Mediagazer: Internal memo: if Michael Bloomberg runs for president, a management committee would run his company, similar to how Bloomberg handled his tenure as NYC mayor (Claire Atkinson/NBC News)

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Claire Atkinson / NBC News:

Internal memo: if Michael Bloomberg runs for president, a management committee would run his company, similar to how Bloomberg handled his tenure as NYC mayor — A similar management committee ran the company during the 12 years that Bloomberg served as the mayor of New York.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Talking Biz News, Politico and New York Times

The Correspondent:

Skeptics say effectiveness of online ads is misleading because the benchmarks marketers use don't distinguish people buying due to ads and those buying anyway — Mel Karmazin, the president of Viacom, one of the largest media conglomerates in the world, walked into the Google offices in Mountain View, California.

Discussion: @ughhugs, @flexlibris, @mjenkins, @wolfiechristl, @posmarketer, @marklittlenews, @saminprint, @posmarketer, @joelgrus, @alicesalisburyj, @ingridlunden, @jbenton and @garicruze, more at Techmeme »

Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:

YouTube has run the Trump ad wrongly accusing Biden of corruption, which was seen 10M-30M times, but Google says it strives to ensure ads are “honest” — (CNN Business)You'd be forgiven for thinking that the only tech platform that allows politicians to run false ads is Facebook.

Discussion: Politico, Vanity Fair, @donie, The Independent and The Hill, more at Techmeme »

Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:

Two former G/O Media executives have sued the company, claiming CEO Jim Spanfeller mistreated women at the company by pushing them out and hiring “cronies” — One sales executive alleges she lost half of her assignments after the CEO replaced her with a former colleague from Playboy.

Discussion: Awful Announcing, Current Affairs, @theisen95, @themadstone, @silviakillings and @jeremymbarr

Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:

The press tends to repeat words used by politicians, so the term “quid pro quo” dominates impeachment coverage when “bribery” or “extortion” is more precise — In recent weeks, as the term “quid pro quo” has rattled around the news cycle, journalists have sought to explain what it means.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, CNN, Mediaite, The Week and ABC17NEWS

Greg Dool / Folio:

Meredith Q1: operating profit of $28M, up from $18.1M YoY, on revenue of $532.9M; print ad rev down 13.4% YoY to $160.4M; digital ad rev up 7.9% to $91.6M — On its Q1 earnings call, the company says four titles saw year-over-year growth in print advertising, and portfolio-wide newsstand revenue also increased.

Discussion: Motley Fool and San Francisco Chronicle

Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:

Facebook says it is deleting mentions of the name of the whistleblower who prompted Trump impeachment inquiry, will reconsider if the name gets widely published — Facebook says it is deleting the name of the person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower …

Discussion: Breitbart, CNBC, @kevinroose, @daviduberti, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and @oliverdarcy

Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:

Fox News host Mark Levin participated in two GOP campaign events this month despite Fox claiming in 2018 that it didn't “condone any talent” doing so — Fox host Lawrence Jones is also set to speak at a GOP fundraiser — Fox News host Mark Levin headlined a campaign rally …

Discussion: @revrrlewis, Washington Examiner, The Wrap and The Daily Beast

Tiffany Stevens / Columbia Journalism Review:

Interviews with reporters on how their work disappears from the web or becomes cannibalized when online publications shutter or restructure — “Nothing disappears on the Internet,” people like to say, but journalists know that's not necessarily true. Articles frequently disappear when online publications shutter or restructure.

Discussion: @tiffanymstevens, @jessicawakeman, @moorehn and @jfsklar

Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:

Fox News guest named Ukraine whistleblower, says he received no pushback from Fox, which states it hasn't confirmed or verified the whistleblower's identity — The guest, radio host Lars Larson, made the comment during Harris Faulkner's afternoon show. — A Fox News guest …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Beast, @oliverdarcy, @chuckrossdc and Poynter

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Octopus Interactive, which offers Lyft and Uber drivers tablets with games and ads, raises $10.3M led by Sinclair, enabling it to stream local TV content — Octopus Interactive, a startup bringing an interactive TV and ad experience into Uber and Lyft rides, has raised a $10.3 million funding round led by Sinclair Digital Group.

Discussion: StartupWorld

Lauren Feiner / CNBC:

Megyn Kelly's career moves to social media with the launch of an Instagram account on which she interviews the staffer CBS fired for leaking the Amy Robach clip — - TV veteran Megyn Kelly is launching her next chapter on social media, the former NBC and Fox News host announced Friday.

Discussion: The Hill, Deadline and @yashar

Kris Holt / Engadget:

Disney says Disney+ will launch in UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain on March 31 — Disney+ will officially debut in the US, Canada and the Netherlands November 12th, and Australia and New Zealand a week later. The rest of the world will need to wait a little longer to stream the likes of Avengers …

Discussion: MSPoweruser, @stuartcamp, The Verge and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Disney announces that Disney+ will be on Amazon's Fire TV when it launches on November 12

Discussion: MacRumors, Axios, Cord Cutters News, Wall Street Journal, ABC17NEWS, MediaPost, TechCrunch, The Verge and Cord Cutters News