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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Bloomberg reporters say the EIC's decision to not investigate Michael Bloomberg left them vulnerable and wonder what a President Bloomberg may mean for the pub — Michael Bloomberg's rise in the polls has increased the pressure on political reporters employed by his news outlet.
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Senior Campaign Adviser Timothy O'Brien says Michael Bloomberg will sell Bloomberg LP if he is elected President — Senior Bloomberg Campaign Adviser Timothy O'Brien says the candidate will release his tax returns and sell Bloomberg LP if he is elected president.
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Financial Times:
After meeting Zuckerberg on Facebook's proposal for harmful content regulation, commissioner overseeing EU data strategy calls it “not enough” and “too slow” — Social media company warned that it will have to accept more responsibility for illegal content
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Eileen Yu / ZDNet:
Facebook's “deeply concerned” the Singaporean gov't is using its “fake news” law to ban access to a FB page, saying it goes against earlier pledge to not censor — Singapore government's use of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) …
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Eileen Yu / ZDNet:
For the first time, Singapore orders Facebook to block access to a page, after the latter refused to comply with previous directives under the “fake news” law — Social media platform has been ordered to block access to the States Times Review page, after the latter's author …
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The AP StoryShare platform formalizes collaboration as newsrooms find and upload articles; 25 outlets have shared 200 stories since last month's launch — “On most days of the week, I'm competing with them.” But when the situation's right, local news outlets are using one another to augment their own resources.
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Josh Kosman / New York Post:
Sources: AT&T expects regional sports networks' earnings to fall to $55M in 2020 from 2019's $115M; potential buyers' bids of ~$500M fall short of $1B expected — AT&T's auction to sell four regional sports networks appears to be faltering — the latest sign that the business …
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Axel Springer survey finds European publishers are seeing modest subscription gains from platforms run by Facebook, Apple, and Google — Facebook, Google and Apple now have more ways to drive subscriptions, but in Europe at least, the impact is still negligible.
New York Times:
US designates Xinhua, CGTN, China Radio, China Daily, and The People's Daily as government entities, subject to the same rules as diplomats stationed in the US — The move is the latest in the Trump administration's efforts to counter Beijing's influence and intelligence operations in the United States.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC News deputy political editor John Pienaar is leaving after almost three decades to join News UK's upcoming Times Radio to front its new drivetime program — Longtime BBC presenter to front drivetime show on Radio 4 rival station — Times Radio has hired the BBC's deputy political editor …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Redbox launches ad-supported Free Live TV, which offers a curated set of movies and TV shows organized into channels, from brands like TMZ, USA Today, NowThis — Redbox has entered the ad-supported streaming market with the launch of Redbox Free Live TV. The company, best known …
Rachel Abrams / New York Times:
White House proposes cutting public broadcasting funds from $30M in 2021 to $0 in 2023; Republican chairman of NPR's board says public media is not in danger — Donations to the public broadcaster went up sharply after the president said it was “a very good question” to ask why it still existed.
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