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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
WSJ launches Noted, a monthly digital news and culture magazine for 18- to 34-year-olds; cover stories are free to read; others may be behind WSJ's paywall — The Wall Street Journal has been previewing Noted, a monthly digital “news and culture” magazine for 18- to 34-year-olds …
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Jacob Silverman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Over fifteen journalists describe covering Facebook, which they say lies on the record, has ghost-written op-eds, and received quote approval for interviews — One day in July 2016, Casey Newton, a tech reporter for The Verge, sat down at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park for the biggest interview of his career.
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News says it has fired America's Newsroom anchor and former chief White House correspondent Ed Henry over sexual misconduct claims — The network says it terminated the former chief White House correspondent after receiving a complaint from a former employee's attorney.
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Sources: Tribune is in talks to add co-founder of Alden to its board, as part of an agreement that prevents Alden from making a hostile bid for rest of Tribune — Pact would extend Alden's standstill agreement with Tribune — Tribune Publishing Co. TPCO .20% is in talks to add the co-founder …
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Julie Posetti / CNN:
Sources: Maria Ressa told Facebook execs in 2018 that “I could go to jail” if no changes were made about misinformation and threats against her and her staff — Journalist Maria Ressa speaks after being convicted by Duterte government — Julie Posetti (PhD) has studied and reported on Rappler and Ressa since 2014.
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Reuters:
Over 400 advertisers are due to suspend Facebook ads on Wednesday for a month, as sources say talks broke down; Zuckerberg will meet boycott organizers — NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook …
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Disney's ESPN Plus gets a $1 price increase in August for new subscribers, to $5.99 per month, with the annual price remaining at $50 — Annual memberships won't be affected — ESPN Plus is getting a $1 price hike in August to $5.99 a month, making the baseline price for Disney's sports streaming app the same as Hulu's basic tier.
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Voice of America:
US Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack names longtime journalist Elez Biberaj as VOA acting director, announces interim heads for other USAGM outlets — The U.S. Agency for Global Media has named longtime Voice of America journalist Elez Biberaj as the agency's acting director.
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Chao Deng / Wall Street Journal:
China orders AP, UPI, CBS News, and NPR to declare their personnel and property in China, as “necessary countermeasures” to US actions against Chinese media — Move comes after U.S. designated four major Chinese state-media outlets as foreign missions
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Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:
Bozoma Saint John, veteran of Uber, Apple, and Pepsi-Cola, is joining Netflix as CMO, succeeding Jackie Lee-Joe, who joined Netflix a year ago — Marketing heavy hitter succeeds Jackie Lee-Joe after just a year — Marketing powerhouse Bozoma Saint John is joining the streaming giant Netflix as chief marketing officer.
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube TV is raising its monthly rate to $65 from $50, due to “the rising cost of content”; some ViacomCBS channels are becoming available on the service today — Back in April of last year, YouTube TV raised its monthly fee to $49. The cord-cutting subscription will soon cost $64.99 for all.
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Politico:
The wife of The Hill's owner was an unpaid advisor to Melania Trump for six months, an arrangement the outlet didn't disclose in articles about the first lady — The owner of the news outlet that published the columns at the center of the Ukraine scandal helped secure an unpaid White House position …
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Paresh Dave / Reuters:
Sources: Google told European publishers it will cut them off from its ad tools if they block it from harvesting their reader data — OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google upended plans by European media companies to block it from harvesting data about their readers …
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