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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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Financial Times:
The Financial Times names Roula Khalaf as its editor, succeeding Lionel Barber, who will step down at the beginning of 2020 — 12 November 2019: The Financial Times today announces the appointment of Roula Khalaf as editor. She succeeds Lionel Barber, who has held the position since 2005 and will step down at the beginning of 2020.
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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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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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Poynter, Politico, @adamserwer, @nytopinion, @codytownsend, @ericgeller, @banikarim, @gabrielsnyder, @christophclarey, @panzer, @kateconger, @eiffeltyler, @mariehardinpsu and @sarahnemerson
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 — American Media 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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@adriennelaw, @pervaizistan, @seanlavery, @sdkstl, @menendezrand and @katiephang
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
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.
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:
Source: Twitter suggests it will allow political ads that spread awareness about issues like climate change, not ads mentioning a specific policy or candidate — Representatives from Twitter met with advertisers last week to discuss the specifics of what might be — and won't be — included in its ban on political advertising.
Discussion:
@kantrowitz, @mat, @klonick, @jamalgreene, @mrjoshperry, @baekdal, @peterhimler and @joshuadarr, 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.
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 …
Reuters:
Tencent Music reports 35.4M paying subscribers in Q3, up 42.2% YoY, and revenue from online music services of $258M, up 26.2% YoY — (Reuters) - China's Tencent Music Entertainment Group reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue on Monday, as the streaming company added more paying users.
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TechNode, Billboard and Tencent Music
Paul Sandle / Reuters:
Twitter says it is launching a new tool for the December UK election that lets users report deliberately misleading information about the voting process — LONDON (Reuters) - Twitter (TWTR.N) said it would make it easier to report misleading information about the voting process …
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