The mogul, who has spoken with former Fox News star Megyn Kelly, may look to rebrand an existing Viacom linear channel to create a conservative-leaning news network.
BuzzFeed News:
As Facebook says politicians can lie in ads, so far in October it has banned 160+ ads from Trump, Biden, Warren, Sanders, Steyer for profanity and fake buttons — Last week, Facebook announced that it would allow political candidates to lie in ads posted to its platform …
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@fbnewsroom, @sivavaid, @joshuadarr, @mat, @fredbenenson, @daveyalba, @daveyalba, @rmac18, @oliverdarcy, Gizmodo, @monscience, @matt_blackwell, @stengel and Vanity Fair, more at Techmeme »
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter to restrict user interactions with world leaders' tweets that violate its rules, will let users quote-tweet, but not retweet, like, reply, or share — Twitter said it will restrict how users can interact with tweets from world leaders who break its rules.
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Twitter, @twittersafety, New York Times, @twittersafety, @twittersafety, Gizmodo, The Hill, @anthony, @larakate, @tiffanycli, @mat, @marshablackburn, BuzzFeed News, @twittersafety, @digiphile, @b_fung, The Daily Beast, @malwarejake, @vaishnavi, @edbott, @daveyalba, @cpm5280, @tseymat, @rmac18, @davepell, @kantrowitz, @kayvz and @pkafka, more at Techmeme »
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
On The Vergecast, Twitter Product Lead Kayvon Beykpour says they are exploring “a form of ephemerality” to avoid the risk of old stigmatizing tweets resurfacing — “These are some of the biggest reasons why people don't tweet. Which is why we actually take this very seriously."
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The Verge, @alexhern, @jbenton, @eduardosuarez, @sarphanuzunoglu, @caseynewton, @mathewi, @shannimcg, @dkiesow, @luca, @jbenton and @derekwillis
The Guardian:
Bookstores in Australia are selling Catch and Kill despite Dylan Howard's prior threats to include them in a defamation lawsuit — One online distributor has withdrawn the #MeToo memoir, but other stores have stocked it, and the publisher insists it will not be withdrawn
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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”
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Ronan Farrow alleges that Dylan Howard, then-EIC of National Enquirer, ordered a staff member to shred sensitive Trump-related documents in early November 2016
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@ronanfarrow, @kimzetter, Vox, VICE, @joycewhitevance, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The Week, CNN, The Daily Beast, Mediaite and Washington Post
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok is forming a committee to help it craft its US content moderation policies on misinfo, child safety, and more, and hires law firm K&L Gates to help — As TikTok continues its rapid U.S. growth, the company is being challenged to better explain its content moderation choices.
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@greatfirechina, Wall Street Journal, Newsroom | TikTok and Politico
August Graham / Independent.ie:
UK's Telegraph Media Group reports a 61%+ fall in operating profits YoY to £8.1M in 2018 even as subscription revenue rose 10% YoY, making up 54% of revenue — Telegraph Media Group revenues fell by 2.7% last year to £278.1 million. — The owner of the Daily Telegraph …
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Press Gazette, Talking Biz News, @wblau, @nickhugh75, Financial Times, @fjmayhew, @tvrav, @questingvole, @jamesrbuk, @markdistef, MediaPost and Telegraph
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
About 20 staff members at Reach face layoffs as the UK company integrates teams after its buyout of Express and Star — Some 20 staff are facing redundancy at Reach as the news group continues to integrate teams following its buyout of the Express and Star titles.
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Sky launches “Sky News: Brexit Free” channel on TV and YouTube in response to a study that found that 70% of news-avoiding Brits were doing so because of Brexit — Sky News is launching a “pop-up channel” free from any mention of Brexit. — Sky News: Brexit Free will go live …
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Sky News, @martindaubney and @hadas_gold
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Based on research and 260+ surveys, the News Integrity Initiative releases the Journalists of Color Resource Guide, addressing salary, career growth, and more — “We pass on information person-to-person in a fashion that sometimes can feel like an elaborate game of telephone," Lam Thuy Vo …
Sara Guaglione / MediaPost:
Crain's ends print publication of Autoweek and enters a licensing deal with Hearst, which will run Autoweek's online site and build its newsletters and podcasts — Hearst Magazines has entered a multi-year licensing deal with Crain Communications to operate the digital and experiential businesses of Autoweek.
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Ad Age, @sharoncarty, @stevenewing, @notaboatcaptain, @zacpalmerr and Folio
Max Willens / Digiday:
The most recent version of Apple's Safari browser prevents sites from detecting when users are using private browsing, following in Chrome's footsteps — Publishers have discovered a new, Apple-shaped hole in their metered paywalls. — The most recent version of Apple's Safari browser …
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@elanazak and @brittybernstein
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