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12:15 PM ET, November 1, 2019

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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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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
In a revolt at Deadspin after the firing of top editor Barry Petchesky, at least 8 journalists resigned Wednesday; 6 of 10 staff writers quit in the past week  —  On Monday, the journalists at the freewheeling website Deadspin were instructed by its owners to stick to sports.
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.
Drew Magary:
Drew Magary, “cheerfully profane sports blogger at-large”, resigns from Deadspin
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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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Analytics company Jumpshot predicts 1M+ US customers have signed up for Disney+, which launches mid-November, based on data from a panel of online consumers  —  Disney's new streaming service, Disney+, doesn't launch until mid-November, but it may have already signed up over a million customers in the U.S. …
Discussion: The Streamable, Variety and Fortune
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”  —  - Campbell Brown, Facebook's Head of News Partnership, said she was “astonished” by the media's response …
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Casey Newton / The Interface:
Twitter's political ad ban will run into enforcement issues on defining issue ads and possibly disadvantage lesser-known or nontraditional candidates
@jack:
[Thread] Twitter will stop accepting all political advertising on its platform globally starting November 22
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
It was heartening to see Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey cut out a part of his business that he realizes he can't control
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 …
Brendan Nyhan / New York Times:
Politically connected groups are creating sites that mimic local news outlets but promote ideological agendas, trying to capitalize on trust in local news  —  A growth in impostor local news that promotes ideological agendas.  —  The nature of the news misinformation problem may be changing.
 
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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
Discussion: Mediaite
Michael Calderone / Politico:
After Red State and Daily Mail posted salacious photos of Rep. Katie Hill, other media outlets weigh how to handle personal privacy and leaked information
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
At least a third of the 500 sites Americans visit most often have run identity checks on your computer or phone, including CNN, WaPo, NYT, and Fox News
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Amazon is rolling out its Onsite Associates Program in Europe, starting in the UK; publishers add their product reviews on Amazon for a cut of the purchase
Al Jazeera:
Reporters Without Borders condemns Pakistani directive ordering TV channels not to allow anchors to express opinions and only invite “unbiased” analysts
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Catherine Herridge is leaving Fox News, where she's worked since 1996, for CBS News: “I feel privileged to join a team where facts ... will always matter”