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Robby Soave / Reason:
Northwestern University's student newspaper The Daily Northwestern sparks backlash for editorial apologizing for its news reporting that offended some students — The Daily Northwestern is the student newspaper of Northwestern University, which is home to the Medill School of Journalism …
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Bloomberg:
CBS acting CEO Joe Ianniello to receive ~$100M severance in cash and equity and remain chief of CBS under a new contract after the Viacom-CBS merger closes — - Joe Ianniello to report to Viacom CEO once merger is completed — He will reap tens of millions more in the months that follow
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Broadcasting & Cable, @melinanders, Business Insider, @johnjedwards3, @hunterw, @taralach, @lucas_shaw and Wall Street Journal
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Barry Petchesky / New York Times:
Deadspin emphasized the importance of what happens off the field since its founding, and Great Hill Partners failed to realize that's what made it so valuable — Deadspin knew that sports doesn't happen in a vacuum. — Mr. Petchesky is the former deputy editor of Deadspin.
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@adamserwer, @nytopinion, @codytownsend, @ericgeller, @banikarim, @gabrielsnyder, @christophclarey, @panzer, @kateconger, @eiffeltyler, @mariehardinpsu and @sarahnemerson
New York Times:
Sportsnet has fired veteran Hockey Night in Canada co-host Don Cherry after on-air comments that appeared to question the patriotism of immigrants — Cherry, who offered bombastic opinions on television for nearly 40 years, attacked the patriotism of immigrants in what appears to be his final show.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter shares draft of its new deepfakes policy for public input through Nov. 27, says it won't ban deepfakes but will label them and warn users before sharing — Twitter last month said it was introducing a new policy to help fight deepfakes and other “manipulated media” that involve photos …
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Twitter, @donie, Digital Trends, CNET, The Daily Caller, @thegrugq, Mashable, Adweek and The Week, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
To boost ratings, ABC, NBC, and CBS have begun re-airing their evening-news programs in the early morning via parent-owned local stations and affiliates — Norah O'Donnell, Lester Holt and David Muir often journey to global hot spots and scenes of national interest.
The Information:
Sources say both Axios and The Athletic are raising money, with The Athletic aiming to raise around $50M at a valuation of more than $500M — Two of the younger digital media startups, The Athletic and Axios, are raising money to fuel diversification of their businesses, even as older media firms are consolidating.
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@cityofthetown and @kerrymflynn
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Hearst Magazines staff say they plan to unionize with WGA East, with support from the vast majority of the 500+ editorial employees across 24 major properties — From Cosmo and Road & Track to Esquire and Elle, the new unit will become one of the largest new unions in media.
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Broadcasting & Cable, @berniesanders, @bdwilliams910, Common Dreams, @jackholmes0, @heykmenz, @hearstunion, @hearstunion, @jlorileman, Variety, CNN and HuffPost
Janko Rottgers / Variety:
Vevo is launching ten ad-supported linear channels on Viacom-owned Pluto TV in the coming weeks; the first channel, Vevo Pop, is launching November 12 — Music television is back: Major label-owned music video platform Vevo is launching a series of linear channels for leanback viewing on Pluto TV …
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The Streamable, Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News
The Daily Beast:
Former National Enquirer EIC Dylan Howard proposed $1M+ in hidden payoffs to R. Kelly for docuseries cooperation, according to documents and an audio recording — AMI exec Dylan Howard proposed setting up a shell company to hide the payments for a TV series about the accused pedophile.
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@pervaizistan, @sdkstl, @seanlavery, @menendezrand, @katiephang and @adriennelaw
David Uberti / VICE:
Al Jazeera sent a letter to Facebook demanding it remove pages for what the broadcaster claims is an Emirati-backed disinfo campaign to discredit its reporting — Al Jazeera wants Facebook to crack down on a network of Saudi-backed pages, including “QatariLeaks.”
Discussion:
@daviduberti and @daviduberti
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Lafayette, WI county committee to vote on a resolution threatening prosecution of reporters if they alter an upcoming water study news release before publishing — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least one Wisconsin county official wants to warn any journalists who cover the upcoming release …
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@jrosenworcel, @bruno_j_navarro, @cwarzel, @seanrobinson1e4, @marknyt, @moorehn, @paperboyphil, @journomurph, @mattblaze, @dsladenews and @benleubsdorf
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