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8:55 PM ET, May 7, 2020

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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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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
Ellen Hammett / Marketing Week:
Study: half of the money brands invest in programmatic advertising never reaches online publishers; 15% of the money is unattributable to supply chain players  —  A new study by ISBA has found that half the money advertisers invest in programmatic advertising never reaches online publishers …
News Corp:
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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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 …
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?
New York Times:
Publishers and marketing execs say some advertisers essentially boycotted serious journalism unintentially 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.
Fern Siegel / The Streamable:
NBCU's streaming service Peacock will be available on Xbox One devices at launch on July 15  —  Peacock is expanding its audience reach.  At its July 15 national rollout, the service will be available on Microsoft's Xbox One devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Internal document reveals Twitch is looking to fund a slate of original, unscripted series that would be live and interactive on dating, sports, music, and more  —  - Amazon unit will bankroll slate of unscripted series this year  — Use of Twitch has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic
Josh Mabry / Facebook Journalism Project …:
Facebook awards $16M in grants to 200+ local news outlets: $10.3M from the COVID-19 relief fund and $5.4M for participants in its local news accelerator program  —  Today, Facebook is announcing that more than 200 news organizations will receive nearly $16 million in grants through …
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Register in UK has settled a libel case with a CEO who defamed a reporter and editor in tweets, posts, and a Google ad; CEO has apologized, will pay damages
Nathan Bomey / USA Today:
Gannett Q1: $99.1M in adjusted earnings; revenue of $939M; print ad rev $268M, down 21% YoY; circulation rev $375M, down 7.5% YoY; digital subs up 29% to 863K
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Alan Rusbridger / OneZero:
Some will inevitably see Facebook's Oversight Board as a fig leaf, but in my view, there's no excuse for not trying
Tom Jones / Poynter:
Reporter describes harassment by Trump supporters for wearing masks outside a Honeywell plant while Trump was inside thanking staff for making masks
Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
Axel Springer to merge eMarketer and Business Insider Intelligence to form Insider Intelligence
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
NYT Q1: net income up 8.9% YoY to $32.8M on revenue of $443.6M, up 1% YoY, ad rev fell 15.2% YoY, digital subscriptions grew 39.6% YoY to 5M of 5.8M total subs