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Megan Greenwell / @megreenwell:
Former Deadspin EIC Megan Greenwell says the site no longer employs a single writer or editor — And with that, it's over. Deadspin no longer employs a single writer or editor. I am gutted but so very proud of this group of people. Deadspin was a good website.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Deadspin's entire editorial staff has now resigned; G/O Media says the company is recruiting new staff — Deadspin is dead, for the time being. — The site is now without any editors or writers — after a staff revolt that erupted this week when parent company G/O Media demanded …
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
How Deadspin imploded after a long buildup of resentment between journalists and new bosses, with almost entire staff resigning by Thursday — The last meeting for many of Deadspin's journalists took place on Wednesday in a conference room adorned with fake black cobwebs …
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Drew Magary:
Drew Magary, “cheerfully profane sports blogger at-large”, resigns from Deadspin
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Reuters:
Sources: US launched a national security review of TikTok-owner Bytedance's $1B acquisition of Musical.ly — NEW YORK/BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co's $1 billion acquisition …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: NBCUniversal is considering making its ad-supported Peacock streaming service free for everyone, with an ad-free tier available for subscribers — - NBC is considering giving away the ad-supported version of its streaming service Peacock for free to everyone, sources say.
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple TV+ launches with nine original titles in 100+ countries for $4.99/month or $49.99/year with a one year free trial on the purchase of a new Apple device — After months of waiting, Apple's TV streaming service Apple TV+ is now live. You can start watching on any platform that offers …
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Will Oremus / OneZero:
Twitter's ban on political and issue ads will let companies advertise things like fossil fuel-based products but ban ads from activists advocating against them — The company's feel-good decision is already a mess. — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced on Wednesday that the company …
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Kevin Webb / Business Insider:
Campbell Brown's defense of Facebook not fact-checking political ads: “It should be the role of the press to dissect the truth or lies found in political ads”
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@jack:
[Thread] Twitter will stop accepting all political advertising on its platform globally starting November 22
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John McCarthy / The Drum:
Future, which owns Techradar, Android Central, and others, to buy Ti Media, which publishes 41 UK brands and 220 globally, including Marie Claire UK, for £140M — Magazine powerhouse Future has bid £140m to acquire rival Ti Media as it has the tech and expertise to scale and digitally monetise its brands.
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Ozy Media raises $35M in new funding led by Marc Lasry, a hedge fund manager who will join Ozy's board, bringing its total raised to $70M — OZY Media, a media and entertainment company led by Carlos Watson, said Friday that it's raised $35 million in new venture capital funding.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC inadvertently revealed the names of 120 female employees who have pursued gender pay complaints, in documents submitted to Samira Ahmed's tribunal pay claim — Female staff were identified in documents submitted to Samira Ahmed's tribunal pay claim — The BBC has inadvertently revealed …
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Financial Times:
Sources: Thomson Reuters has rebuffed takeover interest in its news wire from several suitors like Axel Springer and ITN boss Mark Wood — Thomson Reuters has rebuffed takeover interest in its news wire, according to people familiar with the matter, betting instead on a dealmaking media executive …
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@financialtimes, @rasmus_kleis and Talking Biz News
Will Thorne / Variety:
Netflix to launch its first original scripted podcast, as a complement to its post-apocalyptic series “Daybreak”, available exclusively on Spotify initially — Netflix is set to launch its first original scripted podcast, Variety has learned exclusively.
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Christian Davies / The Guardian:
A Polish journalist went undercover for six months at an “ePR firm”, revealing the use of fake Twitter accounts to denigrate criticism of state broadcaster TVP — Katarzyna Pruszkiewicz spent six months running fake social media accounts at self-described ‘ePR firm’ in Wrocław
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