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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Leak from a Fortune 50 company shows blocking of ads based on COVID-19 keywords led to 2M+ ads blocked so far in March, for NYT, CNN, USA Today, WaPo — The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.
Greg Dool / Folio:
Editors of four city magazines explain how their newsrooms are navigating the coronavirus crisis while reorienting their strategies and keeping readers informed — As the COVID-19 pandemic forces marketers to tighten their advertising budgets and organizers to cancel or postpone events …
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Voice of San Diego, Nieman Lab, @natejohn and D Magazine
Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
W Magazine has furloughed its staff with those working on online content staying on at reduced salaries; the next print issue is postponed indefinitely — The magazine was sold by Condé Nast just last June. — W, the hefty fashion bible known for publishing the adventurous work …
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Page Six, @lizziepaton, @michellemanafy, @bernsteinjacob and @whatthebit
Michael Safi / The Guardian:
Egypt revokes a Guardian reporter's press pass and makes her leave after her story on a study saying Egypt likely had more COVID-19 cases than the official toll — Ruth Michaelson had reported on study that questioned country's official tally of cases — Egyptian authorities have forced …
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@ozkaterji, @declanwalsh, @columbiajourn, @astroehlein, @tekaldas, @msrmichaelson, @beltrew, @beltrew and Committee to Protect …
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Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Governments around the world are using the pandemic to crack down on journalists and implement sweeping restrictions under the guise of combating “fake news”
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@johnmcquaid, @ifjglobal, @farkasjohan, @alenasatoshi, @hodlonaut, Talking Biz News and Committee to Protect …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
App Annie: the Disney+ mobile app was downloaded 5M times in the seven European countries in which it launched Tuesday; service will launch in France on April 7 — Disney Plus zoomed out of gate in Europe and the U.K. on Tuesday, according to third-party data estimates …
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The Streamable
Lee Berthiaume / National Observer:
Canada announces a CA$30M COVID-19 awareness campaign, with the money primarily going to media, says it is progressing with a tax credit program for newspapers — #133 of 139 articles from the Special Report: — The federal government announced Wednesday that it is planning …
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Globe and Mail
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Flipboard expands its local news coverage to 12 more US cities, partners with Patch and ProPublica, and adds coronavirus coverage to all 35 supported cities — Earlier this year, personalized news aggregation app Flipboard expanded into local news. The feature brought local news, sports …
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MediaPost, Adweek and Plain Dealer
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Dish is offering free access to Sling TV's 45-channel TV bundle from March 26 to April 5, calling it a “public service” — Dish Network's over-the-top Sling TV service is offering free access to its 45-channel live TV bundle for 14 days. The company is positioning the move as a …
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The Streamable, @rakeshlobster and Multichannel News
Andrew Blustein / Adweek:
Pixalate finds an ad fraud scheme, which made at least seven figures, on Roku for the second time in three months, showing transparency issues for connected TV — Premium brands and local political groups were duped, according to Pixalate — Key Insights:
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@aexm and @mediumbuying
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Epic Games launches Epic Games Publishing, says it will cover up to 100% of development costs while game creators retain 100% of IP and full creative control — ‘The publishing model we always wanted’ — Fortnite maker Epic Games is getting into publishing in a big way.
Maura Church / Patreon Blog:
Patreon says 30,000+ creators signed up in the first three weeks of March; average new patron growth in 6 countries, including US and Italy, was 36.2% over Feb. — Right now is a stressful time to be a creator. In a time when so many around the world are deeply affected …
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TechCrunch and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
UK to pay out-of-work freelancers 80% of income averaged over last three years, up to £2,500/mo, for three months, for those who have had profits below £50,000 — The U.K. has finally announced an economic relief package for freelancers not in employment after much of the country's …
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Press Gazette, Deadline, BBC and @showbizsimon
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
While Trump's new briefings draw strong TV ratings, some journalists and health experts worry about airing misleading or wrong information and personal attacks — The president's viewership has rivaled the audiences for hit reality shows and prime-time football. But some worry about misinformation.
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@gabrielsherman, Press Watch, The Daily Beast, @gabrielsherman, Breitbart, @noahshachtman, The Wrap, @soledadobrien, @nytimesbusiness, @aradwanski, @ericschultz, @thestefansmith, @wkamaubell, @thedailybeast, @froomkin, @soledadobrien, @brithume, @bgrueskin, @sejorg, @gabrielsherman, @lisamarieboothe, @brianstelter, @ericboehlert, @kris_sacrebleu, @speechboy71, @thedailybeast, @gadyepstein, @mollymckew, @farhip, @philiprucker, @elistokols, @atrupar, @mlcalderone, @mattnegrin, @jayrosen_nyu, @4a_of, @jonlemire, @grynbaum, @ddale8, @harrysiegel, @jimwindolf, Washington Post, Mediaite, TVNewser and New York Post
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News anchors, from its supposedly hard-hitting news division, failed to challenge Trump as he repeatedly misled viewers during the coronavirus town hall
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