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Laura McGann / Vox:
To hold up to scrutiny, #metoo reporting has been built on extraordinary amounts of evidence and multiple accusers, factors missing in the case of Tara Reade — Tara Reade, a former staff assistant in Joe Biden's Senate office, on April 11. Max Whittaker/New York Times/Redux
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Rupert Murdoch will give up all of his News Corp cash bonus for this fiscal year, and CEO Robert Thomson will give up 75% of his cash bonus — The mogul will give up all of his cash bonus at his publishing company. — Media mogul Rupert Murdoch will give up 100 percent of his cash bonus …
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News Corp reported $2.27B in revenue for the quarter ending March 31, down 8% YoY, with a net loss of $1B vs. net income of $23M in the prior year — - Revenues were $2.27 billion, an 8% decline compared to $2.46 billion in the prior year — Non-cash impairment charges of $1.1 billion …
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Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review:
A look at the symbiotic ties of anti-vaxxers and COVID-19 conspiracy theorists with mainstream YouTubers, as the platform tries to regulate misinformation — Covid-19 conspiracy theorists are still getting millions of views on YouTube, even as the platform cracks down on health misinformation.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku posts revenue of $320.8M for Q1, up 55% YoY, and a net loss of $54.6M, warns that ad revenue growth will slow this year; stock down 9%+ after hours — Roku's first-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates as COVID-19 quarantines have resulted in a massive streaming surge for the company.
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CNN:
In June 2015, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany harshly panned Trump, calling his comments on Mexican immigrants “racist”, then defended him by July — (CNN)New White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was a harsh critic of then-candidate Donald Trump before she became …
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New York Times:
Publishers and marketing execs say some advertisers essentially boycotted serious journalism unintentionally by blocking ads from running near certain keywords — The Home of the Whopper, Verizon and Amazon are among the relative few that haven't been afraid to run ads near coverage of the coronavirus.
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Victor Pickard / The Nation:
Converting post offices into places to produce community media, with public broadband, will strengthen the original purpose of USPS of delivering news and ideas — The postal service is a core democratic infrastructure—and it's time we remember that and fund it appropriately.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
The NY Post and the Daily News, already reeling and still largely dependent on newsstands, have never looked more precarious than amid the COVID-19 emergency — The Post and the News, crucial pillars of the city's mindset, are reeling, with little hope in site. Could Rupert Murdoch sell the Post?
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
MGM takes a stake in podcast company Audio Up, which will produce and distribute up to five podcasts per year for MGM and give it first looks for adaptations — EXCLUSIVE: With podcasting continuing to surge as a form of media and entertainment, and audio properties increasingly of interest …
Snopes.com:
Snopes receives $289K from the PPP loan program, which will provide about two and a half months of security — Like many news organizations that accepted this funding, we believe we are the exact type of business the program was intended to help. — Dear Readers,
Lara O'Reilly / Digiday:
Sources: TikTok plans to roll out an AR ad format in Q3, which will allow users to add interactive visual effects from advertisers to their TikTok videos — TikTok is readying the launch of a new augmented reality ad format as the popular video app continues to rapidly ramp up its ad product development …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
ViacomCBS CEO says CBS All Access will be rebranded this summer, expand internationally in the next year, and add content from Paramount, BET, and others — UPDATED at 7:35AM PT with more Paramount film details. CBS All Access will get a significant reboot this summer …
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