Top News:
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook is funding a free 45-minute online Reuters course for journalists on spotting and handling manipulated media, now in English, French, Spanish, Arabic — Facebook is spending six figures to fund a course on manipulated media and deepfakes for newsrooms, executives tell Axios.
Discussion:
Adweek, Talking Biz News, @oneunderscore__, @jbenton, @emilybell, @reuterspr and @drewharwell, more at Techmeme »
Kali Hays / WWD:
Media holding company Attention Capital buys Sophia Amoruso's Girlboss, which was valued at $13M in 2018; Amoruso will remain CEO — It's the first acquisition for recently founded Attention and the start of a new phase for Girlboss. — Girlboss founder and ceo Sophia Amoruso at the 2018 Girlboss Rally.
Discussion:
Ad Age, Variety, Fast Company, TechCrunch, @ischafer, @sophiaamoruso and Axios
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Audible announces founder Dan Katz will step down from CEO role on January 2, to be replaced by former Dun & Bradstreet executive Bob Carrigan — Audible, the Amazon-owned seller and producer of audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment, hired media and publishing veteran Bob Carrigan as CEO.
Discussion:
RAIN News and Publishers Weekly
American Society of Journalists and Authors:
The American Society of Journalists and Authors, representing nonfiction writers, sues California to stop AB5, a law effective Jan. 1 that impacts freelancers — American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc. — LOS ANGELES — The rights of independent journalists are under attack.
Discussion:
Hollywood Reporter, @juliesuca, @nolatarian, @estelleserasmus, @michelechollow, @aj_joven, @uwmpking, @catmsilverman, @alishagrauso, @alanamaiello, NPPA, @jonisweet, @vanessamcgrady, @onemorejess3, @ms_andiloveall, @llaingwriter, @asjahq, @themichelewojo, @maressasylvie and @augstmclaughlin
RELATED:
CNBC:
Vox Media to end contracts of hundreds of freelancers to comply with CA's new AB5 law, which will forbid non-employees from submitting over 35 articles a year — - Hundreds of Vox Media freelancers will lose their jobs in the coming months. — Vox Media is preparing for a California law …
Discussion:
New York Times, The Wrap, SBNation.com, American Press Institute, Los Angeles Times, @laurawags, @tonyfrancoisesq, @alexiacampbell, @lorenasgonzalez, Thinknum Media, Hollywood Reporter, @zigmanfreud, @byjenamiller, Hot Pod News, @leojtravis10, @lonestarball, Washington Free Beacon, @cmonstah, @notwokieleaks, Reason, @ag_conservative, @ericboehlert, @markos, @nowyousieme, @matthewkeyslive, @jenniferleechan, bookforum.com, @nbj914, @cjmcginnis, @geekgirldiva, @nowyousieme, @gilesferrell, @joemullinax, @pellybottoms_up, @joshuakusnick, Golden State Of Mind, Awful Announcing and Mavs Moneyball
Sara Jerde / Adweek:
Bustle Digital Group launches Input, a consumer tech news site, with no advertisers and a custom CMS that it says will be used across its brands by June 2020 — Why BDG thinks its new CMS will draw readers and entice advertisers — Bustle Digital Group has a reputation of swooping …
Discussion:
WWD, @joshsternberg, @jasonwagenheim, @adweek, @joshsternberg, @ryanvailbrown, @snazzyq, Boing Boing and Input
Agence France-Presse:
Reporters Without Borders: 49 journalists killed in 2019, the lowest death toll since 2003; ~389 imprisoned, up 12% YoY; and 57 are being held hostage — Belfast residents pass a mural featuring murdered journalist Lyra McKee, whose death sparked a new round of political talks chaired by the British and Irish Governments, in May 2019
Huw Edwards / LinkedIn:
BBC presenter Huw Edwards says critics are wrong to think its errors are partisan choices or that BBC echoes views of any one individual, like some newspapers — This is my 35th year in the BBC. I have covered every general election since 1987 and have presented countless election results programmes since then.
Discussion:
@tednesi, @paulniland, @megan_stanley_, CNN, National Union of Journalists, London Evening Standard, Press Gazette and The Guardian
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Luminary now lets Alexa users subscribe to its podcast service or start a free trial via simple voice commands and pay using Alexa payments — Premium podcast service Luminary has started to enlist Amazon's Alexa to facilitate subscription sales: Owners of Amazon's Echo smart speakers …
Discussion:
TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
European Parliament approves proposal to create a prize for European investigative journalists in memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia — The European Parliament is to launch a prize for investigative journalism in memory of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Tom Balmforth / Reuters:
Maria Butina, who was convicted of being a foreign agent in the US and deported to Moscow, has been hired by RT to host an online show — MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian woman jailed in the United States for working as a foreign agent and deported to Moscow has been hired by Russia's state-funded RT television …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix shares detailed overseas subscriber numbers for the first time in a filing, and says 90% of total subscriber growth came from outside the US since 2017 — Streaming service is disclosing detailed subscriber information by region for operations outside of the U.S. for the first time
Discussion:
Deadline, Engadget, @wsj, @xpangler, Variety, The Wrap, Reuters, CNET, MarketWatch, Los Angeles Business Journal, The Wrap, The Streamable, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Bloomberg and Financial Times
Patrick Frater / Variety:
UK's Cineworld agrees to buy Canadian cinema operator Cineplex for $1.65B, would become largest North American operator combined with its 2017 Regal purchase — U.K.-based movie theater chain Cineworld is to acquire Cineplex, Canada's leading cinema chain.
Discussion:
MobileSyrup, Canadian Press, Reuters, BNN, Daily Hive, Telegraph, Telegraph, Financial Times, CTVNews, Barron's Online, Screen, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Times and Deadline
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
