Top News:
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Dayton Daily News and two other Ohio daily newspapers to be cut to three days a week, as part of FCC approval for Apollo to acquire Cox TV/radio stations — The 121-year old Dayton Daily News and two other Ohio newspapers will shrink to three days a week from daily publication to appease regulators …
Discussion:
@mattsauer, @jbenton and @johnerickson58
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Facebook bans white nationalist outlets Red Ice TV and Affirmative Right, says VDare's page is still under review, after recent report — Platform bars Red Ice TV and Affirmative Right, as VDare continues to operate — Facebook will no longer allow Red Ice TV and Affirmative Right to use its platform …
Discussion:
@juliacarriew, @samthielman, Engadget, @melissaryan, @shannoncoulter, @redicetv, @brandyzadrozny, @mollymckew, @peterwsinger and @digiphile
Leo Kelion / BBC:
US teen says TikTok blocked her from posting after she accused China of putting Muslims into concentration camps; TikTok blames other reasons for the suspension — A US teenager's TikTok video clip accusing China of putting Muslims into “concentration camps” has gone viral on the Chinese-owned social network.
Warner Music Group:
Warner Music reports Q4 revenue of $1.12B, up 8.2% YoY, including digital revenue of $674M, up 13.1% YoY, and profit of $94M, compared to a $13M loss last year — • Net income for the quarter was $91 million versus a loss of $13 million in the prior-year quarter
Discussion:
RAIN News, Variety, Billboard, Digital Music News and Music Business Worldwide
Alex Hern / The Guardian:
The online newspaper Nu.nl, which had been Facebook's only factchecking partner in the Netherlands, quits over political ad exemption — ‘Final straw’ was refusal to allow partner to mark dubious claims by far-right parties — Facebook's only Dutch factchecker has quit over the social network's refusal …
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The Verge, @rossamcmahon, Engadget, @zachtbaardige, Gizmodo and @janelytv
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Jimmy Wales says he is planning to a hire a small number of journalists early next year for his news-focused social network WT:Social — Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales plans to a hire a small number of journalists for a “news-focused social network” in the hopes of finding an audience …
Shane Phelan / Independent.ie:
Tony Robbins sues BuzzFeed for defamation in Ireland, a prime destination for “libel tourism”, over articles detailing alleged sexual misconduct — American self-help guru Tony Robbins is suing US news website Buzzfeed for defamation in Dublin and is threatening similar proceedings against social media giant Twitter.
Discussion:
@buzzfeedben, Mediaite, TheJournal.ie and New York Post
Max Read / New York Magazine:
Q&A with Jonah Peretti on BuzzFeed in the 2010s: how microtargeting enables polarization, turning points like the Boston Marathon, Steele dossier, unionization — As the decade began, there were reasons to be optimistic: America had elected its first black president …
Discussion:
Columbia Journalism Review, @jyarow, Nieman Lab, @lmoses, @lanesainty, @jeremymbarr, @niemanlab, @shiraovide, @jeremymbarr, @megclark_txt, @joshuagreen, @owillis, @jimwaterson, @sethdmichaels, @rob_flaherty, @max_read, @ryanlcooper, @grahamstarr, @eugene_scott, @jmcunning, @nymag, @laurenstarke, @nymag, @jessbrammar, @cdirusso and @emilyrpeck, more at Techmeme »
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Republican congressional leaders are avoiding TV interviews and appearances except for Fox News, while Democratic leaders have stayed off Fox in recent months — New York (CNN Business)In the months ahead, the Republican leaders of the Senate will likely determine the fate of the Trump presidency.
Discussion:
@brianstelter and @brianstelter
Ruth Margalit / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at Egypt's brutal assault on independent journalism since Sisi was reelected last March, including draconian new laws that make “disinformation” criminal — One country's legislative assault on the press — What Mohamed Soltan still can't get over, six years later, is the smell.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox News guest Michael Blake asked why Tucker Carlson was still on Fox, highlighting how Carlson and others made Fox a political actor, damaging its credibility — Fox News host Tucker Carlson is a propagandist, though a clever and savvy one. And on his program Monday night …
Discussion:
Politico, @nikkimcr, @jeremymbarr, @jeremymbarr, @erikwemple and Mother Jones
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
CBS settles gender bias lawsuit with Michele Gillen, an Emmy-winning investigative reporter based in Miami, ahead of a trial scheduled to start on December 9 — Resolution of Michele Gillen's lawsuit comes on the eve of trial. — CBS Broadcasting has come to a settlement agreement with Michele Gillen …