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FiveThirtyEight:
Survey: people who watch Fox are much likelier to believe Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election and Russia didn't, compared to viewers of other news networks — The first phase of the impeachment process is over, and according to our impeachment tracker, public opinion on impeaching …
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@kerryeleveld, @fivethirtyeight, @brianstelter, Washington Post and The Atlantic
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Michael Bloomberg says reporters at his company concerned about a ban on investigating him need to accept that their paychecks come with some restrictions — NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says employees at his news organization need to accept restrictions …
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Media Matters for America:
Study of 2,000 tweets by major media outlets about Trump in July: of 653 tweets referencing a false statement, 50% disputed the claim, up from 35% in January — Major news outlets are doing a better job of rebutting President Donald Trump's falsehoods on Twitter than they were earlier …
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Nieman Lab, @mattgertz and MediaPost
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
By the end of summer 2020, five big newspaper chains could roll up into two, run by investment companies with little attachment to the newspaper business — Is an end in sight? — The first half of 2020 “will be the final dance of the newspaper industry,” one of my savviest financial sources told …
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Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter:
Popular Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect, who has 3.8M followers, inks TV deal with The Walking Dead creator's Skybound, a first such deal for a Twitch personality — The gaming content creator will develop a narrative scripted series based on his popular alter-ego character.
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Dot Esports, IGN, The Verge, The Esports Observer, TheGamer, Dexerto.com, Washington Post, @djwheat, @thr, Forbes, Comic Book, GamesIndustry.biz and Engadget
Rob Williams / MediaPost:
MPA five-year study of 135 magazines: since 2014, mobile rose from 21% to 37% of total magazine audience, print and desktop readership dropped from 61% to 44% — Publishers that want to survive into the next decade need to optimize their strategies for mobile devices — and keep pivoting to video.
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wellcome.ac.uk:
Charity-funded online science and health magazine Mosaic is shutting down on December 10 after five years — Mosaic, Wellcome's digital platform dedicated to long-form journalism about science and health, will be closing next week. It will publish its final stories on 10 December.
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Max Willens / Digiday:
WSJ had its biggest day of subscription sales ever Black Friday, Wired and Barron's on Cyber Monday; New York had its best four-day sales stretch that weekend — Cyber Monday and Black Friday have long been make-or-break days of the year for retailers. They have recently become important …
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Internal memo: after the recent cuts, Gannett CEO Paul Bascobert expects more layoffs, and says “it will take a few months to work through this process” — Paul Bascobert, chief executive officer of Gannett Media Corp. (apparently number two to Mike Reed in the reconfigured …
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@tmorris504, @adamwren, @mkebizjournal, @ashevegas, @ashevegas, Poynter, @dankennedy_nu and New York Post
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Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:
Survey of 2,000+ US users: 50% plan to subscribe to new OTT services, of which 64% intend to downgrade/cancel existing subs; say they spend ~$76/month on video — Key insights: — Half of those polled intend on subscribing to new OTT services—but many of them will downgrade or cancel existing video services to do so.
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Yomi Kazeem / Quartz:
NY-based Nigerian journalist Omoyele Sowore, who was charged with treason in Nigeria in Aug., rearrested by government agents a day after his release on bail — The ongoing court trial of Omoyele Sowore, a New-York based Nigerian journalist and prominent activist, has taken a worrying turn …
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The Nigerian Voice News, Bloomberg, Democracy Now, Daily Post Nigeria and CNN
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Federal judge indicates he'll let a trial proceed in an antitrust complaint by three major Hollywood agencies against the Writers Guild of America — A federal judge indicated on Friday that he will rule in favor of the three major agencies in their antitrust lawsuit against the Writers Guild of America.
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Deadline, @unknownenby, @blackamazon, The Wrap and Los Angeles Times
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
DOJ files a brief supporting Irving Azoff's lawsuit alleging price-fixing by a radio trade group, which could upend the system of music licensing for radio — The Department of Justice is taking sides in another hot-button antitrust battle, this time siding with Irving Azoff's upstart music licensing firm …
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