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Carol Thompson / Lansing State Journal:
A network of ~40 websites branded as Michigan local news has launched with neutral names like Lansing Sun but posting info with a right-leaning political tilt — LANSING — Dozens of websites branded as local news outlets launched throughout Michigan this fall, with monikers like Lansing Sun …
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@brianstelter, MediaPost, American Press Institute, Nieman Lab, @thompsoncarolk, deadlinedetroit.com, @raleighreporter, @mattdpearce, @ryanbeckwith, @janemayernyer, @callin_bull, @marmel, @tristanharris, @niemanlab, @christopherjm, @anneapplebaum, @spj_tweets, @digiphile, The Rural Blog, @will_bunch, @jimsciutto, @leahmcelrath, @dangillmor, @melissaryan, @helenkennedy and @mattgertz, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: despite Catch and Kill controversy, NBC News President Noah Oppenheim signed a new contract “in recent months” and is expected to succeed Andy Lack — Instead of breaking the big story, NBC News has become the big story. The network's top brass, NBC News Chairman Andy Lack …
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Variety, Fox News, The Wrap, Politico, Hollywood Reporter, New York Post, The Daily Beast, @sil_lai and Contemptor
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John McCarthy / The Drum:
Financial Times launches business consultancy FT Strategies, providing expertise gained from its transformation to digital; customers include Bonnier — Business broadsheet The Financial Times is offering up its inhouse experts to business inspired by its modern media evolution.
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TechCrunch and Talking Biz News
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon is giving away Disney+ for free for one year to all of its wireless customers on unlimited-data plans and to FiOS and 5G home internet customers — New Fios broadband, 5G home wireless internet customers also eligible for 12-month free offer — Verizon is giving away Disney Plus …
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
CNN hires former GOP congressman Sean Duffy as a paid contributor, who immediately floats CNN-debunked conspiracy theory pushed by the White House on first day — In two separate CNN appearances, in his first 24 hours as a paid pundit, the ex-congressman pushed the president's unfounded CrowdStrike theory.
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@courtneyhagle, @jaycaruso, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Beast, Deadline, @marlownyc, @kanew, @soledadobrien, Mediaite, @juddapatow, @repmarkpocan, @dangillmor, @jayrosen_nyu, The Daily Wire, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, HuffPost, The Week, Mediaite, The Week, The Hill, Raw Story and The Wrap
Allegra Hobbs / The Guardian:
Journalism and influencer culture is converging: just as influencers use their image to advertise, writers leverage social media presence to sell their work — After the summer of Caroline Calloway's Instagram infamy and Jia Tolentino's huge book launch, where is the line between author and lifestyle celebrity?
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@jennydeluxe, @callapilla, @claireshrugged, @allegraehobbs, @eve_rebecca, @eekshecried, @lauriechenwords and @renireni
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Medium says it will now pay its Partner Program writers based “primarily” on reading time, not claps; the platform has paid $6M+ to 30,000+ writers since 2017 — Medium is announcing significant changes to its Partner Program, where subscribers pay for access to exclusive content, and the revenue gets split with writers.
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3 min read, @noahchestnut, @gustavgoosen, @annehelen, @chaykak, @alex, @martinsfp, @laurahazardowen and @caseynewton, more at Techmeme »
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Rob Goldman, Facebook VP of advertising, says he's leaving the company after more than seven years — - Facebook Vice President of Ads Rob Goldman announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he's leaving the company. — Goldman became embroiled in controversy in early 2018, when he tweeted about the Mueller investigation's findings.
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Business Insider and @robjective
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Meredith sells Money, whose print edition it shuttered in June, to Ad Practitioners, a Puerto Rico-based digital advertising and media company — After previously failing to find a buyer for Money — and shutting down the print edition — Meredith has found a new home for the personal-finance brand.
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Folio, Adweek, MediaPost and Meredith Corporation MediaRoom
Wall Street Journal:
Online influencers are expected to make $4.1B-$8.2B in 2019, but with no good way to measure sales, some advertisers are questioning whether it's worth it — Billions are paid to social-media personalities to pitch products in an influencer economy riddled with deceit
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Axios, @sminero, @ivan_brussels, @katsvik, @_missleandra, @yared_theguy and @wsj
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
New York state lawmakers have proposed a requirement that any cable company operating in the state offer an independently produced local news channel — Legislators are proposing a first-in-the-nation bill to force cable companies to offer independent local news.
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@nytimes, @senkevinthomas, @mgjohnson24, @mgjohnson24, @maghielse, @alexsilverman, @ctmirror and The Rural Blog
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
UK chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee writes open letter to Nick Clegg asking why Facebook has dropped its ban on deceptive political ads — In yet another letter seeking to pry accountability from Facebook, the chair of a British parliamentary committee has pressed …
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UK Parliament, The Guardian, @damiancollins, The Irish News, Vox, The Drum and Mother Jones
Brian Heater / Reuters:
Amazon debuts free, ad-supported news aggregation app for Fire TV in the US, letting users watch clips and live feeds from nearly 20 outlets like Reuters, CBS — Beginning today, Amazon will be rolling out a news aggregation app for Fire TV users in the U.S. The app serves …
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The Streamable, amazonfiretv.blog, Engadget, Android Police, @whatthebit and Cord Cutters News
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