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Sources: Apple delays theatrical release and TV Plus launch of The Banker as filmmakers check claims of inaccuracy and sex abuse allegations against co-producer — Apple is delaying the theatrical release of “The Banker,” originally set for Dec. 6 with assistance from Bleecker Street, insiders familiar with the company said.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Shepard Smith, the anchor who left Fox News in early October, announced Thursday that he will donate $500K to the Committee to Protect Journalists — The former anchor made his first public appearance since his abrupt departure from Fox News, where he faced taunts from colleagues and President Trump.
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Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Sources: in October, The Athletic offered Authentic $50M to license Sports lllustrated content instead of Maven, which had started layoffs, but was refused — Moving the Market: Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, the co-founders of the burgeoning sports news site The Athletic …
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Three major Democratic groups criticize Google for policies that may let politicians run false ads and ask platforms to reconsider plans to “bluntly limit” ads — I report on technology. And I got hacked. — Washington DC (CNN Business)The three major Democratic committees blasted Google …
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Scott Spencer / The Keyword:
Google announces new political ad rules, limits microtargeting to age, gender, and general location categories, will start enforcing them in UK within a week
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Decimation of local papers, and with it, a loss of unity and shared facts in communities, became a real possibility this week amid deals for Gannett and others — Given the tumult in the realm of government and politics, the dire state of the local newspaper industry may seem minor.
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
PEN America report: 1,800 local print outlets have shut down in the US since 2004, leaving Americans uninformed and public officials not held to account
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Akintunde Ahmad / Columbia Journalism Review:
Inside the last year of the Foreign Press Association, where exec feuding and board resignations led to the launch of the Association of Foreign Correspondents — Last November, the Foreign Press Association, a nonprofit group that represents foreign correspondents working in the US, hosted a centennial gala at One World Trade Center.
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Marketing startup Keywee introduces Loyalty Score, which measures reader loyalty based on how many times someone returns to the site and their page views — I don't want to hurt your feelings, but here's the truth: Not all readers are created equal. — At least, that's how things look …
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@jayrosen_nyu, @whatthebit and Keywee
Allison Matyus / Digital Trends:
First Look Media launches Topic, a $6/month video streaming service with “thoughtful and meaningful” content — Amid the crowded streaming service market that includes big players like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, a new player called Topic wants to be an additional component …
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Yahoo Finance, Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, Thanks:@smashdawg
Moira Donegan / The Atlantic:
The Real Media Salaries list now includes self-reported pay of 1,400+ people; like the Shitty Media Men list, it shows worker solidarity and mistrust of bosses — Last week, a Google spreadsheet began circulating through the inboxes of the nation's media employees.
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@jabogen, @skobos, @postguild, @theatlantic, @thomdunn, @whatthebit and @olgakhazan
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Cierra Hinton, executive director of five-year-old Southern mag Scalawag on its path to sustainability, fundraising, and reaching a diverse audience — One of the biggest frustrations in local media is how national outlets cover issues in their own communities — often …
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@ewalkerwells and @jbenton
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
USA Today is being sued by a former digital sales director, who is alleging discrimination and retaliation when she told her managers she was pregnant — New York (CNN Business)A former USA Today digital sales director has sued the newspaper for allegedly discriminating and retaliating …
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Fortune and @joshsternberg
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Memo: Laurene Powell Jobs will assume greater control at The Atlantic, as it seeks a new president/CEO, and chairman David Bradley steps away from management — Magazine seeks CEO from outside to chart new path in “the exquisitely hard work of media strategy.” — Laurene Powell Jobs.
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