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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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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.


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …