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Evan Smith / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Tribune EIC and chief audience officer are stepping down to launch a national nonprofit news organization aimed at giving women “facts, tools, and info” — They'll exit their leadership roles at The Texas Tribune at the end of the year. We couldn't be more grateful …
Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC:
Disney says there's no indication of a Disney+ security breach, in response to reports of thousands of users' accounts being hijacked and sold online for $3-$11 — - Thousands of Disney+ user accounts have been stolen by hackers and put up for sale on the dark web, according to multiple reports.
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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Google announces Your News Update, an Assistant-powered audio feature that chooses stories based on interests, location, and more, available first in the US — It plays from a variety of sources instead of just the few you hand-pick — Google is rolling out a new service for Google Assistant that it's calling “Your News Update.”
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Facebook exec defends Breitbart on Facebook News, saying Breitbart is not being paid and balances out “far left” outlets, but it's unclear which ones she meant — Facebook recently announced that white supremacist propaganda site Breitbart would be considered a “high quality” …
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@ranimolla, Vox, @teddyschleifer, @ericboehlert, @oliverdarcy, @slpng_giants, @bgrueskin and Memex 1.1
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
DOJ antitrust head Makan Delrahim says the DOJ will move to end the 1940s Paramount consent decrees, which limit major distributors' control over theater chains — The Justice Department will ask a federal court to eliminate the Paramount consent decrees, the 71-year-old restrictions …
NBC News:
Emails show that a 2015 article, fed by Stephen Miller, ran in Breitbart with a “Breitbart News” byline at Miller's insistence, disguising opinion as editorial — The emails offer a window into just how closely Miller coordinated with Breitbart, a publication that backed President Donald Trump early in his campaign.
John Ourand / The Business Journals:
Report: Trump is in negotiations with Fox to buy a Super Bowl ad; 30-second spots are reportedly selling for $5.6M — It appears likely that President Trump's re-election campaign will buy an ad during February's Super Bowl telecast, marking what would be the first time in recent memory …
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@ourand_sbj, Awful Announcing, Breitbart, @tim_bays and @ccadelago
CNN:
Current and former The Hill employees: owner Jimmy Finkelstein tells editors when Trump coverage too harsh, staff in “revolt” over handling of John Solomon saga — New York (CNN Business)James “Jimmy” Finkelstein, the owner of The Hill newspaper, is not a widely known media executive …
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@adamserwer, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy, @joshdata, @waldojaquith, @chicana74, @timobrien, @jwpetersnyt, @janemayernyer, @froomkin, @anthony, @dangillmor, @erikwemple, @ckrewson, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy and Raw Story, Thanks:@beet_tv
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
The Hill says it's reviewing, annotating, and when appropriate, correcting former columnist John Solomon's opinion pieces referenced in the impeachment inquiry
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@erikwemple, Mediaite, KIFI-TV, @zac_petkanas, Poynter, @erikwemple, @jayrosen_nyu, The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Patreon says it has paid out $1B+ to creators since its 2013 launch, up from $500M in Q4'18, has 4M+ members, up from 3M in Jan., and plans European expansion — Membership services startup Patreon has paid out over $1 billion to creators since its launch in 2013, the company announced Tuesday.
Max Willens / Digiday:
Reuters Connect, the B2B content marketplace for news publishers, adds seven national news agencies, including Australia's AAP and Argentina's LANA — With news publishers' video needs growing all the time, Reuters is hoping to build itself into a marketplace that can serve all of them.
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
During impeachment testimony, House Democrats call out Fox News for comments made by its opinion hosts about star witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — “I find this statement reprehensible,” a House Democrat said of comments made about Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified on Tuesday.
Mackenzie Nichols / Variety:
Sen. Warren, Sen. Sanders, others ask for an independent investigation into NBC News over allegations in Catch and Kill, a day before MSNBC hosts a Dem. debate — A day before MSNBC hosts the next Democratic primary debate, presidential hopefuls Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches Your Daily Podcasts, a personalized podcast playlist, featuring trailers, older evergreen episodes, and more, available in the US and elsewhere — Spotify is taking the personalization technology that powers its music playlists, like Discover Weekly and Daily Mix, and turning it to podcasts.
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The Verge, Spotify, Quartz and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
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