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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.
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Films can qualify for the Golden Globes without being screened in a theater, organizers announce; a special screening process will be in effect until April 30 — At least until April 30, but possibly beyond even that, films can qualify for consideration by the HFPA even if they do not first screen in a theater.
Discussion:
The Wrap, @slashfilm, The A.V. Club and Variety
Facebook Grant Program:
The Facebook Journalism Project announces first round of $5,000 grants to North American local newsrooms for costs associated with COVID-19 pandemic coverage — The Facebook Journalism Project (FJP), the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the Local Media Association (LMA) …
Discussion:
@brdraper, @bobmoorenews, @tomnovelly, @mediatwit, @ryan_belmore, @karanormal, @lizzyhazeltine, @ckrewson and @jason_w_white
Toni Gidwani / The Keyword:
Google sent users 40K warnings about phishing or malware attempts from nation-states in 2019, a 25% drop YoY; journalist and news outlet impersonations up — Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) works to counter targeted and government-backed hacking against Google and the people who use our products.
Discussion:
@yoyoel, Wired, @campuscodi and @freedomofpress, more at Techmeme »
Lauren Markham / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Lizzie Johnson, the San Francisco Chronicle's first full-time fire reporter, who depicts fires as a “supporting character” in a nuanced human story — What you see in the aftermath of the California fires — On November 8, 2018, the day the Camp Fire broke out …
David Stout / New York Times:
Richard Reeves, a nationally syndicated columnist and author of books on presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and others, has died at 83 — His books on Kennedy, Nixon, Clinton and others could be as unsparing as his syndicated column. He was also a familiar face on PBS public-affairs programs.
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 …
Discussion:
@outoftheverse, @om, @glenngabe, @ranimolla, @randfish, @nwquah, TechCrunch and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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.
Discussion:
@ballmatthew, 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 …
Discussion:
Press Gazette, @showbizsimon, BBC and Deadline
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 …
Discussion:
@suzannenossel and Globe and Mail
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:
Discussion:
@aexm and @mediumbuying
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 …
Discussion:
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