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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
A group of 75+ scholars and non-profits urges social media companies to preserve data on content removal during the pandemic and make it available for research — The data provides an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ — A group of scholars and nonprofit organizations have asked web platforms …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Study of Fox News programming from February to early March finds those watching Sean Hannity over Tucker Carlson were less likely to adhere to social distancing
Study of Fox News programming from February to early March finds those watching Sean Hannity over Tucker Carlson were less likely to adhere to social distancing
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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Google to require all advertisers to verify their identities, starting in the US; existing advertisers will have 30 days to complete the verification process — - Google began requiring political advertisers wanting to run election ads on its platform to verify their identity back in 2018.
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Michelle Castillo / Cheddar:
Memo: NYT to temporarily stop printing its sports and travel sections in the Sunday edition, replacing them with At Home, focused on sheltering in place — With no major sporting events and barely any travel happening due to the coronavirus, The New York Times plans to stop printing hard copies …
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@rafat, @shukla_tarun, @rafat and Skift
Sam Kille / Report for America:
Report for America announces its 2020 corps, which comprises 225 journalists vs. 59 in 2019, to be placed in 162 outlets, and $2.5M in funding from Facebook — Report for America today announced the selection of 225 journalists for its 2020 reporting corps.
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Universal Pictures seals a 5-year exclusive deal with LEGO Group for film development, production, and theatrical distribution — EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has completed a five-year exclusive deal with the LEGO Group that will lead to the development, production and theatrical distribution …
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The Wrap, @drewtailored, Fortune, ComingSoon.net, /Film, Hollywood Reporter and Comic Book Movie
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Leaked images from 2019 show Google considered a feature that let users tip money to websites like Wired or NYT as part of its Contributor program — Leaked images obtained by TechCrunch reveal that Google considered and designed a feature that would let people donate money to websites …
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@joshconstine, @joshconstine, @joshconstine and @tedgioia
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Quibi's head of marketing, Megan Imbres, is leaving, following the departures of its head of partnerships and head of daily content last year — Megan Imbres, who oversaw creative development for Quibi's high-profile ads, is leaving the company after a year
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Deadline, Variety, @fredericl, @joshsternberg, @brooksbarnesnyt, Los Angeles Times, Multichannel News, Adweek, The Streamable, AgencySpy, The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter
Greg Dool / Folio:
Executive Media launches MagBox, a subscription-based bundle of five niche magazines from different independent publishers, mailed every two months for $40/year — Known as MagBox, the new subscription-based offering will ship a curated selection of five niche magazine issues straight to readers every two months.
Bloomberg Law:
NLRB judge rules that Federalist publisher Ben Domenech broke labor laws when he tweeted that he'd send employees “back to the salt mine” if they unionized — Listen — The publisher of conservative online magazine The Federalist broke federal labor laws when he tweeted …
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@mattdpearce, @briannawu and @hassankanu
Kelly McBride / NPR:
NPR's new public editor Kelly McBride, formerly at Poynter, reflects on the outlet's strength helping people navigate news that so often induces rage and sorrow — Within a single hour last week, while listening to Morning Edition, I was first charmed by a delightful conversation between Peyton and Lola …
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@nprpubliceditor, @michael_rubino, @daverdman, @benmullin, @emilyzfeng, @craignewmark, @nprpubliceditor, @deggans and @arishapiro
Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Pradeep Dwivedi, CEO of Eros International's India division, about its STX Entertainment merger, accusations of accounting irregularities, and more — Pradeep Dwivedi says the two companies can complement each other in a bid to expand in India, appeal to Chinese sensibilities and compete with the streamers.
Arman Javaherian / Crunchbase:
Crunchbase redesigns search, adds personalized homepages and alerts, adds data from UK and Asia, and plans a Salesforce integration for Pro and an API upgrade — This is one of the hardest times in recent memory for businesses trying to forge new deals or find new opportunities.
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