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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The author of an anonymous 2018 NYT column identified as a senior Trump admin official has written a book, titled A WARNING, to be published in November — The author of an anonymous column in the New York Times in 2018, who was identified as a senior Trump administration official acting as part of the …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Snap reports it added 7M DAUs in Q3 to hit 210M, up 13% YoY, revenue of $446M, up 50% YoY, and a net loss of $227M, down from $325M a year ago — The Snap-back continues. Snapchat blew past earnings expectations for a big beat in Q3, as it added 7 million daily active users this quarter to hit 210 million, up 13% year-over-year.
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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, @annehelen, @laurahazardowen, @alex, @caseynewton, @gustavgoosen, @chaykak, @martinsfp and @dlberes, more at Techmeme »
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Business Insider and Campfire Productions are making a documentary about the unraveling of WeWork; Campfire produced the Netflix documentary The Innocent Man — - Business Insider and Campfire are making a documentary about the rise and fall of WeWork. — It's the story of what happens …
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Hollywood Reporter, @ashkan, @businessinsider and @clarajeffery
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
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
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, Android Police, Engadget, @whatthebit, Fast Company and Cord Cutters News, 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, @robjective and Adweek
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
FTC settles with the owner and CEO of Devumi, which sold fake followers and likes, for $2.5M, though he is only required to pay $250K, with the rest suspended — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has put an end to the deceptive marketing tactics of Devumi, a company that sold fake indicators …
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Federal Trade Commission, Ad Age, New York Times, @sapna, Slate, Financial Times and CNET
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
US House approves a copyright bill that would create a type of small claims court where copyright holders who were infringed can seek damages up to $30,000 — And that's copyright, baby! — On Tuesday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to approve a measure that would shake …
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Techdirt, Electronic Frontier Foundation, @jlamel, @kellymakena, GRAMMY.com, @annemariebridy and Techdirt
Brian Welk / The Wrap:
Vox Media's Polygon will produce a seven-minute gaming and culture news show for Quibi's Daily Essential lineup — Quibi has added a gaming and culture news show to their growing lineup of news programs, which will be produced by Polygon, Vox Media's gaming and culture site, the company announced on Tuesday.
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MediaPost and @whatthebit
Ainsley Harris / Fast Company:
Profile of Anand Giridharadas, a journalist and author whose 2018 book, Winners Take All, critiqued plutocrats who burnish their reputations with philanthropy — Author Anand Giridharadas is rebuking the idea that philanthropic billionaires are society's heroes. Even some plutocrats are starting to agree with him.
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@ainsleyoc and @craignewmark
Wall Street Journal:
Disney's Marvel Entertainment has signed an exclusive deal to create scripted and unscripted podcasts for SiriusXM radio and streaming services — Coming soon to a podcast near you: superhero stories. Disney's Marvel Entertainment will create exclusive podcasts for Sirius XM Holdings' satellite radio …
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Deadline, The Wrap, Nieman Lab, /Film, Variety, Hot Pod News and RAIN News
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Disney's Bob Iger defends the $66M in compensation he received in 2018, saying the amount included a one-time stock grant and reflected Disney-Fox merger work — The conversation on Tuesday between Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones and Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger and filmmaker Jon Favreau …
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Fast Company and @deadline
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, @jbflint, @sil_lai, @traciglee, Politico, Hollywood Reporter, Fox News, The Wrap, The Daily Beast, New York Post and Contemptor
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